His Majesty The King’s Royal Address at the opening of the recent Parliament session is the most honest assessment to date of our nation’s situation. The frank views from the very top coupled with the Transformation Reforms should make every Bhutanese do an honest reassessment of where we truly are …
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There are a host of online services available under G2C or Government to Citizen Services covering around 17 broad areas from getting passports to paying land taxes. However, while the services on a whole are working especially ones like the online Security Clearance Certificate and others which has made life …
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In most Parliaments around the world, if the government had introduced a Tax Bill and Property Tax Bill just a few months before elections then it would be the opportune time for party politics and political grandstanding in the Parliament. However, things played out very differently as it was difficult …
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The Australian Government has announced that the student visa work hours’ restrictions which had been temporarily relaxed from January 2022 to meet a workers’ shortage will end on 30 June 2023. Before January 2022 those on student visas were not allowed to work more than 20 hours a week or …
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ACC investigating the procurement deal which violated procurement norms Sources say specification of the machine should have been higher for better outcomes In June 2016, there was an agreement signed between the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and Care Australia, Kolkata of 12 years timespan to install and …
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A few months ago, the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) had issued an audit report to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), saying that the former JDWNRH President Lhab Dorji had misappropriated Nu 6.441 million (mn) meant for the Patient Welfare Fund. The RAA report said that during the …
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Under the category of fraud and corruption the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has listed four issues against the Pendent Cement Authority Limited (PCAL) The PCAL had cases of its 3 employees working in the Finance and Procurement Division deploying vehicles registered in their names or in the name of their …
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According to State of the Nation (SOTN) report, around 137,000 visitors are expected to arrive in 2025, which is around 44 percent of visitors in 2019. However, the spending is estimated to rise with SDF revenues reaching pre-COVID-19 level by the end of 2023. Similarly, from the 12,488 tourists in …
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One of the biggest changes in the Civil Service Pay Restructure Bill passed by the Parliament is the Performance Based Incentive (PBI) where civil servants can get additional pay over their normal pay for good performance. The PBI is linked to national, organizational and individual performance and could be up …
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On 25 November 2022, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), appointed the four Coordinating Secretaries to head the Committee for Coordinating Secretaries (C4CS) and the four clusters of Governance, Economic, Social and Security. The 4 Coordinating Secretaries and their areas The Governance Cluster will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary, …
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