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Foreign minister to strengthen existing ties

Dr Tandi Dorji, 50, from Lingmukha_Toedwang, Punakha is the new foreign minister. He served in the health sector for more than 20 years. Lyonpo (Dr) Tandi Dorji said, “Our whole manifesto,itself, is to narrow the gap between the poor and rich. If we are able to fulfill all our pledges …

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MoWHS Minister to narrow the gap through infrastructure

Lyonpo Dorji Tshering, 39, is the new Works and Human Settlement (MoHWS) Minister. He is from Radhi-Sakteng, Trashigang. He holds a Masters in Civil Engineering from Australia. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from India. Focused on the pledge of narrowing the gap, Lyonpo Dorji Tshering said he …

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New inclusive fiscal policy in line: Finance Minister

The new finance minister of Bhutan, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, said that his top priority is tointroduce inclusive fiscal policies to gain self-sufficiency. “We plan to come up with inclusive fiscal policies with wide consultation with the public. As envisioned by His Majesty The King, we will be working towards promoting …

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Hydropower

The Hydropower Committee’s recommendation to go slow on hydro projects and approach them more strategically makes a lot of sense. For too long, the ‘10,000 MW by 2020’ slogan, led to a mindset of developing hydropower for the sake of developing hydropower, no matter what the costs and consequences. It …

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Meet the new Cabinet

So who are the 10 new ministers and what are their backgrounds. I present a list of the 10 here. The Foreign Minister is the party spokesperson and one of the founders of DNT, Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji, 50, has masters in international public health and MBA and who worked …

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Bhutan Gets A Brand New Set Of Cabinet

The madness is behind us – elections are over and we now have a brand new set of Cabinet Members. They may not be the leaders some of us chose – but from here on, they will lead us and our lives will be intrinsically linked to what they do …

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