DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Considering the challenges faced by the mainstream news organizations in terms of finance, human resource and market among others, Bartsham Shongphu MP Passang Dorji questioned the government on what are the possible interventions the government is thinking off to address the issue, he asked this during question and hour session …

During question answer hour session of the first session of the third parliament on 4th January, MP Dorji Wangdi of Panbang constituency asked the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering on the top seven priorities of the new ruling party in the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP). Replying to the question, …

During the five-day-long education conference which concluded on Thursday, the conference rolled out significant plans. The education minister Lyonpo Jai Bir Rai said that the major reforms in the education sector for the year 2019 would be doing away with Saturday classes and professional development program for primary schools teachers- …

Every BHU I across the country will receive X-ray machine and USG in the coming year. This is one of the major programs of the ministry for the year 2019. Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said, “Immediately, in the coming year, we will provide X-ray and USG to BHU I”. …

One of the main responsibilities of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs is to preserve the country’s culture and identity. The ministry also has many policies in place to ensure the internal peace, harmony and security of the nation. However, the Home Minister, Lyonpo Dasho Sherab Gyeltshen, feels that …

During the 111th National Day celebration in Samtse, His Majesty conferred the highest Civilian Decoration in Bhutan, the Order of The Druk Gyalpo (Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo) to His Holiness the Je Khenpo, Trulku Ngawang Jigme Chhoedra in recognition of his lifetime of service to the nation. The award was …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that the government will implement its pledge to give maternity allowances to rural women despite the criticism surrounding the issue and the lack of a budget head for the pledge. He, however, clarified that only those rural mothers who gave birth in …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering is living up to the Doctor title as he revealed that he goes for academic medical rounds in the JDWNRH every Thursday morning from 7.30 am to 10 am and giving advice to trainee and new doctors. Lyonchhen also revealed that he has conducted around four …

Responding to a question on the BBIN (Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal) motor-vehicle agreement, the foreign minister, Dr Tandin Dorji, during the government’s first Meet-the-PM session with the press on Friday, said that the government has plans to reconsider the agreement after intensive consultations with all the stakeholders involved. The BBIN …

It has been confirmed that the cause of death of a 24-year-old Bhutanese student in Fukuoka, Japan is suicide. The student had gone missing since 4 December. His body was discovered in the morning of 5 December at a park in Fukuoka. The incident was immediately reported to the student’s …