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The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) presented evidence on Monday 27th June against four men on trial at the Chukha District Court accused of smuggling 7 kg of Chinese gold. The accused were to relay the gold in turns from a Chinese national, Dawa, at the border of Haa, …

Bhutan over the years has experienced its fair share of natural disasters from earthquakes to floods and fire. All the while there was much pronouncement and promises by both the former and current governments to strengthen disaster management preparation and coordination. However, the Royal Audit Authority in a Performance Audit …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) recently sent 21 names of Executive Level 2 and Executive Level 1 officials to the Cabinet. The Cabinet which has received the 21 names is looking into the list and is expected to soon select its choice before sending the final names for official …

The Department of Culture (DoC) and Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are alerting people about a rise in the number of religious beggars and people asking for donations with fake receipts. They also said that fake religious beggars are going door-to-door asking for money after reciting prayers. An official from DoC …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has completed its report on the review of the interest rates and will be presenting it to the RMA board soon. However, according to a senior RMA official the review report is much broader than just focusing on interest rates but also looks at other …

The National Council’s  ‘Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigration in the Country’ report pointed out several issues on illegal immigration, non documentation of certain workers, large numbers of workers and issues faced by the immigration department. The Bhutanese based on the findings of the National Council (NC) report questioned the Home …

The Member of Parliament (MP) from Panbang constituency, Dorji Wangdi, during the Question Hour session, questioned the government on Press Freedom, and on senior journalists leaving the profession. The MP, without providing any specifics and names, said that on the World Press Freedom Day, issues of interference by the government …

Meanwhile RMA is looking at tinkering with base rates and creating a Money Market for more funding options Many, from the ordinary person on the street to the government now feel that Bhutan’s banks pay low rates on deposits and charge too much with much higher loan interest rates. This …

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 …