According to the Population Projections Bhutan 2017-2047 Report, Bhutan has been experiencing a steep fertility decline in the recent past, and it is expected to remain below replacement level in the foreseeable future. This could not have come at a worse time as thousands of young people and middle aged …
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The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has come up with new rules that mandate that candidates have to have served in office in the public or private sector with exemplary conduct and performance for five years for the NA and 10 years for the NC. This is in addition to …
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The five impaneled doctors and two radiologists at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) are overburdened with the high number applicants that require medical screening to mainly get to Australia. In 2018, JDWNRH facilitated the medical screenings for 3,142 applicants, 4,442 applicants in 2019 and 1,703 applicants in …
Read More »The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has come up with a new set of ‘Rules on Elections Conduct in the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2022’ which has some new changes and additions in election rules. The main change is in the qualifications to be a candidate for the National Assembly and …
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A Conflict of Interest cloud hangs over the two ministers The Minister for Agriculture and Forests Yeshey Penjor and Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering were questioned by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) recently over the appointment of the former Board Director of the National Cottage and Small Industries Development Bank …
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On Thursday a group of six Bhutanese on a Druk Air flight to Kathmandu carrying the green colored travel documents were not allowed entry into Kathmandu at the Tribhuvan International Airport and were deported back. The six Bhutanese and a seventh one in the same group who had a passport …
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The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has framed the draft of Tourism Rules and Regulations 2022. The rules and regulations apply to TCB, tourism service providers, tourists visiting Bhutan, and the relevant ministries, government agencies, civil society organizations, offices or an individual collaborating with TCB in facilitating tourism activities. Fines …
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Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is facing a shortage of nurses, as many of the nurses are either resigning or on Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL). The latest figure, from January to mid August 2022, shows that 50 nurses have resigned, applied to resign and taken EOL -most of whom …
Read More »The former Board Director of the National Cottage and Small Industries Development Bank Limited (NCSIDBL), Tshewang Tashi, and the Chief Executive Officer of Sai Trading Partner, Samten were sentenced to three years and six months each in prison on Monday by the Thimphu District Court. The sentence was to do …
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With the 600 MW Kholongchu project being closed down as a Joint Venture project there are now questions over its future. Another matter long due for discussion is on what will happen to the 10,000 MW by 2020 agreement signed between the two countries given that most of the projects …
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