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…𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 By Phurpa WangmoIn a move towards promoting ethical practices in the education consultancy industry, the Association of Bhutanese Education Consultancies (ABEC) has endorsed the importance of ‘responsible advertising’, which includes the practice of visa grant notices. The proliferation of visa grant publicity on social media …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄. Phurpa Wangmo The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has recently carried out drug testing on 138 public transport drivers across five regions in Bhutan, with the aim of ensuring safety and security on the country’s …

… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕’𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. Sonam DekiDigital literacy entails more than just mere knowledge of technology; it encompasses the ability to navigate and communicate across diverse digital environments. With the widespread adoption of …

Phurpa Wangmo Over a period of 12 days starting April 6, 2023, the core markets in Trongsa and Bumthang Dzongkhags were inspected with the support of the Regional Office of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Trongsa, Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA), and Department of Forestry and Park Services (DOFPS) office based in Bumthang. The primary objective of the inspection was to …

…3056 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑶𝑷𝑫) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Staff Reporter Department of Psychiatry, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is the tertiary care psychiatry unit which provides specialized mental health care. It has been serving not only the people in its catchment area but to the entire population of the country. In 2021, the total number …

…𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Sonam DekiWith the increasing prevalence of online learning, many schools have shifted to assigning homework online. While this has its advantages, such as providing students with easy access to resources and allowing teachers to track progress more effectively, it has also resulted in an unintended consequence …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒃𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 Sonam DekiIn the past, the general public was hesitant to speak with journalists/reporters due to lack of confidence and fear of being held accountable even in matters affecting them or of public interest. …

He talks about his experience in the flim industry. Kezang Dorji is an actor, popularly known as “Kazi”. He joined the Bhutanese movie industry in 2010 as an actor and debuted in the film “Miss Bhutan”, directed by Kinley Dorji. It is said that he was introduced to the director by his cousin. He became instant popular with his unique …

Tshendu Zam is a popular actor who played the infamous role of “Duem Hacham” in the film “Khandro Drowa Zangmo” directed by Kinley Dorji in 2008. For a male actor to portray a villain can be seen as an orthodox and conventional but for a female actor, to get into a negative role and showcasing complex emotions and human frailties …

… 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 78 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 Phurpa Wangmo A study has been conducted on neonatal jaundice in Bhutan to determine the clinical profiles and prevalence of pathological jaundice in neonates. The study provides baseline data on the condition, which can help healthcare professionals identify and treat neonatal jaundice …