BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

…unvaccinated children are the main concern Puran Gurung Amid the surging cases – and the caution by the Ministry of Health on the higher transmissibility rate for the infants, and children, the country registered about 74 one-year-old and 13 less than one-month-old infants contracting the virus, and altogether, there are about 500 children below the age of 12 contracting the …

Puran Gurung At the World Expo 2021 in Dubai that is set to end by April, Bhutan’s pavilion ‘Land of Happiness and Opportunities’ at the Opportunity District, the international community of 192 countries are phrasing it as ‘meaningful, unique, extraordinary and insightful’, says Tourism Council of Bhutan’s Director General, Dorji Dhradhul.Bhutan Pavilion at Opportunity District showcases Architecture, Arts and Culture, …

…even business operators appealed to the taskforce Puran Gurung The transporters of essential supplies and restaurant operators at Sorchen are in a difficult situation, and the relevant authorities are yet to give them a definite solution to the problem raised by concerned parties. More than 100 transporters ferrying essential supplies to the rest of the country from Phuentsholing particularly Sorchen …

CONNECTING NATIONS, a monthly magazine publication registered by Government of India clarifies Indo-Bhutan issues: Construction of border walls at Jaigaon-Phuentsholing demarcation: Fact check: On 9th & 10th of September 2021, a “ Joint Technical Level meeting between India & Bhutan on Indo- Bhutan boundary task was held at Chalsa-Malbazaar, Hotel Sinclairs.” During this meeting, representatives from GoI & RGoB were …

Phurpa Wangmo Owing to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to labour markets, a study by Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS) projects Phuentsholing’s unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. This figure was collected in the working-age population (15 years and above) in the report Comprehensive Household Census of Phuentsholing Thromde and Peri-urban Areas (2021) – the tally accounts …