THE NATION

Frances H Bak, 70, from the United States of America, is the first tourist to enter Bhutan on 9 August this year after Bhutan decided to allow tourists in. Bak said, “Bhutan chose me. My relationships with the people I met here fueled my desire to return. They act as …

Bhutan has made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games, which is the 16th edition of the games, on 24 August. Also as a first, a Bhutanese female para-athlete, Chimi Dema, 28, is representing Bhutan at the Games. She was the proud flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Like …

Smoking causes lung cancer and respiratory disease like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and chewing tobacco leads to oral cancer. These are two main disease caused by smoking. As per WHO, in Bhutan, tobacco kills an estimated 221 people each year which is around 5.7 percent of all deaths. A …

Despite the absence of community transmission in the last couple of weeks, Phuentsholing is not taking it easy. The Chairperson of Southern COVID-19 Task Force (SC19TF) said it would be impossible for SC19TF and relevant agencies alone to monitor public adherence to health safety protocols. Each and every member of …

Before the spread of the Delta Variant across the world one main hope and target of many countries was to achieve herd immunity of 60 to 70 percent which theoretically would be enough to eliminate the virus. However, that reality has changed with the spread of the much more transmissible …

The reopening of schools for classes PP to III in Phuentsholing will purely depend on the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In the meantime, students will continue their studies through remote learning. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said children are more susceptible to the new COVID-19 variants, therefore, he requested the …

Given the urgency, the country will have temporary quarantine centers with a total capacity of 1,000 beds which are currently under construction and will be completed by the end of September 2021. There is a 200 bedded quarantine center in Samtse which expected to be completed by the end of …

Although more than 100 government Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centers have been established in 2019-2020, across the 20 dzongkhags, however, ECCDs are non-operational due to the lack of facilitators. The Ministry of Education (MoE) is awaiting approval for recruitment of facilitators from RCSC, and the sooner the approval …

With complaints from traders of overcharging, damages and loss of goods at Mini Dry Port (MDP) and truck parking and following an investigative story by The Bhutanese, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) has advised the southern taskforce and relevant management to take up various initiatives to help ease the …

Residents in Phuentsholing can finally look forward to some degree of normalcy as the lockdown restrictions are cautiously lifted. This is being done to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Mega Zone I, extending from Doti Khola towards Samtse side, and Mega Zone II, the area from Kharbandi gate to …