Dasho Kinley Dorji to Kuensel, last week, defending the government’s decision to hire McKinsey: I was told that the total amount of money the government spends on consultants in a year is actually more than the amount made public. It’s about what you are getting for what you are paying. We need to define what [...]
Lobxang’s comment on “Mining our business”: Pardon me, this is not related to mining but rather a bizarre topic. Is the Government panicking over the upcoming SAARC Summit in the Country? From what I read in Kuensel, the government is acting like they are having a cold feet already. First, tour operators were asked to [...]
Most of the work at the Punatsangchu hydropower project, estimated to cost more than Nu 36 billion, is being contracted out to large Indian companies. And rightfully so. After all, we still don’t have enough in-house capacity to dig tunnels, erect dams and build powerhouses. But mining? For stone? Now that, I’m sure we can [...]
I smell danger. The prime minister is going all out campaigning for state funding for political parties. In January, the prime minister informed the business community in Phuensholing that both the political parties were facing severe financial difficulties. Referring to the Parliament’s decision not to provide state financing for political parties, the prime minister complained [...]
The cabinet’s website is actually quite good. It is clean, simple, quick and easy to navigate. And it provides useful information. That is, until they stopped posting the government’s executive orders, cabinet decisions and press releases. So in my previous post, I didn’t mean to complain that the cabinet’s website was bad in any way. [...]
I trust that part of the Nu 2.05 billion total solutions project will go towards updating the cabinet’s website – for some odd reason, the cabinet has stopped publishing their executive orders, cabinet decisions, and press releases on their website.
Dr Prajapati Trivedi recently talked about the performance appraisal system he’s developing in India. Our civil servants, some of who have already signed performance compacts, may find his insights useful. On the importance of implementation: The big difference between the developed country and developing ones is not so much about strategising and planning but implementation. [...]
Exactly one month ago, I called on the Royal Civil Service Commission requesting them to reverse their decision to terminate (without retirement benefits) seven education officials from their jobs. The basis of my request was that the RCSC had violated Section 10.2 of the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2006. Section 10.2 declares that: [...]
Several multinational companies, like Tata, Airtel, Lafarge, and Infinity, have shown interest in investing in Bhutan. And others, like Mountain Hazelnut Venture, have already started doing business in our country. So it’s time the government finalized its foreign direct investment policy. But before finalizing the policy, the government should hold thorough consultations with all stakeholders, [...]
The Constituency Development Grant: The National Council has declared it as unconstitutional; The Election Commission of Bhutan has complained that it will compromise the conduct of free and fair elections; citizens have called it a political tool; and the opposition party has denounced it. And still, the controversial CDG prevails. But faced with increasing questions [...]
Tshering Tobgay is a Member of Parliament representing Sombaykha Constitutency in Haa. He is the Leader of the Opposition Party in the National Assembly of Bhutan.
Is ACC taking too long to start investigating the Gyelpozhing land case?
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