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The last few months saw the incumbent DPT government highlighting its various achievements during the last five years, like progress in the minimum programs like roads, water, electricity to lowered poverty rates. This was also faithfully highlighted and reported by all media including this paper. However, there are also several …
Read More »DHI companies show improved performance in 2012
Eight Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) owned companies presented their annual reports for the year 2012 revealing an overall increase in revenue by 10 percent, and tax contribution increase by six percent compared to the previous year. The remittances made to the Ministry of Finance including taxes were to the …
Read More »NC candidate’s father to file complaint on political interference in Mongar NC race by DPT party workers
Mongar National Council candidate Tshering Wangchen’s father Sangay Wangdi will be officially filing a complaint of political interference by Mongar’s DPT coordinators and party workers in the Mongar NC elections with the Election Commission of Bhutan within the next two days. Sangay Wangdi who is also a former Royal Advisory …
Read More »Opposition Leader returns vehicle to government, DPT calls it a political stunt
Having completed his tenure as the opposition leader, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Tshering Tobgay gave up his official duty vehicle granted to him. In a press conference the former Opposition Leader (OL) also requested the interim government to lift the personal security arrangements made for him. “While I …
Read More »Political parties accuse DPT of double standards in Dasho Dr Gado Tshering’s candidature
Parties says former Secretary is tainted with the multi-million MoH procurement scam For a party that coined the famous slogan of ‘Zero Tolerance to Corruption’ the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) is under attack from political parties and critics for the candidature of Dasho Dr Gado Tshering, the former health secretary …
Read More »While PM warns nation against mines his family members own and apply for multiple mines
The Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley in a recent meeting with the private sector in the Bhutan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) hall on 21st march 2013 took a strong and public position against mining. He said that Mining was going to be strictly controlled and that it has …
Read More »New government will have to shell out Nu 52 mn to replace ministers Prados
It will also have to circumvent vehicle import restrictions to get the new vehicles The Bhutanese has found that the new incoming government after the 2013 general elections will have to spend up to Nu 52 mn to replace the Toyota Land Cruiser of the Prime Minister and 13 Toyota …
Read More »Graduation certificate woes for DCT and BKP
DCT President said that a condition to have attested graduation certificates in the primary round itself could disqualify DCT and other new parties With the National Council elections over political parties expect the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) to soon come out with the Election Notification giving the dates for …
Read More »Ministers get to keep their Toyota Prados and office equipment
As per a circular from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Prime Minister, outgoing Cabinet Ministers, Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Council and the Opposition Leader will be allowed to keep their government duty Toyota Prados. In a separate government circular, the ministers will also be …
Read More »Anti- incumbency backlash as only 6 incumbent MPs make it back
No women NC candidates elected In what came as a surprise verdict of the National Council (NC) Elections out of the 20 dzongkhags, only 6 incumbent MPs made it back, with the rest of the incumbent MPs losing their seats in the Upper House. The voter turnout this year is …
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