DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Villages in rural parts of Bhutan are facing a serious shortage of manpower to carry out community projects. Also, voter participation is declining in the villages as more people migrate from rural to urban areas each year. This has the people in the gewogs worried as the second Local Government …

With the recent case on two Bhutanese being robbed during daytime by Indian nationals across the border, RBP is warning every Bhutanese to be alert and to refrain from talking to strangers. The victims were robbed of a total of Nu 460,000, important documents, ATM cards and CID card. Both …

A performance audit report on Disaster Management from 2010-2015 has found several issues like the lack of coordination among agencies,  absence of Dzongkhag Disaster Management Committees, inadequate fire safety measures in Dzongs, lack of central data base on disaster management etc. The Bhutanese in the monthly meet the press asked …

While the government has come up with central schools to improve the quality of education, however, in the interim period since many of the physical infrastructures of the schools are yet to be built, some challenges are faced such as overcrowding, outbreak of diseases and generally poor facilities in existing …

A policeman investigating the Changangkha stabbing case is in critical condition after he was hit by a blunt object from the back by a drunken man on June 27th at around 10 pm. He was on pursuit to arrest a suspect who had stabbed a 16-year-old boy to death in …

Although the Bhutan Building Rules 2002 (BBR 2002) clearly states for infrastructure to be built in a disabled-friendly way, however, the rule has been ignored by both private and government builders. A proposal called “Making Bhutan Accessible” with the objective to build accessible infrastructure for people with disabilities has been …

Facebook mail interview with BKP President on 25th May published in the 28th May issue of The Bhutanese   DNT has floated a proposal for the three new parties to unite to stand a chance against the two heavyweights of PDP and DPT. The offer still stands they say as …

Four house owners and nine tenant families lost everything to the fire in Bajo Town in Wangdue which occurred at around 2:45 AM on June 17. A six-storied building, two two-storied traditional houses, three mud huts, and one temporary shelter were completely razed to ground by the fire. According police …

During the Question Hour session with the members of the National Council, the Minister of Labour and Human Resource, Ngeema Sangay Tshempo, said the Department of Labour is continuously inspecting workplaces to ensure compliance with the Labour and Employment Act, 2007 and that its regulations are followed. The department also …

During the question-hour session of National Assembly yesterday, Drametse Ngatshang MP Ugyen Wangdi shared concerns regarding the Prime Minister’s residence being left unoccupied by the incumbent and the former Prime Minster, which was constructed at a huge cost and with tight security service.. MP Ugyen Wangdi said that having built …