…𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 By Kezang Choden In recent years, online gaming has transformed from a casual hobby into a promising path for Bhutanese youth, offering both financial opportunities and personal growth. Spearheading this transformation is the Bhutan Mobile Gaming Association (BMGA), a dedicated organization helping young players turn their passion for gaming into a viable …
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𝐏𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
…𝑷𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Lhendup Wangmo Phekoma Primary School in Khebisa Gewog, Dagana Dzongkhag, has become the first school in the district to fully transition to digitalized classrooms. Thanks to a Nu. 0.89 million investment from the Gewog Administration, the school now boasts seven smart boards across classrooms from Pre-Primary …
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…𝑳𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒑 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 By Yeshey LhadonIn the remote highlands of Laya, where cultural heritage runs deep, a group of young “upshifters” has taken on a unique mission. As climate change increasingly impacts their community, these four Class IX students from Laya Middle Secondary School are pioneering initiatives to preserve their traditional attire …
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…𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 By Lhendup WangmoEstablished in 2017, the Bhutan Taxi Association (BTA) has swiftly become a cornerstone of Bhutan’s transportation sector, representing and unifying taxi drivers across the country. Though initially an informal group, the association’s dedication to supporting taxi drivers and ensuring passenger satisfaction led it to formalize operations …
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…𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 3,800 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑫𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Kezang ChodenThe 2024 HRH Gyalsey Mathematics Award shone a spotlight on the mathematical talent and dedication of Bhutan’s young scholars as they competed to prove their academic prowess. This year’s event drew a record-breaking 2,662 students in Category 1 and 1,232 students in Category 2, representing schools from …
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…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Kezang Choden In a remarkable effort to rekindle Bhutan’s ancient craft of nettle-based production, the Tarayana Foundation organized a hands-on training on nettle yarn processing.Through the Nettle Enterprise Development Project, supported by Bhutan for Life, the foundation aims to preserve traditional nettle processing …
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…𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑼𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆 By Lhendup Wangmo Logchina Gewog in Chhukha Dzongkhag, stands as one of the more remote areas in the region. Though connected by a farm road, the monsoon season often brings challenges, as landslides render the route impassable. A vital bridge and the route connecting Logchina serve as a …
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…𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆, 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo In a heartening display of community dedication, residents of Gakiling Gewog, in Haa specifically the community effort (CEP) groups from Yaukha, have taken the initiative to clear and restore a 2-kilometer footpath between Yaukha and Yuakha Nye, known locally as Tshephamai Nye. For the …
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…𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 90% 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 By Kezang Choden Logchina Gewog, in Chukha Dzongkhag is home to resilient farmers who have long relied on the fertile land to cultivate ginger and maize. These crops not only feed their families but also provide a significant source of income for …
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…𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Lhendup WangmoIn an era increasingly defined by digital connectivity, Bhutan’s youth are navigating a challenging online landscape, where the rise of social media platforms has brought a wave of cyberbullying, trolling, and harassment. Although social media offers opportunities for creativity and connection, it …
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