DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

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 …

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 …