DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Nissan LEAFs, an electric car, was launched coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty the King by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the CEO of Nissan Company, Carlos Ghosn, in the Clock Tower Square February 21 in Thimphu. “As you can see, I am veryexcited, we have story to …

35 year old Trongsa nyagoe, Phuntsho Wangdi from Nubi-Tangsibi, and father of three earned himself the title of ‘ Druk¬gi Nyagoe’ (strongest man of the country) by beating four other contenders and taking home a prize money of Nu. 300,000. It was his moment, surrounded by his supporter’s, one by …

The Upper house closed yesterday by assigning committees responsibilities on issues for legislative and review works for the next session. Speaking in the closing ceremony, National Council Chairman read out on overview of the resolutions of the 12thsession and identified agendas for committees. He also talked about review recommendations submitted …

The National Assembly session saw the Member of Parliament of Radhi-Sakteng questioning the policy of consolidation of schools and 100 percent enrollment in the education system. The Education Minister, Lyonpo Mingbo Dukpo, said such a policy of consolidation of schools is not a new thing and was already planned earlier. …

Following much deliberation, the National Assembly (NA) Amendment bill of Bhutan 2014 has been passed by the house on January 30; earlier this week, the NA’s Legislative Committee moved the motion for the third reading of the bill on January 28. The amendment bill was passed after a majority of …

The 23rd cabinet meeting held on January 27, last week at the Tashichhodzong decided to lift the ban on import of furniture and alcohol. Upon the recommendations of the Multi-sectoral Task Force, the Lhengye Zhungtshog agreed to lift the ban on furniture and alcohol in the spirit of renewing the …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) will not discontinue the practice of community forests, says the Minister of MoAF during the question hour session of National Assembly on January 28. Member of Parliament (MP) for Nganglam constituency, Choida Gyamtsho, raised the question on the MoAF suspending the formation of …

The next time you import food items from abroad, especially seeds, livestock or even processed food, then check again to see if it is genetically modified (GM) or not. Otherwise, under the ‘Bio-Safety Bill of Bhutan 2014’, your products are likely to be seized at some BAFRA checkpoint and you …

Bhutan’s ranking in the press freedom index saw a significant drop compared to the previous year, according to the South Asia Media Monitor Report. From 70th position in 2012, Bhutan has been placed at 82nd, down by 12 places this year out of 179 countries. The slide has been attributed …

South Asia was not a safe place for journalist in the year 2013 as violence against media personnel and impunity against perpetrators continued to remain a major threat to media freedom. The recently published South Asia Media Monitor Report states, “Despite UN Security Council Resolution 1738 on the safety of …