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One Gewog One Product (OGOP), is an initiative under the aegis of the Queen’s Project, that aims to uplift the livelihoods of farmers in rural communities. Since its launch in 2015, OGOP has benefited more than 100 farmers’ groups and households in 80 gewogs. OGOP promotes the production of value-added …

According to the Chairperson of National Environment Commission (NEC), Foreign Minister, Dr Tandi Dorji, the frequently occurring landslides and flashfloods are the outcome of global warming. As for Bhutan, the government is trying, to the best of their ability, but the world community needs to take action, as the glaciers …

According to most vehicle dealers in the country, the vehicle sales has not picked up since the outbreak of COVID-19. Vehicle dealers suffered in 2020 as the pandemic delayed car deliveries, and reservations were annulled, which resulted in a sharp drop in vehicle sales. This year, as well, dealers have …

One of the big questions over which there is a lot of discussion in bordering towns and villages is when Bhutan will open its southern border gates from Phuentsholing to Samdrupjongkhar. Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that Phuentsholing had a four-month long lockdown in recent times that has led …

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 …