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Bhutanese complacent despite the spike in Covid-19 cases
The recent spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country has done little to alarm public who have now returned to ‘business as usual’ after the initial scare.
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Budget targets 2 percent GDP growth
Taking into consideration the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, the government has set five fiscal policy targets, including containing the GDP growth at a minimum of 2 percent, in the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21.
Availability of test kits to determine entry of foreign workers
The home ministry may have lifted the restrictions on the entry of foreign workers, but the number of skilled foreign workers entering the country would depend on the health ministry’s capacity to test and availability of test kits.
New Registrar General for Supreme Court
Mongar dzongkhag court Drangpon Sonam Gyeltshen is the Supreme Court’s new Registrar General (RG).
We cannot take Covid-19 lightly
Our greatest worry was that there would be fatigue and complacency. We cannot be complacent or be overtaken by weariness. These are extraordinary times we are living in.
Cordyceps collectors being screened for safety
Cordyceps collectors of Gasa are screened for high blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases to ensure safety once the collectors leave for a month-long collection period.
A behavioural change to benefit the community
Health minister Dechen Wangmo said that public health behaviour needs to change given the current pandemic situation.
Tsirang youth help meet labour shortage
Had it been a normal year, Tenzin (name changed), a class XII student of Damphu Central School, Tsirang would be attending lessons and preparing for upcoming board examination in December.
Trashigang crawls back to normal
Even as Covid-19 cases in the country have increased to 47, long queue in banks are a common sight in Trashigang town. People found crowding everywhere. On the roads, vehicle numbers have increased.
Contract holds back Bhutanese wanting to return from Kuwait
They sound desperate, willing to forgo benefits and even termination if they can come home. This is the plight of some Bhutanese in Kuwait who are stranded in the oil rich kingdom after their employers refused to let them go.
Domestic revenue to fall by 14 percent
The domestic revenue for fiscal year 2020-21 is estimated at Nu 33,189 million (M), which is one of the lowest in the recent past.
Expensive labour costs
With the labourers from across the border grounded due to the pandemic, unemployed Bhutanese youth have taken up loading and unloading jobs.
Pad-making machines face multiple problems
The well-intended pilot project to provide cheap quality pads for girl students has hit some serious hurdles.
