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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 …
Read More »Agriculture and Finance Ministers questioned by ACC over appointment of now convicted CSI Board Director
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 …
Read More »Behind the passport fiasco
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 …
Read More »TCB’s draft rules prescribes heavy fines for tour operators, hotels, guides and tourists for violating new rules
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 …
Read More »50 nurses resigned, applied to resign and took EOL from JDWNRH in last seven months
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 »3 years 6 months sentence for former CSI Bank Board Director and SAI Trading CEO in Nu 1 mn bribery case
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 …
Read More »Indian Power Secretary to visit Bhutan to discuss future of Kholongchu and 10,000 MW by 2020
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 …
Read More »Bhutan drafts MoU aimed at cheaper oil price and supply consistency
India’s Petroleum Minister has agreed to have an MoU During the recent visit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) Minister Loknath Sharma to Delhi, he raised the matter of the need for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two governments on the supply of fuel to Bhutan with …
Read More »RAA asks operations of all Karaoke and Live music outlets to be suspended
The charge is that they are either operating like Drayangs or do not have proper licenses The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) recently did a review of the 7 January 2022 executive order closing the operation of all Drayangs in the country. It also looked at the extent of monitoring of …
Read More »Druk Air and Bhutan Airlines incur Nu 3.7 bn in losses
The two airlines in Bhutan have been hit hard since March 2020 by the pandemic. The financial loss incurred is so huge, that it would be difficult for the airlines to overcome the loss anytime soon, despite air travel picking up. Drukair has incurred a loss of approximately Nu 2.5 …
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