Bhutan will set up a Better Business Council to improve the economy and ease of doing business, the economic affairs minister told journalists yesterday. Sharing the importance of the body, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk says that it would be chaired by the Prime Minister and members from the government and private …

With the 17th Asian Games happening in September this year, the Bhutanese boxers set to compete in the games are generating quite the buzz as two leading newspaper journalists, Choi You Tak, deputy head of department of culture and sports at the Kiho Daily paper and Ahn Jae Gyun, a …

Bhutan is moving closer to achieving e-governance, as the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) concluded the second phase of its ICT e-Gov master plan on April 14 at Banquet Hall, Thimphu. The point to institutionalize e-Gov governance structure was to manage and ensure effective implementation of the e-Gov master …

The 5th edition of Annual Info-comm and Transport Statistical Bulletin 2014 states that the number of vehicles in the country has increased by 0.71 %, whereas the number of taxis has declined by 3.04% during 2012 to 2013. The bulletin also reveals that although there is a temporary prohibition on …

The launch of Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), a pledge by the People’s Democratic Party, comes into effect with the handing of Nu 2.1 bn to financial institutions in Bhutan on April 9. Gracing the event, Finance Minister Namgay Dorji assured that ESP task force and the government took several months …

The Finance Minister, Namgay Dorji, at the press meet yesterday, said there are serious complications involved with the third countries to restart lottery business. However, the ministry is working on ways to resolve the issues. The launch of lottery business aims to gain rupee flow in country, at a time …

Bhutan has a detailed set of laws and regulations serving as good guidelines for corporate responsibility for the environment, but panelists suggested the need for correction of the policies to attain green economy during in the Better Business Summit last week. “Keep the principle of green economy clean, part of …

The revision of the salaries and other benefits for civil servants can only take effect after the Cabinet deliberates on the issue and getsapproval from the Parliament declared the Prime Minister during the Meet-the- Press session yesterday. Although the Pay Commission Report has been submitted a month ago, it will …

The dominance of large investment and government spending made in hydropower projects where a minimum number of Bhutanese workforce are employed, and in contrast the less investment and spending made in the agriculture and livestock sector where a vast majority of Bhutanese derive their livelihood, was the point of discussion …

In solidarity to create awareness on people living with Down’s syndrome, the Ability Bhutan Society (ABS) observed the 9th World Down Syndrome Day in capital yesterday. The theme of the day, “Health and Wellbeing-Access and Equality for All” aims advocate the rights, inclusion and well-being of people living with Down’s …