The Prime Minister (PM) held a discussion with the members of the Bhutan Chamber for Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to find ways to address the problems of the private sector. During the meeting, the PM shared that the Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) will no longer be applicable for non-tourists and …
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The RCSC in notification dated 22 April 2023 has increased the retirement age for all civil servants including support staff. Executives who retired at 60 now can retire at 63, professional and management category who retired at 58 now have till 60, SS1 to SS4 who retired at 58 get …
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Of the 10 incumbents who contested only two made it back In the 2013 National Council (NC) elections, of the 18 contesting incumbents a total of six made it back which is around 34 percent of the contesting incumbents. In the 2018 NC elections of the 12 contesting incumbents a …
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Women’s participation in politics has been a popular topic for debate globally and here in Bhutan too. Although women’s participation is encouraged, there are still lesser number of women participating in politics. Currently, out of the 20 elected candidates for the National Council, only one female candidate has been elected …
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The large scale migration from Bhutan in the last few years has generated much debate and even more theories on the causes. This paper in a series of articles so far looked at all the immediate causes mentioned by people leaving and those who have left like livelihood, higher education, …
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And international theories of migration applicable to Bhutan In our current thinking of the migration issue we assume that people move simply to earn more money or due to local factors like unemployment, red tape etc but migration is an outcome of far more complex decisions. With the large levels …
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For the first time buildings in Thimphu are starting to see empty apartments and people believe it to be due to the Australia rush. There’s been a rapid rise in the number of people leaving the country and attrition has been very high. House owners from Debsi, Babesa, Lanjophakha, Dechencholing …
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Information Technology (IT) is one of the highest in demand skills in the job market globally. Currently, it is called the fourth industrial revolution where the main focus is on technology-based industries mostly dealing with artificial intelligence, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Web 3.0, and 3D printing mostly related to …
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His Majesty The King with the President, Droupadi Murmu His Majesty The King was in Delhi on a 3-day official visit to India on the invitation of India’s President. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, received His Majesty at the Prime Minister’s official residence on 4th April. His Majesty …
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In what may be seen as a controversial decision the government has allowed two tour operator companies Amen and Rewa to bring in around 1,600 tourists at the old SDF rate of USD 65. Under the new SDF policy introduced last year tour operators were allowed to register tourists who …
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