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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒃𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 Sonam DekiIn the past, the general public was hesitant to speak with journalists/reporters due to lack of confidence and fear of being held accountable even in matters affecting them or of public interest. …

He talks about his experience in the flim industry. Kezang Dorji is an actor, popularly known as “Kazi”. He joined the Bhutanese movie industry in 2010 as an actor and debuted in the film “Miss Bhutan”, directed by Kinley Dorji. It is said that he was introduced to the director by his cousin. He became instant popular with his unique …

Tshendu Zam is a popular actor who played the infamous role of “Duem Hacham” in the film “Khandro Drowa Zangmo” directed by Kinley Dorji in 2008. For a male actor to portray a villain can be seen as an orthodox and conventional but for a female actor, to get into a negative role and showcasing complex emotions and human frailties …

… 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 78 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 Phurpa Wangmo A study has been conducted on neonatal jaundice in Bhutan to determine the clinical profiles and prevalence of pathological jaundice in neonates. The study provides baseline data on the condition, which can help healthcare professionals identify and treat neonatal jaundice …

…𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 Tenzin Lhaden In the National Education Assessment 2021 – Grade III report published in 2023 by the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, it reports that family bonding over festivals is strong. More than 90 percent of students (91%) answered that at least a few …

𝑶𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 Actually this process food is design as an emergence food for the have-nots who cannot have chance to eat better food than that off; over 200 diseases are caused by eating process food which is contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals worldwide. More so often referred to as convenience or pre-prepared foods; processed …

…𝒅𝒖𝒕𝒚-𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 7,385 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 2023 Sonam DekiBhutan has put-up duty-free gold for sale to the tourists visiting the country, who may have been deterred earlier from traveling in because of the revised Sustainable Development Fee (SDF). With implementation of the new SDF, the inflows of …

… 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 Tenzin LhadenMany people are suffering from a severe flu-like sickness across the country at the moment. The symptoms comprise severe cough with chest pain, headache, stuffy nose, fever, sore throat, and body aches. Kunzang Dorji, Dy. Chief Laboratory Officer, National Influenza Center, Royal Centers for …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 Phurpa WangmoIn a move to align with increasing life expectancy, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has revised the retirement age for all civil servants in Bhutan. The new age limits were announced in a notification last …

… 10 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Sonam Deki On April 20, 2023, the Fourth National Council elections of Bhutan took place, and it marked an unprecedented level of voter participation with the highest turnout in the country’s history. Out of the 485,811 registered voters, a significant number of 254,982 individuals exercised their right to vote, resulting …