โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 2024-2025 ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ By Lhendup Wangmo In a significant move to enhance the countryโs public service infrastructure, the government of Bhutan has allocated Nu. 16,721.932 million to the General Public Service Sector for the fiscal year 2024-2025. This allocation …
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๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1,118, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Lhendup Wangmo The annual report released by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) reveals a slight increase in the number of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) nationwide, along with mixed trends in fatalities and injuries across the country’s divisions. In 2023, there were 1,062 accidents, resulting in 104 fatalities …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 3.1%, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Lhendup Wangmo The third-quarter 2024 Labour Force Survey provides a nuanced view of Bhutan’s labor market, showing a slight decrease in the overall unemployment rate to 3.1% from 3.7% in the previous quarter. While this reduction suggests some …
Read More »๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ
โฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kezang ChodenThe governmentโs budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-2025, totaling Nu 97,654.829 million, outlines a financial plan aimed at addressing immediate service delivery needs while setting the stage for long-term development. However, economists are raising concerns that …
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โฆ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐. 35 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ By Lhendup WangmoThe growing demand for healthcare services in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, has made the establishment of a hospital in the area increasingly essential. Recognizing this pressing need, Phuentsholing Thromde has allocated Nu. 35 million in the 13th Five-Year Plan to fund the construction of …
Read More »๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 33% ๐๐๐๐ 134 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 6 ๐๐ 13 By Lhendup WangmoThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has reported a troubling increase in missing person cases in 2024 compared to the previous year. The total number of missing persons in 2024 reached 134, a significant rise from the 101 cases recorded in 2023, representing …
Read More »๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐
โฆ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ By Kezang ChodenThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), through its Department of Crime and Operations, has released the official crime statistics for 2023 and 2024, offering an in-depth look at the countryโs criminal scene. While …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Lhendup Wangmo A Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) meeting was held in Zhemgang on December 26, 2024, aiming to boost the local coffee business ecosystem. The event brought together coffee growers and buyers to foster collaboration and strengthen the coffee value chain under the dzongkhag. Key …
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โฆ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐-๐ข๐ง-๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ. By Lhendup Wangmo A new Cottage and Small Industry (CSI) Market has opened in Samdrup Jongkhar, marking the third such outlet in Bhutan after those in Thimphu and Paro. The market is designed to promote locally made products both within Bhutan …
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โฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ช ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ A historic chapter in the governance of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) was written on Decmber 26, 2024 with the formal granting of GMC Law No. 1 of 2024, also known as the Application of Laws Act 2024. …
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