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…𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 Contributed by : Tsewang Rinchen, Managing Director, Original Bhutan Travels For the first time, Bhutan’s temples, dzongs, and natural landscapes are being captured from a bird’s-eye view by a team of internationally acclaimed photographers, offering a fresh perspective for global audiences. The project, a …

…𝑺𝒐𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The breathtaking landscapes of Soe will come alive on October 14 and 15, 2025, as the 11th Jomolhari Mountain Festival takes place at Dangochang, beneath the majestic Jhomolhari peak. The festival is a vibrant celebration of the rich culture of highland …

…𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck graced the inaugural session of the Third PEMA Symposium on Mental Health, held at Zhichenkhar, Thimphu, from October 6-8. The three-day event focuses on strengthening support systems for the mental well-being of children …

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 (𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 11𝒕𝒉) Wangchuk Dema, Thimphu Many people imagine teenage pregnancy as a story of two high school sweethearts caught in a moment of youthful passion and a mutual, innocent mistake. This narrative may sound harmless, even sweet. However, besides the fact that such cases of teenage pregnancy …

…𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉-𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 By Sonam ChodenAs Bhutan graduates from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, its young population faces a pivotal choice: seek opportunities abroad or build a future at home. A recent Asian Development Bank study, Youth, Labor Market Dynamics, and the Role of Entrepreneurship …

…𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 13𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 By Kinzang LhamoStudents with disabilities in Bhutan continue to lag behind their peers in core subjects, particularly Mathematics, due to shortages of inclusive learning materials, limited teacher training, and inaccessible infrastructure, according to the National Education Assessment (NEA) 2024. The findings highlight systemic shortcomings …

…𝒁𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 5𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang The much-awaited 5th Bhutan Bird Festival 2025 is set to take place in Zhemgang Dzongkhag on November 13 and 14, bringing together conservationists, tourists, and local communities under the theme “Wings of Harmony: Conserving Birds, Celebrating Kheng Culture.” The festival, to be held …

In recent years, Bhutan has witnessed a noticeable shift in the way corruption is discussed and exposed, particularly on social media platforms. Netizens, empowered by technology and a growing sense of civic responsibility, are increasingly taking bold steps to highlight instances of corruption, nepotism, and favoritism. This development is both commendable and necessary, as it demonstrates a population that refuses …

…𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝑳𝑶𝑭 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌-𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝑲𝑯 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kezang ChodenA session on Cryosphere and People at Risk highlighted the urgent need to act on the rapid disappearance of glaciers in Bhutan and across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Experts and participants stressed that the consequences …

…𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔, 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan is home to five species of vultures: Bearded, White-rumped, Himalayan, Red-headed, and Cinereous. Their populations, however, remain fragile, with most species rarely sighted. The Himalayan Vulture is the most frequently observed, particularly during winter and spring. Due to …