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To ensure the safety of children at Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres in Gelephu, doctors from Gelephu regional hospital recently trained the facilitators in First Aid. 55 facilitators from eight private ECCD centres attended the one-day training. The participants received hands-on training on handling basic medical situations, including CPR and choking incidences.  They were also taught to respond...

The Thimphu District Court has convicted 16 individuals for operating mule accounts. A mule account is a bank account belonging to a legitimate person that another person uses to collect or transfer funds. Such practice often involves foreign entities engaged in business transactions. The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) registered the case with the district court in September last year. Initially,...

A nine-member delegation of the World Bank Group Executive Directors concluded a five-day visit to Bhutan yesterday. The visit reaffirmed the World Bank Group’s continued support for Bhutan’s development priorities. The delegation was accompanied by Mercy Tembon, World Bank Vice President and Corporate Secretary. According to a press release from the World Bank Group During the visit, the executive directors...

People in Monggar town are urging the fuel depot operator to use the newly established digital fuel dispensers to refuel their cars. Despite being set up nearly a year ago, they have remained unused. The fuel depot is instead continuing to rely on older, non-digital pumps. The new fuel dispensing units in Monggar town were installed almost a year ago,...