The Economic Contingency Plan (ECP) Delivery Unit under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), said the Build Bhutan Project is a new program in the 12th FYP that aims among other things to build the construction sector as a viable employment generating industry or as an employment avenue for the youth …

The opportunity is now open for those from the national workforce The forced closure of the border means that day-workers and non-national employees who used to carry out many of the works around the border areas and some sectors in Thimphu have left a vast gap in light of their …

A report on acceleration and reprioritization of works in the agriculture sector for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) was released by the Economic Contingency Plan (ECP) Delivery Unit on 13 May. ECP’s committee focal officer said that the works had to be reprioritized due to the COVID-19 situation, with …

In the current times when the necessity of maintaining social or physical distancing is made mandatory, a lot of people are following such a precaution without any defiance, as it is for the sake of their own health and wellbeing. Therefore, many people are keeping themselves entertained and busy at …

A few large wholesale and retail outlets in Thimphu are of the opinion that the people who are willing to take up manual work, like loading, unloading and other related activities along the border side, remain skeptical about taking such work and despite the government’s efforts and assurance of helping …

For all purposes, the Jomotsangkha case is probably Bhutan’s first local or community transmission case, but the government is in an all out drive to deny this, even after the Health Minister, in a live press conference, confirmed that the patient has the COVID-19 virus. She even went further and …

With the COVID-19 control measures in place, all schools including technical training institutes have had to close down. Owners of private institutes are worried about the business sustainability. Proprietor and Principal of Yarab Institute, a tourism and hospitality institute in Thimphu, Sangay Zam, said that they had been unable to …

The Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji said that there is no fixed date set for lifting the 7 pm closure rule, and the government actually plans to keep it in place for a longer duration since there are other factors, like the probable end to lock down in India, and as …

During the press conference held yesterday, the Foreign Minister said that the government has scheduled flights for those people who are stranded in other countries for either work or studies. However, he stated that the groups should consist of a decent number of people as 2 to 3 persons in …

Many hoteliers were worried about what would happen to the families of their employees if they had to be laid off. Due to the lack of funds, many hotels had to resort to desperate measures like sending the staff on leave without pay or half-paid leave. Some owners had no …