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…𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚. By Kezang ChodenNgangla Gewog in Zhemgang Dzongkhag is witnessing substantial infrastructure upgrades as part of efforts to promote tourism and strengthen the local economy. With the installation of modern streetlights in Trong Chiwog, and a large-scale project at the …

…𝑨 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Yeshi LhadonA historic moment unfolded as the Bhutanese community in Australia welcomed Their Majesties the King and the Gyaltsuen, and the Royal children during their Royal Tour across the cities of Perth, Canberra, and Sydney. Their Majesties meet with around 27,000 Bhutanese people, …

…𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Kezang Choden In a significant policy shift, the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development (DCDD) has announced new regulations regarding local Tshechu holidays across the country. Gewogs are now permitted to declare a one-day holiday for their local Tshechus, while the holiday structure for Dzongkhag-level Tshechus remains …

By Kezang Choden A new Homeopathy Healing Center was inaugurated in Metsho Gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag, much to the delight of the local community. The centre was established in response to the growing demand for alternative health services in the area, bringing renewed hope for improved healthcare options among residents. The facility will offer a variety of therapeutic services, including herbal …

…𝑨 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑬𝒓𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 By Lhendup Wangmo Bongo Gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag is poised to launch a transformative Rainbow Trout Project on October 16, aiming to bolster local fish farming initiatives in response to the rising domestic demand for this high-value species. Known for its exceptional nutritional value and commercial appeal, Rainbow Trout is …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 By Yeshey LhadonThe World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has sounded a dire warning through its Living Planet Report (LPR) 2024, revealing a catastrophic 73 percent decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations from 1970 to 2020. This sharp decline indicates the growing threats posed by climate change, …

…𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoAs Bhutan grapples with the rising challenge of mental health issues, the government has outlined a comprehensive approach to tackling the problem, under the leadership of Health Minister, Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk. During the 8th Meet the Press, the minister emphasized that mental health …

…𝑵𝒖 8.3 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Lhendup Wangmo Chencho Tshering, the Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Finance, shared that a total of 193 applications for concessional loans have been received from participating financial institutions under the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP). So far, Nu 8.3 million has been sanctioned, with 12 projects receiving approval. …

…𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 By Yeshey Lhadon At the recent Bhutan Innovation Forum, a distinguished panel of experts engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on leadership’s pivotal role in shaping Bhutan’s ongoing transformation. The session brought together four accomplished figures in leadership Keith …

…𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Yeshey Lhadon As Bhutan navigates the complexities of economic growth and environmental stewardship, a Bhutan Innovation Forum (BIF) spotlighted the critical role of sustainable mining practices in achieving a balance between resource extraction and long-term development. The discussion featured Robert Friedland, Founder of Ivanhoe …