THE NATION

A prominent sight for visitors and residents alike is the Clock Tower in Thimphu. Before the pandemic, the area around the tall four-face clock was used as a venue for a variety of events and activities, including fund-raising events, movie award ceremonies, trade fairs, live musical performances, and many more. …

The three rooms at the mother’s room in JDWNRH for the patients’ attendants were crowded and dirty with mothers forced to sleep on the floors. The rooms are used by the mothers of babies or children in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), Phototherapy and also attendants …

During the First Sitting of the 7th Session of the Parliament, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Bartsham-Shongphu constituency, Passang Dorji, raised a question to the Prime Minister (PM), asking what the government plans to do to solve the issue of debt, develop the private sector, improve agriculture sector, solve …

Meanwhile, the government is still waiting for official correspondence on the rates from GoI Bhutan is in the process of creating a digital ecosystem for governance, and for the citizens to reach their full potential with equitable access to services for all through the use of Information Communication and Technology …

After the recent directive by the RMA to freeze loans for the three financial institutions (namely BDBL, NCSIBL and RICBL), these institutions are temporarily suspending some of their plans. “As a result of the directive, the RICB is no longer able to give out new loans and it will be …

The investigation of the death of a 34-year-old kidney patient, Sostika Gurung, in an isolation hotel in Thimphu on 28 January 2022 is completed and submitted to committee members of the Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) for further review. An official from BMHC said there is a need for …

The flow of foreign laborers into the country has eased the struggle and difficulties in completing works in the construction sector. There are also certain changes in the system to revive the country’s economy, and to ensure that the Bhutanese workers can learn from the foreign skilled workers. Ministry of …

As a result of the pandemic, the import and export business has become institutionalized, and this has become the norm around the world. Bhutan encountered difficulties in exporting potato and ginger, and areca nut to India. According to the Economic Minister Loknath Sharma, there is a strict requirement to have …

Monkeypox virus which was usually spotted only in the African region has now been reported in 11 countries across Europe and North America, and in Australia with at least 85 cases and growing. It is the first global outbreak of its kind. The Royal Government of Bhutan and the Ministry …

Thimphu TechPark Limited (TTPL), Bhutan’s first IT Park, was started a decade ago to attract IT companies from Bhutan as well from abroad to work in a stimulating environment, and build the much needed ecosystem in the IT sector since it holds great potential for a landlocked country, like Bhutan. …