THE NATION

The Member of Parliament (MP) of Gangzur Minjey Constituency, Loday Tsheten, has called for Amendments to the Property Tax Act of Bhutan 2022, focusing on the tax concessions for Kamzhing and Chhuzhing. Under the Act, Chhuzing receives a 90% tax concession, while Kamzhing is given a 50% concession. The problem, …

The idea of licensing private television channels in Bhutan has been under discussion for several years and has provoked much debate especially during Party President’s debate where all other party Presidents got together and attacked PDP’s pledge to allow private television. The DNT President Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering even dramatically …

Yangchengatshel Higher Secondary School under Thimphu started operating as an inclusive school from 2018 onwards, according to the Principal, Shambay Dawa. The school has classes from Pre-Primary (PP) to class 12 with 698 students in total, of which 33 are students with special needs. Of the 33 with special needs, …

The long awaited 600-Megawatt (MW) Khorluchhu Hydropower Project previously known as Kholongchhu Hydropower Project in Trashiyangtse has begun its construction. The first major milestone was marked on 19th November with the successful blasting at the powerhouse portal and head race tunnel. These blasts signal the beginning of large-scale civil work, …

From the 182 provisions of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act of Bhutan, 2013, the Legislative Committee (LC) during the 5th Sitting of National Council, proposed 159 provisions and introduced four new provisions. However, 1 new provision and 2 existing provisions will be revisited during the upcoming sitting on 6th …

During a two-day presentation reviewing the 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and its recommendations, Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly (NA) expressed concerns about the ACC’s limited funding and staff shortages, which are affecting its efficiency. With a total staff of 123, ACC saw an …

In response to the 33rd Session of the National Council (NC)’s six resolutions regarding compensation policies for human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) and crop damage caused by natural disasters, the government has provided updates on its efforts. NC had called for the harmonization of policies and strengthening of inter-sectoral collaboration to mitigate …

The country’s first inclusive school is the Changangkha Middle Secondary School (MSS) in Thimphu which started its journey as a general school in 1961, but it became an inclusive School after Her Majesty The Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck inaugurated the Special Education Unit in 11 June 2003. The …

A new bill, the Parliamentary Entitlement (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024, has been introduced in the Fourth Parliament to update the Parliamentary Entitlements Act of 2008. The bill was presented by Kuenga, the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee and MP for Nyisho-Saephu, aims to align Member of Parliament (MPs) entitlements …

The Motithang Higher Secondary School (HSS) from classes 9 to 12 was declared an inclusive school from 2023 onwards by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and Thimphu Thromde. The main intention was it being a continuing school for Changangkha Middle Secondary School, including for students with disability. …