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As per the 2020-21 financial year budget the total budge appropriation is Nu 73.989 bn of which current expenditure is Nu 32.900 bn, capital expenditure is Nu 36.251 bn, loan repayment is 4.838 bn and lending is Nu 1.214 bn. It is 14% larger than the 2019-20 budget. Projected …
Read More »NEC launches National Environment Strategy
National Environment Commission (NEC) launched the National Environment Strategy (NES) on 4 June coinciding with Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen’s 30th Birth Anniversary. NES has the vision of a healthy and sustainable environment for present and future generation in pursuit of Gross National Happiness. NEC stated that NES would be critical …
Read More »Infection prevention and control protocol in place to monitor import and export of good: Taskforce
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region and beyond remains as a matter of deep concern. The COVID-19 taskforce based in Phuentsholing is acutely aware of the serious risks posed by the pandemic for the well being of the people and nation. Members of the taskforce have shared …
Read More »MoH advises the public to wear masks as most people ignore the mask advice
The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the people must wear facemasks in public places, but this is still largely not being followed. During the COVID-19 press brief, the Health Minister said the government cannot force any individual to wear facemasks but masks are being advocated now as it is difficult …
Read More »Govt yet to decide on school reopening: Education Minister
The government is yet to decide on whether to reopen schools and colleges by June or not. Education Minister JB Rai said as per the National Disaster Management and the Health Ministry’s data, the re-opening of the schools is being kept on hold for now. Lyonpo said if the lockdown …
Read More »639 more Bhutanese to come back from the Middle East
A total of 12,759 Bhutanese are abroad Starting from April, 880 people came back home from abroad in the first batch. 1,017 people returned home in the second batch, and 563 came in the third batch, as of 12 May. From 24 May to 1 June, in the fourth phase …
Read More »COVID-19 impacts automobile workshops
Workshops are facing a shortage of automobile spare parts and little earnings due to the COVID-19 impact on the economy. Executive Director of the Automobile Sector Association of Bhutan (ASAB), who also owns an automobile workshop in Olakha, Karma Tenzin, said that the automobile sector earnings have drastically dropped by …
Read More »Wholesale and retail outlets face shortage of local workers to unload goods
A few large wholesale and retail outlets in Thimphu are of the opinion that the people who are willing to take up manual work, like loading, unloading and other related activities along the border side, remain skeptical about taking such work and despite the government’s efforts and assurance of helping …
Read More »Donations for COVID-19 not compulsory
Many businessmen, Parliamentarians, farmers and others came forward to support the government in fighting COVID-19 in the country by offering donations in cash, medical equipment, bags of rice and vegetables. During COVID-19 press briefing, the Foreign Minister expressed gratitude towards those who donated voluntarily to the government. He said the …
Read More »Community service and 21-day self-paid quarantine for rule violators
During the press briefing on friday, the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that those who violate established code of the quarantine or travel across the border illegally have to bear the cost of the quarantine and also serve 10 days of community service. “People are still crossing the border. Henceforth, …
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