First Bhutanese to test positive for Covid-19
March 27th, 2020
In a span of 20 days, Bhutan has detected three Covid-19...
Covid-19: Press conference March 26, 2020
March 26th, 2020
2:42 The health minister said that 44 people were identified as...
Hong Kong tourist who visited Bhutan tests positive
March 26th, 2020
Risks of infecting Bhutanese by the Hong Kong tourist who tested...
Govt. urges farmers to ramp up production
March 26th, 2020
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has suddenly made farming a lucrative...
Phuentsholing retailers running out of rice
March 26th, 2020
Until dusk yesterday, Phuentsholing didn’t witness any panic buying although news...
Panic buying in Paro
March 26th, 2020
Paro vegetable market was unusually crowded for a weekday yesterday. Lhamo Drukpa,...
Trongsa dratshang distributes blessed water to combat Covid-19
March 26th, 2020
Coinciding with the auspicious 30th day of the first Bhutanese month,...
In the wake of the Indian lockdown
March 26th, 2020
With India in a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of...
Agriculture ministry places import restriction on select produce
March 26th, 2020
Early morning, the Centenary Farmers’ Market in Thimphu woke up to...
A man quarantined in Lhuentse
March 26th, 2020
Lhuentse dzongkhag quarantined a man at the Lhuentse Higher Secondary School...
Three quarantined in Trashiyangtse
March 26th, 2020
Trashiyangtse dzongkhag has quarantined three people as of yesterday evening, two...
Pandemics, quarantines, and history
March 26th, 2020
University of Pennsylvania’s history professor Alex Chase-Levenson explores pandemics and quarantines...
Tele-education in the wake of Covid-19 threat
March 26th, 2020
The lesson of the day is “comparative advantage”. What is it?...