The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The bill which has been pushed to be discussed in the 2nd Parliamentary session by the NA also seems to be drawing extreme views The National Assembly (NA) members earlier this week on September 24 decided to discuss in detail the Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the winter session …
Read More »Lottery business could be revived, Lyonchhen
However, PM said investigations into the lottery scam needs to be closed first The PDP government will resume the lottery business as committed, Lyonchhen said at the ‘Meet the Press’ session yesterday evening. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said, “I need to point out the fact that Bhutanese lottery selling in India …
Read More »Bhutanese Mines found to be dirty, mismanaged and not contributing enough in RAA report – Part 2
In 2008 a RAA Performance Audit report on the mining sector opened the eyes of the country to an out of control mining sector which was violating various norms and laws, destroying the environment and also creating losses for the exchequer. The report was discussed in the Parliament itself and …
Read More »RTI receives lukewarm support from Opposition
The RTI bill has forwarded to NA’s legislative committee for further review and will be presented to the Assembly again on September 24 The long overdue Right to Information (RTI) bill which was tabled in the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday elicited little support from the Opposition party. Information and …
Read More »Nature to the rescue
Plans of cold storage facilities for potatoes along the passes are in the pipeline Stock up the local potatoes in a simple wooden shed that is located high up on the mountain passes across the country, and let the nature act as a cold storage to increase this perishable farm …
Read More »RAA uncovers massive violations in leasing of hundreds of acres of government land-Part 1
A Royal Audit Authority report titled, “Leasing of government land, Government Reserved Forest land and Mines’ found several irregularities, violations and flaws in the leasing of hundreds of acres of government land to communities, government corporations, institutions, private companies and private individuals. The report done from 14th September 2012 to …
Read More »PDP justifies why the PM hasn’t taken over a ministry as pledged
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay justified that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has cut down on a lot of unnecessary expenses which exceeds the cost of a minister’s service. This was in response to a query raised by Member of Parliament (MP) Dorji Wangdi during the question hour of the NA session …
Read More »Government’s final RTI Bill moves one step front and two steps back
The RTI Bill finalized by the cabinet this Tuesday got some controversial additions that may make it more difficult to get information for those seeking information and easier for those not wanting to share it. The cabinet also did not remove or change any of the provisions in the draft …
Read More »Soldiers to be honoured with state funeral today
A state funeral for the eleven soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) who died in the unfortunate September 2 explosive mishap in Haa will be held in the capital on Saturday. They were killed during a routine procedure of destroying unserviceable ammunition which exploded at around 10am at Anakha, …
Read More »PM back after a successful visit to India
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay returned home on September 4 after a six-day successful visit to India upon the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, his first foreign visit after assuming office as the Prime Minister of Bhutan. While the visit deepened the Bhutan-India relationship, India also reiterated its commitment, in …
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