Nearly, 30,000 Bhutanese are seeking jobs currently. After the pandemic hit Bhutan, 13,000 lost their jobs while 8,000 returned from overseas adding to the already existing unemployment pool of 8,000. More than 3,000 are still expected to return home due to the pandemic. July alone saw more than 600 Bhutanese lose jobs. Bhutan’s overall unemployment […]
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It is disheartening that the government’s repeated pleas have not deterred people in breaching the COVID-19 protocols that have been put in place to combat the virus. Records available with the health ministry show that more than 100 cases of breaching Covid-19 protocols have been recorded as of last week. These are mostly people, who […]
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The Prime Minister when announcing the second phase of the Covid-19 relief measures on June 27 had an important message for the kidu recipients. The recipients were encouraged to actively seek employment opportunities through various government and private led initiatives. However, as we already move on into the third week of the second phase of […]
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It appears that complacency and indifference have got the better of us that many of us today have no regard for whatever safety measures the government has been urging the public to follow following the first confirmed COVID-19 case in March this year. Since the government adopted the ‘Phase 1-transition to a new normal’ from […]
Read MoreThe recent discussion in parliament to hand over gypsum mining to the State Mining Corporation has literally whisked up some serious dust and discussion. The question here is why should the mines be nationalized without a proper, even maybe, right rationale? What is the reason behind? We know that mining is one area in which […]
Read MoreThe COVID19 has taken its toll. We are a small nation grappling with resource shortage even as we tackle the pandemic. It is a given right now that we should be according priority to offsetting the impact of COVID wherever and whenever possible. Heroes on the frontline are responding against it in their collective capacity […]
Read MoreWith 48 COVID positive cases confirmed in the country, we are facing a crisis of sorts. Though nine have recovered of which two have migrated, we have to admit that the spike in number of cases is worrying. If the recovered and released cases relapse as in other countries, there is the danger of community […]
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Since the first outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, it has now been reported in around 88 countries today. Bhutan has unfortunately found itself in this list after the first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported in the country early on Friday. The patient is a 76-year-old American tourist, who had […]
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The novel Corona virus scare is real. Medical shops have run out of face masks and even hand sanitizers if reports are to be believed. There are numerous videos on this pandemic doing the rounds on social media-some fake, others authentic and still others hyping it up or just sharing information. Meanwhile, Bhutan needs to […]
Read MoreThe same old issue of teachers offering tuition to students has emerged once again with Education Minister Jai Bir Rai clarifying that the ministry will not allow teachers to provide private tuitions to students. Despite the policy guidelines in place since 2012 that prohibit tuition, we know that tuitions are happening, especially in urban areas. […]
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