After the second dose there is pressure building up from the public for various relaxations, and it is likely that the government will bring in some reasonable relaxations. One major change already visible is that Phuentsholing will no longer go into long lockdowns if a case comes up. The Finance …

TOKYO – With the spread of the Delta variant, new COVID-19 infections are rising around the world, and much more so in regions and countries with low vaccination rates. Japan is no exception. Only around 40% of its population is fully vaccinated – compared to vaccination rates of 50-65% in the other G7 …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to inaugurate Waste Management Facilities in Thimphu. The event was held at one of 9 new facilities, in Dangrina on 27th August.  The event is a step in the government’s Waste Management Flagship Program to achieve Zero Waste Bhutan by 2030, which is, …

This is under the Economic Recovery Strategy and Response Plan of the MoF and MoEA which will also include the RMA The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) have come up with a draft Economic Recovery Strategy and Response Plan that looks at a series …

A suicide bomb ripped through the crowd at the Kabul airport killing a total of 170 people that included Afghani men, women and children, 13 US soldiers and some Taliban guards. The ISIS-K, a terrorist group in Afghanistan, claimed responsibility. This is the culmination of a worsening situation in Kabul …

The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that despite the second dose being given, the 7-day quarantine for travel from high to low risk areas will continue. He said that the original plan was to reduce or relax this time period after the second dose, but that changed with …

Before the spread of the Delta Variant across the world one main hope and target of many countries was to achieve herd immunity of 60 to 70 percent which theoretically would be enough to eliminate the virus. However, that reality has changed with the spread of the much more transmissible …

The reopening of schools for classes PP to III in Phuentsholing will purely depend on the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In the meantime, students will continue their studies through remote learning. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said children are more susceptible to the new COVID-19 variants, therefore, he requested the …

By far, the most popular mode of investment in Bhutan is buying that piece of dream land or plot and either building on it or waiting for it to go up in value. One of the predictions when COVID-19 hit in 2020 was that it would negatively impact land prices …

ISTANBUL – The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago with the hope of rebuilding a country that had become a scourge to the world and its own people. As General Stanley McChrystal explained in the run-up to the 2009 surge of US troops, the objective was that the “government of Afghanistan …