DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

After the Opposition Party called on the government to lift the moratorium on the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) loans, the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering responded saying the government tried twice, but the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) did not agree. In accordance with the directives from the Royal …

For some time now there have been rumors that the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering may not seek a second term by stepping down in 2023. This rumor had been actively discussed among various other rival parties. There were also some within the DNT who were starting to wonder …

According to the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering, global food shortages, starvation, and hunger have always existed, and have now been aggravated by the Russian-Ukrainian war.  The Prime Minister stated that production is going to be less due to acute shortage of chemical fertilizers as it being nipped at the …

It was already tough for the media in Bhutan to access information, but things have gotten considerably worse in recent times with now even senior officials unwilling to talk to the media. With the situation only getting worse and the fourth estate being hampered in its job the Editors of …

The Department of Culture (DoC) under the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA) has launched its first-ever cultural heritage database system to conserve the important heritage sites in the country. Realizing the importance of the system, DoC had earmarked the project as an essential activity in the 12th FYP for …

As of August 2022, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has apprehended 462 youths involved in criminal offences. Of the total apprehended youths, 178 are students of which 9 are female students. Likewise, in 2021, RBP apprehended 689 youths of which 186 were students (13 female) and 503 are youths (39 …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel flew to Delhi from Paro airport on 16th September to join His Majesty The King.  Their Majesties are traveling to London for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, which is to be …

Thimphu is detecting 15 to 30 COVID-19 cases daily from the community ever since the Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) resumed the symptomatic screening and treatment for flu-like illness and TB at the Flu Clinic located at RBP Ground (Helipad) …

The Global HDR Report for the Asia and the Pacific was launched in Thimphu on 15 September. For the first time in the 32 years that UNDP has been calculating, the Human Development Index (HDI), which measures a nation’s health, education, and standard of living, it has declined globally, for …

Government agencies won 54 cases while contractors won 47 cases After the inception of the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) in May 2018, the office has facilitated the resolution of 120 disputes, starting from 4 disputes in 2018 to 41 disputes in 2019, 36 disputes in 2020, 27 disputes …