132 women evacuees safely home
September 21st, 2020
A relief flight yesterday brought home 132 Bhutanese women evacuated from Iraq upon the command of His Majesty The King.
According to a press release from the foreign ministry, over 160 women were trafficked to Iraq in the last few years through illegal Bhutanese agents by colluding with foreign agents, which are unauthorised and illegal in Bhutan.
Lessons from the first lockdown
September 19th, 2020
The adhoc lockdown that Bhutan experienced has left many contemplating if...
GDP growth projection for 2020 revised to negative 2.1%
September 18th, 2020
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for 2020 has been...
Close to 90 percent released from quarantine facilities
September 17th, 2020
The government has so far spent Nu 248.279 million on hotels...
JDWNRH Covid isolation ward has zero active case!
September 16th, 2020
After 194 days of serving as the busiest centre dealing with...
Students returning from high-risk areas to be quarantined
September 15th, 2020
Classes for X and XII re-opened from yesterday except...
Cordyceps collectors and buyers skeptical about open business
September 14th, 2020
In a move to ease the Yartsa Goenbub (Cordyceps Sinensis) business,...
Risks high in re-opening Classes PP-VIII : MoH minister
September 12th, 2020
Based on the risk assessment, the health ministry has advised the...
Students of P/ling to be relocated to Punakha and Wangdue
September 11th, 2020
The education ministry will relocate 1,580 Class X and XII students...
More than half who sought counselling were students
September 10th, 2020
Students anxious about school reopening, difficulty with online lessons, and examinations...
Bhutan’s Covid-19 story
September 9th, 2020
Bhutanese were startled out of sleep in the early hours of...
PDP objects Tenzin Lekphel’s nomination for the post of BIMSTEC SG
September 8th, 2020
People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in press releases yesterday, has asked the...
Export dropped to 20 percent during lockdown
September 7th, 2020
Export of goods from major industries declined to around 20 percent...