The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) faced challenges in closing cases due to the pandemic in the country. They couldn’t call people for interrogation nor could they go to people for an interview since March 2020. Now that health protocols are in place, they will resume their investigation. ACC where also not …

There is controversy over the Mini-Dry-Port (MDP) in Phuentsholing after the MDP was handed over to private firm for mechanization. Ex-loaders have lost their jobs for which they blame the firm while the firm has its own side of story. After being taken over by the Dhendup Enterprise, the loaders …

22 women who own a garment shop each or temporary sheds near Gelephu vegetable market are under under a lot of stress since they have to dismantle and vacate the place before 1 February 2021 as per the order by Gelephu Thromde. The Thromde is coming up with a permanent …

The construction sector is one of the main sectors which is hugely impacted by the pandemic in the country. Increase in cost of materials, hike in transportation charges and man power shortages has contributed to difficulty for the contractors. It was learnt that the contractors are finding it difficult to …

To encourage more youths into construction, the Ministry Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) decided to increase the pay of those youths under the Build Bhutan Project (BBP). The revised benefits will provide individuals joining construction sector an increase from 25% to 60% for degree engineers and up to 110% per …

Like any other sector, the judicial system in the country is equally impacted by the pandemic. As the courts in the country could not function during lockdown, many people got stranded both in custody and outside custody. Moreover, adjudications were getting stopped and court hearing kept getting postponed as they …

The second National Lockdown came right towards the end of the year when people either calculate the tax payable or pay them. The second lockdown also left behind an economic and revenue impact for many businesses which would impact their taxes. Finance Minister Namgay Tshering, said, “The Majority of the …

While  most public service deliveries are made available online, some key agencies faced challenges during the lockdown to reach out their services to the public. An official from Ministry of Home and Culture Affair said that during lockdown, they had issues in providing census and immigration service delivery as the …

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA) is facilitating Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to 133 clients during the second lockdown. Of 133 clients, 27 are new clients who called BNCA during the lockdown to avail the service while the rest are follow-up clients. BNCA has a routine delivery and they are reaching …

Even with more than three weeks of lockdown there are still cases from flu clinic or from community screening in Thimphu. Given the fact that they are still getting cases from the community, the question is, from where they have got the virus. It was learnt that though the number …