…𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 2025 By Yeshi DolmaAlthough Bhutan’s overall unemployment rate has declined to 3.6% in 2024, youth unemployment remains alarmingly high at 17.1%. With a new wave of college graduates set to enter the job market in 2025, the question of how to provide meaningful employment for them has …

The recent wave of outward migration, particularly to Australia, has stirred renewed debate on whether the country is witnessing a genuine case of brain gain or simply masking deeper structural challenges through rising remittances. While the World Bank’s latest update paints an optimistic picture of diaspora-driven development, a closer examination suggests that the story is more complex and demands urgent …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒋𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang A step forward in supporting rural livelihoods and promoting local enterprise was marked on May 20 with the official inauguration of the Farmer’s Sales Outlet in Jomotsangkha, Samdrup Jongkhar. The outlet, inaugurated by a member …

…𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang Choden In an effort to enhance rural livelihoods and promote sustainable agriculture, seven households in Pakchenkha village under Dhap Chiwog, Geling Gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag have received 10,000 asparagus crowns. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Chukha Dzongkhag Administration, the National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA), …

…𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒖. 45 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang The Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration has launched multiple road improvement projects across Mewang and Dagala Gewogs to enhance connectivity and support rural development.Funded under Phase I of the Government of India’s Small Development Project (GoI-SDP), the initiatives …

…𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Sonam Choden The Department of Employment & Entrepreneurship (DoEE) under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment has launched Jabchor 2.0, an enhanced equity financing platform aimed at strengthening Bhutan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. This platform builds on the earlier Jabchor program initiated by …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Potato Trade Facilitation Center in Jangchey, located in Gangtey Gewog under Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag, has brought significant improvement to the lives of local potato farmers. Since its establishment, the center has boosted farmers’ incomes by providing direct access to markets and reducing the …

…𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang A 30-meter-long and 6.2- meter-wide multi-cell box culvert is currently under construction over the Sukraty River in Samtse District, Bhutan. This permanent concrete bridge aims to solve a long-standing problem faced by residents of villages like Gawadong, which comprise over 35 households, who …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaAs youth unemployment continues to rise globally, Bhutan is wrestling with its own version of a crisis that has become one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. While the country’s overall unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in 2024, …

…𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) recently conducted the eleventh session of the National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF-11), focusing on climate services and the outlook for the summer monsoon season from June to September 2025. The forum aimed to highlight the importance of …