DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Annual Audit Report (AAR) 2018 was released on 21 June. As required under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Audit Act of Bhutan 2018, the Royal Audit Authority has tabled AAR 2018 to the Parliament on 21 June. The report is a compilation of un-resolved significant …

During the Question-Hour session today in the Upper House of the Parliament, Deputy Chairperson of the National Council (NC), Jigme Wangchuk, raised concerns on issues related to tourism sector. He said there is a lack of comprehensive tourism policy and rapid surge in the number of regional tourists and its …

During the Question-Hour session in National Assembly (NA), Tashicholing MP, Dil Maya Rai, said it has been observed that big business companies investing in millions and billions are given tax holidays or incentives on the business income taxes. MP said that such tax holidays often result in big loss to …

PM hired the DNT media adviser as its press secretary Questions were asked on the appointment of the Press Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) during the Question Hour session of the National Assembly (NA) yesterday. The Member of Parliament (MP) of Pangbang Constituency, Dorji Wangdi, stated that press …

The Member of Parliament (MP) Norbu Wangzom from Jomotshangkha-Martshala constituency asked about the pledge of the present government to regularize those civil servants who are on contract basis. She said during the First Session, the Education Minister has also said that in addition to the regularization of contract civil servants …

The impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019, for the holders of the constitutional offices, was introduced by National Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) on 30 May in the National Council of Bhutan. The deliberation on the Bill continued till 31 May. The NREC Head, NC Member Tashi Samdrup, said that …

Shortly after the recent incident in Haa of a school girl who abandoned her baby, many people have started calling for the need of proper sex education in schools apart. The Director General of Ministry of Education, Karma Tshering, he said that ‘’Sex education is obviously taught under life skills …

DNT’s pledge of vehicle quota for each household grabbed attention during the election last year. However, speaking on behalf of the prime minister on Friday at the national assembly, Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji said the talk on pledge was discontinued after the election commission notified the party to not go beyond the party manifesto …

With just a year away in achieving economic self-reliance as per vision 2020, the opposition party’s vice president MP Dorji Wangdi raised a question on status of achieving the goal while also highlighting the expenditure to achieve some of the main pledges of the government. Answering on behalf of the …

As the government delegation returns from a eleven-day visit to Japan with the set of observations and findings on the situation of the students in Japan, the study although specified conclusive by the government is marked as substandard by the parent’s representatives and the committee lawyer. The seven-member delegation team …