With the easing of lockdown in India and the COVID-19 cases on rise, the highest risk faced is in the border area. The Ministry of Health (MoH) has divided the risk model for the disease into three categories with different risk exposure; remote, urban and border areas. Maintaining social distancing …

June 4, 2020: On the 30th Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, we join the people of Bhutan in offering our heartfelt prayers, gratitude and wishes to our beloved Queen.

In order to promote healthy competition and protect consumers from being deceived through various malpractices in the market, the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) with the Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB) on Thursday in Thimphu. This will also …

His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu today after a tour of Phuentsholing and Samtse to inspect measures against COVID-19. The Prime Minister accompanied His Majesty on the Royal Tour. His Majesty travelled to Phuentsholing on the 9th of May, and visited the temporary housing built for people evacuated from …

Lyonchhen said that the government is in the process of mass stitching of masks which will be distributed across the country and then people will be asked to wear them “We are in the process of stitching about two to three lakh masks which will be distributed to all corners …

Says most must have passed on the benefit One major issue that the Private Sector COVID-19 Task Force has come across was the complaint from many business outlets that landlords are not passing on the interest waiver in the form of rent waiver or reduction to impacted sectors. Ordinary citizens, …

Many businessmen, Parliamentarians, farmers and others came forward to support the government in fighting COVID-19 in the country by offering donations in cash, medical equipment, bags of rice and vegetables. During COVID-19 press briefing, the Foreign Minister expressed gratitude towards those who donated voluntarily to the government. He said the …

Initial positive in Rapid Test Kit and a final negative in RT-PCR test Just when Bhutan was celebrating its long run since 6th March without any case of local or community transmission a nasty jolt came all the way from Jomotsangkha in Samdrupjongkhar. A local shopkeeper tested positive on Thursday …

While there was a lot of appreciation for loan interest waivers on loans there was a segment of people unhappy with the Non Performing Loans before 29th February not getting the interest waiver though the principal payment had been deferred for all by three months. Their main argument was that …

During the Meet-the-Press held yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said that under Royal Command the Ministry of Health is considering providing the flu vaccination for every individual from the next season. PM said ordinary flu will complicate or mix with other flu like symptoms, like in the present case …