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His Majesty The King is in Phuentsholing to inspect the plans put in place to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential goods from India, in light of the closure of our borders, and the 21-day lockdown in India. While in Phuentsholing, His Majesty also inspected the Amochu Land Development and Township …

The common English Dictionary says that the words ‘Stop’ and ‘Put a Stop to’ are similar to the word ‘Ban’ At a time when clear and well though out decisions and transparent communication is the need of the hour, The Bhutanese has found that the government first tried ramming in …

This is not a lockdown but it comes close to it as the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering announced a slew of measures all aimed at avoiding mass public gathering and minimizing contact among people. The measures come this week after Bhutan got two scares. The first was on Wednesday …

The state of the industries impacted by COVID-19 has escalated to the point where employers are laying off their staff either unpaid or on half-paid leave. The Prime Minister, at the meet-the-press held yesterday, said that the government has been informed of such affected industries. PM explained the scenario from …

The RCSC has initiated a proposal for voluntary contributions from the salary of Civil Servants and after its acceptance from agencies will be deducting between 5 to 10% of the salary of civil servants. In response to questions from The Bhutanese the RCSC said that it as the central personnel agency, …

The Agriculture Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, today evening, reiterated that the import of vegetables, fruits and betel nut and leaves has been stopped as a control measure for various reasons. Lyonpo said the same in a Facebook post yesterday morning and confirmed it with The Bhutanese this morning too. He …

The Ministry of Health has placed a guide and driver under quarantine and has conducted tests  after it emerged that a 54-year-old Hong Kong tourist who was in Bhutan from 3rd to 12th March tested positive for the virus on 22rd March and is currently hospitalized in Hong Kong. The …

Starting tomorrow, our land borders will be sealed. We are compelled to take this drastic measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. As you have been made aware through various government bulletins, the virus is spreading, causing immense disruption worldwide, and drawing closer to us each day. At such a …

There was much happiness as the official Facebook page of His Majesty The King announced the birth of the second Royal Child to Their Majesties. The Royal announcement said that the second Royal Child of Their Majesties The King and Queen, a Prince, was born on the 19th of March …

Guide and driver who tested negative to continue the quarantine One major problem of the COVID-19 virus is that given that it is a new virus there is still no clear global understanding on how it behaves or when it shows up in tests. The common wisdom was that some …