Construction will not be allowed in the course of lockdown said Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering. “We have stopped construction work. Some people are saying that their work is within their boundaries and they even don’t have to step outside. We are aware of it but it is not same …

With residents complaining that the contact lines for essential items remained mostly busy, Thimphu Thromde has a new toll free number 1009, however people were confused as 8 stock centers in Thimphu have stopped taking orders for grocery and vegetables leading to the helpine again becoming busy.  Making matters worse, …

The Chief Marketing Officer of Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperative, Yonten Gyamtsho said the government is planning to implement contingency plans for Cordycep collectors in the country given the dismal auctions so far with enough buyers not showing up or low prices being offered. “If things don’t go as …

Meat self-sufficiency at 44.95 percent in 2019 as 4,323.89 MT was imported Although Bhutan has the highest consumption of meat per capita in South Asia, however, there is no viable meat industry in the country largely due to the social and religious norms of eating meat. The hypocrisy was always …

According to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), it took quite a long time to finalize the Digital Drukyul flagship program due to difficulties in securing a budget. “We were not able to make a lot of expenditure, and this is expected since we took quite a long time …

The tourism industry is likely to face a slump for an indefinite period of time due to the pandemic. Director General of TCB, Dorji Dradhul, said there are no prospects to create long-term plans for the guides. The best TCB can do is encourage and support them to explore other …

The meat supply problem is adding to the financial woes of many restaurants grappling with losses. This has driven up the cost of meat, and the price of meat dishes served in the restaurants. However, restaurant sales are also beginning to improve as the government has allowed the import of …

According to the Agriculture and Forests Minister, Yeshey Penjor, tons of cabbages are rotting in storage, as there is no export market for the vegetable due to the lockdown in potential markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Since the cabbage export is not happening, tons and tons of cabbages are …

The Hotel sector has been affected by COVID-19 pandemic as there is not a single tourist in the country. Many hotels in the country are either closed down or given to the government as quarantine centers. However, one hotel, has decided to turn into a hostel for bachelors. The founder …

In the Phase II of the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu that started on 7 July, a total of 16,792 have applied for Kidu till date. Of the total, 14,705 are those who have reapplied and 2,086 are new applicants. For now, the verification for the Phase II is under process. …