1 August 2018: The outgoing Prime Minister, Speaker, Cabinet Ministers of the second elected government offered Chhawang to His Majesty The King at the Tashichhodzong. The government will immediately dissolve when an interim government is formed. In accordance to Article 19, Section 2 of the Constitution of Bhutan, “The Interim …
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The current government’s decision to hand back the government duty Prados and not seek to take them like past ministers will mean a total saving of Nu 102.2 mn for the government exchequer. This is because the Prime Minister, 10 ministers, Speaker, Thrizin and Opposition Leader are eligible for Prados …
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The Royal Bhutan Police on 31 July, Tuesday night arrested DPT’s Trashigang coordinator ‘Gyembo’ Dorji from Thimphu for giving specific instructions to conduct violence on a DPT WeChat group of Bartsham-Shongphu constituency in Trashigang. The audio recording instruction to the group given in Tshangla is chilling. It says, “I am …
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The 11th session of the Parliament saw a compromise between the government and the opposition with a provisional and limited budget being passed until a new government comes in, probably by late October or early November 2018. The compromise was required since the government had the Constitutional responsibility to pass …
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The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay in meet-the-press on 30 July 2018 said that the cabinet would be handing back their duty Prados, laptops, printers and all other equipment down to the last pin on finishing their term. He said that it is important for the current government to set …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the visiting Vice Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Kong Xuanyou. The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister was on a 3-day visit to Bhutan.
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Bhutan saw the visit of the Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou from 22nd to 24th July, 2018 accompanied by the Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui and other officials. The Vice Foreign Minister during his visit met with His Majesty The King, His Majesty The Fourth King, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay …
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In June 2014 Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay announced that he would be donating upto Nu 50,000 every month from his salary to charity which meant that of the Nu 180,000 pay he would be getting only around Nu 130,000. Lyonchhen had made this commitment after the National Assembly had passed …
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His Majesty has granted citizenship to nearly 10,000 individuals to date His Majesty The King granted Citizenship Kidu to 287 individuals. The recipients of the Citizenship Kidu took part in a ceremony at the Tashichhodzong to offer their Oath of Allegiance to the Tsa Wa Sum as Bhutanese citizens. As …
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19 July 2018 – His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the visiting Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha who is on a 2-day official visit.
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.