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…𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Yeshi DolmaFor decades, 18 was widely accepted as the minimum legal age for marriage in Bhutan. Schools enforced it, awareness campaigns promoted it, and courts generally followed it. Yet one important element lagged behind: the law itself. The Marriage Act of 1980 allowed girls to marry as …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒃𝒚 2027 By Kezang ChodenDasho Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister, described country’s rapidly aging population as a positive indicator of the country’s development but cautioned that it could present serious challenges if current demographic trends continue. He was responding to a question …

…𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝑹𝑨 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaA wave of concern spread through the private sector after the Corporate Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a list identifying 135 companies that failed to meet regulatory requirements. Initially, 215 companies were flagged for non-compliance and …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 By Tashi Tshewang The Milk Processing Unit (MPU) at Nangkor, Shumar was officially inaugurated on June 17, marking an important step toward improving the local dairy industry and supporting rural livelihoods. The new facility aims to streamline milk collection, enhance processing efficiency, and expand marketing opportunities for dairy farmers …

…𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒉𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔𝒆 By Sonam ChodenThinley Jamtsho, a 52-year-old poultry farmer from Phagidung, currently lives in Membi, Lhuentse, where he operates a poultry farm with his wife. The farm has grown steadily over time, despite several early setbacks. At present, he keeps around 300 birds, of which 70 …