DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

With the Property Tax Bill under deliberation, the local leaders believe the Bill should have been discussed at the grassroot level as the highest impact will be felt by the low income group of people, in terms of financial burden and rental increase. The Bhutanese talked with some of the …

With the Civil Service Reform Bill passing in the National Assembly and it expected to sail smoothly through the National Council, one major change is the reduction of 10 ministries into nine. This is due to the deletion of two ministries which are the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) …

The morning of 9 November was a horrific time for a 7-year-old-boy studying in one of the government schools in Thimphu. He was attacked and bitten by a pack of dogs within the school campus. The lower parts of his body are covered in bite marks and bruises from the …

The Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee, Rinzin Jamtsho introduced the Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan 2022, a private Member’s Bill which was first introduced in the National Council in its 29th Session. Submitting the background on the Bill, the Member stated that the objective of the Bill is to …

The Civil Service Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022 was introduced today in the National Assembly by the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering. The Prime Minister said that the revamping of Civil Services for a right-sized, future-ready, efficient and effective Civil Service that would deliver the status of “Developed Bhutan” …

Higher prices for everything from fuel to everyday necessities, as well as rising housing rentals, are hitting the middle and low-income households. Many people residing in the city shared that they are struggling to cover their daily expenses. Sonam Dorji, 33, a machine operator in one of the private construction …

Usha Drukpa/ Thimphu Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) collected Nu 32,000 within three days from the individuals found smoking in public places and the failure of the person-in-charge, after the government’s directives to penalize them. BNCA inspectors along with Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) went on night inspections on 21 to …

Damchoe Pem/ Thimphu Upon the announcement made by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), 129 aspiring candidates initially registered for a seminar, of which only 100 (6 females and 94 males) turned out for the seminar for the National Council (NC) elections in 2023. They were given an opportunity to …

One of the hotly discussed topics these days both in the social media and media is the deteriorating Ngultrum and INR parity rate in Jaigaon reaching around 7% against the Nu which means Nu 107 is equivalent to around INR 100. There have been constant requests from traders in Jaigaon …

Earlier the Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that the main strategy to protect Bhutan’s convertible currency reserves is to take loans from international financial institutions and bilateral partners. He said that the loans taken will have to be against projects that can generate returns and the best ones …