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Radhi-Sakteng MP Jigme Wangchuk said given the education level of the police personal, it has become embarrassing to work as an orderly in the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). He reminded the house that it was agreed during the deliberation of the RBP bill in 2009 that the orderly system has …

According to the Home Minister, Damcho Dorji, the deduction in civil servants’ salary as welfare fund is a voluntary scheme.  He said, “It is important to know that it is not compulsory to contribute to the welfare fund, and it is not allowed for any organization to make it compulsory,” …

The Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) of the National Council said the lack of a proper legal framework and coordination among the concerned bodies has led to discrepancies on import and distribution of Petroleum Oil Lubricants (POL) products in the country. The committee presented such major issues while discussing the special …

Bhutanese officials say no reason to worry The financial viability and sustainability of Bhutan’s 10,000 MW hydro project construction plans and other additional projects all depend on selling surplus power to India. The main economic argument  so far is that demand for power in the Indian market is close to …

With 19 ‘yes’ votes and two ‘abstaining’ votes, the National Council adopted to submit the issue regarding the legality of the Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) to His Majesty the King. The Upper House argued that the setting of BOiC is illegal as per the Civil Service Act as …

The government is looking into the possibility of starting an online lottery business. The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, said the government has approached Switzerland and Singapore where the online lottery business is popular. This was revealed during the question-hour session of the National Assembly session on May 26. MP …

Two main economic challenges that have bedeviled the government is the weak condition of Bhutan’s private sector and also limited resources to provide a host of public infrastructure and services. In an effort to address both of the above, the Ministry of Economic Affairs has come up with a draft …

During the question hour session in the National Assembly on May 19, North-Thimphu MP, Kinga Tshering, questioned the government on its alleged plan of setting up mega livestock processing plants that will include butchering of cattle and pigs in the country by December 2015. He said such a livestock processing …

A delegation led the Director General of Directorate General of Inspection, Customs and Central Excise, Government of India (GoI), P.K Mohanty, visited Bhutan, from May 13 to 22, for verification and qualification of the Excise Duty Refund (EDR) claim of the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) for 2014. During the …

A senior government official, on the condition of anonymity, told this paper that the government had no plans for a slaughterhouse as was being widely discussed. Weather this final stance is due to modification of plans or a simple rectification of a major miscommunication is expected to be officially clarified …