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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 …

Highlanders are concerned about the free roaming canines carried along by hikers, pilgrims, and others visiting the region. Gup Wangdi of Lingzhi Gewog under Thimphu claimed that dogs are frequently brought into the gewog by visitors, and these dogs pose a threat to both locals and the domestic animals in …

The Pema Centre, an agency to spearhead the national response to mental health, has been established. The Centre will be the apex body in the country which will provide all the mental health services across the country including rehabilitation, helpline services and many more. The Centre is a 60-bedded hospital. …

Due to the increase in the number of Bhutanese traveling abroad, especially to Australia and Canada, there are rumors that the government has imposed restrictions to discourage Bhutanese from leaving the country. This has caused much concerns as some felt there was a deliberate slowdown in the processing of travel …

Marking a significant milestone for Bhutan’s hydropower sector, Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering graced the Salang Tendrel ceremony at the Powerhouse of the 32 MW Yungichhu Hydro Power Project in Maetsho gewog, Lhuentse on 8 July 2022. At an estimated project cost of Nu. 3,565 million, the Yungichhu Hydro Power Project …

In 2021, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) recorded 293 drugs related cases from across the country. As of June 2022, a total of 169 drug related cases, which is more than half of the case reported in the whole year of 2021, have been registered with RBP.  As per the …

According to the Chairman of Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), Foreign Minister (Dr) Tandi Dorji, the mandatory five-day quarantine will be lifted soon before the tourism reopening date. He said this on Friday and on Sunday the government announced it will be lifted from 4 July. Lyonpo said that the …

Although the government, under the command of His Majesty The King, worked hard to rescue Bhutanese women being trafficked overseas, however, the practice seems to be still continuing in the country. The unlicensed agents are now using different methods to evade the law to send Bhutanese women abroad, using tourist …

As per the patient’s satisfaction survey conducted by the Quality Assurance Division (QAD) in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) 2021-2022, overall in-patient’s satisfaction rate is 89 percent, however, the patient-attendants were not satisfied with the free hospital food, and it has been rated the lowest among all. …

The biggest source of worry in the 2022-23 budget report is the biggest ever fiscal deficit of Nu 22.882 billion (bn) at 11.25 percent of GDP. To add to this there was another record fiscal deficit in the 2021-2022 budget of 17.498 bn. With most of the above fiscal deficits …