The friday question and answer session in Parliament saw a Opposition MP saying that some media personnel went to the Opposition party with a couple of voice recordings of the PM, alleging ‘harassment.’ First off, the media must learn to fight its own battles. If some truly unpleasant incident has …

The new section fronting which was introduced during the 1st and 2nd reading session was re-discussed yesterday as well. An extensive debate took place on the offence of fronting, but it drew no conclusion as such and the issue will be discussed again in the coming week. Fronting definition states, …

For a long while, teachers and doctors have been talked up by politicians across political parties, but there was not as much to show when it came time to walk the talk. The DNT government must be commended for coming up with a visionary and long-term pay hike recommendation when …

The National Assembly has introduced an amendment to make fronting a fourth degree felony offense which means imprisonment from three to five years with no Thrimthue. Fronting means a person running or owning a business without a license in his or her name. The target is foreign nationals running shops …

Dear fellow private sector friends, With 40,000 business licenses and up-to 160,000 people earning a living from it, you are second in size only to farmers and contribute the bulk of the national revenue. Your taxes (CIT, BIT, Sales Tax, PIT, Customs etc) fund the government and will also help …

The minister met with Lyonchhen and the Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, is in the country on a two-day official visit. The Minister of External Affairs was received at Paro International Airport by Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Maj. Gen. V. Namgyal, …

While most looked at the 6 percent to 36 percent basic pay hike the actual gross pay hike inclusive of house rent allowance and four percent increase in provident fund is from 9 percent at the top level to 105% at the bottom ESP level (see box). The PM and …

The proposal to reduce the age of consent from 18 to 16 has led to a polarized debate. One side argues that this will lead to the sexual exploitation of young girls by much older men and predators, and the other side says the law in its current form has …

This whole issue around boulders best signifies how lack of good regulatory mechanisms and the absence of a long-term policy is bad for both transparency and the private sector. Export of boulders and stones to Bangladesh has become big business in the last few years. The logic being that it …

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has won a massive mandate in the 2019 Indian General Elections even surpassing his landslide win in the 2014 polls. This is a spectacular political feat given the high level of anti-incumbency in Indian politics and the headwinds of a slowing Indian economy and record unemployment. …