BUSINESS

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) in a recent notification to all Financial Institutions (FI) has laid down strict new guidelines for Non Performing Loans (NPL). An NPL is a loan which has not been paid for 90 days or more. As per the RMA order if anybody enters NPL then …

Since the re-opening of the border in the south on 23 September, around 10,000 to 13,000 people are entering and exiting the country via the Pedestrian Terminal in Phuentsholing everyday. As of 28 September, about 22,293 people have entered and exited the country. The figure is from all the gates …

On the first day of the official opening of tourism, the country welcomed 119 tourists. Until yesterday, the country has received a total of 737 tourists. As per Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), a total of 183 tourists who arrived in the country are paying the full USD 200 Sustainable …

Every year the cases of rape of minors are on the rise and the unfortunate incidents happen mostly after school while children return home alone. Parents feel that bus facilities in the school would help curb such incidents and they feel that it is the parents’ responsibility to bring back …

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) from applying for accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare (NABH), based in India. JDWNRH was supposed to apply for NABH in 2020. An official from the Quality Assurance Division (QAD) in JDWNRH said JDWNRH has …

On 7th September 2022 His Majesty The King, accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, are in Phuentsholing on a Royal Tour of the southern dzongkhags.  Their Majesties visited Gedu College of Business Studies yesterday enroute to Phuentsholing. This morning, …

Bhutan is one of the few countries in the South-East Asian Region (SEAR) where travelers are asked to fill out the form to declare whether any passengers have the monkeypox signs and symptoms, which means there is a very high level of surveillance. So, with this, it is very unlikely …

As per Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), as of 26 August 2022, 26 tourists visited the country, paying the new SDF of USD 200, and 9 more regional tourists will enter the country at Nu 1,200. At the moment, 11 tourists are in the country paying the SDF of USD …

With the re-opening of tourism in the country on 23 September 2022, the hoteliers are excited and doing all the needful works. On the other hand, they are having an issue of not getting the required number of employees. Hotels started getting bookings and instead of being happy they are …

On 13 August 2022, Thimphu Thromde issued a notification on colouring of roof to be completed before 31 December 2022. Those failing to adhere will be levied a penalty of Nu 50,000. After Thromde posted the notification on the social media, the comment section was flooded with negative comments. However, …