To identify the hurdles faced by startups, they need to form a dedicated office to share their grievances, said Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering during the review of the start-ups and cottage and small industry development flagship on November 28. “If we have a dedicated office for startups’ grievance address system, it would be able […]
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During the tourism flagship meeting with Prime Minister and Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) on Thursday, Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering suggested that TCB develop capital tourism, that is identify new tourist hubs not visited by tourists so far. Lyonchhen said that if TCB could come up with new tourist spots choosing one particular district, it […]
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The controversy over the security arrangements at the residence of former Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay has finally concluded with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), finding no corruption or violation of the ACC Act or misuse of resources, announced dropping the case yesterday. The press release from the ACC clarified that the initial suspicion that the […]
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Recognizing that going organic as a challenge, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) and has come up with the National Organic Flagship Program (NOFP) that identifies 12 agriculture and livestock products with specific target production by 2023. The flagship is themed “Sustainable Socio-Economic Development through the Commercialization of Organic Farming” in the 12th Five-Year-Plan […]
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The decision to appoint the new party president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has been deferred for now, according to party’s general secretary Phurba. He said the party has not decided whether to elect the president and even not decided whom to be appointed. “We deferred the appointment of party president,” he said. According to […]
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Marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Child, which was celebrated on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering signed the voluntary global pledge, renewing the government’s commitment to the full implementation of the Convention. The signing of the global pledge expresses the government’s renewed commitment to the wellbeing of children of […]
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Realizing that asbestos related products cause cancer, the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is to ban the import of these products completely. The ban would come into effect after the OCP in collaboration with the Department of Revenue and Customs and health ministry compiles a detailed report. “We want to find out which sectors and […]
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While the Opposition Party congratulated the government on completing its first year in office and expressed interest to work together for the cause of the people and the country, it, however, maintained that the government has not undertaken any bold initiative in the past one year. “On the whole, we are yet to see bold […]
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Three companies who have ventured into dredging works in the Amochhu (Toorsa) River bank are have appealed to the minister of agriculture and forests to allow them to sell their stocked river bed materials (pebbles) after Phuentsholing Thromde gave a deadline to the companies earlier to clear the materials. This was to avoid affecting ongoing […]
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Considering the private-sector growth in the country, the government aspires to grow into a private sector-led economy as the nation graduates from Least Developed Country by 2023. This was affirmed in the newly launched annual magazine, “The Executive” marking the government’s completion of its first year since it assumed office on November 7, 2018. The […]
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