DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

With the drastic increase in the number of hotels- low occupancy, selling rooms at lower rates and difficulty in repaying the loans are some of the major concerns for the hoteliers today, according to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB). Today there are about 397 hotels in Thimphu …

According to the records, the Office of Attorney General (OAG) received 870 cases in total from the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in 2018 which comprises of different criminal offenses. Of the total cases received by OAG, 296 cases were closed, 1 was deferred, 9 were diverted, 506 are ongoing and …

The academic session this year began with doing away with the Saturday classes after the decision was endorsed during the 19th education conference on December last year. Education minister Lyonpo JB Rai said that even with no Saturday classes, the time allotted for syllabus coverage is more than required. “The …

A Japanese language school has been caught on an audio recording admitting to paying a huge commission for each Bhutanese student to the SND agency, which is the Japanese partner agency of Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO). The exchange was recorded by the Japanese social worker, Yumiko Kan, when she met …

The construction work of Zone A, under Phuentsholing Development Township Project (PDTP) is in full swing for the past three months. The construction work commenced on November 1, 2018. Under this contract package (CW-01) they have five major components- build river training works, outfalls, embankment and backfill and promenade finish …

The health minister, Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo, during the Friday media meet announced that the first concept for the construction of tertiary hospital has been finalized and further progress will be carried out in planned phases. “It will be an impossible task to approach the construction of the tertiary hospital at …

There will also be a focus on Digital Drukyul The government, during the Friday Media Meet acknowledged the existence of the current taxation policy where employees earning more than Nu 18,000 in a month are being taxed on their pensions. “Research by international experts found that there is not much …

PM says govt will ensure self reliance and can raise funds for pledges In response to a question, the Opposition party questioned the government’s push for self sufficiency on one hand and at the same time having many expensive pledges which have not yet been even budgeted in the 12th …

Though the government has pledged that it will develop Suung Joen app, provide free WI-FI and free access to online data in the country and solve the problems of taxi drivers within 120 days which started from November 7, 2018 and ends in March 2019, the government could just begin …

According to the minister of agriculture, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore, the government has fulfilled its pledge on Sonam Gongphel—which was one of the 25 pledges in 120 days made during the campaign period. The agriculture minister informed that the ministry started working and has fulfilled the pledge within four months from …