BUSINESS

The Early Childhood and Development (ECCD) Centers are preparing for the reopening of the centers across the country on 28 April and to ensure safety of children, the ECCD centers have arranged and readied the centers. Although the ECCD centers will reopen next week, the government and ECCD facilities worry …

Some mining companies had been eagerly awaiting the auction of the Chunaikhola Dolomite Mine and Khothakpa Gypsum Mine and there was much controversy over what would happen to these mines, with it also being a sub text in the Parliamentary discussions on the Mines and Minerals Bill 2020. However, the …

Over thousands of birds died and thousands of birds were affected across the country on December 2021 due to the suspected tainted feeds. Department of Livestock (DoL) carried out postmortem examinations of the affected birds and screening of major poultry viral diseases. According to the department, the post mortem examinations …

The reopening of classes PP to VI opened as scheduled on 18 April, despite record cases and many teachers and students testing positive in schools across the nation and especially in Thimphu. Parents worry if their children will get infected and bring the virus home. However, if 50% of the teachers …

The Panbang Dungkhag Court on 6 April 2022 convicted a 35-year-old man, Neten Wangchuk, and a 36-year-old man, Sangay Gyeltshen, to life imprisonment and 5 and half years in prison respectively. Neten Wangchuk is the stepfather to the 9-year-old victim, and the court convicted him for statutory rape. Sangay Gyeltshen …

The increased city bus fares are hurting the commuters already burdened by inflation. Tshering, a regular commuter, is dissatisfied with the fare increase. “I live in Babesa and my office is in the Core Area. The city bus added Nu 10 to the fare. Previously, the fare from town to …

With the rising cost of commodities, rents and electricity, many people had hoped that the Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) could waive off the electric bills, or even a certain percentage off of the bill amount. Earlier the Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that the government has talked to …

With the cancellation of the driver switching modes on 28 March, the transportation charges have come down, as shared by many business entities. However, commodity prices have not fallen. Instead, the price of some commodities, such as vegetable oil, dalda, and so on, has increased. A wholesaler in Babesa, Thimphu, …

Inflation expected to jump sharply The steep hike in fuel price is adding to the misery of the people hit hard by the pandemic. The cost escalation in goods and services due to the fuel price hike has many worried about making ends meet. The price of diesel has increased …

The government has spent Nu 871 million (mn) on quarantine centers with 134,233 individuals quarantined across the country till date, according to data from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering had earlier said that around 100,000 people have undergone quarantine in various quarantine centers …