The Ministry of Health (MoH) may not vaccinate all the children from 6 months to 4 years, as only selected groups of under-five children with comorbidities are to be vaccinated. An official from MoH said the ministry has pre-paid for 84,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 6 months to 4 …
Read More »Non-Binary person from a poor background rises up to own his own business
According to the LGBTQI community, it is difficult to find meaningful employment, especially when employers dismiss and undermine them. They are often judged based on their gender and sexuality. However, Rinzin Galley, 23, has set a positive example in the community as he pursued his passion for beautifying hair and …
Read More »19-year-old rape survivor comes out to encourage others to seek help and not suffer alone
A child at just 9 years of age, Ashika Rai had her first menstruation, and she was unaware of the changes in her body. Nobody really explained to her about the significance and care needed with the start of menstruation. Ashika was robbed of her childhood in the instant that …
Read More »Will Bhutanese come back from Australia?
As thousands of Bhutanese leave for Australia, one major issue is, if they are lost for good along with their future children or will they be coming back? The former President of the Association of Bhutanese in Perth Incorporated (ABPI), Tshewang Rinzin, feels that most Bhutanese will come back from …
Read More »Biometric data collection to be completed by end of March 2023
As of 22 August 2022, a total of 372,500 biometric of individuals were collected. The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) expects to complete the biometric data collection by end of March 2023. Except for Thimphu Thromde, the collection from the rest of the dzongkhags will be completed by December …
Read More »BCCI requests the government to allow the budget hotels to upgrade to 2-Star
The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has mandated that all tourists stay in hotels rated three stars or above in Bhutan. On 26 July, TCB announced that it will inspect the hotels for TCB-certification. The notification stated, “In view of the requirement for all guests to stay in TCB certified …
Read More »BIMSTEC SG on Bhutan visit
Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is on an introductory visit to Bhutan from 31 August to 4 September 2022. He assumed office as the third Secretary General of BIMSTEC on 06 November 2020. The SG called on …
Read More »Smokers smoke up freely in public but BNCA says it is illegal and fines are coming soon
Second hand smoke is everywhere With the legalization of importation of tobacco products in the country, more and more people have started smoking freely everywhere, not minding who they are surrounded with. The selling and buying of the tobacco products were legalized in 2021 with the Amendment of the Tobacco …
Read More »Thimphu Thromde asks most Karaokes to shut down for 3 months and make changes or permanently shut down
A recent notification from the Entertainment Licensing Committee (ELC) of the Thimphu Thromde started suspending Karaokes and clubs for not meeting technical standards. They were given time till 30th November 2022 to make changes and until then the business will be suspended. There are about 75 karaoke in Thimphu and …
Read More »Department of Law and Order and CSO Authority to monitor the rise of unregistered CSOs
Registered CSOs feel their credibility is hampered due to the lack of transparency and misuse of funds by these unregistered CSOs Bhutan has 54 registered Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with the Civil Society Organization Authority (CSOA) with their own mandates. However, the growing number of informal and unregistered CSOs are …
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