NC in favor of RTI but not in haste
Majority for a more comprehensive one that comes through consideration and discussion The private member draft RTI bill sponsored and proposed by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu failed to garner the required-support to be tabled as an urgent bill in the 10th parliamentary session following discussions in the...
Right to Information enactment fails to garner enough support
The Right to Information enactment to be discussed during the 10th Session of the Parliament as an Urgent Bill has been shelved after the move garnered just nine votes in the National Council yesterday. Eight members abstained from voting and six voted ‘No’. Gasa’s National Council member, Sangay Khandu,...
Parliament business on Wednesday
Parliament on Wednesday ratified two conventions – SAARC Convention on Environment and Convention on Anti Doping in Sports. SAARC Convention is the product of the Thirteenth SAARC Summit (Dhaka, November, 2005) where the Leaders of the Member States called for considering the modalities for having a Regional Environment Treaty...
Parliament discusses Bhutanese refugee issue
The parliament in Bhutan briefly discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue on Friday’s sitting. This part of formality fulfilled by the government to inform the parliament regarding updates on Bhutanese refugee issue. Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley addressing the parliament appreciated the initiative taken by the western countries for resettlement...