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LONDON – The G7 summit starting on Friday will mark the first time that world leaders have met in person for almost two years. It is Joe Biden’s first such meeting as US president and Angela Merkel’s last as German Chancellor. The gathering will also be the first test of …
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His Majesty in Quarantine following Tour to east and south
His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu yesterday, after concluding a tour of the high risk areas along the eastern and southern border, and entered quarantine as per COVID protocol. His Majesty was accompanied by His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji and the Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Lotay Tshering. His …
Read More »Thimphu District Court dismisses OAG’s sedition case against Penjore on 4 grounds
Bench 1 of the Thimphu District Court dismissed the OAG’s sedition case against Penjore on four grounds. The first is that during the investigation and when the remand order for Penjore had been sought, the case was about defamation but now it had turned into sedition. The second point was …
Read More »Highly Transmissible Delta Variant found in most samples in Bhutan
The Genome Sequencing of around 30 COVID-19 samples from Bhutan done in a lab in Bangkok show that the Delta Variant or B.1.617.2, first detected in India, is the main dominant COVID variant in Bhutan driving the cases here. It is in 87 percent of the samples, with 10 percent …
Read More »Why COVID-19 cases are on the rise despite several lockdowns in Phuentsholing
There are new positive cases of COVID-19 being detected in Phuentsholing Thromde everyday. According to the Home Secretary and Chairman of the Southern COVID-19 Task Force, Sonam Wangyel, and one of the reasons for the rise could be because of the porous border with India, making it easy for people …
Read More »Ordinary Bhutanese come together to collect Nu 5 mn to save Tenzin Thomey
The Loselling Middle Secondary School (LMSS) stood firm and united to save the life of one of its students, Tenzin Thomey, by raising funds of Nu 5 million required for his medical treatment. With each passing day, Tenzin’s health is deteriorating, and if left without treatment, he could die. Tenzin …
Read More »Government exploring possible solutions to ban PUBG online in the country
Member of Parliament from Bomdeling Jamkhar constituency, Dupthob, asked Minister for Information and Communications on the initiatives taken up to ban or prohibit the online PUBG during the question and answer hour session yesterday. The MP said that PUBG is one of the most popular online games played by the …
Read More »Tourism may reopen if 75% of total population is vaccinated: Foreign Minister
During the question and answer session hour at National Assembly yesterday, Member of Parliament from Phuentshogpelri Samtse asked the Minister of Home and Culture Affairs on the future plans and strategies to support the affected businesses in the tourism industry and also on opening of tourism in the country. The …
Read More »Meat import drops by 27.14 percent as a result of the pandemic
As per the Renewable Natural Resources Statistical Release (RNR-SR), the major meat import in the country has decreased to 5,996 metric tons (MT) from 8,229 MT in 2019, which shows a decrease of 27.14 percent in one year. In 2020, Nu 975 million worth of meat was imported, the lowest …
Read More »Thimphu police sees decrease in drug related cases with closed borders
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Thimphu has seen a decrease in the number of drug related cases in 2020 and 2021. In 2019, the total cases registered stood at 304 cases with 660 arrests, while the year 2020 saw 244 cases with 567 arrests, showing a decrease by 60 cases. …
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