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Commission to look at Clean Wage and Performance based pay system Tenzing Lamsang/ Thimphu With the government forming the 5th pay commission on 19 October through an executive order, there are expectations among civil servants of a major pay hike coming up. This perception has come up in line with …

Staff Reporter/ Thimphu Recently a meeting was held between the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering, Royal Monetary Authority and Financial Institutions. The three main points of discussion in the meeting was on the education loans for Australia, the issue of the moratorium on Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) and National Cottage …

Staff Reporter/ Thimphu As per the latest data from a period of January 2022 to October end 2022 a total of 1,704 civil servants have separated from the civil service of which 1,033 have voluntarily resigned. Both of the above numbers which are for 10 months are higher compared to …

In mid August there was a lot of unhappiness as the Passport Office under the Foreign Ministry ran out of passports due to unprecedented demand and started issuing travel documents. It was said then that the passports are expected to come by the end of October 2022 as per the …

In a first, the popular Voice of Nepal singing competition welcomed its first Bhutanese contestant, 22-year-old Ryhaan Giri, who performed barefoot on stage during the blind audition round on 9 September 2022, winning both the hearts and respect of the Nepalese musical judges and the mass audience that follows the …

There has been a lot of anxiety after the Tashi Bank followed by Druk PNB bank stopped their special education loan products for students wanting to study in Australia. There are many students who have either got offer letters from Australian Universities, have done IELTS or have plans to go …

Many people across the country are talking about how education consultancy companies are getting a lot of Australian visa refusals for diploma courses. To determine if the assertion was factual or false, The Bhutanese talked about the matter with a few education consultancy companies in the country. According to the …

Starting November 12, 2022, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will be conducting leadership assessment exercises for Officers in P1 Management (P1 M) position level as part of the process to identify potential candidates for Executive-level positions, according to a release, P1M forms the critical talent pool for leadership positions …

The Druk Punjab National Bank (PNB) has stopped giving the special education loans for students aspiring to go to Australia. This comes a few weeks after the Tashi Bank had also stopped the same. T-Bank had to stop its education loan after exceeding the RMA rules that forbids any bank …

Integrated Business Licensing Service system to bring all regulatory bodies, 20 Dzongkhags, 4 Thromdes and agencies into one platform so that business licenses applicants don’t need to run around for clearances For business people, big or small, one of the main headaches is getting a business license and renewing it …