The Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said that the country can grow all the vegetables it needs to become self-sufficient, even if just 25 percent of the 64,000 acres of fallow land are revived. “If we manage to revive all this 64,000 acres of fallow land, we will have self sufficiency …

During the press briefing on friday, the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that those who violate established code of the quarantine or travel across the border illegally have to bear the cost of the quarantine and also serve 10 days of community service. “People are still crossing the border. Henceforth, …

Bhutan will not open its borders even if India lifts its lock down said the Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji. Instead, the ongoing patrolling along the borders will be even more tight and vigilant. “If the lock down opens, we have to be more careful. We have patrolling going on …

The market has run out of smartphones ever since all the schools in the country started e-Learning on 27 March. Managing Director of Tashi InfoComm Limited, Tashi Tshering, said the company imports smartphones from India. “We bring in smartphones from India and because of the lock down in India the …

Tour operators and the artisans in the country are beneficiaries of the Druk Gyalpo’s Kidu Relief Fund. Executive Director of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO), Sonam Dorji, said that the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu Fund comes as a huge respite for tourism industry as the sector was the …

The government has already stored enough essential commodities to last for 6 months if there is a lockdown in the country. During the Meet-the-Press yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture and Forests Yeshey Penjore said 23,766 metric tonnes (MT) of rice is being stored which will last the country for 12 …

The shortage of laborers in the construction sector is slowing down the pace of construction works and Indian laborers are asking for high wages as the demand is high, said the General Secretary of Construction Association of Bhutan (CAB), Tshering Yonten. He said that the Indian laborers are also planning …

Happy with interest waiver and loan deferral Taxi drivers in the country are one of the beneficiaries of the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu. However, many taxi drivers said they are not applying for the fund, but rather keeping the option for other badly affected citizens. Chairman of Bhutan Taxi Association, …

Tourist guides in the country are planning to take  up commercial farming as alternate source of income and sustain their livelihood after the Kidu period ends. Executive Director of Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB), Sonam Tashi, said that it is a relief package for all the affected tour guides and …

Tourist guides have now turned into construction worker to earn a living in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB), the income from construction work will help the guides with their needs till the tourism business rebounds. The Executive Director of GAB, Sonam …