DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Of the total 870 cases from RBP received by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) for a prosecution in 2018, there were total of 61 cases on sexual offences committed against children, 22 cases of sexual offences against women and 47 cases related to Child in Conflict of Law (CICL). …

About 48 households in Kanglung town and nearby areas are facing acute water shortage for about a month now after a construction company disposed its construction waste near a water source making the water supply muddy and not usable for either drinking or washing. Funded by the Government of India …

Around 500 students stand ready to file the case soon With the case against Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) underway, the ‘learn and earn’ program is now strictly under the scrutiny of the government, with officials visiting Japan recently. Nearly 500 youth have given signed power of attorney to file the …

Kholongchu and Dorjilung projects stuck but Sunkosh to be implemented With the projected trade deficit of Nu 30bn in the 12th FYP, the government has pledged to narrow the existing trade deficit through economic diversification. The economics minister, Lyonpo Loknath Sharma said that economic diversification is one of the main …

Restaurants along Norzin Lam are facing acute water shortage and there are incidences where few restaurants had to remain closed for few days. Restaurants and few residents staying in Norzin Lam areas are increasing dissatisfied with Thimphu thromde because while Thimphu thromde is mandated to provide safe, reliable and equitable …

Five Japanese lawyers stand ready to file cases against BEO’s partner SND in Japan In another alleged breach of contract by the agent, Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO), the agent and its counterpart in Japan, SND, had introduced Bhutanese students to a new scheme to obtain a working visa, for which …

The findings on the World Press Freedom Index by an independent NGO with consultative status with the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the International Organization of the Francophone called the Reporters Without Boarders (RSF) revealed that Bhutan ascended14 spots, taking the country’s press freedom index to 80 …

With the start of fiscal incentives from 2010, there has been a massive oversupply of hotels especially in places like Thimphu, Paro, and Punakha resulting in low occupancy. However, the situation of hotels in Paro, Thimphu, and Punakha is much better as most tourists visiting Bhutan mainly visit these places …

Amidst severe backlash from the general public and monastic body on the Samrang mega-farm that was once conjectured to be a slaughterhouse even before any official affirmation, the previous government faced a difficult time convincing that there were no plans in line to turn Samrang mega farm into a slaughterhouse. …

The Prime Minister had earlier said that the pledge for free nutritious lunch in schools within 120 days had intentionally been labeled as achieved, although it is actually not implemented in schools, since a lot of effort has been in it and it had been approved by the cabinet after …