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The Member of Parliament from Jomotshangkha Martshala constituency, Norbu Wangzom, raised a question to the Information and Communications Minister on what the ministry is doing to support the media to enhance the freedom of press and freedom of speech yesterday at the National Assembly (NA). The MP said that the …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) had fixed its only Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine in October 2020 with virtual help from experts in Singapore. After almost a year and half, the CT scan machine broke down on 2 May 2022. Whenever the CT scan machine in JDWNRH ceases …

The Member of the Parliament (MP) from the Lhamoizingkha-Tashiding constituency, Hemant Gurung, during the Question Hour session, questioned the Prime Minister (PM) on what is being done to increase the daily wage of the National Work Force (NWF) in the country. He said, “Our government had pledged to raise the …

The Royal Patron of Red Dot Bhutan, Her Royal Highness Ashi Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck encouraged boys and men to create a period-friendly environment in all schools across Bhutan for all girls and women to have access to inclusive toilets. For the last six years, advocacy around Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) …

In the past two years (2020-2021), Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has completed four cases of corruption practices involving Local Leaders. Allegations of embezzlement, fabrication of documents, illegal transactions or land encroachment and abuse of function were made against the defendants. Given the involvements of LG leaders in the corruption practices, ACC …

After the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) froze the dividends of financial institutions (FIs) few years ago, the investors are very pessimistic about getting their dividends at all. Kunzang Dechen, a top investor and businessman in Bhutan (who invested Nu 4.5 million in two start-up businesses) said that it has been …

The practice of discrimination and stigmatization among the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Intersex, questioning (LGBTIQ) community was and is a challenging issue worldwide. The topic itself is challenging to discuss in the first place and even after doing so, what the community faced was discrimination, name calling and they were …

Many shoppers at the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) believe that the vendors are selling them imported produce, such as apples and chilies, as a local farm produce on the first floor of the market meant only for the sale of local produce. Rada Wangmo, a regular customer who comes to …

During the month of April, the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) inspected a total of 244 establishments around Thimphu to check the compliance of Consumer Protection Rules and Regulations. The office also recorded 16 complaints from consumers across the country for that month. Out of the 244 establishments, 139 business …

During the recent press conference, a concern was raised on dissemination of information between media and government officials after the recent action against Forestry officials for insubordination and MoEA action against a Chief level officer for criticizing the government on social media, to which the prime minister replied, “Before I …