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RTI Bill to be introduced in NC In a historic move for Bhutan’s fledgling democracy, National Council MP from Gasa, Sangay Khandu will introduce the Right To Information Bill (RTI) in the 9th session of the Parliament on May 2012. The Right To Information bill is considered by many to …

 The RTI Bill being introduced by the NC MP, Sangay Khandu, is based mainly on the High Court version of 2007. As per the bill a Bhutanese citizen can go to any government agency and ask for official information, which the agency has to provide within a certain time period …

With the Bhutanese economy being hit by a severe rupee crunch, people say one of the causes is fronting of businesses, especially in the manufacturing sector. But the government officials The Bhutanese talked to feel fronting could not be a cause of rupee crisis as much as it is believed …

The construction of Bhutan’s 10,000 MW hydropower projects is marked by competition between Indian construction giants fighting for price and quality. However, the projects will continue to have only one monopoly supplier of electro-mechanical equipment for the foreseeable future, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited or BHEL, which is an Indian government …

Thimphu police arrested two suspects, a 34-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife for breaking into the Thimphu district court on January 2 and robbing Nu 575,000. The woman was the court night guard’s sister. She was asked by the court to replace the night guard for a while after he …

As if the rupee crisis was not enough already, Bhutan will have to  gear up to avail more rupee loans than originally estimated for its upcoming 10,000 MW projects. The cost of the 1,200 MW, Punatsangchu I and 1,000 MW Punatsangchu II project has increased from its original estimate of …

Out of 40 pass-outs, only seven electrical engineers from Jigme Namgyel Polytechnics (JNP) in Dewathang, Samdrup Jongkhar   have been absorbed in the job market this year. As per the labor market information guide for Class X and XII, published by the labor ministry, the number of vacancies projected for electrical …

They have to chauffeur their bosses around during office hours and the rest of the time including weekends they spent their time doing odd chores as per the demands and dictates of their bosses’ wives, often receiving berating for making a slight mistake. They are even made to do farm …

Precursor chemicals are posing a problem worldwide as only a mere fraction of these chemicals is required to produce illegal drugs. Bhutan owing to its geographical location and its growing trade and industry could be in murky waters if used as a transit gateway for such lethal chemicals. Precursors are …

An investigation by The Bhutanese has found that well armed timber mafia from India and local tribes in collusion with corrupt law enforcement officials there are engaged in large scale illegal logging and smuggling of trees from southern Bhutan.An understaffed Bhutanese forest rangers team has been unable to catch most …