The People’s Democratic Party in a press release called upon the Government to implement the new school Assessment Rule from the new academic session. It said the Government has announced the new Assessment Structure in schools from mid this year. According to the changed assessment system, “the minimum pass mark …

The government’s recent and many pronouncements on the Drayang issue has lead to a feeling among Drayang owners and workers that they are being unfairly defamed and belittled. In an earlier interview the Druk Drayang Association President Kelzang Phuntsho said that a lot of work had been put in to …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to inaugurate Waste Management Facilities in Thimphu. The event was held at one of 9 new facilities, in Dangrina on 27th August.  The event is a step in the government’s Waste Management Flagship Program to achieve Zero Waste Bhutan by 2030, which is, …

The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that despite the second dose being given, the 7-day quarantine for travel from high to low risk areas will continue. He said that the original plan was to reduce or relax this time period after the second dose, but that changed with …

Translation of His Majesty’s Address at the RBA Parade As we are all gathered here on this auspicious day to celebrate your success, which is the result of your efforts and collective prayers, I am pleased to wish you all Tashi Delek. The Armed Forces of Bhutan was instituted upon …

On the 3-4th of August 2021, a National Logistics Preparedness Inception workshop was held by the Department of Disaster Management and MoAF in collaboration with WFP. The workshop was organized as a part of activities under the Global Logistics Cluster Field-Based Preparedness Project. The interactive workshop aimed to support local …

The Cabinet has decided to allow the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) to look into doing away with the Route Permits that require tourists to seek additional route permits to travel to destinations beyond Paro and Thimphu. The Chairman of the TCB and Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that …

Bhutan on Friday morning sent 230,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Nepal. The Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba took to Twitter to thank His Majesty The King and the Prime Minister for the vaccines. He tweeted saying, “Nepal welcomes the friendly gesture from Bhutan in aiding Nepal’s fight against …

If all goes to plan with Bhutan’s second dose vaccination program, then in another two months or so it stands to become the first country in the world to reach the 80 percent herd immunity required against the Delta variant. The earlier standard for herd immunity was vaccinating 60 to …

The multi-billion Punatsangchu I and II projects are now officially delayed from six months to two years due to the impact of COVID-19 due to the shortage of labour and the inability of experts to come to Bhutan. The promising 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project was supposed to be completed …