THE NATION

During the meet the press session on December 27, the works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden made some clarifications on the ACC report on public road construction, which the media had written about. Her main concern was on the use of the word rampant corruption. The minister said that …

Responding to queries on the alleged prevalence of rampant undercutting in the tourism industry the prime minister said, “undercutting is illegal”, during the meet the press session on December 27. “While it is quite possible that undercutting maybe in practice, how rampant it is needs to be questioned because we …

Bhutan Democracy Dialogue organized the All Party Conference 2017 in the capital yesterday where the representatives from the five registered political parties talked briefly on ways to collaborate for a harmonious and sustainable democracy. The event was attended by members of National Council, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Election …

Bhutan Toilet Organization (BTO) and Clean Bhutan Organization (CBO) have been making their unfailing presence in many national and local events to provide a solution to the compelling nature’s call and to collect trash arising from the insensitivity or ignorance of the perpetrators. The two registered Civil Society Organizations have …

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nation and functions as the global forum for Intellectual Property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation where governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry groups and Civil Society Organizational come together to address the evolving Intellectual Property issues. …

His Majesty The King along with Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen graced the closing ceremony of the 10th session of the Second Parliament yesterday. Addressing the closing session, the speaker of the National Assembly Jigme Zangpo expressed his gratitude to His Majesty The King for tirelessly working for the peace and …

NSB to carry-out the Labour Force Survey henceforth  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Tashi Dorji, the National Council Member for Wangdue Phodrang presented the reviewed Performance Audit Report on Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR). One of the main recommendations made by the PAC Committee was on …

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. …