BUSINESS

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, …

Late on Thursday night the Facebook page of the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering released a notification placing a moratorium on the import of vehicles to preserve the depleting foreign currency reserves of Bhutan. The release quoted Article 14, Section 7 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan which states …

Parents who have vegetable stalls in Ka-Ja Throm, after being recently relocated from Centenary Farmer’s Market (CFM) in Thimphu are worried about their kids’ safety and engagement after the closure of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) center inside the CFM market. More than 50 children, with age ranging …

The Minister of Economic Affairs Loknath Sharma during his recent visit to Delhi met with the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and the Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. In his meetings with the two ministers he raised the issue of allowing all Bhutanese …

With cases of alleged sexual harassment against taxi drivers and with complaints of losing belongings in taxis, the Taxi Association of Bhutan has a plan to install CCTV cameras in the taxis to curb such issues. Executive Director of the Taxi Association Tshering Penjor said advocacy is one way of …

Despite of Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) imposing penalties on business entities, they are still charging higher prices. The consumers have been experiencing frequent price hike on the commodities. Consumers have questioned if there are ways to monitor goods that are being imported from a third countries like Thailand, China …

The government has decided to allow the tour operators to open their dollar accounts in the country, Chairman of Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji, announced during a meeting with more than 100 tour operators yesterday. Tour operators were informed that in order to make it …