17 August 2023: His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Her Excellency Ms Rabab Fatima, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs, who is on a visit to Bhutan ahead of Bhutan’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year.
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The two High Court Justices Pema Rinzin and Tshering Dorji of Bench I, who were suspended for deliberate miscarriage of justice in a drug smuggling and possession case have an uncertain fate after their six-month suspension. This paper, after talking to a senior official in the Judiciary, initially said the …
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A major controversy erupted for animal feed in 2021 after the deaths of thousands of birds, with claims that the feed was to blame. Following long-awaited testing in 2022, given that a small number of feed samples tested positive for mycotoxins and metals above permissible levels, it was impossible to …
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As the Ministry of Finance has been receiving numerous queries for clarification on the pay structure reform and pay revision from the finance and HR personnels, on 16th August the Ministry made a clarification. It said as per BCSR 2018, Public servants on Long Term Training (LTT) are eligible for …
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On August 18th, 2023, the Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, in partnership with UNICEF, organized a sensitization event to bring attention to social protection issues faced by marginalized groups like people with disabilities, youth recovering from addiction, caregivers, and women. The event aimed to empower these groups to engage …
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The Attorney General Lungten Dubgyur of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) submitted his voluntary resignation letter to the Office of the Prime Minister today. Multiple sources who did not want to be identified confirmed his resignation letter. The AG after submitting his letter even packed his office and …
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Upon the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, a 3-day prayer ceremony is being performed at Namdroling Dratshang in Autsho, for the 23 people who lost their lives in Lhuntshe last month. The prayers are part of the funerary rites for the victims of the flood and landslide incident …
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The tenure of the current third National Assembly and government will come to an end on 31st October 2023 after which the race of the Primary and General elections will start. In the lead up to the big race, The Bhutanese asked all five party Presidents on what they see …
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A press release sent from the Supreme Court said that the Judiciary of Bhutan has suspended Justices Pema Rinzin and Tshering Dorji of Bench I, of the High Court with immediate effect for a deliberate miscarriage of justice in a drug case involving two defendants, one of whom is a …
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In the 2008 general elections an unfortunate impact of the electoral process was that the nation, communities and even families got divided along party lines. However, it has been observed that as Bhutanese democracy matures over time, its elections have also become more matured with each election being less venomous …
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