BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

In a recent development, the Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has introduced revised taxi and bus fares, which is being hailed as a move to compensate for inflation and provide a slight relief to civil servants who have recently received a pay hike. While some view this as a positive step towards economic growth, I, on the other hand, …

…𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Phurpa Wangmo & Sonam Deki, Thimphu Car owners and drivers have voiced serious concerns regarding the quality of fuel supplied by certain Petroleum Retail Outlets. They suspect that adulteration may be the root cause behind their frequent vehicle breakdowns and related issues with …

In the intricate embroidery of a nation’s development, the public sector stands as a formidable thread, woven into the very fabric of the nation’s welfare and progress. At the heart of this sector are the diligent civil servants, working tirelessly to steer the ship of governance towards the shores of national prosperity. In Bhutan, the Royal Civil Service Commission has …

…𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. Susmika SubbaManaging for Excellence” (MaX) was introduced in the 2015-16 period with the aim of improving performance by establishing clear accountability throughout the organizational hierarchy. This accountability was designed to be in line with the …

…𝑰𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆. Tshering Dorji The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has implemented a revision in taxi and bus fares, effective from September 1. This move, however, has not been met with enthusiasm among passengers who heavily rely on public transport, especially in …