While most looked at the 6 percent to 36 percent basic pay hike the actual gross pay hike inclusive of house rent allowance and four percent increase in provident fund is from 9 percent at the top level to 105% at the bottom ESP level (see box). The PM and …
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Sections 213 and 214 that criminalized ‘unnatural sex’ removed from the Penal Code of Bhutan The 3rd reading of the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2019 held yesterday has removed Sections 213 and 214 that criminalized ‘unnatural sex’. The Finance Minister, Namgay Tshering, brought up the need to remove the sections …
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to commemorate 2nd June, which marks the Coronation of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, and has been traditionally celebrated in Bhutan with an environment theme. Addressing the event, Her Majesty expressed concerns about the increase in waste generation, and said that Her …
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NA Legislative Committee seeks to remove section 213 and 214 of Penal Code on unnatural sex which criminalizes homosexuality based on a written appeal by the Finance Minister In what could be a historic moment for Bhutan, the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly is looking to drop section 213 …
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Bhutan’s lawmakers appear to not have learnt their lessons from the originally draconian Tobacco Act that locked up dozens of ordinary Bhutanese for even possessing small amounts of tobacco. Now, the National Assembly is on the verge of brining in a new section into the Penal Code of Bhutan that …
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Although the National Assembly during its First Session of the Third Parliament endorsed entry and exit of regional tourists through the border towns of Samdrupjongkhar, Gelephu, Samtse, Nanglam and Pangbang, the government said that it might need more time to do an in-depth study regarding the issue while presenting the …
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Mileage to not go down, Red Kabney allowance removed, Vehicle quota monetization looked at After gathering extensive feedback from the public, media, social media, its MPs, other political parties and other stakeholders the Cabinet’s version of the Pay Commission recommendation has a much bigger hike for junior and mid-level civil …
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I am very happy to be here with all of you today to celebrate the 14th Convocation of the Royal University of Bhutan. As always, I will begin by reflecting on our past. Knowledge of our past is important, as it helps us to understand where we are today as a …
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In response to a question the Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji who is also the Chairman of the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) said that there is 100 percent political will to preserve Bhutan’s high value and low impact tourism brand. He said that he is working closely together …
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Nu 4.530 bn allocated for revision of pay and allowance in 2019-20 budget The 2019-20 budget has a total expenditure of Nu 61.197 bn and repayments to be made of Nu 3.306 bn bringing it to a total of a Nu 64.826 bn budget. Of the Nu 61.197 expenditure the …
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