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…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕, 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑫𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 By KezangChoden The long-awaited artificial turf in Dagapela under Dagana Dzongkhag was officially inaugurated by the President of the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF), Ugen Tshechup, along with the National Council representative of Dagana Dzongkhag Birandra Chimoria, the Dasho Dzongda, Lam Neten, other officials of the Dzongkhag, the …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 By Tenzin Eden In 2017, Dorokha Drungkhag under Samtse Dzongkhag took the proactive step of requesting the Dzongkhag to conduct a feasibility study for the development of the town area within the Drungkhag. However, there was no land available, as the present town area was under Dorokha …

…𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔. By Pema ChozomIn July 2021, Bhutan took a significant step by lifting its long-standing ban on the sale of tobacco products, a prohibition enforced since 2004. This policy shift aimed to reduce the illegal trade of tobacco and address public health …

…𝑻𝒊𝒌𝑻𝒐𝒌’𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Tenzin EdenRecently, a substantial portion of individuals has embraced content creation across diverse social media platforms, notably with TikTok emerging as a prominent and influential avenue for content monetization. TikTok users can engage in live streaming, receiving virtual gifts from their audience, thus establishing it as a pivotal revenue stream for numerous content …

Each year, hundreds of millions of people are sickened by eating unsafe food. Here, in the Asia-Pacific region, the situation can also be deadly. According to the latest figures, gathered just prior to the global pandemic, some 225,000 people die each year from foodborne illnesses in Asia and the Pacific. That’s more than half of the global fatalities. Sadly, nearly …