THE NATION

The commercial hub of Bhutan, Phuentsholing town under Chukha, faced two years of hardship with businesses dying down and residents migrating to other districts. The 7-day mandatory quarantine system in the southern dzongkhag detracted people from travelling to Phuentsholing, and the students studying in Phuentsholing were sent to other districts …

A police officer in Nganglam, Pemagatshel is alleged to have sexually harassed a lady constable. The RBP headquarter initiated the investigation into the sexual harassment and formed a committee. The committee then carried out a court of inquiry, and based on the victim’s statement to the committee, found a certain …

With the Department of Trade (DoT) making no headway in getting the break up of the fuel prices charged to Bhutan a senior official said that the government will have to pursue the matter officially if the oil companies do not give the break up. The senior official said that …

After speaking to the media,  two female foresters were given a ‘compulsory retirement order’ with benefits. The Human Resource Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) issued an excess staff deployment order to its seven forest rangers working under Thimphu Forest Division. As per the order, the seven …

The Bhutanese laborers who have gained skills working in the construction industry, especially in the last two years, now stand to face stiff competition from the influx of foreign skilled workers, as the country has allowed importation of foreign laborers. Almost all contractors prefer hiring Indian workers as it has …

According to wholesalers and retailers, the price of some food and non-food items have increased due to the increase in transportation charges. The data from National Statistics Bureau (NSB) show that the prices of consumer goods and services have increased by 5.32 percent compared to same month of last year. …

The Regional Revenue and Customs Office (RRCO) in Phuentsholing has been fining people for late payment of Bhutan Sales Tax (BST). Phuentsholing went into lockdown from 17 January till 28 February. The deadline for payment of the taxes during the lockdown was on 6 February in Phuentsholing. “Even if a …

Since the first COVID death in 7 January 2021 till the 10th death on 27 March 2022, Bhutan followed the Center for Diseases Control (CDC) USA and the Regional WHO definitions which classifies any death with COVID-19 as a COVID death. Exceptions are made in cases like vehicle accidents or …

Despite the lockdown, the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) under collected the biometric data of 27,192 individuals in March 2022, which is a total of 157,143 individuals so far.  According to the Head of Application Management Division under DITT, Sonam Penjor, as previously reported, progress was hampered by …

After the announcement by the Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering that there will be no more lockdowns despite the rising number positive cases from the community, the teachers that were relocated from Phuentsholing to Phaduna were hopeful that they would be called back to Phuentsholing for the 2022 academic …