People still queued up although the programme ended seven hours, 613 individuals and 60 vials of Moderna vaccines later By Tashi Namgyal The flu clinic at the RBP helipad in Thimphu was overwhelmed with more than 600 people who came to receive their second dose of covid-19 vaccineyesterday. Although the plan was to vaccinate only around 60 people who volunteered …
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For the love of football
By Tashi Dendup He dreamt of becoming a footballer even as a kid and, despite all the odds staked against him, he continued to pursue his dream that would eventually become his ultimate goal in life. Meet Tenzin Dorji, 24, a Bhutanese international footballer who plays as a central defender for the National football team and currently plays for Druk …
Read More »Clinging oh hopeโs last strands
Residents of Phuentsholing and Samtse are hopeful that the second jab would mean the end to their prolonged suffering By Sonam Choki While the lockdown in Samtse has been partially lifted following no fresh cases for several days, the residents of Phuentsholing are clinging to their last strands of hope of getting vaccinated at the earliest and finally getting freed …
Read More »Account asst. siphon millions in Trashigang
By Tandin Dhendup The recent Annual Audit Report published by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has revealed some glaring incidences of corruption and misappropriation of funds in the country. While close to Nu 4 Billion were reported in irregularities in 2020, the RAA report revealed glaring loopholes especially in the road and construction sector where significant anomalies were cited in …
Read More »Samtse gradually opens up
By Chimi Wangmo Samtse, one of the worst coronavirus-hit districts in the country, is seeing a glimmer of hope in the past few days. With no positive cases from the community since Thursday last week, the lockdown in Samtse Throm has been relaxed from Friday this week. The district has been under lockdown since Monday last week after a woman …
Read More »Opposition asks govt. to clarify on vaccine approach
Prime Minister responds in equal measures By Tandin Wangchuk In the wake of the government proposing a โmix-and-matchโ vaccine approach for the second jab, the Opposition Party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, has asked the government to clarify on this approach given that the WHO has still not approved of this method of inoculation. DPT said the Government should clarify the doubts …
Read More »Forester dies after drowning in Phochhu
Staff Reporter In a worrying development with the onset of the summer monsoons, a 45-year-old official from the Department of Forestry died after falling into the Phochhu while he was patrolling the river in a boat in Punakha. Police said the incident occurred at around noon on Friday below Tsekha village under Toedwang Gewog in Punakha. Sources said the deceased …
Read More »UNICEF a saving grace in Bhutanโs fight against the pandemic
By Phurpa Wangmo In 2020, UNICEF together with its partners and donors continued to accelerate its efforts to sustain the progress made thus far and support the Governmentโs preparedness and response to COVID-19 to ensure that no child gets left behind in the countryโs response efforts. By November last year, 9,258 babies were delivered at health facilities and 10,396 pregnant …
Read More »Empowering rural Bhutanese women entrepreneurs
In Bhutan, SNVโs efforts to support women masons reveal that they are faced multiple challenges over the past decade By Tandin Wangchuk It is often stated that well-intentioned approaches to promote rural womenโs entrepreneurship in the WASH sector can inadvertently marginalise them if these fail to recognise and act on gendered barriers to womenโs economic empowerment. SNV and partners are …
Read More »Bhutan – India cooperation in Healthcare
By Chimi Wangmo One of the strong areas of co-operation in the Bhutan-India friendship chapter is undeniably providing quality healthcare. From entirely funding Bhutanโs first five year plan to building the first roads and hospitals in the country, the government of India has always been a steadfast development partner for Bhutanโs socio-economic growth and one area that has received particular …
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