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…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕-𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenBhutan is set to emerge as the fastest-growing economy in South Asia, with the World Bank projecting growth to rise from 7.0 percent in 2025 to 7.3 percent in 2026. The strong performance is attributed to increased hydropower …

…𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 By Lhendup Wangmo Fewer young people are learning the centuries-old craft of Dapa-making, putting the survival of this traditional Bhutanese art at risk. Artisans in eastern Bhutan are struggling to maintain production amid rising material costs, seasonal work, and limited interest from apprentices, …

…𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan, long celebrated as a global environmental leader, experienced a sharp rise in fossil fuel imports in 2024 despite generating record amounts of clean electricity, official data show. The Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Tendu Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Samtse Dzongkhag is facing a critical shortage of emergency transport services, prompting urgent calls from the community for an ambulance to serve the area, including neighboring Norgaygang Gewog. At present, emergency cases from Norgaygang Gewog and nearby villages rely on …

…𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆́𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaIn recent months, the rise of anonymous social media accounts has stirred a wave of public debate across the nation. These digital voices, often faceless and nameless, have begun shaping narratives about governance, corruption, and public trust. What began as whispers in online forums …

…𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Leki Chungdon Wangdichoeling Lower Secondary School has embarked on a meaningful initiative to revive its long-neglected eco pond, turning it into a vibrant space for both environmental education and campus beautification. The restoration work, which began recently, is now taking shape with strong support from the Bumthang Dzongkhag Administration, the …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kezang Choden Residents of Denchukha Gewog under Samtse Dzongkhag are urging the local government to take immediate action to restore road connectivity, as the area has remained cut off for nearly a month. Despite repeated appeals and growing public concern, no concrete measures have yet …

…𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo The country’s changing monsoon patterns are creating growing instability across its forests, water systems, and rural livelihoods, with scientists warning that erratic rainfall and rising temperatures could intensify floods, droughts, and landslides in the coming years. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update …

By Sonam Choden Bhutan’s rural economy stands at a crossroads. Agriculture, livestock and forestry, long the backbone of the nation’s livelihoods, employ the majority of the rural population. Yet, most workers remain in low-income, subsistence-level jobs. For women and youth in particular, opportunities to generate higher earnings and stable employment have been limited, leaving many households dependent on seasonal incomes …

…𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo Farmers across Bhutan are facing one of the toughest harvest seasons in recent years as continuous rainfall has waterlogged fields and delayed harvesting. In districts such as Dagana, Paro, Punakha, and Samtse, local communities are struggling to bring in their paddy crops on time, raising concerns …