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Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering hosted a reception on 21 September to mark the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the historic milestone of the 50th anniversary of Bhutan’s membership to the United Nations. Lyonchhen shared some of the achievements made in past 50 years. He said, “Back in 1970s, …

Bar owners are still waiting for new bar licenses to be issued after the Economic Affairs Ministry proposed lifting the ban of issuance of new bar licenses after a decade. Pema Tenzin, a bar owner from Thimphu has been running the business since 2014 on a leased license. Pema said …

Stool Antigen Test to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H Pylori) inside the stomach will soon be rolled out to the general public. H pylori is a type of bacteria that infects the stomach lining. Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the cancer flagship is targeting three cancers; stomach, …

According to the Executive Director of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) and the chair of Tourism Technical Advisory Group, Sonam Dorji, tourists are not willing to visit Bhutan due to the mandatory quarantine period imposed on all visitors coming from abroad. For many of the tourists, travelling to Bhutan …

It does appear that, currently, the capital city and the other low-risk dzongkhags are safe and free of COVID-19 due to stringent protocols maintained in the southern regions, which has the four major points of entries, in Samdrup Jongkhar, Gelephu, Samtse and Phuentsholing including many minor grounds of entries. A …

The first Miss Bhutan pageant was held in 2008 with actress Tshokey Tshomo Karchung as a beauty pageant title holder. She took part in the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant, Miss Young International in Taiwan, and Miss Safari 2008 in Kenya The second Miss Bhutan was held in 2010 where Sonam Choden Retty was …

The 15th Round Table Meeting (RTM) between the government and development partners took place on 2 September to review the progress and implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP).   The RTM updated on the progress of the 12th FYP, and informed about the country’s macroeconomic performance and outlook. It …

As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, the norm around the world has been to institutionalize import and export system to ensure effective trade, and food quality and safety. According to the Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor, every country is attempting to make systems more efficient and effective, as well as to …

Bhutanese Olympic athletes shared their views on how Bhutan can improve and bring home medals in the coming Olympics. Lenchu Kunzang, the shooter, said that in order to win in the Olympics,  the most important thing needed is endless physical and mental training and a good diet.  She added that …

Due to the increasing number of tobacco smuggling incidences along the porous southern borders and to reduce the threat of COVID-19 transmission, the ban on sale of tobacco was lifted. An official from the Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency (BNCA) said that number of tobacco consumers willing to quit tobacco has …