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The finance ministry is tightening import regulations to stop people from misusing the country’s tax-free smartphone status and to prevent potential deflection of imports due to tax discrepancies with neighbouring countries. Measures include enhanced import monitoring, ensuring regulatory compliance, tracking foreign exchange use, and conducting import audits. Finance Minister Lekey Dorji shared this at the Meet the Press session earlier...

To improve safety in the construction industry, the Department of Labour under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Industry is stepping up its efforts to ensure that qualified safety professionals are present at the sites. A week-long "Training of Trainers" on occupational health and safety is currently underway in Phuentshogling. This initiative aims to develop skilled professionals who can train...

The industry, commerce, and employment minister said the government is committed to fostering inclusive workplaces in the private sector through fiscal incentives, public recognition, and direct support for employers supporting diversity. Highlighting a key initiative, he said that the newly launched Youth Engagement and Livelihood Program Guideline 2024 prioritises persons with disabilities by waiving the standard selection process. He emphasised...

A place of worship or a site of neglect? The newly built Hindu temple in Tsirang’s Tsirang Toed Gewog remains locked in the absence of relics and statues for worship. However, repeated break-ins have left the temple littered, with some even destroying electric bulbs and wiring, before it could serve its purpose. The main temple was constructed under the previous...