DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Despite the hue and cry on social media and among people on the national dress resolution the Zhemgang DT has decided to discuss the resolution during their fourth DT meeting. Zhemgang DT chairperson Sangay Lethro said that most people in the dzongkhag support the resolution. “All the people who supported …

Some government schools in Thimphu have decided students shall wear T-shirts and shorts instead of tracksuits during Health and Physical Education (HPE) periods and annual sports days. “The decision is the resolution of the teacher – parent meeting where the school management board resolved that students of Changzamtog Lower Secondary …

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) shows that Bhutan’s multidimensional poverty rate is estimated at 5.8 percent of the population in 2017 down from 12.4 percent in 2012. While the poverty rate focuses on income and expenditure on food and other items the MPI focuses on the person’s sense of deprivation …

The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and its stakeholders such as Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL) will initiate an advocacy program on the Package Pilgrimage Regulations 2017, which came into force on November 24, 2017, …

I offer my warm Tashi Delek to all the people in the 20 dzongkhags who are gathered to celebrate this most auspicious occasion, our National Day, to all the people who are offering prayers at home and at lhakhangs, and to all the Bhutanese working and studying around the world …

The government has launched the priority sector lending (PSL) guidelines that aims to transform the Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) sector through better access to finance and increased opportunities for youth employment. Loans up to Nu one million for cottage industry and upto Nu 10 million for small industry will …

According to an audit report on performance audit on delivery of OPD services, RAA found that there is no proper patients registration system to capture the patients’ information of earlier diagnosis, frequency of visits, addresses and drugs prescribed to monitor patients’ progresses. The records are maintained manually and there are …

On 28 November 2017, Thimphu police apprehended an 18 year old boy for having a sexual relationship with his 15 year old girlfriend. The suspect is a class VIII student while the victim is class VII student and two of them are from different schools in Thimphu. The initial complaint …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that people who face issues about public transport can directly bring their issues to his office. This is after the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) Director General Pema Wangchuk last week said that RSTA cannot go by complaints raised in the social …

The National Assembly (NA) has supported the establishment of an Ombudsman’s office within the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), to screen complaints and ease the administrative burden on the commission so that it can concentrate on its core mandate. The need for an Ombudsman’s Office was articulated by the ACC in …