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By Sonam Choden For generations, pineapple farming has been a staple of this region, providing both sustenance and income to local farmers. However, while the fruit itself holds considerable economic value, its leaves have long been discarded as agricultural waste. That is, until one entrepreneur saw potential in what others overlooked. Tashi Wangchuk, an innovative entrepreneur, is spearheading a groundbreaking …

…𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 Bhutan’s civil service has long played a crucial role in governance, ensuring the delivery of essential public services and policy implementation. However, recent data from the Civil Service Statistics 2024 suggests that the growth of the civil service is slowing, raising concerns about whether current …

By Tashi Tshewang Trongsa’s Yid-Zhin Throm was officially inaugurated on March 26, marking a significant milestone in the region’s development. The facility is designed to serve as a vibrant economic and social hub, offering essential services such as a vegetable market, a community hall, a sales counter for indigenous and highland products, and a milk processing unit. The initiative aims …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔, 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌. By Kezang Choden Bhutan’s glaciers, which cover only about one percent of the country’s land area, play a crucial role in sustaining its major river systems. However, due to the accelerating impacts …

By Sonam Choden The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB), with funding from the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) through the Economic Stimulus Programme, organized a comprehensive workshop aimed at promoting the use of the Dzongkha language and fostering the principles of Driglam Namzha within Bhutanese film industry. The workshop sought to equip filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals with the …

By Kezang Choden In a groundbreaking collaboration between the livestock, agriculture, and engineering sectors, local farmers in Yangnyer Gewog, Trashigang Dzongkhag, have breathed new life into Tshowoong Poktor Land. Initially managed by a local youth group under a Land Use Certificate (LUC) in 2018, the land had been abandoned after facing significant challenges, including water shortages, poor road access, and …

…𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓-𝑩𝒖𝒍𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝑮𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆. By Kezang Choden Zhemgang Dzongkhag is making significant strides in unlocking its eco-tourism potential through the revival of ancient trails, with a focus on the Kikhar-Buli and Trong-Gompong routes. This initiative, in collaboration with local government leaders and the community, …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 By Lhendup Wangmo Rangthangling, located in the heart of Tsirang, is quickly becoming a cornerstone of the region’s agricultural economy. Known for its fertile soil and favorable climate, the area has long been a hub for agriculture, with sugarcane emerging as one of the most significant crops. …

…𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑺𝑺 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔’ 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝑰, 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Sonam Choden The development of effective leadership in the public service sector is paramount to ensuring the delivery of quality governance and services to citizens. The Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS), in collaboration with the Zhemgang …

…𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenBhutanese Traditional weavers are raising alarms over the increasing influx of imported kira and gho fabrics, which are adversely affecting their market. While the patterns of locally woven and imported textiles may appear similar, the price differences have led many …