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In what is one of the biggest scams involving the highest number of government officials, the ACC investigated and found around 84 people being involved in a huge immigration scam. Of the 84 caught 30 are Immigration officials from Phuntsholing, four are police chuma, five are taxi drivers and the …
Read More »Land scam of former Trongsa Dzongda Lhab Dorji and wife forwarded by ACC to OAG
Dzongda’s wife facilitated by Dzongda bought land from private landowners at government rates under guise of government land acquisition After around two years of investigation the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) recently forwarded a land scam case against the former Trongsa Dzongda Lhab Dorji and his wife Karma Tshetim Dolma to …
Read More »A closer look at the new Constitutional post holders
His Majesty the King granted Dhar to appoint heads and Commissioners of the Anti Corruption Commission, Election Commission of Bhutan and the Royal Audit Authority yesterday. The new ACC Chairperson is the former RCSC Commissioner Kinley Yangzom. She served as a RCSC commissioner from 2009 to 2014. She joined the …
Read More »Addressing Bhutan’s gas problem
During the 18th meet the press session, the Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk said that with the introduction of token system, people would no longer have to wait in long queues for their turn to exchange gas in the outlet. There has been strong outrage in the past few weeks …
Read More »Cabinet asks MoF and MoEA to study handing over of BOiC to BDBL
The Cabinet in a meeting held towards the end of June 2015 asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Affairs to study the possible handover of Business Opportunity and Information Center (BOiC) operations to the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). This could mean the effective dissolution of …
Read More »Tata Power faces low rates and red tape in selling 126 MW Dagachu Power in India
In what is yet another indicator of India’s uncertain energy market, Tata Power Trading Company (TPTC) is currently making losses in selling Dagachu project’s power in India. The company is also facing red tape challenges in trying to sell its power on the Power Exchange of India Limited. TPTC has …
Read More »Multiple reasons as to why Foreign Minister is to be replaced
With the Haa Dzongkhag court exonerating the Foreign Minister recently, many were surprised with the government’s decision to propose to His Majesty the King for the effective replacement of the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Rinzin Dorji. The Prime Minister has put up a proposal to His Majesty whereby the Minister for …
Read More »Budgetary, manpower and viability challenges for new Thromdes
However, if implemented well plan will unleash much needed planned urbanization across Bhutan The parliament may have declared 15 Dzongkhag Thromdes and 18 Yenlag Thromdes in its last session, but now there are huge budgetary, manpower and viability issues around many of these towns whose implementation could stretch into …
Read More »Govt likely to remove book tax if law permits: PM
The National Reading Year initiative received a rude jolt when book stores in Thimphu and across Bhutan started getting charged with an additional 20 percent customs tax in addition to the five percent sales tax they were already paying for importing books from India. In response 11 bookstores in Thimphu …
Read More »BCCI to put up proposal on liberalizing tourism tariff
The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is drafting a proposal to liberalize the tourism tariff structure. The final report is expected to be submitted by BCCI to the cabinet by next month. A senior BCCI official said that the ‘Thai Offer’ of discounted tariff rates made to tourists …
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