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…𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓-𝑩𝒖𝒍𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝑮𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆. By Kezang Choden Zhemgang Dzongkhag is making significant strides in unlocking its eco-tourism potential through the revival of ancient trails, with a focus on the Kikhar-Buli and Trong-Gompong routes. This initiative, in collaboration with local government leaders and the community, …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 By Lhendup Wangmo Rangthangling, located in the heart of Tsirang, is quickly becoming a cornerstone of the region’s agricultural economy. Known for its fertile soil and favorable climate, the area has long been a hub for agriculture, with sugarcane emerging as one of the most significant crops. …

…𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑺𝑺 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔’ 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝑰, 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Sonam Choden The development of effective leadership in the public service sector is paramount to ensuring the delivery of quality governance and services to citizens. The Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS), in collaboration with the Zhemgang …

…𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenBhutanese Traditional weavers are raising alarms over the increasing influx of imported kira and gho fabrics, which are adversely affecting their market. While the patterns of locally woven and imported textiles may appear similar, the price differences have led many …

…𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 By Tashi TshewangThe pig farming industry in Bhutan is grappling with a serious threat: the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has confirmed the virus’s presence in …