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…20 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒖. 63,634 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑩𝑭𝑫𝑨 By Phurpa Wangmo The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) with the help of Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA), Samtse Dzongkhag, and Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) conducted an extensive market surveillance operation spanning over …

…𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 20 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 By Phurpa Wangmo In the capital, a growing number of commuters are expressing dissatisfaction with taxi drivers who allegedly charge excessive fares, particularly targeting new passengers. The issue has prompted commuters to …

…𝑳𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2018, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔. Sonam DekiIn a startling revelation, it has been reported that roughly 5,000 printed driver’s licenses are currently unclaimed in Thimphu alone. …

…𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔, 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 2023 𝑬𝒍 𝑵𝒊𝒏̃𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆. Susmika SubbaIn a concerted effort to navigate the rising challenges posed by its unique geographical location, Bhutan is proactively addressing environmental risks and climate change impacts. The 2024 Regional Human Development Report …

…𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 2022-2023 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 126,501 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 30, 2023 Sonam DekiThe Police Traffic Division has documented a total of 921 reported accident cases in the country for the current year, out of which 189 have occurred in Thimphu. It’s worth noting that this figure encompasses both minor and major incidents that have been officially …

Editorial Team As Bhutan prepares for the upcoming elections, political parties are laying bare their strengths and acknowledging the challenges they face in their bid for public support. Each party brings a unique narrative, highlighting distinct qualities that they believe set them apart. Druk Thuendrel TshogpaThe spokesperson for Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa stated, “DTT’s greatest strength lies in our team, composed …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 ‘𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎’ 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Phurpa WangmoPaydung village in Kangpara Gewog, located in Trashigang, is gearing up for its winter harvest by the end of November. Six farmers, collaborating under the initiative “Paydung Integrated Farm,” have cultivated crops on a 4.56-acre expanse, marking the village’s first-ever winter crop production. “The ‘Paydung Integrated Farm’ …

…𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒌𝒐𝒔𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Sonam DekiCivil servants in Nichula under Dagana Dzongkhag are facing an acute housing crisis due to the scarcity of accommodations. When civil servants are assigned to work in Nichula, finding suitable housing becomes a daunting task, significantly affecting their work-life balance and overall well-being. One …

…𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 2023 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 513.90 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑼𝑺𝑫, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 472.40 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑼𝑺𝑫 Phurpa WangmoThe Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan recently released a report shedding light on the country’s external reserves from October 2022 to July 2023. This data provides valuable insights into Bhutan’s economic stability in the face of global uncertainties. …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒎’𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑷𝑰, 𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝒖. 57 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2023, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2012 Sonam DekiIn a recent report by the National Statistics Bureau, Bhutan experienced a significant year-on-year surge in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September 2023, rising by 5.03 percent compared to the same period the previous year, according to the latest …