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Govt worried about spread of Delta globally, vaccinated getting infected in other countries and 30% of domestic population yet to get the vaccines With around 95 percent of the eligible population and around 65 percent of the total population getting vaccinated with the second dose, there has been some speculation …

If all goes to plan with Bhutan’s second dose vaccination program, then in another two months or so it stands to become the first country in the world to reach the 80 percent herd immunity required against the Delta variant. The earlier standard for herd immunity was vaccinating 60 to …

The multi-billion Punatsangchu I and II projects are now officially delayed from six months to two years due to the impact of COVID-19 due to the shortage of labour and the inability of experts to come to Bhutan. The promising 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project was supposed to be completed …

One of the biggest challenges facing the economy is the lack of labourers to carry on a spate of construction activities from hydropower to government projects to private construction. This is especially so when Construction take up the largest share of the GDP and is thus vital to starting any …

While the Thimphu District Court recently passed its sentence on the Criminal Conspiracy case there is still a separate sedition case going on against Khandu Wangmo with multiple counts of sedition. It all started with an acrimonious and bitter divorce between Khandu Wangmo and Pemagatshel Drangpon Yeshey Dorji in October …

The Monsoon season is at its peak but the third unit of the Mangdechu project is still not operational as it undergoes extensive repairs after a major failure and fire in 21st September 2020. The team at the site is rushing to put the unit online by 31st July but …

After more than 100 days under lockdown, the residents in Phuentsholing have ensured that the chain of COVID-19 transmission is broken. They have endured the confinement in their apartments so that the COVID-19 protocols are followed diligently. Without their cooperation and understanding, the people in other dzongkhags would not have …

The country has started rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children aged between 12 years to 17 years on 29 July. Children living in the 9 high-risk districts, which are the the 7 southern bordering Dzongkhags like Samtse, Chukha, Dagana, Sarpang, Zhemgang, Pemagatshel and Samdrupjongkhar and the high movement and …

Importers and traders in the country are facing various challenges in order to import their consignment from damages to delays, and now they complain about having to pay illegal extra charges or commission to bring in their consignment from Phuentsholing  on time. This illegal commission which has now become like …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating a case in the Wamrong branch of Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) where a Credit Assistant used the Point of Source (POS) machine meant for taking banking to farmers to instead transfer money to his account and then use it for online …