BUSINESS

The Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) during their Mid-Term Review (MTR) focused on 4 key focus areas, Build Bhutan Project (BBP), TVET reform initiative, National skills development program and skill share. Under BBP, they have engaged 633 job seekers under different level of skills and have skilled 712 …

With less than three months left for the loan deferment to end in 30th June 2021 businesses are already worried about how they could pay their loans on a given schedule while the pandemic still impacts the economy of the country. The Chairman of the Private Sector COVID-19 Task Force …

A total of 475,651 eligible population was vaccinated across the country as of April 12, 2021 where around 47 percent are female and 53 percent are male. Till date, around 94 percent of the eligible population are vaccinated. The oldest person to be vaccinated was 104 years old and 18 …

According to a United States of America, Center for Diseases Control (CDC) study in 2020 the rate of autism is 1 autistic child for every 54 children. This latest data would mean around 13,000 plus people in Bhutan living with some form of austism in Bhutan and also thousands of …

Like any other businesses, bars are among the worst-hit amidst the pandemic. Bars in Thimphu saw a sharp decline in their business since the vaccination campaign.  Tshering Wangmo a bar owner of Tashiyangtse Tshongkhang cum bar at Changiji said that number of alcohol consumers  has decreased compared to the normal …

The joint statement from Bhutan and Bangladesh said that the Prime Ministers of Bhutan and Bangladesh noted the substantial progress made in the past towards signing an MOU among Bangladesh, Bhutan and India on trilateral cooperation in hydro-electricity. The reference is to the long delayed 1,125 MW run of the …

The Department of Agriculture Marketing and Cooperative (DAMC) admitted, there were some disruptions in the vegetable export last year due to the need to follow disease containment measures and lockdowns in Bhutan and India. DAMC said as long as the disease is not completely contained, it will have to continue …

Agriculture and Forests Minister Yeshey Penjor said many individual households and commercial farms are working hard all over the country, and Tsirang is dominant in the agricultural front.  “In fact, Tsirang is continuously doing very well, but the only thing is, now in some places, we need to support them …

NA and NC form joint committee on Mines and Minerals Bill 2020 to resolve major differences The National Assembly and National Council have recently agreed to form a joint committee for resolving major differences on the Mines and Minerals Bill 2020. The Bill which had been passed in the National Assembly had …

The flu clinic in Thimphu carried out 19,826 antigen testing last year, whereby 5,984 tests was done in March 2020 during the time that the first COVID-19 case was reported in the country. The second highest number of antigen testing was carried out in December at 3,070 tests. A huge …