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…𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo The Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) has officially released the results of the 2024 Class VIII Common Examinations, revealing a strong academic performance across all subjects and showing a promising trend toward gender parity in education. A total of 12,767 students …

Preserving Bhutanese local dialects is deeply personal to me because they represent the core of our cultural identity and the wisdom of our ancestors. In today’s globalized world, where English and Dzongkha dominate, these dialects risk fading away, leaving future generations disconnected from their roots. It is vital that we ensure Bhutan’s diverse linguistic heritage is not lost. Education, technology, …

…𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑵𝒖 9.5 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 By Kezang ChodenOnline scams have surged to alarming levels across the nation, with authorities reporting defrauding over Nu 21 million over the past two years. Between 2023 and 2024, the Central Police Station in Thimphu registered 156 cases of online fraud, affecting …

…𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚’𝒔 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Nedup DorjiIn an unexpected yet calculated move, Bhutan has amassed an impressive $750 million in bitcoin holdings, representing nearly 28% of its 2023 GDP. This achievement positions Bhutan ahead of El Salvador in terms of bitcoin reserves, despite having only about 12% …

…𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 By Kezang ChodenThe Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) has officially released the results for the 2024 Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) and Language and Culture Studies Certificate (LCSC) examinations. The examinations, conducted last year, involved …