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On December 15 2021 the High Court convicted Pramod Kumar Shah and Kinley Penjor to 3-years concurrent imprisonment term each. The court has ordered two sureties of Pramod, to bring him back to the country within 10 days or pay Thrim-thue in lieu of his 3 years imprisonment term. The …
Read More »How COVID-19 affected the economy in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resilience and tenacity of the country by pushing it to its very limits, which has enabled us to access how prepared Bhutan is in tackling such a situation, without triggering dire repercussions. Bhutan’s economy has been adversely affected by the pandemic, and the subsequent …
Read More »43 cases of child rape prosecuted in 2021
As per the records kept by the Office of Attorney General (OAG), 43 cases of child rape were prosecuted in the courts in 2021. There were 42 rape cases taken to court in 2020 and 37 cases in 2019. The figure from last five years is more or less constant. …
Read More »Health Minister appeals against mass gatherings during festive season due to Omicron
The Health Minister, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, advised the public to avoid mass gatherings during the festive week ahead, especially in the wake of the number of Omicron cases detected in many countries. Lyonpo said the Omicron variant is expected to be the most dominant variant. Omicron’s spike protein has several …
Read More »Desuung National Service Road Construction Pilot Project
The Minister for Works and Human Settlement Tshering Dorji presided over the ground breaking ceremony for widening and improving the 7.3 km Kurizampa- Gyelposhing Road today. This road is a part of the vital network that connects five eastern Dzongkhags to the growing economic hubs of Gyalposhing and Nanglam towns and …
Read More »National Assembly lifts Ban on Bar License
The Member from Athang-Thedtsho constituency, Kinley Wangchuk moved the motion to lift the ban on the Bar License in Bhutan seconded by the Member from Chhoekhor-Tang constituency. According to the Member from Athang-Thedtsho, studies show that the restriction of bar license since 2010 has not reduced consumption of alcohol but …
Read More »Mining activities to resume even if the bill is yet to be passed
Two questions have been raised by the national council against the ministry of economic affairs regarding the mining activities in the country. This first is will the mining activities and issuance of mining licenses resume or be on halt and what are the plans of the government to pass the …
Read More »Finance minister justifies that his utilisation of General Reserve Fund is legal
During the second Qestion and Answer parliamentary session, two questions were raised against the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering on whether it was legal to use the general reserve funds for development of gewogs in Finance minister’s own constituency. The general reserve funds are reserved for meeting unforeseen, unavoidable and unexpected …
Read More »Road constructions being prioritized in the east: MoWHS Minister
Maenbi Tsaenkhar MP, Choki Gyeltshen, during the Question & Hour Session in the National Assembly (NA) asked the Ministry of Work and Human Settlement (MoWHS) on when the construction of Shingkhar-Gorgan Highway and the bypass between Trashiyangtse and Lhuentse via Dongla will be started. MoWHS Minister, Dorji Tshering, said that …
Read More »Bhutan a step closer to joining the International Solar Alliance
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), Bhutan stands to gain numerous advantages if the country is a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). MoEA Minister, Loknath Sharma, said that 88 countries around the world have joined ISA, with all UN member countries having the option to do …
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