โฆ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ Phurpa Wangmo The residents of Tshaluna in Thimphu, primarily rely on livestock and agriculture for their livelihoods. Water plays a crucial role in sustaining life in this community. Unfortunately, the village, comprising more than 150 households in Mewang …
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Inflation Surges- CPI Rises by 4.60% in November 2023
โฆ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐๐จ๐จ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ Phurpa Wangmo In a recent report released by the National Statistics Bureau on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), it was revealed that the index surged by 4.60 percent in November 2023 compared to the same period last year. The increase was widespread, affecting both food …
Read More »Bhutan Awarded Most Outstanding Country by AFACIโs Rural Development Administration for Agricultural Achievements
โฆ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐ฝ๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ซ๐๐จ). Susmika SubbaIn a significant acknowledgment of Bhutan’s strides in agriculture and rural development, the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation and Initiatives (AFACI) conferred the Most Outstanding Country Award for 2023 upon the nation on December 26, 2023. The Rural Development …
Read More »Private Sector Employees Voice Concerns Over Lack of Public Holidays
โฆ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ Sonam Deki A significant number of private sector employees working in hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shops have expressed dissatisfaction over what they perceive as a lack of public holidays, highlighting disparities compared to …
Read More »Thimphu Thromdeโs Vendor Regulations Elicit Dissatisfaction Among Wholesalers
โฆ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ Krishna Kumar SanyasiThe recent notification from Thimphu Thromde has caused dissatisfaction among vegetable vendors and wholesalers. The regulations, intended to alleviate parking congestion and enhance sales at the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM), have left …
Read More »BTP and PDP Election Showdown in Lhuentse and Pemagatshel: Candidates Pledge Airport Feasibility and Growth
โฆ๐ท๐ซ๐ท ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ป๐ท ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ Editorial Team In a recent public debate held on December 28, candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), both contesting from the Nanong_Shumar constituency in Pemagatshel, expressed their intentions to explore the feasibility …
Read More »๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐%: ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐
โฆ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Sonam DekiOver the four-year period from 2019-2020 to 2022-2023, a declining trend in the domestic production of agricultural products is evident, dropping from 47,828 metric tons to 26,261 metric tons. Concurrently, imports have steadily increased from 8,847 metric tons to 16,140 metric tons. Consequently, the sufficiency percentage, representing the ability …
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โฆ๐พ๐พ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช. 33,235 ๐ค๐ฃ 35 ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ By Phurpa WangmoIn a 15-day market surveillance operation initiated on December 4, 2023, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) collaborated with officials from the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) and the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) to assess compliance by businesses …
Read More »Bhutanese Embrace His Majestyโs Economic Vision in Solidarity
โฆ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐บ๐จ๐น, ๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Susmika Subba & Sonam DekiOn December 17, 2023, commemorating Bhutan’s 116th National Day, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck unveiled an ambitious vision to transform …
Read More »Golden Years Blues- Retirement Realities
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Krishna Kumar Sanyasi In the twilight of their working lives, many retirees in Bhutan grapple with challenging economic conditions and a profound sense …
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