Online shopping is becoming a trend in Bhutan. With many international online shopping platforms available now in the country, Samir Pradhan has incepted Bhutanbuy, an ecommerce company, the first of its kind in Bhutan. Business Bhutan reporter Lucky Wangmo talks to him about his enterprise and how it is hoped
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GST and implications on the Bhutanese economy
In an interview with Business Bhutan’s reporter, Chencho Dema, finance minister Namgay Dorji talks about GST and implications on the Bhutanese economy. Q. Would Bhutan benefit from GST? How will it strengthen the country’s economy? Who all will be affected and how? A. The benefit of GST is mainly to the consumers
If an election, particularly the parliamentary one, is messed up it can put on hold the functioning of the entire national system
Some eight months from now Bhutan will hold the second Parliamentary elections. Three political parties in the making have applied for registration and many more candidates have expressed their wish to contest the elections. The Election Commission of Bhutan is also gearing up for the occasion. The Chief Election Commissioner,
‘Bhutan is such a rich and original country and does not exist anywhere else in the world’
Sabine Verhest studied journalism and photography. She works for La Libre Belgique, a daily leading Belgium newspaper, where she first covered the Europen Union and then directed the International Desk. She is now an International reporter, especially covering South-East Asia. In 2012, she published a book on Tibet. For her
All penalties that will merit an issue being violated under the laws of the Land would be invoked
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has drafted the Social Media Rules and Regulations prior to the upcoming 2013 elections. During the election period, the policy is to be followed by political parties and voters alike. The Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan Dasho Kunzang Wangdi talks to Business Bhutan reporter