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A slew of the latest reports from the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) including its 2012-2013 Annual Report submitted to the new Parliament showS that corruption is still a major challenge and more needs to be done to tackle it. However, there is also good news as the perception of corruption …
Read More »Party leaders uncomfortable with JYT’s resignation
While the NA Speaker said his decision on the DPT president’s resignation will be out in a day or two Leaders of political parties in the country apart from the two incumbents opined that the nation and people’s interest should always come first. This, they said so, in reaction to …
Read More »Failure of Bhutan’s GNH Economy
Gross National Happiness (GNH) is Bhutan’s main umbrella developmental philosophy that governs all government policies and programs. First coined in 1972 by the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, GNH comprises of four main pillars which are Sustainable and Equitable Socio-Economic Development, Preservation and Promotion of Culture, Conservation and Sustainable Environment …
Read More »Ministers will be replaced if they cannot perform or get into ‘controversies’
The PDP government has come up with a Draft Code of Conduct for its elected MPs including the ministers which allows for the replacement of Cabinet Ministers who fail to perform or get into major controversies like corruption cases. The Draft Code of Conduct has around 18 general points for …
Read More »A new NA begins
The house also elected its Speaker and Deputy Speaker during the first sitting yesterday The first sitting of the National Assembly (NA) house was held yesterday, officially embarking the five year tenure of its members. Election of the NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker through secret ballot was the highlight of …
Read More »No more Ped-Day
The ongoing Pedestrian Day, a policy decision of the previous government which invited much carp and fuss from various sections of the public has finally been lifted. The decision came after the first sitting of the Cabinet yesterday. “The Cabinet, however, applauded the initiative taken by the former government and …
Read More »His Majesty the King’s address to the Prime Minister and Ministers
The Royal address was on the occasion of His Majesty the King conferring dakyen to the Prime Minister and dhar to the Cabinet Ministers on 27th july 2013 “Firstly, I would like to extend my felicitations to all the members of the second democratically elected parliament. I would also like …
Read More »PM in austerity mode as he rejects luxury duty vehicles, bunga low, pilots, security guards, and protocol
In what is a clear signal to the government machinery, the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has rejected the Luxury Crown vehicle and Toyota Land Cruiser sent for his duty by the Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary Dasho Penden Wangchuk said, “The Prime Minister has declined to accept the Toyota Crown …
Read More »White poppy found only in Bhutan
The rarest of the rare plant species, the White Poppy botanically known as Meconopsis superb, is found very scarcely in a small stretch of area in Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve (TSNR) in Haa. Many environmentalists and conservationists around the world state the White Poppy is exclusive to Bhutan. Officials in …
Read More »CEC rules out any foul play in postal ballots and the election process
The Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi in an interview with The Bhutanese Editor-in-Chief Tenzing Lamsang addresses some questions on fairness of the 2013 race Q. Some people have questioned why reporters were asked to move out while postal ballots were being counted. Could you please clarify and also state …
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