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…𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎’𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 By Editorial Team In a historic initiative aimed at reshaping Bhutan’s future, the Gyalsung Program is set to play a pivotal role in the personal and professional development of the nation’s youth. Launched under the visionary guidance of His Majesty The King, the program is designed to cultivate leadership …

…𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 Tshering Dorji In a remarkable accomplishment, the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) has been officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a National Influenza Centre (NIC) in the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). This recognition serves …

…She expressed her wish to learn more songs in Bhutanese language Suchetha Satish is a 16-year old Indian girl currently studying in class XII and living in Dubai. She holds two Guinness world records for singing 120 multi-lingual songs in seven hours and 20 minutes. Her recent song ‘Toh Dha Tsoem’ is her debut Bhutanese song released on July 1 …

… Export restriction of sugar will last for three-months With India imposing a temporary restriction on sugar exports, home-based confectionaries, bakeries and other businesses are worried about the impact on their businesses. The restrictions will be applicable with effect from June 1 to October 31. The marketing season for sugar in India follows the October to September yearly calendar. Export …

… if fuel price comes to a threshold rate, the taxes will be re-introduced To offset the soaring fuel prices in the country, the Ministry of Economic Affairs is suggesting the government to axe the five percent sales tax, and five percent green tax on fuels. However, this will have to undergo review at the parliament. The fuel price increased …

… No revision of stipends for APEMS students in Sri Lanka Students pursuing education in Sri Lanka, and the future students will not have to pay a visa of USD 270 for the entire study period, they will only have to pay one-time visa fee. The overall visa fee of USD 270 is also expected to come down. This was …

To strengthen the already existing close ties of friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan, and following the long-established tradition of regular exchange of high-level visits between the two countries, Dr. S. Jaishankar visit to Bhutan is country’s first high-level official visit since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India was in the …

By Sangay Choden In line with the standard operating procedure on multi-sectoral response to trafficking inperson, 165 victims of trafficking were referred to National Commission for Women andChildren (NCWC) for psychosocial support. Earlier in 2020, under His Majesty’s Command, the government rescued 184 women fromthe Middle East – the government provided livelihood training, medical examination, shelterservices, and other necessities to …

Staff Reporter According to latest media reports in Bangladesh, exports from Bangladesh to Bhutan could rise rapidly, on the back of the bilateral trade pact signed last year, after shipment between the two southasian nations saw a significant upward trend.  The two countries struck their maiden preferential trade agreement (PTA) on December 6 last year. The deal, albeit only 10 …

By Tandin Wangchuk On September 24 this week, a virtual signing ceremony for the Implementing Arrangement between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Department of Information Technology and Telecom on the Joint Development of a Small Satellite for Bhutan was held at the Ministry of Information and Communication premises in Thimphu. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of India to …