THE NATION

With 40 votes in favor for the bill to pass, National Assembly (NA) passed Narcotics (Amendment) Bill, 2017. NA re-deliberated on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substances Abuse (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on 4th December, 2017 and adopted the Bill on 5th December, 2017. They adopted the bill adding four new …

Panbang MP, Dorji Wangdi raised his doubts over the projected budget deficit of Nu 4.8 bn at the end of the financial year as reflected in the Budget report 2017-2018. “Although Nu 4.8 bn has been projected as possible budget deficit for the year, the World Bank and Asian Development …

With the annual pilgrimage season around the corner the government yesterday launched the Package Pilgrimage Regulation 2017 that will apply to all Bhutanese licensed outbound tour operators who render pilgrimage service outside Bhutan. “The number of Bhutanese leaving on pilgrimage outside Bhutan, especially India and Nepal, is increasing every year. …

To promote healthy and active ageing which are related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Social and Cultural Committee presented the detailed findings to the house on the issue. Presenting the report, The Chairman Kinga of the Social and Cultural Committee said that the rationale behind such report is …

The Bhutanese newspaper carried a story in its last issue on the lack of monitoring by RSTA over passenger buses and the various problems faced by the public. This is coupled with social media complaints from many real people on the condition and services of these buses. RSTA  instead of …

Mission Potholes, a volunteer group, that has taken the initiative to fill the potholes in the city’s road network, will continue with their volunteer service despite objections by the Thimphu Thromde office, which says it is in-charge of city infrastructure and maintenance. In September 27 volunteers comprising students and employees …

Foul-mouthed and reckless bus drivers, unreasonably high charges for luggage and carrying extra passengers and are some of the many inconveniences and indignities passengers of public transport buses endure. This is happening because of a lack of monitoring by the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) say users of the …

A release from the Foreign Ministry said the Sixth Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks was held on 10th November 2017 in New Delhi, India. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Foreign Secretary, Mr. Sonam Tshong, and the Indian delegation was led by Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External …

Meet a healthy and hale 2 year-old ‘Namdu’ (helicopter or plane) Dorji, who was born overdue after 10 months and 6 days at the JDWNRH after being medically airlifted from Laya on November 2015. Namdu Dorji’s mother, Kinley Wangmo who was into her second pregnancy and 30 years old then, …

The Road Safety & Transport Authority (RSTA), with support from Thimphu Thromde, is working towards improving and upgrading non-motorised transport (NMT) and public transport to tackle growing traffic congestion in the main urban centres of the country. According to RSTA the main streets of Thimphu that is Norzin Lam and …