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By Phurpa Wangmo As per the IMF estimates, the global economy in 2020 is estimated to contract to -3.3 percent, lower by 6.1 percentage points than 2019. The unemployed rate almost doubled to 5 percent in 2020 from 2.7 percent in 2019. The youth unemployment crossed 22 percent from 11.9 percent in 2019. Despite the steep decline in output and …

By Staff Reporter In a gripping finale held at the Jigmethang Cricket ground yesterday, SKD ALL STARS defeated Dragon Strikers by four wickets to be crowned the T20 Smash cricket tournament 2021 champions. It was SKD ALL STARS’ first appearance and maiden win at a tournament final despite having participated in few other editions of the same tournament. However, their …

By Sonam choki The National Assembly this week deliberated on two International Conventions; the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the People’s Republic Of Bangladesh, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Amendment today. The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Royal Government of Bhutan and the People’s Republic Of Bangladesh was introduced to the …

Action Plan launched for the development of tourism in the Dzongkhag By Tashi Namgyal The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) in collaboration with Chhukha Dzongkhag recently launched a document titled “Destination Chhukha: Tourism Action Plan (2021-2025)”. The document is a guide and list of activities to undertake in the 11 Gewogs of Chhukha Dzongkhag to develop tourism products and promote …

By Chimi Wangmo Coinciding with the 31st Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, the Legislative Committee of the National Council presented its report on the background on the need for enactment of Civil Liability Bill/Torts Bill The Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Committee, Ugyen Tshering presented a report on the numerous incidents of negligent deaths and grave injuries to …

By Tandin Wangchuk Apart from all the other major sectors that has been affected, the agriculture sector remains the only sector unaffected by the pandemic. Agriculture, livestock, and forestry remains unaffected by the pandemic as the focus has been to ensure uninterrupted food supply under the ECP. Various initiatives like the buy-back program, commercialization of agriculture and livestock production mainly …

By Tandin Wangchuk The Good Governance Committee this week presented the new subsection under section 119 of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly in the ongoing parliament session. During the discussion, a few members raised their concerns about the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) investigating corruption cases at the behest of …

By Sonam Choki The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has stated that it finds no evidence to indicate collusion and undue price fixing in the export of gypsum case that surfaced recently in Samdrupjongkhar. The ACC had initiated investigation after it received a complaint, via email on 20 December 2020, against Mr. Kumar Pradhan, Marketing Specialist and Mr. Sangay Rinzin, Director …

With a lot of people advocating for free education for all, it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of access to free basic education. All stakeholders should be asking themselves if free education is working for the kids of a nation or if it would be better to have parents pay for it. Some of the concerns around …

By Chimi Wangmo The agriculture sector remains the only sector unaffected by the pandemic. Agriculture, livestock, and forestry remains unaffected by the pandemic as the focus has been to ensure uninterrupted food supply under the ECP. Various initiatives like the buy-back program, commercialization of agriculture and livestock production mainly supported by FMCL and BLDCL provided the agriculture sector with renewed …