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Bhutan, with its sizable population and territory, stands at a critical juncture in its development trajectory. Embracing digitization and technological advancement is not only a pragmatic choice but a necessary step for the nation’s progress. By investing in smart infrastructure, systems, and services, Bhutan can pave the way towards becoming a technologically-driven nation. However, in parallel to this pursuit, it …

…𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam DekiThe growing popularity of sports such as cricket and baseball in Bhutan is facing a significant hurdle due to lack of proper practice grounds that inhibit the development and expansion of these emerging disciplines. Enthusiastic players and passionate coaches are …

…𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 Tshering Dorji In a remarkable accomplishment, the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) has been officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a National Influenza Centre (NIC) in the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). This recognition serves …

…𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆- 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 Sonam DekiKCR Private Limited, in collaboration with the Desuung Skilling Program, Thimphu Thromde, and the Traffic Division, is developing an innovative parking system that ensures vehicles are parked within designated lines while providing accurate billing and …

Rinzin Norbu The ICC T20 Men’s World Cup Sub Regional Asia ‘B’ Qualifier will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 24 to August 2. Teams will vie for a place in the ICC T20 World Cup. Before the main event, Bhutan’s team will undergo a pre-tour in Johor, Malaysia, playing five practice matches to analyze strengths and weaknesses. …

…𝑳𝑺𝑫 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒛𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄, 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔. 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒊𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅, 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚. Phurpa WangmoWith a recent outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which has taken a toll on the country’s cattle population, the virus has spread across 18 Dzongkhags, excluding Bumthang and Gasa, affecting a staggering 6,396 cattle, with 507 reported …

Strengthening Qualified Candidates: A Path to Effective Governance in Bhutan n a small country like Bhutan, it is high time to establish a limit on political parties, allowing for a maximum of two to three parties. The primary reason behind this proposition is the matter of expenses, as the benefits derived from numerous parties are minimal. Bhutan already has three …

…𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Phurpa Wangmo & Sonam DekiIn accordance with the report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), there has been a steady decline in the number of civil servants over the past year. Consequently, serving civil servants find themselves overwhelmed by additional responsibilities, mounting …

…𝑨𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒚 2023, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒎, 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑷𝑰, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒖. 58 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2012. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒖. 100 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒚 2023 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑵𝒖. 58 𝒂𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2012 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 Tshering DorjiIn a recent report by the National Statistics Bureau, it has been revealed that consumer goods and services experienced …

…𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒖. 14,572.038 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 Phurpa WangmoAs per the review report disclosed by the Public Accounts Committee, there has been a consistent rise in the government’s fiscal deficit in recent years. The deficit increased from Nu. 3,385.374 million in the fiscal year …