Bhutan’s economic growth projection downgraded to negative...
January 23 ,2021
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By: MB Subba
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for 2020 has been revised further downward to negative 6.8 percent following the sec...
Brand Bhutan and tourism in BIMSTEC
January 16 ,2021
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By: Dorji Bhradhul
Tourism is important to Bhutan, contributing about seven percent to the Gross Domestic Product. It is the second-highest revenue genera...
UNDP launches Accelerator Lab in Bhutan
January 14 ,2021
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By: Chimi Dema
The Accelerator Lab, part of UNDP global, aims to address issues in the society by testing innovative solutions from local expertise an...
Bhutan’s film industry incurs a loss of Nu 90 million
January 12 ,2021
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By: Chimi Dema
Film industry has incurred loss, as new film releases are postponed, film shootings are halted and theatres are unable to screen movies...
Covid-19 claims first victim in Bhutan
January 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The 34-year-old man who died today is the first death case of Covid-19 in the country, Health Minister Dechen Wangmo just confirmed.
T...
Bhutan: First phase of smart unlocking begins on Wednesday
January 6 ,2021
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By: Yangchen C Rinzin
Except for Thimphu and Paro, people of other dzongkhags that are considered green zone would be allowed to move within the dzongkhag fr...
Boulder export from Bhutan to neighboring countries lowest...
January 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bhutan’s Gelephu has exported over 500 truckloads of boulder worth Nu 8 million since March 2020.
Additional 600 trucks of bould...
India, Bhutan sign pact on cooperation in peaceful uses of...
January 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bhutan on cooperation in the peaceful uses of...
Bhutan - The Kingdom with many new year celebrations
December 30 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
If you are a Bhutanese or residence living in Bhutan, you will be fascinated to witness several traditions of celebrating New Year in t...
Thimphu city of Bhutan goes into complete lockdown
December 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, went into complete lockdown starting Sunday after a 25-year-old woman who visited a flu clinic at...
Bhutanese to celebrate National Day 2020 virtually
December 17 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
The Covid-19 pandemic would change how Bhutanese would celebrate this year’s National Day, as people are expected to stay home bu...
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
December 14 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A signing ceremony was held between the Israeli and Bhutanese ambassadors to India (above).PHOTO: ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY
Israel...
Bhutan Parliament decriminalises homosexuality
December 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan's Parliament approved a Bill on Thursday (Dec 10) to legalise gay sex, making the tiny Himalay...
Bhutan, Bangladesh sign preferential trade deal
December 7 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bhutan and Bangladesh on Sunday signed the first ever preferential trade agreement (PTA) to boost bilateral trade.
Bhutanese Economic...
Bhutan to open four new int’l trade routes soon
December 5 ,2020
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By: Rajesh Rai
In what could be a major boost to the country’s bilateral and transit trade with India and Bangladesh, the Government of India (G...
BIMSTEC Convention ratification sparks debate in Bhutan
December 4 ,2020
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By: Younten Tshedup
Speaker Wangchuk Namgyel during the National Assembly winter session
The BIMSTEC Convention on combating international terrorism,...
Gov’t exploring to give a tablet phone each to student: Bh...
December 2 ,2020
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By: Yangchen C Rinzin
The Ministry of Education is developing Learning Management System (LMS), an e-learning platform, to prepare the ministry to tackle sit...
Satellite Bhutan-1 is just a beginning
November 30 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
Bhutan-1, the country’s first satellite has reached the earth’s atmosphere and is predicted to have disintegrated over Sout...
Bhutan establishes formal ties with Germany
November 27 ,2020
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By: Suhasini Haidar
Bhutan announced on Wednesday that it had established diplomatic relations with Germany, increasing the restricted number of capitals t...
Gender-based violence in Bhutan increases by 36.6% this ye...
November 27 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
Gender-based violence (GBV) in Bhutan increased by 36.6 percent this year, according to records maintained by a non-governmental organi...
Conservation sites in Bhutan receive award for doubling ti...
November 25 ,2020
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By: Choki Wangmo
Transboundary partnership between the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and Manas Tiger Reserve in India, known as the Transboundary...
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