Bhutan Daily News 30-06-23

𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗴 𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱

Availing counselling services will become easier and more accessible as the Ministry of Education and Skills Development has launched an innovative e-counselling platform. It was launched in the capital today. The new initiative is designed to facilitate online counselling and connect people with trained professionals who can offer guidance, support, and advice on mental health and other issues.

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𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

Taxi drivers who drive electric vehicles say lack of adequate charging points and having to wait long hours to get access to a charging point are hampering their business. Taxi drivers say the increase in the number of electric vehicles in the country has further strained the limited number of charging points. There are almost 500 electric vehicles in the country today.

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𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝘂-𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆

Two men and a child lost their life when a truck they were travelling in met with an accident at Ossey stretch along the Gelephu-Trongsa highway yesterday evening. Ossey is 25 kilometres away from Gelephu. According to a source, the 31-year-old truck driver, along with his four-year-old son went to deliver sand at a private construction site in Jigmechhoeling Gewog. The accident took place while returning from the site. The other deceased, a 36-year-old man from Chhudzom Gewog took lift in the truck on its way back. As per the source the accident might have happened due to poor visibility and narrow road.

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𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟲 𝗠 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗗𝗙

The country generated about USD 16 M as sustainable development fees since the reopening of the country for tourism in September of last year. The finance minister revealed the latest figures at the National Assembly today. The minister said this is a milestone achievement in a short span of time and the revenue will significantly help in improving the foreign exchange reserve position. Over the past eight months, Bhutan received more than 52,000 tourists. From over 52,000 tourists, more than 32,500 are Indian tourists who paid Nu 1,200 per night. Similarly, from over 19,000 international tourists, a little over half of them entered the country under the new SDF.

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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟱 𝗠 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

The Finance Minister also informed the National Assembly that after increasing the remittance incentive from two per cent to ten per cent, the country received almost five million US dollars in 10 days. The majority of the inward remittances were from Australia. The Central Bank increased the incentive to promote inward remittance.

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𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Bhutan has been eliminated from the SAFF Championship after losing its final group match to Bangladesh last night. Despite taking an early lead, Bhutan conceded thrice in the first half. In the second half, the team was not able to break the Bangladeshi defence as the Bengal Tigers sat deep in their half. Meanwhile, Kuwait will face Bangladesh in the first semi-final on Saturday. Similarly, India will take on Lebanon in the second semi-final later that evening.

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𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅-𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗠

Ugyen Wangdi, MP for Drametse Ngatshang’s, proposed yesterday that Bhutan should extend the 10 percent incentive on remittance until the country accumulates sufficient foreign currency reserves (FCR).

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𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Lack of access to subsidised timber permits for temple renovations and the ban on building tshamkhang (retreat huts) have made life increasingly difficult for spiritual practitioners in the country.

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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝘁. 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

Police detain hawkers who fail to leave the street on time and thromde regulations restrict them from operating their business based on several occasions. Many speculate about the street hawkers being restricted from doing business at popular religious sites, the government plans to provide long-term assistance to them.

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𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗣 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗸𝗪 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

On 28 June, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche, Bhutan Solar Initiative Project (BSIP) inaugurated the 500 kW ground-mounted and grid-tied solar PV project at Dechencholing in Thimphu yesterday.