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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 …
Read More »Community transmission is inevitable: MoH Minister
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 …
Read More »Paro & Thimphu investigations hampered by delay in DNA testing due to COVID-19
The investigations for two heinous crimes, the Paro rape and murder case and Dechencholing Dena Koirala case, which occurred in September and December 2019 respectively are still ongoing. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is yet to catch the culprits in the cases. The body of an eight-year-old girl was recovered …
Read More »Nu 387 mn in losses due to 2 non functional units in Chukha and Mangdechu
Losses are Nu 199 mn from Mangdechu and Nu 188 mn from Chukha Meanwhile Mangdechu unit repaired by an all Bhutanese team after 24 days Bhutan’s rivers have been in full flow from the second week of June with the monsoon arriving early in addition to earlier rains, and all …
Read More »No formal exams but assessment will be there for classes PP to IX and XI
Exams for class X and XII There will be no examinations for classes PP to IX and XI. For classes PP to VI, the promotion of students will be based on instructions and assessment tasks provided through BBS lessons, radio lessons, Self-Instructional Material (SIM) or other social media platforms (WeChat, …
Read More »600 MW Kholongchu to finally take off with signing of Concessional Agreement but a COVID-19 shadow looms
The much delayed 600 MW Kholongchu project will finally take off after the Concession Agreement was signed on 29th June between the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) representing the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Kholongchu Hydro Energy Limited (KHEL). The event saw virtual attendance of the Indian side with …
Read More »PM lays down a middle path in the mining debate
The cancellation of the auction of the Chunaikhola dolomite mine, its handing over to SMCL for now, the National Council praise for the move and National Assembly’s rejection of NC’s motion to also hand over other mines has all treated a heated national debate on whether mines should be nationalized …
Read More »Class X, XII and final year college students will resume their classes from 1 July
The government has decided to reopen schools, institutes and colleges starting 1st July. The educational institutions were closed for almost three months in the country, and for almost four months in Thimphu, Paro and Punakha. After repeated meetings and discussions with the experts on reopening of educational institutions, the government …
Read More »Private Sector Task Force requests for 1-year loan deferment
FIAB submits its recommendation on loan deferment to RMA RMA thinking more on the lines of around six months’ deferment but no final decision yet Thursday afternoon saw an important meeting on the issue of loan deferments organized by the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) between the Financial Institution Association of …
Read More »COVID Heroes: Treating COVID-19 patients in the isolation ward
A Bolero vehicle with an assigned driver waits outside a hotel to pick up the health workers bound for the isolation ward in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). The health workers reach the hospital and start donning their Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), which takes around 20 to …
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