It may be only a matter of time before the ripple effects of the new, uniquely mutated version of Coronavirus, named B.1.1.529 or ‘Omicron’ is felt in Bhutan after reaching India along with 41 countries.  “It is impossible not to feel the impact of the Omicron in Bhutan, as we …

The Member of Parliament (MP) of Jomotsangkha-Martshala constituency, Norbu Wangzom, during the Question Hour Session questioned the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA) on the measures taken to prevent gambling in the country.  Responding to the MP, Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji said that the gambling has caused various negative impacts …

During the Question Hour Session in National Assembly, (NA), the Member of Parliament (MP) of Sangbaykha constituency, Dorjee Wangmo, informed the House of the National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)’s data on sexual assault cases from 2009-2020, which stated a woman or a child is sexually assaulted every week. …

During the second Qestion and Answer parliamentary session, two questions were raised against the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering on whether it was legal to use the general reserve funds for development of gewogs in Finance minister’s own constituency. The general reserve funds are reserved for meeting unforeseen, unavoidable and unexpected …

Thimphu police on 30 November apprehended three men for a burglary of Apple products worth of Nu 50 mn from Babesa. The initial incident took place on early morning of 26 November. Police took the help of CCTV footage and canine to get to the culprits. It was learnt that …

The High Court (HC) Bench III has upheld Thimphu District Court’s judgment in connection to criminal conspiracy case. The HC on 30 November  dismissed the appeal made by defendant Khandu Wangmo, Supreme Court Justice Kuenlay Tshering and Drangpon Yeshey Dorji on 1, 5 and 6 August respectively. The Thimphu District …

As per the Literacy Survey conducted by the Ministry of Education (MoE), there are 15,468 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) aged above six years, and 4,111 PWDs are illiterate. Bhutan’s literacy rate for PWDs is 26.6 percent while for general it is 71. 4 percent. The literacy rate among males is …

The Social and Cultural Committee of the National Assembly (NA) presented the Third Reading of the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the National Assembly (NA), and the committee has proposed around 30 sections for amendment. The House has rejected a few of the committee’s recommendation while some of …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is planning to provide the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to the priority groups, including people residing in the high risk areas. Currently, Bhutan has 211,290 doses of mRNA vaccines in the country. The United States of America (USA)’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Recently, the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) publicly accused a reporter of a private paper of ‘theft’, after the reporter published a confidential draft report from the agency, which showed the Ministry of Health in poor light. The DRA did not have evidence that the report was actually ‘stolen’ by the …