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As we observe World Mental Health Day on October 10 every year, it is imperative to reflect on the significance of mental health within Bhutan. Mental health matters profoundly, influencing every aspect of our thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and interactions impacting our ability to cope with stress, build healthy relationships, and make informed decisions.In Bhutan, mental health issues have been increasingly …

…𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoAs Bhutan grapples with the rising challenge of mental health issues, the government has outlined a comprehensive approach to tackling the problem, under the leadership of Health Minister, Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk. During the 8th Meet the Press, the minister emphasized that mental health …

…𝑵𝒖 8.3 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Lhendup Wangmo Chencho Tshering, the Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Finance, shared that a total of 193 applications for concessional loans have been received from participating financial institutions under the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP). So far, Nu 8.3 million has been sanctioned, with 12 projects receiving approval. …

…𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 By Yeshey Lhadon At the recent Bhutan Innovation Forum, a distinguished panel of experts engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on leadership’s pivotal role in shaping Bhutan’s ongoing transformation. The session brought together four accomplished figures in leadership Keith …

…𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Yeshey Lhadon As Bhutan navigates the complexities of economic growth and environmental stewardship, a Bhutan Innovation Forum (BIF) spotlighted the critical role of sustainable mining practices in achieving a balance between resource extraction and long-term development. The discussion featured Robert Friedland, Founder of Ivanhoe …