Category: Economy

No one wants to handle drug supplies

Shortage of drugs has badly affected the country in recent months. The situation is likely to worsen further in the coming days as the government failed to attract anyone to work as procurement office who will be in charge of the drugs supply. In two years time, none have...

What parliament achieved

The seventh session of the first parliament ended Friday. This time, leaders have better debates compared to past and worked little more on drafting and adopting laws. Many crucial issues have been looked into and bitter relations between the two houses have been normalised. Both the houses were ready...

भुटान प्रजातान्त्रिक भयो रे !

दोस्रो चरणको स्थानीय चुनाव सम्पन्न गरेर प्रजातान्त्रिक प्रणालीलाई मूर्तरुप दिएकोमा भुटानका मन्त्रि र राजपरिवार फुरुंग छन् अहिले । गत सोमबार दोस्रो चरण अन्तर्गत देशका २०५ ब्लक र ख बर्गका शहरमा चुनाव सम्पन्न भयो । ३ लाख ४७ हजार १ सय ३३ मतदाता मध्ये करिब ५५ प्रतिशतले मात्र मताधिकार प्रयोग...

PM’s Annual Report

Is king’s wedding biggest achievement for an elected government? What has the relation between government’s performances and royal wedding? I was astonished to note when PM Thinley mentioned royal wedding scheduled for this October as one of the achievements made last financial year. He was addressing the joint session...

The taxation politics

This is challenge not only for the smallest opposition in world but also to the country’s judiciary. The government has raised the vehicle import tax, which had to be withdrawn due to court order recently. Last year, the government had raised the import tax through cabinet which received set...

Will royal wedding attract tourists in Thimphu?

Bhutanese travel agencies are making efforts to earn more through all possible means. This is core principle of doing business. The latest of their card on show is the royal wedding scheduled for this October. It’s not sure if that really is a piece Westerners love. Yetis & Dragons,...