DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Sawdust mushroom cultivation to be introduced nationwide soon A 25-year-old man, Tshendra Dorji, is excited to grow oyster and shiitake mushrooms using a new mushroom cultivation method that uses technology and sawdust in a recent training session provided to him by the Jangchub Mushroom Training Institute in Chhukha. He first …

Thimphu is filled with much excitement these days, and it is due to the buzz of 115th National Day festivities in the capital. Most people ask, “Have you registered for the National Day celebrations? I’m so excited to go.” Those who were not able to use the Bhutan App, had …

Waste is not a new issue, and it is becoming more prevalent and troubling to people. To address the issue, Thimphu Thromde, in collaboration with the National Environment Commission (NEC), began penalizing people who failed to segregate their waste from 16 November 2022. From 16 November to date, 430 individuals …

The two oldest parties outside Parliament are the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP). PDP is all set for the 2023 election with confirmed candidates from all the 47 constituencies. Of the 47 confirmed candidates, they have 18 new candidates joining the team as some of the …

The National Assembly (NA) adopted the Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan 2022 on Thursday. Since there are differences between the Bill approved by the NA and the National Council (NC)’s original version, the Bill was deemed disputed, Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee of the NC, Dhan Kumar Sunwar, outlined …

Member of Parliament of Bartsham- Shongphu constituency, Passang Dorji, asked the Ministry of Health if more dialysis facilities for renal failure patients in Trashigang Hospital could be provided, during the question and answer hour session in the National Assembly (NA). The House was informed that people from Trashigang, Trashiyangtse, Pemagatshel, …

During the question and hour session in the National Assembly yesterday, the Member of Parliament of the Sombaykha constituency, Dorjee Wangmo, questioned the Ministers of Health and Education respectively on the lack of ECCD facilitators, lack of medical staff, closure of Manam Primary school and need of Basic Health Centre …

His Majesty The King graced the Graduation Ceremony for the first cohort of Graduates from the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law at Pangbisa, Paro on 25 November 2022.  The cohort of 25 graduates of the Class of 2022, who were the first students to be admitted to JSW Law …

Vehicle Quota Removal One of the biggest changes in the Pay Restructure Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022 is the removal of the vehicle quota for civil servants and MPs. A government official said that vehicle quota was removed for two reasons. The first is that vehicle quotas do not fulfill …

Member of the Parliament (MP) from Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency, Choki Gyeltshen, during question and hour session of National Assembly (NA), questioned the Labour Minister on what is being done to increase the minimum wage rate. MP Choki said that increasing the minimum wage rate to Nu 450 for the National Workforce …