DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Prime Minister (PM) at the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday stated that the Build Bhutan project under the Economic Contingency Plan (ECP) will require imported skilled workers initially as there are not enough Bhutanese skilled workers to be employed as full-fledged workforce in the construction sector. In consideration of that, …

Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering said that patrolling teams do make house visits for the purpose of information dissemination and creating awareness. Lyonchhen added otherwise there is no point in visiting the private houses without any reason. “Those who are going for the patrolling are the RBP and they do have …

On 8th May the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo in a press conference said that the Jomotsangkha case had tested positive six times for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies on the Rapid Test Kit (RDT) which either means an early infection or an early path to recovery. She at the time explained …

After the closure of all entertainment centers and gyms in the country due to the pandemic, there is an increase in the number of men and women and the youth going for morning and evening walks, or even hiking and trekking during the weekends to holy places and lhakhangs. Some …

With schools and colleges closed for more than 60 days now, many students are starting to miss their classes and discussions among friends. There are many students and parents wishing for the schools to be reopened soon. They also highlighted the multiple assessment components in each module to be completed, …

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT), Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) and TashiCell have launched data packages for students to make online learning easy and affordable. BTL has come up with five data packages for students with 60 percent additional …

Lack of access to roads, infrastructure development in gewogs, access to market, water crisis and lack of exposure contributed to the highest poverty rates in Pemagatshel. However, the poverty rate has gone down in recent times. Back in 2012 the poverty in Pemagatshel stood at 26.9 percent. In 2015, the …

There will not be any scaling down of services in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) for the general public. However, elective surgeries, ear, nose and throat (ENT) and dental procedures involving aerosol, nasal procedures will not be given to the people who have completed quarantine, except in …

The COVID-19 taskforce is based in Phuentsholing and it comprises of members from key agencies of the government and is chaired by the Home Secretary. Its highest mandate is to prevent transmission and spread of COVID-19 in Bhutan. The key focus areas of the taskforce are preparedness, economy and security. …

Vehicle dealers were already suffering due to reduced demand as Financial Institutions had reduced the loan components for vehicles, but the situation got worse after COVID-19 as the sale of vehicles dropped down drastically in the past two months. Some had zero sales since the lockdown in India and many …