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Thromde will convert the existing two-lane road from the Bhutan Telecom Office junction to India House into a four-lane road, said the Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee. He said that the 4 kilometers (km) four-lane road stretch is to be completed within a year’s time in May 2021. “We have received a …

Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that two women aged 28 and 30, who returned from the Middle East, tested positive on Friday. Both the women arrived in the country on 11 May. “They are from the quarantine facilities in Thimphu. They were initially negative but tested positive later,” the Health …

The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo urged the public to be mindful of rumors and not to share unverified information. Lyonpo said that the recent social media rumor about a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 after 21 days of quarantine and had let her boyfriend in her quarantine facility, and …

As part its additional measures to prevent and contain local transmission in high risk areas the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that the government is now advising all people to wear facemasks in public places and hospitals. Lyonpo said the ministry has done a risk assessment in Bhutan and the …

The opportunity is now open for those from the national workforce The forced closure of the border means that day-workers and non-national employees who used to carry out many of the works around the border areas and some sectors in Thimphu have left a vast gap in light of their …

In the current times when the necessity of maintaining social or physical distancing is made mandatory, a lot of people are following such a precaution without any defiance, as it is for the sake of their own health and wellbeing. Therefore, many people are keeping themselves entertained and busy at …

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, …

During a press briefing held yesterday, Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that people should not discriminate against those being released from quarantine including those who tested positive. “Although international standard for quarantine is 14 days, the government has taken the highest preventive measure and extended to 21 days. After completing …

Tenants in and around Thimphu have literally requested their house owners for rental waiver due to drastic fall in daily sales and uncertainty of salary system faced by employees in the private sector. They hope for least a certain percentage waiver, which would help them in many ways.  House owners …

With the COVID-19 control measures in place, all schools including technical training institutes have had to close down. Owners of private institutes are worried about the business sustainability. Proprietor and Principal of Yarab Institute, a tourism and hospitality institute in Thimphu, Sangay Zam, said that they had been unable to …