โฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Tashi TshewangBhutanโs U-20 womenโs national football team is set to face Nepal in their opening match of the SAFF U-20 Womenโs Championship 2025 on July 11 at 7:00 PM Bhutan Standard Time (BST) at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Bangladesh. The match will mark the beginning …
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๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง-๐๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐จ๐
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Tashi Tshewang A rural development project aimed at protecting farmland and improving agricultural productivity has been completed in Daga Gewog with the successful installation of the Uma Khamaed Chain-Link Fencing (CLF). The project was implemented under the supervision of the Dzongkhag Administration and funded by the …
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โฆ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ By Kinzang Lhamo A rural infrastructure project is underway in Tsimakha village under Chhukha Dzongkhag, where the construction of a cement-paved road is set to improve the daily lives of the local farming community. The road, once completed, will provide year-round access …
Read More »๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ค๐ก๐
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ By Tashi Tshewang In the ongoing parliamentary session, Members of Parliament from Khatoed-Laya and Lingmukha-Toedwang constituencies raised urgent concerns over severe shortages of health staff in remote parts of Gasa and Punakha. They called for immediate government intervention to address the issue. The Member from Khatoed-Laya …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kezang Choden Finance Minister Lekey Dorji has announced major pension reform plans during a session of the National Council, highlighting serious concerns regarding the structure, long-term sustainability, and fairness of existing pension scheme. The announcement followed a question raised by …
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From the mountains of Bhutan to the shores of Tuvalu, countries across Asia and the Pacific face a common challenge: transforming their agrifood systems to meet growing demand while protecting natural resources for future generations.I have witnessed this challenge firsthand in conversations with national leaders who are managing shrinking arable land and rising food prices. I have also spoken with …
Read More »๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐
โฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kinzang LhamoDespite meeting all the criteria for Bhutanโs helicopter fare subsidy scheme, residents of Nubri and Yaksa chiwogs under Tsento Gewog in Paro remain excluded, leaving them without crucial transport support, even as neighbouring highland communities benefit from the scheme. The issue, raised repeatedly in …
Read More »๐๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kinzang Lhamo The plan to construct a new Samtse Dzong has once again been deferred, this time to the 14th Five Year Plan (FYP), leaving local leaders and residents deeply frustrated as the dzongkhag continues to face cramped working conditions, inadequate space for public services, and the …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Sonam Choden In recent years, ginger producers in the southern parts of Bhutan have faced a significant drop in farm-gate prices, falling from Nu 60 per kilogram in the previous year to Nu 15โ25 per kilogram in the current season. The decline has …
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Bhutan stands at a pivotal moment in its demographic journey. The countryโs population is aging rapidly, reflecting significant progress in health care and living standards. While increased life expectancy is a clear mark of development, it also signals emerging challenges that demand urgent and thoughtful action. Bhutan is poised to become an aging society within a few years, and the …
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