DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Bhutan Transparency Initiative (BTI) presented and discussed the preliminary findings on the citizens’ perception on  the 11th Five Year Plan on Friday. The conference was attended by some of the National Council members, officials from financial institutions, members from Civil Society Organizations and other relevant agencies. With the shift of …

The 16th Bhutan National Film Award will be held on 21st February coinciding with His Majesty the King’s birth anniversary. The award this year will be held in Luger Theater and telecast live on BBS. The Bhutan Film Association (BFA) has decided that from this year there will be a …

The Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) has launched a system where civil servants can submit their performance appraisals online. Known as the MaX (Managing for Excellence), the online system is expected to ensure discipline in planning, evaluation of performance targets and competency behaviors and increase accountability. Enhancing service delivery through …

Nima Tshering, the accused in the Melbourne case for the illegal filming of three Bhutanese women while bathing, has accused Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay of having political motives in naming him before a ‘Meet the Press’ session on 3rd February. Responding on The Bhutanese Facebook page where the website …

An independent review carried out by the school planning and coordination division for central and autonomous schools says that central and autonomous schools have instilled significant good practices compared to non central schools. “The story from central schools says that there is an improvement in academic achievement,” said education minister …

The heart of Bhutan is beating in Gyelposhing, Mongar, where people of the six eastern districts have gathered to prepare and celebrate the first birth anniversary of His Royal Highness the Gyalsey, Jigme Namgyal Wangchuck, on 5th February. “Commemorating the birth anniversary of His Royal Highness the Gyalsey has given …

Every gewog in the country has a Nu 10,000 budget to celebrate Gyelsay’s first birth anniversary, which is being utilised to offer Kurim and Karmey Tongchoe and recite Kanjur and Bum and conduct other religious activities.   Thimphu Dzongkhag The eight gewogs under Thimphu Dzongkhag are taking different initiatives in …

Officials of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), the government’s statistical agency, are not saying anything on why the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB), supposed to be carried out in May 2015, has been further delayed. PHCB includes collection of data on the number of people living in the …

In response to a question by The Bhutanese in early June 2015, on the quality of service by Telecom companies, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgye talked about considering the viability of a third operator if the two telecom companies don’t improve their services by September  2015. The government in September said …

Local leaders (Gups) are excited to use Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Limited (REDCL) loans, which have flexible installment schedules to bring further development in their gewogs. Villagers can avail loans at 4 percent interest with no mortgage repayable in 10 years but they need a guarantor. A person can pay …