The current Punatsangchu I dam site is likely to be abandoned as a third party foreign expert has recommended that the Punatsangchu I project abandon its current dam site and instead build a barrage upstream. This recommendation is the final nail in the coffin of the P-1 dam which was …
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The PM said the government will religiously follow and implement the Kashos unconditionally His Majesty The King on 17th December 2020, during the National Day address, announced that two Royal Kashos on Civil Service Reform and Education Reform would be issued. The Royal Kashos were symbolically handed over to the …
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The 2,560 MW Sunkosh project may be the most discussed hydro project in South Asia that is yet to take off. However, the fate of the project will become clear by June 2021 as the Ministry of Economic Affairs has given itself this timeline by when the fate of the …
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The Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) has sent out a letter to all DHI Owned and Controlled companies saying that this year the annual two-month bonus will not be given. The bonus would have been for 2020. This is in line with what the nation is going through with the …
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Of the 7 recovered Bhutanese COVID-19 patients contacted by the paper 5 still suffer from some lingering effects Bhutan has so far got 859 COVID-19 cases of which 841 have recovered so far with only 17 active cases and 1 death. Despite the encouraging numbers, there is an increasing body …
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From 1st of February, 2021, the complete unlocking process for Thimphu began including inter-dzongkhag movement, schools, offices, institutions, shops, constructions and business entities. Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering during the Press Conference said in what is the convergence of His Majesty’s blessings, prayers of our religious bodies, hard work …
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As the fear of COVID-19 dissipates with some people starting to compare it to the Flu and others coming out to say they will not take the vaccine, The Bhutanese talked to doctors who treated COVID-19 patients to understand what Bhutanese COVID-19 patients go through. Apart from that, there is …
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On 18th of January the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering came on air and accepted there have been major lapses and the mistakes have happened from the Paro airport, leading to the second outbreak. He said the government has done its own review, but he did not assign accountability …
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With India explicitly committing to meet Bhutan’s vaccine needs for 533,000 eligible people and other arrangements in the pipeline, it is becoming clearer now that the main challenge of getting the COVID-19 vaccine is largely resolved. This now leaves two issues at hand for Bhutan. One is the safety of …
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The country’s board exam dates for class X and XII will all depend on what happens in Thimphu and Paro. If schools from the two Dzongkhags ask for time extension to complete their syllabus, then a similar extension will be given to all schools and this would delay the board …
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