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… 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 By Zhenphen ChokdenThe Ministry of Education and Skills Development’s notification, issued on March 20, 2025, has sparked significant attention across the country, particularly on social media. While some have questioned the specificity of certain instructions and perceived the circular as rigid, Education Minister Lyonpo Yeezang De …

By Tashi Tshewang As the Bhutan Premier League (BPL) 2025 gears up for kick-off on April 19, anticipation is building among players, clubs, and football fans across the country. The Changlimithang Stadium will once again host Bhutan’s top footballing talent as ten teams vie for supremacy in one of the nation’s most anticipated sporting events. Paro FC, five-time BPL champions, …

…𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 By Sonam Choden The 2025 BoB Bhutan Women’s National League is set to begin on April 19, with ten teams from across the country vying for supremacy. This year’s competition promises a new level of intensity as clubs implement fresh …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 By Kezang Choden Metakha Gewog is preparing to become self-sufficient in mustard oil production, with a new oil extraction machine set to arrive by the end of April 2025. This initiative, led by the gewog administration in collaboration with local farmers, is expected to …

The recent directive from the Ministry of Education and Skills Development has, quite expectedly, stirred a national conversation. Whenever significant reform touches education, the foundation of any nation’s future, it naturally invites scrutiny, praise, and disagreement. Yet beneath the rising debate lies something deeper- an effort to restore the values and direction of Bhutan’s education system. This is not merely …

Tashi Namgay, 39, is Executive Director of Bhutan Kidney Foundation (BKF) who was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Failure (CKD) at the age of 21. He recollected how his life changed drastically as he began undergoing dialysis in 2006, a treatment he endured for over two months while waiting for a kidney transplant.Tashi Namgay has become a public figure beyond his …

…𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 34,000 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 3𝑮 𝒕𝒐 4𝑮, 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 2026. By Lhendup Wangmo Bhutan Telecom (BT) has begun phasing out its 3G network as part of a broader strategy to modernize mobile services and enhance connectivity across the country. The move is expected to …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 600 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 By Lhendup Wangmo The Gomdar Gewog Administration in Samdrup Jongkhar is constructing a cemented walkway, complete with a staircase and railings, to improve accessibility and safety for students and the local community. The walkway will provide a safer and more convenient route for …

…𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi TshewangThe education system is currently grappling with a teacher shortage, prompting the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MOESD) to take urgent measures. Recognizing the uneven distribution of teachers across schools, the Ministry has launched a comprehensive assessment to analyze teacher placement …

…𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 Civil service plays a pivotal role in governance by ensuring the delivery of essential public services across Bhutan. However, the Civil Service Statistics 2024 reveal a significant imbalance in the distribution of civil servants, with a heavy concentration in urban areas. This urban-centric trend has resulted …