Bhutan vaccinates 60% of population against COVID in recor...
April 9 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bhutan on Wednesday said it had given about 60 percent of its entire population a first jab against COVID-19 since the Himalayan kingdo...
Thimphu Structural Plan being reviewed after 18 years
April 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Following shortcomings and lack of coordination between agencies in the implementation of Thimphu Structural Plan (TSP), the plan is no...
Bhutan exploring railway link to Bangladesh
April 5 ,2021
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By: Nima Wangdi
To help Bhutanese exporting commodities to Bangladesh overcome hurdles they face on the way today, Bhutan is exploring railway links to...
Two Bhutanese test positive for Covid-19 during PM’s visit...
April 3 ,2021
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By: Younten Tshedup
Two Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) artists who tested positive for Covid-19 while in Bangladesh during Prime Minister Dr Lotay...
India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh to hold joint milita...
April 2 ,2021
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By: Rajat Pandit
India will take part in a joint military exercise along with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan from April 4 to 12, in the first such mul...
Bhutan is on brink of vaccinating its entire adult populat...
April 2 ,2021
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By: Akshita Jain
Bhutan’s health minister has said it will vaccinate its entire adult population within a week of launching a nationwide innoculat...
Bhutan to construct chancery in Dhaka
March 31 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
With the Bangladesh government allocating a plot at the diplomatic enclave at Baridhara, the Royal Bhutan Embassy in Dhaka will soon ha...
Bhutan sees high turnout on 1st day of COVID-19 vaccinatio...
March 29 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program in Bhutan saw mass turnout with 85,000 people inoculated on Saturday, the first day of the...
Bhutan Government approves 10 FDI projects amidst pandemic
March 27 ,2021
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By: MB Subba
The government approved 10 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects amidst the Covid-19 pandemic last year, according to the FDI annual...
Bangladesh, Bhutan to examine rail network through India
March 25 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to explore a possible railway network between the two countries through recently launched India's Chi...
Momen: Bangladesh wants enhanced connectivity with Bhutan
March 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh wants enhanced air connectivity with Bhutan for both countries to reap economic benefits, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen...
Survey finds Bhutanese highly receptive to Covid-19 vaccin...
March 22 ,2021
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By: Younten Tshedup
If numbers are any indication, Bhutanese are ‘highly’ receptive to the Covid-19 vaccination.
To understand and assess publ...
Bhutan’s pandemic success story deserves to be shared with...
March 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator & Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja talks to Ku...
38 business projects approved in Bhutan to generate jobs
March 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
With the aim to generate more jobs, about 38 business projects from farming to mediatech to postal services have been approved by the N...
Bhutan to have a forensic lab by next year-end
March 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Two girls aged 14 were raped and impregnated in Punakha last year. One of them has already given birth, while the other is in her last...
Movie theatres still closed, Film Industry counting losses
March 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
“Interest on the money I borrowed from private individuals is piling up. It has affected me a lot. I really want to screen my mov...
Impact of climate change on Bhutan’s forests
March 15 ,2021
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By: Phurpa Lhamo
If blue pine is encroaching into spruce, maple and birch forests, what does it indicate?
Experts say this is a sign of impact of clima...
Bhutan’s graduation from LDC on track
March 12 ,2021
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By: MB Subba
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Bhutan is well on track to graduate from the club of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2023, according...
REC, PFC sign pact to finance 600-megawatt hydropower proj...
March 11 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
State-owned entities REC Ltd and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) have entered into a pact with Bhutan-based Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Lt...
2020 showed we are resilient: PM
March 10 ,2021
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By: Yangchen C Rinzin
A year has gone by since Bhutan saw its first Covid-19 case, on March 5 2020. Many describe 2020 as a rough year. The world had to figh...
Bhutan aims to achieve GNI per capita of USD 12,000 by 203...
March 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The 21st-century Economic Roadmap draft report proposes a goal to achieve high-income nation status by 2030. This will be defined...
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