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EDITORIAL-Ensuring Equal Voting Rights for All, Bridging the Gap with Postal Ballot System

Growing discontent is increasingly evident among private sector employees regarding the current postal ballot system in Bhutan. The private workforce is increasingly questioning the fairness of a system that seems to heavily favor civil servants, thus raising serious concerns about unequal treatment under the law. This disparity in voting rights has prompted some individuals to put forward practical and thoughtful …

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Health Minister Outlines Initiatives to Tackle Rising Attrition Rates in Healthcare

โ€ฆ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’๐‘ฏ, ๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’š๐’†๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… By Phurpa WangmoThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has been grappling with an approximate 7-8 percent attrition rate, raising concerns about potential disruptions in health services. Notably, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) stands at a higher attrition …

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Economic Resurgence, A Closer Look at Bhutanโ€™s 2022 Economic Growth and Inflation Trends

โ€ฆ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’‡๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’’๐’” ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’”๐’„๐’‚๐’‘๐’† ๐’Š๐’ 2022 ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’š๐’๐’๐’… Phurpa WangmoIn 2022, Bhutan’s economy staged steady resurgence, recording a growth rate of 5.2 percent. This marked a remarkable recovery from the severe 10.2 percent contraction witnessed during the challenging year of 2020, plagued by the pandemic. The growth story of 2022 was not only about numbers but …

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