His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the newly elected members of the National Council at the Tashichhodzong on 6 June. The National Council elections were held in April this year. His Majesty also conferred Dakyen to the new Chairperson of the National Council, Sangay Dorji, who is the National Council …
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Note: The above does not include teaching allowance and professional allowance for medical staff and others The total bill for the Pay Revision Bill 2023 is Nu 6 billion (bn) which is money that the government largely does not have. However, the pay revision is being made possible by Nu …
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The National Statistical Bureau (NSB) has announced that the monthly inflation rate for April 2023 is 3.29%, but your uneasy gut feeling and that emptying feeling in your purse may tell you that the real inflation must be higher and your gut and purse may just be right. The Bhutanese …
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Eight applications to leave comes every two weeks Recently only 11 people applied for 17 nursing vacancies The medical field has experienced a total of 183 voluntary resignations from January to 25 May 2023, of which the highest number is among nurses, with 98 nurses resigning of which 66 were …
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Four weeks ago the Druk Holding & Investments (DHI) had announced a strategic partnership with Bitdeer Technologies Group to develop environmentally sustainable, carbon- free digital asset mining operations in Bhutan. The Fundraising was to start at the end of May. However, there is still some confusion among the public on …
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600 MW Kholongchu potential funders finish project visit and will give answer soon The much talked about 1,125 MW Dorjilung project has finally gotten a lease of life as the government has written a formal letter to the World Bank asking them to look for the funding of Dorjilung project …
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According to the National Commission for Women and Child (NCWC), the number of applicants aspiring to adopt children and to provide Kinship and Foster care to children has been on the increase in recent years. In 2020, 15 children were adopted, followed by 17 in 2021, 31 in 2022 and …
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The 12th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issue was held in Thimphu, Bhutan from 24th to 25thMay 2023 according to the Foreign Ministry. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Letho Tobdhen Tangbi, Secretary of the International Boundaries, and the Chinese delegation was led by H. E. Mr. Hong …
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The Center for Bhutan and GNH Studies (CBS) surveyed 181 Bhutanese to find out why Bhutanese are leaving for abroad or plan to do so in the future. This is the largest survey till date. The Bhutanese accessed the findings and raw data of the survey and analyzed them. The …
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According to data from the Royal Civil Service Commission a total of 1,722 civil servants have resigned from January to 25th May 2023. This comprises of 1,333 regular civil servants and 389 contract civil servants. In the whole of 2022 a total of 1,538 civil servants voluntarily resigned made up …
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