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Among many other incentives, even the candidates’ process trainings for the two companies are funded by the government while tenancy progress at the tech park hasn’t improved a bit Save for the existing two at the Thimphu TechPark Private Limited (TTPL), an uncomfortably good period has passed without any other …

On the first day of hearing at the Construction Development Boards arbitration committee the Ministry of Information and Communication Deputy Executive Engineer, Gyem Dorji admitted that there had been lapses and overpayment in the construction of the Gelephu airport. As per the Royal Audit Authority report Nu 78.27 mn had …

In what some are already calling a case of conflict of interest, the former Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation, Phala Dorji, who is held accountable in the RAA report on domestic airports, has permitted an arbitration on the RAA report. He has done this in his new …

The RAA report has not only stopped at the massive financial, legal and procedural irregularities in the construction of the airport but has also pointed out the environmental lapses in the construction of Younphula and Bathpalathang airports. This includes the probability of flooding in the Gelephu and Bathpalathang airports which …

BCCI says the new system will not mean loss of revenue to government and will also enhance the private sectors competitive edge  The Bhutan chamber of commerce and industry (BCCI) has proposed to bring about a complete change in the current excise tax system and thereby modify the trade agreement …

Bhutanese mining companies with stone quarries under Wangduephodrang supplying materials to the Punatsangchhu hydropower project I and II (PHPA), have raised concerns over foriegn contractors operating mines in the project areas. While some referred to national laws which don’t allow foreigners to operate mines in the country, some cited  economic …

MoIC Minister Lyonpo Nandalal Rai, former Director of Civil Aviation Phala Dorji and Deputy Executive Engineer Gyem Dorji held accountable for most irregularities and lapses in the report The final RAA report on the construction of Domestic Airports issued on December 2012 has confirmed most of the findings of the …

The RAA’s final report on the domestic airways reconfirms several of the earlier findings in its draft report on the Younphula and Bathpalathang airports. In both the airports the report confirmed overpayments, substandard works, flawed tendering processes, ineligible bidders chosen, wasteful expenditure and etc.   Younphula airport Millions in Overpayments …

The Ministry of Information and Communication’s woes with the domestic airports may not just end with a damning Royal Audit Authority Report (RAA) as the RAA report has been sent to the Anti Corruption Commission as well. The RAA report says, “Lack of segregation of responsibilities and strong supervisory mechanism …

The RAA Draft report has also found the same problems afflicting the Bathpalathang domestic airport that has affected the other domestic airports of Gelephu and Younphula constructed by the Ministry of Information and Communication. The report has uncovered sub-standard works, overpayments, violation of tendering norms, selection of ineligible contractor, avoidable …