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Amid Covid-19, a total of 133 people will be leaving for Kuwait and Dubai next week signing the undertaking letter that they are understand the risk and are leaving the country for jobs that they have. Most of them came for vacation and could not return back due to ban …

According to the Director of Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited Dorji Tashi, FCBL has not imported any onions since the export of onion from Indian has been banned about few weeks ago and the situation remains still same to this day. He said that with regards to tomato, FCBL is …

Finance Minister says economy will recover to 1.3 % growth by June 2021 The Fiscal Incentives 2017 will be running out by 31st December 2020. The incentives which were originally brought in from 2010 are mostly tax breaks given to various sectors of the economy like services, manufacturing and others. …

According to the Haa Dzongdag Kinzang Dorji, the dzongkhag is going forward with the strategy of self sufficiency in vegetables all year round and ideally within the dzongkhag itself. He said that the lockdown in the country happened when there were plenty of vegetables in the upper Haa. If this …

The Private Sector Task Force for COVID-19 has proposed the reduction of taxes as one way to help spur new investments and growth and potentially get in new FDI. The idea behind reduction in taxes is that the government anyhow would not get any revenue if there is no income …

Since the lockdown, there has been a shortage of beer, be it Druk 11,000 or Druk Lager, in the country. The shortage or limited stock has led to hike in prices with a case of beer now costing Nu 950 to Nu 1000 while it used to be Nu 750 …

Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag has started mass testing on 11 September and is expected to finish in few days. As 17th September they have tested 532 individuals. Among the tested individuals, 3 tested positive, of which two are female from the community while the other one is RBP personnel working at …

Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said COVID-19 has taught lessons on why Bhutan should be food self sufficient and where Bhutan went wrong in securing that food security. “It was a blessing in disguise for the Ministry to learn so many things from the experience of COVID-19,” the Agriculture Minister said. …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Mr Karma in a meeting with the press expressed gratitude towards Bhutan’s resilient COVID-19 response so far under His Majesty’s great leadership and the government’s efforts in ensuring that Bhutan did not have to undergo drastic troubled times …

The hope is for better business with 50 percent seating being allowed now  The third phase of unlocking which started from 7th September from 5 am onwards meant that shops other than those selling essential items could also open up following the mandatory health protocols. In terms of restaurants people …