There is a realization among people that Bhutanese workers can replace foreign laborers if they are paid well, if they are appreciated and if the government can provide them with the training to make them into skilled workers. If such care is taken then the unemployment issues could also be …

With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the border leading to partial lockdown, the taskforce and sector committee in all the dzongkhags along the border have started to put in the extra effort and additional preventive measures to combat COVID-19 transmission in the country. The foreign laborers who wanted …

Mongar hospital has referred the 38-year-old woman injuried in the Wamrong battery case to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu for further treatment. The woman along with her 45-year-old husband came to Thimphu on Sunday, 7 June. She has undergone MRI and Computed Tomography (CT) scan, whereby the …

Despite the 62 registered cases of COVID-19, and with 19 active cases in the country, most people are now resuming their outdoor activities without the fear of COVID-19. Many have started to crowd everywhere despite awareness programs and with constant monitoring by the volunteers. The people working on the frontline …

With the pain only getting worse the woman requested for the case to be transferred to Thimphu so that she can seek advanced treatment The 38-year-old woman from Lumang, Trashigang, an alleged victim in a battery case involving a wife of Drangpon, is looking for justice. The incident has left …

The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region and beyond remains as a matter of deep concern. The COVID-19 taskforce based in Phuentsholing is acutely aware of the serious risks posed by the pandemic for the well being of the people and nation. Members of the taskforce have shared …

150 plus women survivor of domestic violence and from desperate situation are benefiting from the Civil Society Organizations’ Mask Project. The project was started a few weeks after the detection of first COVID-19 case in Bhutan. The facemask that they produce is of best quality, comfortably designed and affordably priced. …

There has been national outrage at a assault case in Wamrong where the wife a Drangpon there allegedly assaulted the wife of a cleaner with subsequent allegations that due process was not followed. The alleged battery incident took place on 26 April and the case was reported to the police …

Pemagatshel is one Dzongkhag which has a major water issue. People have to carry water on their backs from a small stream nearby and walk a distance. Issues of water shortage have a negative impact on farming and in maintaining proper sanitation. The settlements in Pemagatshel are mostly on top …

Meat shops in Thimphu are running low on meat stock ever since the ban of import of meat by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests to reduce the possibility of COVID-19 coming into Bhutan. The steady supply of 300 kilograms (kgs) of local beef once in a week has stopped …