Foreign trips

July 23, 2010Posted inGovernment63 Comments
The prime minister, in his State of the Nation address, reporting to the Parliament on foreign relations: My trips to India, Japan and Italy this year were also very useful in deepening our relations with these countries. I agree. But, the prime minister understated his international travel account. The following, in fact, is a record of his trips outside Bhutan during the 2009-2010 fiscal year: July 2009: Goodwill trip to India August 2009: Fukuoka, Japan to deliver address on GNH November 2009: Itaipu, Brazil to deliver address on GNH February 2010: Delhi, India to attend Sustainable Development Summit February…

State of the Nation

July 16, 2010Posted inGovernment, Legislature
The projected order of business for the Fifth Session of the First Parliament for Bhutan had, among many others, the following two entries: Thursday, July 1: Presentation of the Annual Report on the State of the Nation, including Legislative Plans and the Annual Plans and Priorities of the Government, to the Druk Gyalpo and to the Joint Sitting of the Parliament. Monday, July 12: Deliberation on the presentation of the Annual Report on the State of the Nation including Legislative Plans and the Annual Plans and Priorities of the Government by the Prime Minister As we all know, the…