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Despite of Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) imposing penalties on business entities, they are still charging higher prices. The consumers have been experiencing frequent price hike on the commodities. Consumers have questioned if there are ways to monitor goods that are being imported from a third countries like Thailand, China …
Read More »MoLHR penalizing entire group even if one worker is without PPE
With workers failing to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), even after the issuance by the proprietors, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) started penalizing a whole group if one fails to use the PPE. The ministry hopes that this would help them in addressing the issue of not …
Read More »Audit report points to issues with City Buses
City bus and taxi services are the dominant mode of public transport in urban areas besides the use of private cars. However, there is a major shortage of city buses in cities like Thimphu and also Phuentsholing and even the services that are available have several issues. Having public transport …
Read More »RAA says drivers not assessed properly before getting driving licenses
As per the performance of Safe and Sustainable Road Transport, there are 147,295 driving license holders, of which 19,668 are professional driving license holders, and the rest are ordinary driving license holders. The report indicated that the ordinary driving license continues to increase linearly, while there is no noticeable increase …
Read More »Nu 74.90 Petrol and Nu 69.14 diesel in Jan 2022 took 11 jumps to reach Nu 91.35 for petrol and Nu 109.19 for diesel
Starting this year, the fuel price has increased rapidly. Over the past 6 months, it generally increased 11 times with rare drops in between. The price of Petrol was Nu 74.90 and Nu 69.14 for Diesel in January 2022 while the price now has gone up to Nu 91.35 for …
Read More »No safety standards defined for any vehicles, fitness checks not done properly and safety check issues in transport buses: Audit Report
A Royal Audit Authority (RAA) report showed that Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) neither has the proper testing equipment nor competent inspectors to assess vehicles with sophisticated features. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), during normal or highway inspection, does not inspect vehicles, which might not be roadworthy based on …
Read More »Draktsho’s Fitness and Recreational Room inaugurated
The Draktsho’s Fitness and Recreational Room was inaugurated with fund support from Austrian Bhutan Society and the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport in Vienna, Austria. Since its founding in 2001, Draktsho has made fitness and sports a priority in order to keep students fit and …
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