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…𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Yeshey DolmaIn January 2025, Bhutan recorded over 470,000 active social media users, according to DataReportal. This represents more than 59 percent of the country’s total population. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook have become a regular part of daily life, enabling …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Samtse Dzongkhag marked a significant milestone in its waste management efforts with the inauguration of its Plastic Waste Recovery Center, which includes a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and a conveyor unit. Officially opened by the Dzongdag, the center aims …

…𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe country’s education sector is undergoing a major reform as the Government rolls out a nationwide school rationalization initiative under the 13th Five-Year Plan. The reform aims to improve the quality and efficiency of education delivery by addressing challenges posed by changing …

…𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏, 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Kinzang LhamoBhutan’s national women’s football team, the “Dragon Girls,” concluded their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 qualifying campaign in Jordan with a 3-0 loss to the host team on July 16. The result placed Bhutan third in Group A with six …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑷, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshi Dolma The Royal Government of Bhutan, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BILB) on July 10, 2025. Housed directly under the Office of the Prime Minister, the Lab is a formal institutional platform designed …

…𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe country’s education sector is undergoing a major reform as the Government rolls out a nationwide school rationalization initiative under the 13th Five-Year Plan. The reform aims to improve the quality and efficiency of education delivery by addressing challenges posed by changing …

…𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚 By Kezang ChodenAccording to the Annual Industry Report 2024-2025 released by the Department of Industry (DoI), there are a total of 30,666 active industrial licenses in the country as of June 20, 2025. However, not all licenses represent operational businesses, with some still under construction or reserved for future …

…𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Leki Chungdon Dorokha Higher Secondary School (DHSS) students are spending their two-week summer break participating in community service activities under the theme “Connecting to Community, Service During Summer.” The initiative is designed to encourage civic responsibility and develop practical leadership skills, enabling students to contribute to their local …

By Sonam Choden Agriculture remains the fundamental basis of rural livelihoods in eastern parts of the country where challenging topography, limited access to irrigation, and frequent human-wildlife conflicts have historically constrained agricultural productivity. In recognition of these enduring challenges, the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods Enhancement Programme (CARLEP) has initiated targeted land management interventions aimed at transitioning subsistence farming towards …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kinzang Lhamo The sanitation infrastructure in the capital has come under renewed scrutiny following the release of the country’s first-ever Public Toilet Assessment. The report surveyed 44 public toilet facilities across the capital, including 16 market toilets, 21 public facility toilets, and seven located in transit areas. …