…𝑳𝑮 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 107 Sangay DorjiAccording to the Good Governance Committee Review Report on Anti-Corruption’s Annual Report 2021–2022, the local government accounted for the most complaints with 107, followed by ministries with 34 and Dzongkhag Administration with 24. Among the ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry received the most complaints, followed by the Ministries …

…..𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam DekiAccording to neuroscience research, the time from birth until a child is five years old is the most critical and sensitive period given that 85 percent to 95 percent of human development takes place at this age.The foundation of whatever an individual can possibly become in life …

..𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 Sonam DekiThimphu Shrouded in orange clad, serving tirelessly regardless of time, place, weather and work, be it national event, celebration, disaster, emergency but it is men and women in orange clads writing the success story and they are volunteers of Bhutan, guardian of the country and these volunteers are called Desuups. Desuups …

Dechen PemWith the introduction of K-9 unit in 1983, The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has started deploying groups of K-9 police dogs in various fields to track culprits, detect explosives, spot drugs and search and rescue. With 4 of them being the first police dog officers, there are now a total of 33 of them in the country. K-9 unit …

…..𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔’ 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚. Sonam Deki Tenants cry over exorbitant house rents. Majority of tenants are from the middle or low income groups and they spent large pie of their salary on the rent. Karma Penjor who …

… 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 By Sonam DekiThimphu Many Shop owners have come across con artists who would display false screenshots of online transactions (mBoB, mPay, ePay, DrukPay, TPay) after purchase. Tika Devi Dahan said “Many shopkeepers are facing such problem. This happened to me too. These incidents happen to me last year when one young man …

Ten years after a fire razed it to the ground, the Wangduephodrang Dzong once again adorns the fabled hill resembling the trunk of a sleeping elephant. The historic Wangduephodrang Dzong, rebuilt to its former glory upon Royal Command, was consecrated on the auspicious occasion of November 11. The historic Wangduephodrang Dzong has served as the seat of the District Monk …

…𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑫𝑭 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 Tenzin Lhaden Regional tourists and business personals who visit Bhutan prefer to stay across the border hotels owing to Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of Nu. 1200 per night which they have to pay if they stayed in Bhutan. With opening …

….A group of determined women trying to bring change through STEM initiatives Sonam Deki The Women in STEM group (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a voluntary collaboration of Bhutanese women working in STEM-related fields in the nation’s various government and non-governmental organizations. The main objective of STEM Group is to promote girls and women in STEM fields and empower …

…𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Sonam Deki After three-month hiatus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has resumed the issuance of ordinary passports to the public. However people were found to be frustrated and confused by the notification, which stated that first come, first served.People rushed to the passport office because they believed it was first …