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The government has hired a German and Austrian company each to take an independent look at all the data and reports of the troubled 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I project and then suggest a way forward. The two companies, Fitchtner of Germany and Bernard Ingenieure from Austria was hired in the …

The Department of Immigration in a notification on 1st June had said that entry of foreign workers in the professional and skilled category would be allowed in priority sectors. It said that entry of even those in the labour category will be allowed after quarantine facilities have been identified and …

This will be Bhutan’s biggest Serological surveillance looking for COVID-19 antibodies The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that the Ministry of Health, starting from 30th July to 4th August is conducting more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests using Rapid Test Kits or Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). Lyonpo said that this will …

Right from even before COVID-19  hit Bhutan, the government started making various plans on the steps to take in case there is community transmission in Bhutan. The government is currently engaged in a massive stress testing of its plans and is looking to improve it as the situation in the …

If the Southern Belt is the main frontline in the fight to prevent COVID-19 from coming into the country its weakest link emerging so far is Samtse. This Dzongkhag has witnessed the maximum violations of people crossing the border and not following the quarantine protocol with 50 cases involving 61 …

His Majesty The King conferred  the Drakpoi Khorlo Medal to Chuma Kinzang Dorji of the Royal Bhutan Army, and the National Order of Merit (Silver) to Anjan Rai and Tashi Wangchuk, both of whom are excavator operators.  The Drakpoi Khorlo medal is awarded to military personnel and recognises heroism and …

This maybe one thing that cannot be blamed on COVID-19 but is a core problem in the heart of Bhutan’s Financial System that has been growing over the years, and is now big and serious enough to threaten the very stability of the entire Financial System, if something is not …

The 2020-21 Financial Year budget of the government has a gaping and record fiscal deficit hole of 7.36 percent or Nu 15.329 billion (bn). Of this amount the government plans to borrow Nu 13.592 bn from the domestic borrowings. While a portion of this amount will be met with the …

With increasing cases of smugglers and people crossing the international boundary of Bhutan with India, there is a huge and growing risk of community transmission coming in Bhutan via a person who gets across undetected but carries the virus. Bhutan shares its boundary with four Indian states starting from Sikkim …

His Majesty The King arrived back in the capital today after a tour of the Eastern parts of the country.  After visiting Bumthang, His Majesty visited the eastern dzongkhags of Mongar, Lhuentse, Tashiyangtse, and Tashigang in the last few days. Besides meeting COVID-19 task force teams, His Majesty met with …