Around 6% of fuel price already goes to dealers to cover costs and returns You may think your fuel price is high enough, but it could go slightly higher if the government approves the recommendation of a government committee to revise fuel transportation rates for tankers of oil distributors. Currently, …

Oil Companies shy away from sharing fuel cost break up Nepal buying same fuel from same companies at cheaper rate than Bhutan Last week, this paper did a story showing the vast differences in prices between what Indian Oil Companies charge fuel pumps in India as compared to Bhutan including …

Outstanding Nu 70 mn BVT Commission not to be paid In August 2021, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an Indian Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), had taken Mangdechu Hydro electric Project (MHPA) to Delhi High Court after MHPA said it would deduct Nu 250 mn of BHEL’s Nu 700 mn bank …

Since the first COVID death in 7 January 2021 till the 10th death on 27 March 2022, Bhutan followed the Center for Diseases Control (CDC) USA and the Regional WHO definitions which classifies any death with COVID-19 as a COVID death. Exceptions are made in cases like vehicle accidents or …

A large and recent surge of petrol and diesel prices in Bhutan has not only increased transportation rates, but is having a knock on effect on all other commodities from food to construction materials. The price of petrol in Thimphu is 95.21 and diesel is 100.5 while it is 92.79 …

After crossing several hurdles, the 600 MW Kholongchu had started the process of tendering, but here again disagreements with the Joint Venture partner partner Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has held up the project. An official in the know said that it had been agreed that 20 percent of the …

While around 40% of the executives were managed out in the recent leadership assessment exercise, the remaining 60% are very busy these days meeting with Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) and each other, including virtually, to carry out a series of transformative tasks assigned to them by the RCSC. Non …

One of the most important steps in the gradual but deliberate process of political reforms and democratization in Bhutan by His Majesty The Fourth King was a Kasho in 1992 delinking Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) and Kuensel from the government or the then Communications Ministry and now Ministry of Information …

Phuentsholing is not a concern given that around 60 to 70% are estimated to have been infected over time Bhutan opening now to take advantage of highest vaccine and booster efficacy of 10 weeks Countries who controlled COVID-19 like Bhutan are now seeing record cases and deaths as they open …

But only if things go well The government has announced that from 25 April 2022 onwards international travelers who are fully vaccinated and have a negative RT-PCR report need only quarantine for 5 days while. Unvaccinated people have to quarantine for 10 days. However, the Foreign Minister and Chairman of …