There has been a noticeable dip in the speed of both Bhutan Telecom and Tashi Cell internet ever since the lockdown started. Managing Director of Bhutan Telecom Limited Karma Jurmi said that the internet network may be congested as a result of everyone using the internet during the lockdown. Tashi …

Eggs will be imported from India to alleviate the country’s egg scarcity and made available in all 20 dzongkhags at the price of Nu 285-305 per egg tray, depending upon the location of the dzongkhag. However, the poultry farmers in the country are not happy with the government’s move to …

Poultry farmers who were affected by a suspected tainted feed incident are dissatisfied with Karma Feeds’ monetary compensation, and for not being consulted by Karma Feeds’ and the Department of Livestock (DoL) while determining the compensation. Compensation for impacted poultry farmers range from Nu 30 to Nu 166 for five …

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is looking into the Multi Level Car Parks (MLCP), which is Bhutan’s first PPP project between Thimphu Thromde and KCR Pvt Ltd., after the cost of the project soared from an estimated Nu 480 million (mn) in 2014 to Nu 850 mn in 2020. However, according …

As people wait for the free WiFi and the Sungjoen App, which the government has promised to provide, Information and Communications Minister, Karma Donnen Wangdi, stated that the ministry will not be blinded by political commitments, and will not push for such programs if they do not benefit the country. …

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, food imports and exports were disrupted in 2020 due to border closures. The weak market logistics and information system caused the food commodities from being distributed evenly during the first national lockdown. Vegetable demand and production were out of sync, resulting in vegetable shortages. Farmers …

Public memory is often short, but most will recall that Bhutan was mostly without internet from 21 May evening to a big portion of 22 May 2020 when Cyclone Amphan disrupted both Bhutan Telecom and Tashi Cell’s connections via Kolkata. Bhutan’s access to the Internet is routed through the International …

As per the Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor, although India has had a policy of not exporting fertilizers to neighboring countries since 1973, however, Bhutan imports its fertilizers from India, due to the good relations between the two countries. Nevertheless, with the introduction of GST and the digitization of all trade …

Poultry farmers who have been affected by the suspected contamination of poultry feeds, killing thousands of chickens, will be reimbursed, according to a notification released by Karma Feeds yesterday. The notification reads, “Compensation to affected farmers due to suspected contamination of poultry feeds will be provided by Karma Feeds in …

As a result of the pandemic, the country’s economy shrank. Despite this, the primary sector, which includes agriculture, livestock, and forestry, increased at a rate of 4.57 percent in 2020, up more than 3 percent from 2019. The report states that while the pandemic caused major disruptions around the world, …