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1.5 bn approved by cabinet for the Tourism Flagship program Until recently, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) aimed to get in 500,000 tourists by 2023 as part of the tourism flagship program. This is up from the 274,097 tourists that came into Bhutan in 2018. However, the TCB, after …

Farmers and local leaders across Bhutan have expressed their disappointment that their much anticipated hazelnut plantations are not bearing fruit even seven to eight years after plantation. Currently, there are more than 10,000 households and community groups engaged in hazelnut cultivation in more than 14,000 acres of hazelnut orchards across …

The Cabinet has given instructions to the Ministry of Finance to rework the fourth pay commission report after an initial cabinet meeting on the issue. In addition to this, cabinet ministers have also been instructed to read the entire report and come with their own perspectives on the issue. The …

After the release of the Fourth Pay Commission report, the debate inevitably has focused around the increase in basic pay which is 14 percent at higher levels to 21 percent at lower levels in the civil service ranks from O 1 to Ex 1. There is also a 14 percent …

As per the OAG’s Constitutional interpretation the Cabinet can reject or alter the report In a strategic and deliberate move the Cabinet, on the evening of 9th April, released the Fourth Pay Commission report on the Cabinet website along with a facebook post and tweet from the Prime Minister’s official …

Parents say the children that have come back from Japan are not the same More than 500 youths are ready to file cases and more are expected Over four hundred parents and students of the ‘learn and earn’ program gathered on 7th April to discuss the case against the agent, …

The Hike  The Cabinet released the fourth pay commission report which recommends a 14% to 29% pay hike. For civil servants the pay hike recommendation is 14% to 21% hike. It has a higher hike of 21% for O4 to O1 level, 18% for S5 to S1 level, 16% for …

MoWHS, which has ‘learnt’ of the rule change 2 years later, feels it violates LG Act and has sought OAG’s opinion Thimphu is currently in the midst of record land prices, tenants being asked to move out in large numbers by landlords converting their buildings into hotels or  service apartments, …

A seven-year study on Bhutan’s geo-dynamics from 2011 to 2018 by a combination of internal and Bhutanese experts showed that Bhutan is due for a big quake of 7.5 to 8 magnitude since the last quake of that size was seen only in 1714 and so pressure has been building …

Breastfeeding allowances will be henceforth referred to as ‘accelerating mother and child health’ program, said the health minister during the Friday press meet. “We will be stressing on the 1000 days of the child, which would be from the time they are conceived until the child goes to school. Currently, …