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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕-𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑼𝑺$58 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 60% 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝑫𝑷 Phurpa Wangmo Water, the world’s most precious yet undervalued resource, is at the heart of a mounting global crisis that threatens both human and planetary health, as warned by a new report published by World Wildlife Fund …

…𝑪𝑺𝑶𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆-𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 Sonam Deki The undersigned civil society organizations (CSOs) are deeply concerned by the Civil Society Organizations Authority’s recent decision on the endowment fund requirement for CSOs. While they welcome the Authority’s decision, the amounts are exorbitant for most CSOs. The Authority arrived at the decision …

…𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 Sonam Deki Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering presented the State of the Nation Report to Parliament on October 13, unveiling an ambitious roadmap for the future. According to the report, the 13th Five-Year Plan will primarily focus on boosting the private sector, signaling a strategic …

…𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒔, 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 Sonam Deki In the realm of extraordinary travel adventures, few tales rival that of Ilario Lavarra, the intrepid Italian traveler who has embarked on a six-year odyssey exploring the world astride his trusty two wheels. Bhutan marks his 100th visited country. Recently marking a significant achievement – a century of …

…𝑮𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 Sonam ChokiThe Gyalsung, Bhutan’s National Service, announced its first batch of Cadets for the inaugural Gyalsung Training program, which will run from September 1, 2024, to January 15, 2025, sparking excitement among the youth.The training for the inaugural batch will last for four and a half months. …

Ugyen Deepak, born in 1976 in Trashigang, not only received his education there but also began his journey as a hairdresser from a young age, fueled by a profound commitment to preserving his cultural heritage.Driven by his fervor, Ugyen Deepak made the decision to pursue formal hairdressing training in Delhi, India. This comprehensive program covered both men’s and women’s hairstyling, …

…𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 (2022-23) 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 42 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 By Phurpa WangmoDespite consistent warnings issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) through their Facebook page and website, cautioning the public to exercise vigilance when engaging in online shopping and verify the legitimacy of businesses, there are still reported cases of individuals …

…𝑩𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (26) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Phurpa WangmoThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) disclosed a significant reduction in corruption reports for the year 2022-23 compared to the previous year. Despite this achievement, the report highlights persisting challenges faced by the ACC in its anti-corruption efforts. The ACC received a …

…𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐-𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. By Susmika Subba The Bhutan Football Federation Academy, located in Changjiji within the Thimphu Thromde region, is supported by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF). The BFF was founded in 1983 under the Bhutan Olympic Committee and later joined FIFA in 2000 and the Asian Football Confederation …

…𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam Deki In a turn of events for Bhutan’s handicraft industry, shopkeepers are rejoicing as they witness a slight yet significant increase in the number of customers frequenting their stores. The surge in customer interest comes as a much-needed relief for a sector that has …