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In a strong statement the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has condemned both the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Opposition Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party over the large pay hike and entitlements given to Politicians during the recent Parliament session. The DNT statement said, “The issue per se is …
Read More »A complaint box against ministers set up in the PMO
The Prime Minister’s office will be establishing a mechanism for the public to lodge complaints against Cabinet Ministers. This will, however, not cover inappropriate acts of other position holders, like Members of Parliament, Government Secretaries and senior civil servants whose complaints if found should continue to be lodged with the …
Read More »NC resolves not to accept hike until government’s revenue stream is clear
The National Council in a surprise move has decided to not accept the new pay hike applicable to MPs until the revenue sources to pay for these are finalized and implemented by the government. This is line with the various recommendations of the National Council to the National Assembly on …
Read More »PM announces nine measures and five jewels to strengthen the Economy
The most important part of the State of the Nation (SOTN) address of the Prime Minister focused on the economy. The PM earlier tweeted “Have decided to cover as many areas as possible in SOTN, but most time will be spent on the economy and economic growth for self-reliance.” The …
Read More »PM to give up Nu 50,000 a month from his salary
The Prime Minister in his state of the nation announced that he would be slashing Nu 50,000 per month from his salary and giving it to a charity at the end of five years.This would come to Nu 600,000 per year and Nu 3 mn in five years. The PM …
Read More »Indian Prime Minister assures continuity and more
In a packed Parliament hall on Monday the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit all the right notes in his address to the joint sitting. However, the most impor-tant statement for Bhutan was assurances from Modi in terms of a continuity of India’s friendly policy towards Bhutan despite a …
Read More »PM says Modi is ‘friendly, knowledgeable and well disposed towards Bhutan’
Modi to address a joint sitting of the Parliament, receive an audience with His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Fourth King, and unveil some projects On the eve of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and amidst the hectic preparations and scheduling of meetings, Prime Minister Lyonchhen …
Read More »Only 19% of Bhutanese households own a family car
One the major reasons that the National Assembly approved high vehicles taxes ranging from 100 percent for small cars to 180 percent for bigger cars was due to the allegedly high number of vehicle ownership and imports. The Tax Bill of the government even went to the extent of putting …
Read More »Preparations in earnest to welcome the indian PM
With the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expected to be in the country on Sunday, preparations are in full swing to welcome him starting from Paro all the way to Thimphu. The visible activities are maintenance and repainting of road dividers along the express way, decoration of the roads with …
Read More »MP’s help themselves to a generous entitlement pie
With the twenty five ‘yes’ votes and “11” no votes the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday passed the Parliamentary Entitlement Bill 2014 that will make MPs a lot more prosperous with additional hikes and perks. The bill will only be finalized upon the recommendations from the National Council (NC) which …
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