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The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that the ministry has asked the Dzongkhags to compile the details and identity of the people who are eligible and have not taken the vaccines. She said this data is difficult for the MoH to collect by itself and so this is why …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is looking into the Multi Level Car Parks (MLCPs) which is Bhutan’s first Public Private Partnership (PPP) project between Thimphu Thromde and KCR Pvt Ltd after the cost of the project ballooned from an estimated Nu 480 mn in 2014 to Nu 850 mn in …

Decision taken by former Thromde Tshogde headed by Thrompon On 30th March 2021 the Thimphu Thromde announced a dramatic hike in parking fees within Thimphu Thromde areas saying it got approval from the Finance Ministry. The rate for on street parking was raised from Nu 15 per 30 minutes to …

Lyonpo says HM will only take vaccine after every eligible person receives their shot There are approximately around 37,000 individuals who are eligible but have not been vaccinated so far. The unvaccinated people will be monitored by the health ministry’s surveillance team. Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the individuals …

By Linda Leaming Our house is in an apple orchard above Thimphu, and like so many people we have dogs who have adopted us. Last winter a brown short haired dog with long legs came around. She was wild, afraid of people, and lingered near the house. By February she …

A big portion of the COVID-19 economic shock was absorbed through the Royal Kidu that waived off the full loan interest payment from April to September 2020 and 50 percent interest waiver from October 2020 to March 2021. Another major relief was also the deferment of loans until 30th June …

Bhutan’s normal crude death rate was estimated to be around 6.7 in 2017 which means for every 1,000 people 6.7 will die in a year of various causes. Given our current population of 748,931 this means that around 5,000 people will die in 2021 as part of our normal crude …

MoH Minister says aim is to get above 95% of eligible people vaccinated Bhutan as of Monday evening vaccinated a total of 468,297 people with the first dose of Covishield (AstraZeneca) which is 85.33% of the eligible population of 548,762 and 60.56% of the total population of 748,931. This 62.52% …

The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering said that the government is planning to go for external borrowing at concessional rates so that it can sub-lend this money to Financial Institutions, which will improve the capital base of the banks and enable them to lend more to the private sector. The …

He said all people should come forward so that around 80 percent of the total population is vaccinated to have herd immunity Talking to The Bhutanese over the phone while in quarantine, the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering urged fellow Bhutanese to come forward for the vaccination and he …