NC had already flagged smuggling concerns and recommended allowing sale of tobacco in 2014 On 22nd of June, the Speaker of the National Assembly declared the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2021 as an Urgent Bill. The Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma said that due to increasing number of smuggling incidences along …
Read More »250 needy students in Thimphu receive Nu 2,500 each to buy school stationaries and uniforms
More than 250 needy students received monetary help from the Ministry of Education (MoE) this year. The needy students received Nu 2,500 each to buy school uniforms or school stationaries. An official from Thromde Education Department, Thimphu Thromde said the help was provided to the needy students living below the …
Read More »Survey says 10 to 13 percent of students considered suicide: NC
Bhutan ranked 54th in the world, in terms of deaths by suicides in 2018. Within the span of three years from (2018-2020), a total of 283 Bhutanese took their own lives, with 95 suicide cases recorded in 2020 alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the number of mental health …
Read More »As Bhutan finishes 12 week gap no science yet on 16-week gap
Depending on which day you took your vaccine in March 2021, Bhutan will be finishing its 12-week gap between the 19th and 26th of June with it extending to 29th June for some latecomers. However, after that Bhutan will have well and completely finished the 12-week gap and it will …
Read More »Candidates from Nanglam constituency questioned each other on failures
The public debate for the up-coming Nanglam constituency bye-election have left the two candidates Karma Dorji representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Rinchen Pelzang representing Druk Phuentshum Tshogpa (DPT) questioning each other on their failures. Though both the candidates have once again made their pledges, they have questioned each other …
Read More »Why COVID-19 cases are on the rise despite several lockdowns in Phuentsholing
There are new positive cases of COVID-19 being detected in Phuentsholing Thromde everyday. According to the Home Secretary and Chairman of the Southern COVID-19 Task Force, Sonam Wangyel, and one of the reasons for the rise could be because of the porous border with India, making it easy for people …
Read More »Ordinary Bhutanese come together to collect Nu 5 mn to save Tenzin Thomey
The Loselling Middle Secondary School (LMSS) stood firm and united to save the life of one of its students, Tenzin Thomey, by raising funds of Nu 5 million required for his medical treatment. With each passing day, Tenzin’s health is deteriorating, and if left without treatment, he could die. Tenzin …
Read More »Three women convicted in connection to human trafficking case
Thimphu District Court has convicted three women in connection to Trafficking in Persons on 2 June 2021. The case first surfaced when the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi confirmed that three Bhutanese women were rescued by the Mumbai police from a Sri Lankan travel agent for allegedly trying to …
Read More »Wage increment under BBP put on halt for various reasons: Labour Lyonpo
Addressing the questions raised by MP Drungtsho Karma Wangchuk from Chuming Ura constituency and MP Dupthob from Boomdeling Jamkhar cnstiteuncy on the unemployment issue in the Parliament, the Labour and Human Resources Minister, Ugyen Dorji, said that it is known to everyone that the pandemic has worsened the unemployment rate …
Read More »WhatsApp attack an increasingly common financial scam in Bhutan
The most common social attack worldwide, Social Engineering Attack (SEA) is also common nowadays in Bhutan. SEA is a trick to manipulate people into making security mistakes or sharing sensitive information which is a very simple method used by the scammers. Bharat Gurung, Information Security Division of Bank of Bhutan(BoB) …
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