March of 2020

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Government impose travel restrictions

Transport

Mar 27, 2020 2 mins read 397 views
Bhutanese in Australia contribute AUD 111,567

Award - grant

Mar 26, 2020 0 mins read 375 views
Bhutan supports deferring 2020 Olympic Games

Sports

Mar 26, 2020 2 mins read 396 views
Covid-19 scare leads to vegetable price escalation

Health

Mar 26, 2020 2 mins read 349 views
Essential goods supply continues in Gelephu

Gelephu

Mar 26, 2020 1 mins read 348 views
All is well in Mongar

Mongar

Mar 26, 2020 2 mins read 375 views
Irresponsibility has no place

Letter to the editor

Mar 26, 2020 1 mins read 381 views
A communication crisis?

Editorial

Mar 26, 2020 2 mins read 381 views
1,050 quarantined in P'ling so far

Health

Mar 26, 2020 1 mins read 343 views
ADB supports Bhutan's COVID-19 response through UNICEF

Award-grant

Mar 26, 2020 1 mins read 381 views
e-Learning begins today

Education

Mar 26, 2020 1 mins read 373 views
First Bhutanese to test positive for Covid-19

Health

Mar 26, 2020 2 mins read 372 views
Tele-education in the wake of Covid-19 threat

Health

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 355 views
Pandemics, quarantines, and history

Perspective

Mar 25, 2020 6 mins read 334 views
Three quarantined in Trashiyangtse

Trashigang

Mar 25, 2020 1 mins read 309 views
A man quarantined in Lhuentse

Health

Mar 25, 2020 1 mins read 316 views
Agriculture ministry places import restriction on select produce

Agriculture

Mar 25, 2020 3 mins read 335 views
Trust the institutions and fight Covid-19

Letter to the editor

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 375 views
In the wake of the Indian lockdown

Editorial

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 511 views
Trongsa dratshang distributes blessed water to combat Covid-19

Trongsa

Mar 25, 2020 1 mins read 341 views
Panic buying in Paro

Paro

Mar 25, 2020 1 mins read 334 views
Phuentsholing retailers running out of rice

Trade

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 351 views
Govt. urges farmers to ramp up production

Agriculture

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 330 views
Hong Kong tourist who visited Bhutan tests positive

Health

Mar 25, 2020 2 mins read 404 views
His Majesty in south to inspect preparedness plan

Royal Media

Mar 25, 2020 0 mins read 375 views
From inside in facility quarantine

Health

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 345 views
A man dies of stabbing injury

Crime

Mar 24, 2020 1 mins read 423 views
700 laid-off tour guides register for jobs in other sectors

Tourism

Mar 24, 2020 1 mins read 338 views
Automobile workshop and other businesses close

Industry

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 304 views
Reduce mobile internet tariff

Letter to the editor

Mar 24, 2020 1 mins read 423 views
Grand father not abandoned

Letter to the editor

Mar 24, 2020 1 mins read 349 views
Is 14 days long enough?

Editorial

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 386 views
Only one tourist in the country

Tourism

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 351 views
UN in Bhutan contributes USD 1.14M for Covid-19

Health

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 348 views
Should the quarantine period be increased?

Health

Mar 24, 2020 3 mins read 338 views
BNB sanctioned PSL loans without following guidelines

Bank

Mar 24, 2020 2 mins read 364 views
We're prepared for the lockdown: PM

Health

Mar 24, 2020 1 mins read 361 views
Tsirang prepares for annual tshechu

Religious

Mar 23, 2020 1 mins read 374 views
Local leaders accuse farm shops of inflating price

Trade

Mar 23, 2020 1 mins read 390 views
Lack of raw materials affects Shadzo

Entrepreneurs

Mar 23, 2020 1 mins read 389 views
Prayer to avert epidemic

Perspective

Mar 23, 2020 3 mins read 401 views
Making rooms for quarantine service

Health

Mar 23, 2020 1 mins read 354 views
Government recommended to increase quarantine period

Parliament

Mar 23, 2020 2 mins read 339 views
Best to wash hands with soap

Letter to the editor

Mar 23, 2020 1 mins read 365 views
Home quarantine is the biggest risk

Editorial

Mar 23, 2020 2 mins read 348 views
Sharing the burden

Health

Mar 23, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
Securing the essential supply point

Health

Mar 23, 2020 2 mins read 353 views
Covid-19 spreads through droplets: health minister

Health

Mar 23, 2020 3 mins read 334 views
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