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A seventh one will finish his term by next month Government offices in Thimphu and around the country are agog with speculation on who would be the next seven governments secretaries, as five of them will be finishing their Constitutional five year term by end of June 2016, a sixth …

The National Council (NC) held an extensive discussion on the large numbers of foreign workers and illegal immigration into the country based on a report prepared by the Legislative Committee of the NC. The report said that immigration of workers to Bhutan dates back to 1960s, when expatriate workers were …

Meanwhile both companies have pledged to improve their services soon Mobile and internet connectivity has been a growing headache for many users across the country but now the days of  ‘business as usual’ is over as both the Telecom giants in Bhutan Telecom and Tashi Cell has been put on …

Both DNT and DCT also said that contrary to the BKP President’s denials the idea of three parties uniting was discussed with BKP Brushing aside any controversy and speculation the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) came out once again to say that its offer of uniting the three new parties into …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) based on a survey found out that 55% of teachers are not satisfied with the profession of teaching, which the MoE Minister Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk said is a great concern for the government as well as for the people and society.“Teachers are the ones who …

This is to meet the government’s election manifesto Prepare to have additional savings of up to Nu 10,000 a year as this Parliament session will see the government introducing Personal Income Tax changes that will basically mean that the first Nu 200,000 from your annual income will no longer be …

With the 2018 elections just two years away, the political math has already started with Bhutan’s third largest party, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) giving an open invitation to the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) and the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) to come together as one party. The General Secretary of DNT, …

The Opposition Leader Dr Pema Gyamtsho said that the Opposition party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) is the strongest party on the ground for the upcoming 2018 polls. The OL also dismissed rumors that the DPT is dissolving or would not come for the 2018 polls. The Opposition Leader said, “I …

The Cabinet has also asked for a report from BICMA on its new Book rules   The upcoming session of the Parliament will see the government seeking the Parliament’s clearance to completely do away with all taxes on books. This will mean that, once approved, the current 5 percent sales …

While new mothers in the civil service have six months of maternity leave for exclusive breast feeding, many government owned corporate employees are increasingly left wondering about maternity leave for them. These doubts can now be assuaged with the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay saying that the government would have …