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It’s been almost half a year since banks stopped  housing, vehicle and other loans after the central bank put in place new restrictions back in April this year, which lead to a virtual credit freeze. The sudden freeze on credit was largely attributed to the Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall as …

In what could reignite Bhutan’s long held fascination for the Yeti or ‘Migoi’ an official report filed by a Ranger of the Thrumshingla National Park on 3rd September, 2012 claims the discovery of ‘Yeti droppings’. Thrumshingla Park Ranger Pema who had gone to Tang, Bumthang to file a report of …

Not a single order has been placed by any of the automobile companies in the country with their foreign agents since March this year. While automobile business, apart from second hand car dealers has suffered a rapid slowdown, the government hasn’t shown any signs to lift the ban on car …

Local Gyelpozhing residents expressed their concerns on how effectively the ‘government lawyer’ or the Office of the Attorney General would be able to prosecute the case against senior members of the government involved in the case. Gyelpozhing town tshogpa Gyembo Dorji said, “Many people here in Gyelpozhing feel that the …

In this article we examine structural issues in the RTI Bill which are needed to be addressed  to make RTI more effective .   Unfair Timeline Though the actual time period under section 19 in which to give information is 30 days and 48 hours for life and liberty cases …

After the first Chikungunya fever outbreak in Bhutan on 30 July, a total of 215 samples were received by Public Health Laboratory (PHL) as of 31 August out of which 64 tested positive. This is what the Public Health Laboratory (PHL)’s ‘Report on Chikungunya outbreak in Bhutan’ stated. A total …

Many of the 67 illegal plots are held by the influential and powerful The Anti Corruption Commission in a press release in its website confirmed that laws and procedures were violated in the allocation of plots in Gyelpozhing town. The ACC in its release said, “Investigation revealed that of the …

The Draft Right to Information Bill of the Ministry of Information and Communication was put on the ministry’s website in late July 2012 to solicit public feedback. The RTI Bill will not only lead to sharing of information but also have a strong impact on reducing corruption, enhancing good governance, …

DNT still hopes to convince the MD as his decision is expected to impact the 2013 race One of the strongest contenders for the 2013 elections the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) may have to continue looking for a Party President as their current hopeful, Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, Managing Director of …

A 73 year old woman who became unconscious on the dentist’s chair was negligently stashed in an emergency room, which her daughter equated to a pig sty-like condition in the Paro Dzongkhag hospital. Two Dentists were in the process to extract her tooth when she passed out. The woman, Dorji …