BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

In the aftermath of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) triumph in the National Assembly Elections 2023-2024, it is not just a victory for a political party but also a collective responsibility bestowed upon the PDP to shape Bhutan’s destiny. Simultaneously, the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) assumes a crucial role as the opposition, ensuring a dynamic and accountable democratic landscape. Central …

…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 Sonam Deki In the year 2023, the Royal Bhutan Police recorded a substantial rise in drug-related cases, totaling 1,920, resulting in the apprehension of 3,669 individuals. Delving into the divisional breakdown, Thimphu emerged as the epicenter of drug-related incidents, reporting 732 cases and the arrest of 1,506 individuals. A …

…𝑰𝒏 2023, 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 137 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 77 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆 Susmika Subba The year 2023 witnessed an alarming surge in sexual violence cases in Bhutan, with 137 reported incidents, a substantial increase from the 112 cases in 2022. Thimphu led the list with 25 reported incidents, followed …

Dorji Gyeltshen is one of the finest comedian-actors of Bhutan film industry. He did not just stumble into the film industry; he lunched his journey as a cook in the film “Rang gi Sem”, taking on a small role. He has struggled his way to reach where he is now, making him a testament to the rewards of the hard …

…𝑨 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝑻𝒐𝒃𝒈𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚. Sonam Deki Embarking on the journey to reclaim normalcy after succumbing to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is an arduous task. While some manage to abstain temporarily, many …