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As of December 1, the foreign reserves stood at USD 776.63 million By Sangay DorjiThimphuAccording to state of nation report, foreign reserves in the country will last for next 13 months to import essential goods.Article 14, section 7 mandates, “A minimum foreign currency reserve that is adequate to meet the cost of not less than one year’s essential import must …

……private sector, dubbed as an engine of the country’s economy is smothered with conflicting and verboten policies but the MoEA minster says sector lack RND By Dechen PemThimphuWith opening of country’s international gates on September 23 which came along with promising business expectations and hope for better economy.A thriving private sector is a precondition to improve the income and employment …

“…the global economy downturn could defer the graduation”, says Economic Minister Loknath Sharma By Sangay DorjiBhutan’s graduation from the UN’s list of the LDC (Least developed country) category was ratified during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly held in December 2018 and Bhutan was set to graduate from LDC to DC (Developed Country) in December 13, 2023 having …

By Dechen PemThimphu Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women (RENEW) Community Service Centre in Phuentsholing is the 5th service center and the centre is inaugurated on November 30.The service center will cater the much needed support ranging from psychosocial counseling services to safe space and referrals to vulnerable population especially the survivors of domestic and Gender Based Violence (DV/GBV). The …

By Sangay DorjiThimphu Under His Majesty’s vision of providing adequate irrigation water to every citizen, the Khangdari-Godari Irrigation Project was initiated in December 2021. The project will benefit more than 154 households in Yangnyer Gewog and nearby settlements. The project renovated 3.5 kilometers of Khangdari-Godari irrigation at the estimated cost of Nu 15.5 million. The project was handed over to …

By Sangay DorjiThimphu The Ability Bhutan Society(ABS), in collaboration with the Bhutan Foundation and Perkins International, organized a national disability seminar on the theme “Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development in Bhutan.” The two-day seminar concluded coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 and will include its resolutions and recommendations as a way forward for the …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 5% 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 Sangay DorjiThe Pay Structure Reform bill ensued with heated deliberation in the houses of parliament and the National Council endorsed the bill on December 1. However, civil servants are not happy with discontinuation of vehicle quota.The …

𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒕𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊 𝑮𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈, 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒑 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒍 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒎𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒆, 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. Sonam Choki The SUBLIMAGE L’EXTRAIT, a Chanel product using an active ingredient from Swertia chirayita grown in the remote parts of Lauri Gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkag has been launched by Chanel Parfums Beaute (Chanel PB) based in France in October 2022. The plant Swertia chirayita is …

By Tenzin Lhaden Parkour is the activity or sports of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, moving, jumping, and climbing.He learned parkour without any guidance from anyone but through YouTube. Sonam Norbu shares his journey of Parkour with Bhutan Today and his aspiration ahead. What did you do before Parkour?Sonam Norbu: Before …

For some people, dance is a career, a source of income and for others, just a passion By Sonam DekiModern dance has long been described as the type of dancing that children do for amusement. In Bhutan, dance was never considered a profession, and no parent ever encouraged their children to pursue it.Director Pelden Dorji said “In 2006 a movie …