DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is ready with the Community Transmission Mitigation Strategy if the country goes into the red zone. MoH’s objective will shift from prevention to reducing mortality and morbidity and to protect the most vulnerable population in the country. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said if there is …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is prepared for the worst case scenario, as even in case of community transmission, the hospital will still function but limited to emergency services including referral. All the elective surgeries will be postponed and only emergency surgeries will be conducted. Similarly the other …

The President of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) who is the Opposition Leader (OL) Dr Pema Gyamtsho will be joining the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) as its new Director General in mid-October after the retirement of its current DG Dr David Molden. This is according to an announcement …

The Prime Minister in the meeting with ministers and executives on Thursday said that Project Dantak wanted to get in around 15,000 workers for its projects but the government did not allow it due to COVID-19. Lyonchhen said Dantak put up job vacancies offering Nu 12,000 or those without qualifications …

A 20-year-old man from Tshongzom (Malbashey) village, Samtse, had illegally entered his village after returning from Assam, India. He entered his village on 5 July after discreetly crossing the boundary wall by taking advantage of the heavy rainfall at night. The man has tested negative for COVID-19, but more tests …

College students across the colleges in Bhutan are glad to be resuming their classes on campus after almost four months of online classes. However, Gedu College and Sherubtse College students are now worried about the upcoming exams on 13th July. Some of the students said that they have had just …

With the border sealed due to COVID-19 pandemic, works on construction sites in the country have stopped due lack of foreign laborers. Though the government approved import of foreign laborers with certain criteria, contractors are quite reluctant to bring in the laborers, as it would mean bearing the cost of …

The loan interest waiver and continuation of Druk Gyalpos Relief Kidu through His Majesty’s command, deferment of loans for 12 months, soft loans and various other monetary and fiscal measures have come as a huge relief for businesses. Chimi Zangmo of Dorji Elements said “This was way more than expected. …

They have to continue with e-Learning and assessment at the end of the year Following the directives set by the government, the schools will remain closed for pre-primary classes to class Six. Many parents of primary school students thought that there will be no academic year 2020, and that their …

With the easing of certain restrictions in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is making the use of facemasks compulsory for all the people visiting hospital from 1 July. Similarly, the people visiting district hospitals have to also wear the facemask. The …