Bhutan Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering has warned that the country would be "wiped out" if the fast-spreading coronavirus infection was not controlled and the people failed to adhere to safety norms
Bhutan aims to become free of stray dogs by 2030
Last year, authorities launched the Accelerated Dog Population Management and Rabies Control Programme (NADPM and RCP) with the twin aims of achieving 100 percent sterilization of stray dogs, register, and vaccinate all pet dogs, and control feral dogs.
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Bhutan may see moderate rise in emissions if measures not taken
Bhutan - one of the world's greenest countries with a high forest cover - could see a moderate rise in emission level by 2050 if it failed to maintain emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, Kuensel reported
Bhutan’s construction sector faces brunt of rising cases in region
Bhutan’s construction sector, which mainly relies on men and materials resourced from India and other neighbors, has been hit hard by the coronavirus surge in India and Nepal
Despite pandemic, Bhutan registers 2 percent growth in exports, import plunges
Despite Covid disruption, Bhutan’s export in 2020 has increased to $652 million, recording a slight growth of 2 percent, mainly driven by growth in hydropower export, the national newspaper Kuensel reported
Bhutan expresses solidarity with India in its fight against Covid
Bhutan on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the government and the people of India in their efforts against a severe second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic
Bhutan home minister resigns after court sentences him two months in prison
Bhutanese Home Minister Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen has resigned on Thursday following a High Court sentenced him to two months in prison, Kuensel reported
Bhutan confident of Covishield from India; also exploring other sources
Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorgi has said that the Indian government has assured them to supply Covishield which the Himalayan country required to administer the second dose
Bhutan expects 3.3 GDP growth next fiscal year
Bhutan’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.3 percent next fiscal year, according to an estimate by the Bhutanese government
Bhutan puts all southern districts under lockdown
The Bhutanese government on Friday night decided to put all southern border districts under lockdown as authorities detected two positive cases of the Covid-19, possibly through local transmission
Saudi-bound special flight for workers canceled in Bangladesh
Over 300 Saudi-bound workers were left in the lurch in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday morning when they were informed that their flight was canceled, reported the Daily Star
Bhutan launches a million trees project
A million trees would be planted in the next five years in Bhutan’s fallow land under a drive, “Million Trees Project’, that kicked off this week in the Himalayan nation The drive aims to make optimal use of the limited arable land available in the country
Journalist who accompanied Bhutan PM to Bangladesh tests positive
A Bhutanese journalist, who was a member of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering’s entourage to Bangladesh last month, tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined at a facility in the capital Thimphu
Bhutan, a vaccination success story, to continue jabs till April end
Bhutan will continue its COVID -19 vaccination till the end of April for those who could not avail of the services during the weeklong campaign that ended on April 2
Oral healthcare poor among pregnant women in Bhutan
Oral healthcare during pregnancy is poor in Bhutan, with 40 percent of expectant mother’s never visiting dental hospital despite having problems, according to a recent study
Unemployment rate in Bhutan hits 5 percent in 2020
The unemployment rate in Bhutan has increased drastically to 5 percent, according to the latest statistics announced by the Labour Force Survey, which was conducted in November and December 2020
