This is after Indian media outlets misrepresented his interview to a Belgian newspaper and blew it out of proportion The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering told The Bhutanese that he had said nothing new in his statements to the Belgian paper, La Libre, over Doklam and the Bhutan-China boundary …
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Starting from October 2021 The Bhutanese ran a series of investigative stories on many sexual harassment allegations and complaints against Sherubtse Assistant Lecturer Dorji Phuntsho. Based on the stories and complaints the RBP conducted an investigation on the Sherubtse cases and charge sheeted him to court in December 2021. The …
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In a major land mark decision, the Supreme Court reversed the judgments of the High Court and the Trongsa District Court in the Taktse wrongful termination civil suit case by upholding the decision of Taktse College to terminate the 7 lecturers over sexual harassment complaints brought forward by female students. …
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One big question on the minds of civil servants are how they will be assessed individually, what will be the rewards or punishments and what are they expected to do. The RCSC said that civil servants will be assessed through an improved version of the current Managing for Excellence (MaX) …
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The government will not do away with the USD 200 per day Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) for tourists and INR 1,200 per day (SDF) for Indian tourists, but it is considering giving major waivers to promote the tourism sector in Bhutan which is in a major slump after the pandemic. …
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So far it is well known that business outlets in major towns like Thimphu and Phuentsholing are not doing well with reduced customers, but now even the iconic Paro Town is suffering with the same issue. The reporter talked to a range of business outlets and found that it is …
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The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has come up with a notification that will now allows professionals like teachers, doctors, engineers and others to apply and compete for the relevant executive positions. This had been restricted in 2016 by the RCSC where professionals could only apply for positions related to …
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With the rush of Bhutanese and other international students entering Perth, Australia, they are being forced to pay exorbitant rents due to the rental crisis in the state. Students are sharing rooms and even paying 1000 AUD per week for apartments. In the past, the same apartment would cost just …
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His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu on 14 March after having concluded a weeklong tour of the South. His Majesty travelled to Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar, and visited Gyalsung Academy sites, various ongoing De-suung Water Projects and De-suung Skilling Programme centers, and the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College in Dewathang. …
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In what is the most senior figure detained till date, the Anti Corruption Commission recently detained the Deputy CEO of the DrukPNB bank and a credit officer from the Thimphu branch of the bank. The two were detained for some days after seeking a remand order from the court and …
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