There are around a 100 COVID-19 vaccines under development by various countries around the world with two of them ahead of the pack and showing promising results in trials. One of them is the Oxford University vaccine that is already in the stage three of mass human trials as announced …
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PE may be held in in October and ME towards end of December The much awaited Bhutan Civil Service Exams (BCSE) will be delayed by around three months. The RCSC Chairperson Karma Hamu Dorjee said that in a normal year students start registering for the BCSE Exams by mid June …
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India maybe the next global hotspot for COVID-19 Neighboring India crossed a million COVID-19 cases late on Thursday around 170 days after it saw its first case in Kerala. As of today it has 1.115 mn cases and 28,084 deaths. In addition to this, the neighboring states of West Bengal …
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His Majesty The King is on a Royal Tour of the central, eastern, and southern parts of Bhutan to inspect the impact and works related to COVID-19. The Prime Minister and the National Council Chairperson are accompanying His Majesty. His Majesty visited the Bumthang Wobthang Agriculture project in Tang on …
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The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI) are working together to invest Bhutanese funds in financial markets and instruments abroad to generate better returns for the government. The aim is to also take advantage of this COVID-19 period where global stock markets have experienced a …
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Most internet connections had snapped without this gateway during Cyclone Amphan Following the destruction cased by Cyclone Amphan in Kolkata, Bhutan saw its largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) Bhutan Telecom crash out on 21st May evening with no internet lines until the next day on 22nd May. The second largest …
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There is a large and increasing body of scientific work that points to a high probability of the COVID-19 virus being airborne with the WHO even recently acknowledging the ‘emerging evidence’ of the airborne spread of Coronavirus. On 6th July a group of 239 international scientists from 32 countries said …
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On the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (Trelda Tsechu), on 30 June 2020 His Royal Highness the Second Gyalsey to His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen has been named Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck. His Royal Highness will be referred to as Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck. …
Read More »Sector specific issues remain due to the larger COVID-19 impact The Private Sector COVID-19 Task Force since April has been meeting various business associations and business representatives in the Dzongkhags and the outlook was grim. Though every association and business came up with a host of issues unique to their …
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A four pillar strategy to prevent community transmission The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo on the sidelines of the COVID-19 press brief sounded a stark but important warning that the community transmission of COVID-19 in Bhutan is inevitable and only a matter of time. She said the only unknowns are on …
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