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…𝑷𝑫𝑷 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝑻𝑷 𝑼𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍, 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆-𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 Editorial Team In a recent public debate held on December 28, candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), both contesting from the Nanong_Shumar constituency in Pemagatshel, expressed their intentions to explore the feasibility …

…𝑨 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 In the serene landscapes of Bhutan, where lush green fields and vibrant crops have been synonymous with its agricultural identity, a shifting narrative is unfolding. Over the past few years, Bhutan’s domestic sufficiency in a key commodity has experienced a substantial decline, plummeting from 90% in 2019-2020 to a concerning 65% …

…𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Sonam DekiOver the four-year period from 2019-2020 to 2022-2023, a declining trend in the domestic production of agricultural products is evident, dropping from 47,828 metric tons to 26,261 metric tons. Concurrently, imports have steadily increased from 8,847 metric tons to 16,140 metric tons. Consequently, the sufficiency percentage, representing the ability …

…𝘾𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙪. 33,235 𝙤𝙣 35 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 By Phurpa WangmoIn a 15-day market surveillance operation initiated on December 4, 2023, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) collaborated with officials from the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) and the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) to assess compliance by businesses …

Bhutan, where the pursuit of happiness is a national mantra, a recent glimpse into the challenges faced by retirees prompts a thoughtful examination of policies affecting their twilight years. Retirement, traditionally synonymous with relaxation and independence, unveils a more complex narrative marked by financial strains and emotional solitude.The government’s laudable 2002 initiative aimed to secure a stable financial future for …