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With the High Court convicting the Member of Parliament (MP) Rinzin Dorji in the DCM case, he now stands to lose his position as a MP if he does not appeal within the next 10 days or if the Supreme Court upholds the High Court verdict. This is because the …

For the last few weeks a social media post posted by an anonymous user has gone viral. The post is about how two wives of two soldiers were beaten, chilli applied on their private parts and then chased from the Gelephu Army camp. However, now the alleged two women themselves …

Out of a total of 83 cases filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) around 73 have been convicted in the Phuntsholing Immigration scam investigated by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). Of the 73 convicted so far there are 27 Department of Immigration officials who as per the …

However, issues from the past still remain unresolved   This week, the cabinet approved the Ministry of Finance’s plan to set up a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) for the purpose of starting the Lottery Business. As a start the SOE will set up a paper lottery business like the Bhutan …

Bhutan is heading for some major changes at the top levels of the government on the account of many senior officials finishing their official terms. The post of the RMA Governor is already vacant since the first week of August 2015, four Ambassadors will soon be back by September and …

The first H 130 helicopter which is being designed and manufactured by Airbus helicopters will arrive in the country on November 3, 2015. The other helicopter is expected to arrive in May or June next year. RBHSL (Royal Bhutan Helicopter Service Limited) will be going about with a lean-start up …

This paper has found that the overwhelming amount of the Nu 6.603 bn in fiscal incentives which started from 2010 till 2014 benefitted mainly big manufacturing industries located in Pasakha and other areas. Also of the remaining amount many of the incentives also went back into the government coffers with …

The Cabinet in a meeting held earlier this year turned down the Druk Holdings and Investment’s (DHI) proposal to do away with what DHI said was double taxation of its earnings. According to a senior government official the cabinet turned down DHI’s proposal as the cabinet felt that if the …

The sixth edition of the annual Mountain Echoes which has now become an institution in itself was this year dedicated to the 60th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King. The festival itself from August 19th to 22nd is a part of the 60th birth anniversary celebrations. The festival …

PM says govt could consider asking for India to increase quota The government may be trying to promote more electric cars but its LPG consumer card policy has instead lead to increased sales and use of electrical appliances for cooking. The people are doing so out of sheer desperation when …