…𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝑵𝑯 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2010, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅 Phurpa WangmoIn a comprehensive analysis of regional trends of Gross National Happiness, it has been found that urban areas in Bhutan consistently maintain higher levels of Gross National Happiness (GNH) than their rural counterparts. However, a closer examination reveals a significant improvement in rural …

By Sonam DekiIn a surprising turn of events, Bhutanese artisans have been sending their handcrafted products to India for sewing, raising questions about the need for outsourcing when skilled tailors exist within the country. This decision has sparked a debate among local communities, with concerns focused on keeping money within Bhutan and ensuring the quality of the finished products. “Why …

…𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒉𝒊 𝑮𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Phurpa WangmoIn an exciting development, Radhi Gewog in Trashigang has successfully resolved its long-standing water scarcity problem with the completion of a new irrigation channel from Chongdiri. The inauguration of this crucial project took place on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for …

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 (𝑵𝑫𝑻𝑭) 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. By Phurpa WangmoThe resounding call from His Majesty to eradicate the rising threat of behavioral and mental health disorders caused by substance use deserves our utmost commendation. It is a call to action that underscores the importance of safeguarding our citizens from the devastating effects of substance …

“… 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔.” Tenzin LhadenYou are strolling along a city sidewalk when a passing driver hits a puddle of dirty runoff on the roadway, sending up a wave that soaks you. This incident, at best, leaves you feeling uncomfortable, and at …

…𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒘 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔. Sonam DekiDepartment of Law and Order (DLO), operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed profound apprehension regarding the burgeoning populace engaged in online gambling ventures. This grave concern has prompted the …

…𝑴𝒐𝑰𝑪𝑬 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔 Sonam DekiThe Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) has issued a cautionary message to job seekers in Bhutan, highlighting the prevalent existence of deceitful and unauthorized illegal operators who are actively engaging in the recruitment and promotion of overseas job opportunities through social media platforms and personal …

…𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 2021 𝒂𝒏𝒅 2022. Tenzin LhadenThe surging incidence of mental health problems, notably depression, within the country, is a matter of great concern. Regrettably, a significant number of people opt to suffer in silence due to the social stigma attached to mental illness, or others’ lack of understanding of mental health as …

…𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 By Phurpa WangmoIn a move towards promoting ethical practices in the education consultancy industry, the Association of Bhutanese Education Consultancies (ABEC) has endorsed the importance of ‘responsible advertising’, which includes the practice of visa grant notices. The proliferation of visa grant publicity on social media …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄. Phurpa Wangmo The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has recently carried out drug testing on 138 public transport drivers across five regions in Bhutan, with the aim of ensuring safety and security on the country’s …