THE NATION

The ‘National Human Development Report (NHDR): Ten Years of Democracy in Bhutan’ report launched by Prime Minister (Dr.) Lotay Tshering and UNDP Administrator and the UN Under-Secretary-General Achim Steiner on 12 March in Thimphu says that Bhutan’s growing democracy has helped advance development, with an independent judiciary, a vigorous parliamentary …

The Opposition party in a press release said that the government in its own assessment, claimed to have fulfilled most of its pledges but that these claims should be subjected to proper scrutiny and interpretation by the public. “The government has provided a feel-good, flattering assessment of its performance in …

This is as the peak tourist season comes up Hotels in Norzin lam are facing an acute water shortage because water sources in Motithang that supply water to Norzin Lam areas are drying up. The other cause is also due to the fact that water from the Motithang treatment plant …

Four months after the successful surgery of the country’s first conjoined twins in Melbourne, Australia, Nima and Dawa Pelden returned home on Thursday. The 19-months old girls have learned to walk normally and also picked up a few English words during their stay overseas. The family along with the two …

The Bhutan Economic Stabilization Fund was established with the objective to maintain a fiscal rule to ensure macroeconomic stability of the country. The fund was started with a capital injection of Nu 100 mn as seed money during the 11th FYP and with the recent capital transfer of Nu 67 …

The 14th Round Table Meeting (RTM) will take place from 12-14 March in the capital next week. The foreign minister, Lyonpo Tandin Dorji shared that the RTM is the highest forum for policy dialogue between Bhutan and its development partners, donors, bilateral and multilateral agencies to come together and the …

The Agriculture Minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore said that the government cannot do anything to stop private people from opening slaughter houses but it can impose a tax on such meat to discourage them. He also said that while Samrang is currently not a slaughter house it can become one in …

Monthly ministers’ management agreement also to be signed with the PM The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) for the fiscal year 2018-2019 was signed between the Prime Minister and ministers of nine ministries, heads of ten autonomous agencies, Dzongdag of Thimphu Dzongkhag administration, and Thimphu Thrompon in the capital on Wednesday, …

The National Environment Commission (NEC) in consultation with the relevant stakeholders recently notified the general public on the nationwide reinforcement of the plastic ban with effect from April this year. Although there has been a general acknowledgment of the decision given that the country is currently grappling with waste management …

His Majesty The King and His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo graced the opening of the 5th Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition at the Tendrel Thang of Samdrup Jongkhar. Members of the Royal Family also graced the event. This year’s exhibition was dedicated to the 39th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty …