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…𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒂𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Sonam Choden In the hills of Baeyul Kunzang, the sound of flowing water has become rare. What was once a dependable daily presence now arrives as faint trickles through ageing pipes, often for short and uncertain periods. For years, the 82 household community has struggled with dwindling …

…𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆-𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Leki Chungdon The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) is hosting the first Regional AI Training on Cryosphere Research, a five-day programme bringing together participants from across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. Conducted in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development …

…𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚’𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 Sonam Choki, Thimphu There are moments in a nation’s life when words do more than describe a future; they summon it. His Majesty The King’s address on the 118th National Day was one such moment. Spoken from Wangduechhoeling Palace in sacred Bumthang, the address rose above …

…𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒐 𝑱𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒎𝒈𝒚𝒂𝒍 By Tashi Tshewang The President’s Cup 2025 concluded on December 17 after ten days of competitive basketball, bringing together teams from across the country in a tournament that combined sporting excellence with remembrance. Held under the theme “One Team, One Dream,” the event was dedicated …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 100 𝒎𝒘 𝒕𝒐 250 𝒎𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC) and Carbon Resources Private Limited (CRPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop large-scale renewable energy projects in Bhutan, marking another step toward strengthening the country’s clean …

…𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒈 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 By Yeshi Dolma At 7 a.m., Sonam steps outside her home in Thimphu and immediately coughs. The mountains usually crisp and clear in the morning sun, are obscured by a grey haze. Her chest feels tight, and she hesitates before beginning her walk to school. Across …

A nation’s budget is not simply a record of revenue and expenditure. It reflects priorities, governance choices, and a society’s vision for its future. Each allocation signals what is valued, whether in education, health, infrastructure, or social welfare, and shows how public resources are directed to achieve national objectives. Yet, without clear accountability, even well-intended policies can fail to deliver …

…𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. By Kinzang LhamoConcerns over the social and economic impact of the revised Thimphu Structure Plan were raised in Parliament after the Member of Parliament from Gangzur–Menji constituency questioned the government on the implications of increasing the minimum plot subdivision size in the capital and its surrounding areas. The …

…𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Yeshi DolmaDuring the 4th Session of the Fourth Parliament, lawmakers engaged in rigorous scrutiny of the FY 2025–26 national budget, raising concerns over a proposed fiscal deficit of 6.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), government-led commercial ventures, and the transparency of social and infrastructure programmes. Finance Minister …

…𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚 By Kinzang LhamoAs Bhutan accelerates its digital transformation, concerns over harmful and inappropriate online content have become increasingly prominent. In response, the National Assembly has passed a resolution mandating zero tolerance toward pornographic and violent online materials. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), tasked with implementing this mandate, recently …