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…𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang A Member from the Drametse-Ngatshang Constituency, Kinzang Wangchuk, raised concerns to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport regarding growing public grievances over the implementation of the Road Right of Way for Dzongkhag roads. The central issue highlighted was the acquisition of private land without …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 By Sonam Choden Bhutan stands at a critical crossroads in its relationship with food, faith, and modernity. The passage of the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 marks a transformative moment in how the nation manages livestock, regulates meat production, and aligns its economic goals with ethical …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 By Yeshi Dolma Across the vast arc of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, a rapidly changing landscape is reshaping the lives, livelihoods, and future of millions. Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, slopes are becoming more unstable, and fragile settlements are confronting pressures that previous generations could not …

…𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘, 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑵𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆. By Kinzang Lhamo The long-awaited 50 bedded hospital planned for Nganglam, a project considered nationally significant, remains under review as the Ministry of Health reassesses its feasibility amid tightening fiscal conditions. Residents had expected construction to begin …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒔 By Sonam Choden Health Ministry is reviewing Bangladesh’s proposal to supply essential medicines through a government to government arrangement. Officials say the initiative, if approved, could influence the country’s pharmaceutical procurement system and support long term health security. Health Secretary Pemba Wangchuk …

…𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has announced the results of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2025, with 1,724 candidates successfully qualifying for the merit list from a record 5,035 registrations. The examination, considered the gateway to the nation’s civil service, …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. By Sonam Choden The closure of Bhutan Development Bank Limited’s gewog offices has raised significant concern among rural communities that rely on the bank for essential financial services. The issue was brought to the floor of the Fourth …

…𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoBhutan’s decision to align its education system with international standard has prompted discussions on how these reforms may affect language, traditions and cultural values. The concern was raised in the National Assembly by the Member of Parliament from the Gelephu constituency, who asked whether …

…𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoA total of 7,520 mothers across the nation have benefited from the Accelerating Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP), also known as the 1,000 Golden Days Initiative. However, inconsistencies in the program’s cash transfer system have raised concerns among beneficiaries and lawmakers. During …

…𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 13𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 By Sonam ChodenDuring the ongoing parliamentary session, Rinchen Wangdi, Member of Parliament from Bartsham-Shongphu constituency, raised concerns over the transparency, utilization, and monitoring of major government funds under the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP), focusing particularly on contributions from the Government of …