DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Police detained the Khamdang-Ramjar’s Member of Parliament (MP) Kuenga Loday  on 1st March for an alleged illegal road construction case in Trashiyangtse. The gewog’s Mangmi and his three sons were also detained a few months ago in connection to the case, but were out on bail till date. And along with …

Only 22 electric cars are on the way to the country According to the Project Manager of Bhutan Sustainable Low Emission Urban Transport System, Phub Gyeltshen, the importation and supply chain of electric vehicles (EVs) have been affected due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. He said that it has been …

The day of 29th August 2019 witnessed high drama between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) over the Jatan Prasad Lal Prasad (JPLP) tax evasion case. Prior to this the ACC had sent two reminders to the OAG to appeal the case. Two …

Affected students have recovered After the outbreak of Glossitis in some schools in the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has started a mass screening of glossitis in all the schools, irrespective of feeding and non-feeding schools. Bhutan has been experiencing sporadic outbreaks of micronutrient deficiency over the years, the …

Even after record cases and 43 days of complete lockdown in the capital, Thimphu town still witnesses huge crowds and vehicle traffic in town. It appears that the fear of the coronavirus has greatly subsided. However, a majority of the people are wearing facemasks, using hand sanitizer and Druk Trace …

The Prime Minister has already welcomed the two Royal Kashos and on behalf of the government has committed to help implement and follow it unconditionally. He said these are lifetime and nation transforming opportunities (story on pg 1).  Apart from that the Prime Minister shared some of his personal observations …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will conduct the Main Examination (ME) of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2020 on February 25 to 27, 2021, Viva Voce on March 8 to 17. The details of the written examination including venue and time of reporting for the examinations will announced …

PM and FM also attempt to clear the air on the ‘undertaking’ issue The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering on a live Facebook session on 28th January said that just like the requirement for COVID negative certificate is required for oversea travels, the requirement of a vaccine certificate might …

The Prime Minister on 28th January evening addressed the nation through the PMO official Facebook page that the mandatory quarantine for those traveling from high risk to low risk areas for now will be continued as it is. As for those coming in from the bordering towns they will have …

While  most public service deliveries are made available online, some key agencies faced challenges during the lockdown to reach out their services to the public. An official from Ministry of Home and Culture Affair said that during lockdown, they had issues in providing census and immigration service delivery as the …