The Ministry of Health has come up with a draft concept paper that is looking at the issue of taxing alcohol to reduce the usage or abuse of alcohol. The concept paper, which was worked on by the Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo herself, is a first and important step …

Says it is a worrying political development and that neither DPT or PDP governments ever did something like this Opposition says it also also an attempt to muzzle a vocal parliamentarian and the opposition Of all the questions at the Opposition press conference, the issue that had most resonance and …

The State of The Nation Report says that the government is concerned about the sustainability of the private media as Bhutan is only left with five private newspapers and one state owned daily. One of the key pledges of DNT in its manifesto is to strengthen the Bhutanese news media …

The 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I project, over the years, has become a collective national nightmare with its slides, delays and huge cost escalations but with no guarantee of a solution. The project from its original completion date of November 2016 moved to 2024. However, there is now some light at …

The government’s Tourism Flagship project which had received in-principal approval from the cabinet in March 2019 had Gasa from the West, Dagana from the south, Lhuntse from the east and Zhemgang from the center as the four focus Dzongkhags that would be prioritized for tourism development. The Dzongkhags fit the …

The 1020 MW Tala project had to shut down on the morning of 25th June and again on 26th June (today) due to transmission line outages in India.  The transmission lines in India were hit by lightning and bad weather as the region south of Bhutan’s border suffered from heavy …

Minister responds to various issues raised by medical professionals The higher allowance hikes for doctors, nurses and clinical staff  has led to cheer and higher morale among medical professionals. A senior doctor said, “This pay hike is the first time an elected government is recognizing the contribution of the health …

Lyonpo says other moves to improve quality of education are targeted professional training for teachers, curriculum reform, better infrastructure, BPST, ICT, STEM school and more While the 2019 Pay revision has made teachers the highest paid civil servants overnight, there are also higher expectations from both teachers and the education …

In 1982 a major religious and cultural crime occurred in Bhutan when 40 valuable Thangkas were stolen from the 13th century Phajoding monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan. Bhutan, since that time, has been making efforts to recover these items. In 2017 the Bhutan Art Restitution and Reclamation Committee (BARRC), formed in …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering initially promised a ‘Wow factor’ through the Performance Based Incentive (PBI) but when it was announced that it would be dropped, people said that there would be no ‘wow factor.’ However, the cabinet, in its final pay revision presented on 5th June delivered …