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With both the Speaker Jigme Tshultim and Home Minister Lyonpo Minjur Dorji convicted under criminal charges by the Mongar district court the two candidates may not be allowed to contest in the 2013 race. This is because both the Constitution and the Election Act debars anyone who has been convicted …
Read More »Political parties welcome verdict but raise questions on OAG
Political Parties across the board have welcomed the Gyelpozhing verdict of the Mongar Dzongkhag court which has held the Speaker, Home Minister and the 14 plot allotment committee members as being guilty. They have also questioned the OAG’s original assessment of there being no case. Political parties say they trust …
Read More »Breaking News: Gyelpozhing Accused found guilty
The Mongar district court found the Speaker and Home Minister guilty of charges labeled against them by ACC. The Speaker was sentenced to a two and a half year term and the Home Minister was sentenced to a one year term. Since the ACC had filed criminal charges against both …
Read More »DPT gives itself a 88.24% score but political parties don’t think so
The incumbent government boasted of having delivered almost every promise it made during its five year term in office. This was made clear in the confident statement of Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley’s fifth and last state of the nation report presented to members of the parliament. However, political parties …
Read More »NC’s mining report criticizes government mismanagement
The report also advised that issuances of mining licenses be frozen till issues are resolved The National Council (NC) in its comprehensive mining report says existing mines and quarries are not regulated and managed to optimize equitable public socio-economic benefits and also lack environmental soundness. This was one of the …
Read More »‘Early dissolution’ brings cautious optimism from stakeholders
Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley called off the early dissolution of the government during his State of the Nation address in the Parliament on Monday and said that the government will continue until the completion of its tenure on 20 April. He attributed the reasons to ‘national interest’ and …
Read More »PM points to economic growth despite Rupee and Credit crisis
Though the Bhutanese economy continues to reel under a severe credit crunch, balance of payment issues and Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall, the Prime Ministers state of the nation report said the size of the Bhutanese economy expanded from Nu 55bn in 2008 to a little over Nu 95bn by the …
Read More »PDP reveals 25 of its hopefuls for 2013
PDP introduced 25 of their candidates for 2013 and also confirmed that it has 40 candidates so far. The majority of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates are the former candidates of the party. Just like the 2008 candidates the candidates for the upcoming election are mostly qualified, experienced and …
Read More »Speaker to re-contest for the 2013 elections
PM says he is happy to accept the Speakers nomination In an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese the Speaker Jigme Tshultim has announced that he will be re-contesting his seat for the 2013 General Elections. “Given the choice I would like to retire from politics but as a public figure …
Read More »Parliamentary Entitlement Act Shelved
The proposal by the National Assembly to amend the Parliamentary Entitlement Act has been shelved. “The entitlement bill has been shelved because we could not reach an agreement,” said the Speaker, Jigme Tshultim. National Assembly MPs until recently had been discussing with National Council MPs on the possibility of amending …
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