…𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒕 2023 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Yeshi Dolma In a case that highlights the growing legal accountability for reckless driving in Bhutan, the Civil Bench of the Thimphu Dzongkhag Court has ordered additional compensation to the family of a young man killed in a speeding accident. The judgment, delivered on August 28, …

…𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒄 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2018, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Sonam ChodenThe nation’s natural resource base is showing early signs of strain. The Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics 2025, released by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), reveals that the country’s coal and talc reserves have been fully depleted- the …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕-𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenBhutan is set to emerge as the fastest-growing economy in South Asia, with the World Bank projecting growth to rise from 7.0 percent in 2025 to 7.3 percent in 2026. The strong performance is attributed to increased hydropower …

…𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaDespite years of government initiatives and increasing concern over food security, fewer young people are willing to work in the fields or rear livestock. Farming and livestock rearing, once central to rural life, are now seen by many as a last resort rather than …

…𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 By Lhendup Wangmo Fewer young people are learning the centuries-old craft of Dapa-making, putting the survival of this traditional Bhutanese art at risk. Artisans in eastern Bhutan are struggling to maintain production amid rising material costs, seasonal work, and limited interest from apprentices, …

…𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan, long celebrated as a global environmental leader, experienced a sharp rise in fossil fuel imports in 2024 despite generating record amounts of clean electricity, official data show. The Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics …

At just fourteen, the young Crown Prince of Bhutan faced death when his car met with a devastating accident in Assam, India. Three lives were lost, yet the Prince survived with only minor injuries. His father, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the Third Druk Gyalpo, believed that the blessings of the guardian deity Palden Lhamo and the collective prayers of …

Thukten Wangchuk, Paro In recent years, the landscape of public discourse has undergone a profound transformation, reshaping the way citizens interact with governance, institutions, and each other. Social media platforms, once primarily spaces for social connection and entertainment, have become powerful instruments for civic engagement. They are no longer just digital meeting places; they are arenas where individuals can scrutinize …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Tendu Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Samtse Dzongkhag is facing a critical shortage of emergency transport services, prompting urgent calls from the community for an ambulance to serve the area, including neighboring Norgaygang Gewog. At present, emergency cases from Norgaygang Gewog and nearby villages rely on …

…𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆́𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaIn recent months, the rise of anonymous social media accounts has stirred a wave of public debate across the nation. These digital voices, often faceless and nameless, have begun shaping narratives about governance, corruption, and public trust. What began as whispers in online forums …