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Thinley Wangchuk, Assistant Creative Director at Samuh OTT, is a visionary filmmaker celebrated for his mastery in crafting compelling short films. His standout work, “The Call,” unveiled at The Beskop Tshechu Film Festival 2024, earned him the prestigious Silver Khadhar award, showcasing his adeptness in storytelling and visual finesse. With an unwavering passion for evoking emotions and provoking thoughts through …

…𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔’ 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden In a progressive step towards integrating Bhutanese cultural preservation into education, Sarpang Central School has recently inaugurated its very own History Museum. This initiative, rooted in the belief that students should not only learn from textbooks but also engage with the artefacts of their ancestors, …

…𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒎𝒂 𝑱𝒊𝒈𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒃𝒎𝒂 𝑩𝒖𝒎𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒌, 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kezang Choden In a display of community solidarity and devotion, the residents of Nangkor Gewog in Zhemgang Dzongkhag have made generous contributions to the Ngajur Pema Chopheling Monastery, which performed the annual Drolma Jigchobma Bumtshok presided over by Khandro Dorje Phagmo Rinpoche at the Buddha Dordenma Statue …

Discussion around the topic of rabies is almost exclusively related to the dangers it poses to humans from dog bites. And it’s no wonder, because if a rabid bite is left untreated it is almost always fatal. Indeed, human deaths from rabies-almost always caused by dog bites-account for an estimated 59,000 fatalities each year. In most countries of South Asia …

…𝑨𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. By Kezang Choden In the remote corners of eastern Bhutan, the youths of Merak and Sakteng gewogs are breathing new life into ancient customs, gathering to honour Aum Jomo, the revered deity safeguarding their communities. …