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A medical report by the Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center of 10th January 2020 has confirmed that Sonam Tamang, 28, has suffered from ‘Brain Death.’ However, it is not true that Sonam Tamang has ‘lost her life a few days ago,’ as claimed in a Facebook Post that went viral as …
Read More »Breaking: Record spike in Corona deaths and infections on Wednesday in China
In the biggest increase in the number of Corona cases China reported an increase of 15,104 new cases and 252 deaths on Wednesday 12th February evening by 5 pm. The vast majority of the new cases came from the Corona epicenter in the Hubei Province with 14,840 new cases there …
Read More »Druk Wangditse Lhakhang dedicated to His Majesty
His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Their Majesties the Gyalyums, His Royal Highness The Gyalsey and members of the Royal Family graced the Consecration of the Druk Wangditse Lhakhang on 5th February 2020. The Prime Minister and government officials also attended the ceremony, along with the …
Read More »Bhutan to face Security and Monitoring issues with new Entry points and SDF exempt Dzongkhags
The government achieved a major feat in introducing the Nu 1,200 SDF for regional tourists and getting it passed in both the National Assembly and the National Council via the Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill 2020. In the process, the government had stood up to strong pressure from the powerful …
Read More »629 Chinese tourists visited Bhutan from 1st January till 7th February
MoH says it is prepared to deal with Corona From 1st January to 7th February 2020 a total of 2,890 tourists visited Bhutan of which there were 629 Chinese tourists. However, there has also been some cancellations. Of the 358 cancellations till 7th February 197 gave corona virus as the …
Read More »NC exempts 15 Dzongkhags from SDF fee
NC also adopted the Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill The Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill of Bhutan 2020 has been adopted by the National Council (NC) with 17 Member of Parliament (MP) of National Council (NC) supporting the Bill, 2 MPs not supporting and 2 abstained from voting. Leisure tourists …
Read More »His Majesty The King with 82-year-old Kencho Tseten, in Dungkar, Lhuentse
31 January, 2020: His Majesty The King with 82-year-old Kencho Tseten, in Dungkar, Lhuentse. Kencho Tseten was the very first person to cast votes for the mock elections on 21st April, 2007. The historic event had commenced from Dungkar, the ancestral home of Jigme Namgyel, in the presence of His …
Read More »Manufacturers ask for GST exemption to survive foreign competition due to GST
Association of Bhutanese Industries submits a letter to the Parliament and the Govt on concerns over GST The Bhutan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has forwarded a letter from the Association of Bhutanese Industries (ABI) listing out concerns on how the uniform 7 percent GST tax can impact local …
Read More »NC targets foreign fronting and illegal investments with felony of fourth degree
Only violation proposed for domestic fronting involving two Bhutanese parties The last session of the National Assembly saw a lot of debate around the introduction of a new section in the Penal Code Amendment Bill that criminalized fronting as a fourth degree felony apart from the cancellation of license and …
Read More »Many Bhutanese call for a travel ban on Chinese tourists
Chinese tourist tests negative for Corona virus: Health Minister There was much panic in the social media on Friday as a screen shot of an email written by a RCSC employee, alleging that a Corona virus infected Chinese tourist had been detected in Bumthang, went viral. The Health Minister Lyonpo …
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