His Majesty The King was in the State of Kuwait on a Royal Visit from 16th January to 19th January. His Majesty The King arrived in Kuwait on the morning of 16th January, and was received by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at …
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The passing of the Civil Service Reform Act means that changes have to be made in 46 Acts and passed in Parliament. All the Acts have some provisions amended due to the Civil Service Bill, but it is not reflected in the mother acts which is what must now be …
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Opposition not keen about full budget till 2024 One of the undesirable features of the Bhutanese electoral cycle every five years is that there is a massive dip in the GDP growth rate as a full budget cannot be passed, major new works don’t happen, an interim government takes over …
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The Foreign Minister Dasho (Dr) Tandi Dorji said there are 32,258 Bhutanese in 113 countries registered with various Bhutanese embassies and missions, however, this does not include the number of Bhutanese who have not registered. He said since 2020 due to the pandemic the government has started calculating the number …
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The detailed project report of the 500-bedded Multi-Disciplinary Super-Specialty Hospital (MDSSH), which will be constructed at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital’s (JDWNRH) campus in Thimphu, has been completed and submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade to take it up to the Government of India. …
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The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that while there has always been Bhutanese going out, the trend has become more alarming in the last couple of years. He said that apart from civil servants there are large numbers of graduates also leaving because when civil servants themselves are …
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With an increasing number of Civil Servants resigning with each passing month, there is an increasing concern on the impact on service delivery and even running the government. The government is currently racking its brains to stem the loss of civil servants and it is thinking of offering attractive incentives …
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A 24-year-old Tashi Choden, also known as Tashi Chombal Dorji who won the title of Miss Bhutan in 2022 represented the country for the first time at the 71st Miss Universe Pageant which was held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January …
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During the pandemic the highest decision making body was the National COVID Task Force with the Prime Minister, Health Minister, Foreign Minister, Goonglen and the Police Chief as members. The Task Force had wide powers to deal with the pandemic. Now, another Task Force to fight the scourge of drugs …
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The Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) has lost 812 employees in total from January to December 2022 with an attrition rate of 9.85% which is even higher than the civil service attrition rate of 6.75%. DHI has 8,246 employees in total in its 15 companies. The highest attrition rate was …
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