The report, ‘Addressing the Youth Unemployment Challenge in Bhutan through a Systemic Portfolio-Based Approach’ shows gaps within the employment system identified through extensive consultations with the youth and other stakeholders. An official from the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) pointed out that skills mismatch, lack of economic diversification, …

With the implementation of the Phase II in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the vulnerable groups are now more at risk of getting infected by the virus, as the Omicron variant is more infectious. Children below the age of 5 years, people with underlying health condition/ co-morbid, elderly …

The shortage of cement in the country is having an impact on the construction sector and on the private builders. The shortage may ultimately lead to cost escalation, low quality work at construction sites, and black business. The Coal, lockdown  and transportation problem It was learnt that the biggest issue …

Office for notary services to open soon Although there have been complaints from the public on the inadequate online services, however, the government offices and agencies claim that their services are being facilitated on time. The agencies say they are following the work from home system during the lockdown. Some …

Phuentsholing has been under lockdown for over a month, from 16 January 2022 to 19 February 2022. The first phase of relaxation was carried out on 20 February followed by the second phase of relaxation on 24-27 February. Likewise, the third phase was carried out from 28 February to 6 …

Responding to questions from the public about allowing sports and not using face masks like in other countries, Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that they cannot afford to follow other countries, given the situation. She said that it is nothing for other countries to lose thousands of lives while …

During the first phase of the country’s response to COVID-19, Bhutan did not have the vaccines, and the whole world had little knowledge of the coronavirus. There was very limited information available to the public on the virus, and very little scientific evidence on the virus. However, Bhutan was able …

Limited bidder’s participation, interrupted flow of materials, shortage of laborers and machine parts, frequent lockdowns leading to cost escalation since demobilization and re-mobilization, are some of the challenges caused by the pandemic in the construction sector. The projects in the high-risk zones (southern dzongkhags) were the most affected. Ministry of …

Haa police has apprehended two suspects, a man aged 36 years from Haa and a woman aged 27 years from Dagana on 20 February at around 4 PM in connection to illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The police seized 118 tablets of N10, 33 capsules of SP+, …

In response to an appeal made by the Construction Association of Bhutan (CAB) few weeks ago, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved two recommendations made by the construction firms. The MoF approved a One Time Special Advance and they have also amended the Liquidity Damage (LD). The construction firms …