DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Real picture could emerge 2 to 3 weeks after opening up all offices and schools With the restrictions opening up in phases an encouraging sign for health officials is that the positivity rate for the whole country is only around 7% while it is 8% for Thimphu. Positivity rate means …

The message was straight and it was stark from the Prime Minister in a press conference with the media on Monday. Most Bhutanese will get infected with the Omicron virus as relaxations are relaxed, but the PM also called on people not to panic as preparations have been made. “Please …

Office for notary services to open soon Although there have been complaints from the public on the inadequate online services, however, the government offices and agencies claim that their services are being facilitated on time. The agencies say they are following the work from home system during the lockdown. Some …

On the Opposition’s recommendations to conduct mass testing of red zones and red areas, isolation of positive cases and lifting the lockdown, the Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that there are only a few red clusters or red buildings in Thimphu, as it was reduced to red flats. …

Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) and an independent inspection team from Ministry of Health  (MoH) is investigating the recent death of a 34-year-old woman, Sostika Gurung, in an isolation hotel in Thimphu. According to the Health Minister, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, when the investigation is completed, the MCB, as an …

Limited bidder’s participation, interrupted flow of materials, shortage of laborers and machine parts, frequent lockdowns leading to cost escalation since demobilization and re-mobilization, are some of the challenges caused by the pandemic in the construction sector. The projects in the high-risk zones (southern dzongkhags) were the most affected. Ministry of …

By Dasho Karma Ura The main trends for the last 10 years of our country as a whole has been nothing less than dramatic. Three factors that fuel each other have contributed to this: The rise of youthful population, political parties, and social media. Within broader changes of the country …

By Chimi Zangmo Ten plus years ago, there were houses sprouting to observe, watch, write about a fledgling democratic nation. Ten plus years ago, there was a rush to fill the columns and the seats in these houses Ten plus years ago, there were promises made by “whoever”, that these …

The conduct of the orientation program for the elected Local Government (LG) Leaders (Gups, Mangmis and Tshogpas) is impacted by the pandemic, whereby the newly elected leaders (who are not incumbent candidates), in particular, are facing issues in handling their roles as they do not know their exact roles and …

According to the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), almost all the components under the Digital Drukyul Flagship has been impacted by the current pandemic situation, and projects requiring physical presence, like face-to-face training with practical sessions, consultation meetings, stringing of …