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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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Keeping its promise the PDP government will be introducing a Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament. In fact of the first three cabinet meetings two of them had presentations on the draft RTI by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) officials. The Cabinet …

The study also offers various critical feedback with regard to CSR in the country Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country is usually linked to philanthropic action which is a misconception, key findings of a general study by the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) explains. The study by …

The Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) managing director (MD), R.N Khazanchi confirmed to The Bhutanese that the November 2016 completion date of the Punatsangchu I would no longer be feasible. This is on account of the sinking of the right slope situated above the dam site by as much as …

Following the country’s current economic situation, particularly the severe Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall, growing public debt and ever increasing current expenditure, the new government has decided to adopt a host of austerity measures, especially concerning the cabinet members, to curb unnecessary and excessive spending. Setting an example, the fourth sitting …

Dismissing reports of hard ball negotiations during the latest round of 11th plan talks between officials from Bhutan and India the GNHC Secretary Karma Tshiteem said that talks with the Government of India was very ‘positive’. Bhutan has requested for grants in three main packages of Nu 45 bn for …

The sixth meeting of SAARC finance ministers is scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 30, 2013 preceded by the finance secretaries meet a day in advance. SAARC finance ministers usually meet within the first quarter of every year to take stock of macroeconomic developments and outlook …