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By Sangay DorjiThimphu The Ability Bhutan Society(ABS), in collaboration with the Bhutan Foundation and Perkins International, organized a national disability seminar on the theme “Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development in Bhutan.” The two-day seminar concluded coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 and will include its resolutions and recommendations as a way forward for the …

…zumba, a great way to improve your physical and mental health By Tenzin LhadenThimphu People in the country are taking body fitness in a serious way and it is clear from a rising number of individuals joining the zumba classes not just in Thimphu, but also in other regions.Pema Wangchuk, Zumba instructor at Step in Fitness in Bumthang expressed that …

Dechen Wangda A growing public health issue in Bhutan, cancer is one of the main causes of death in the country. The cost of cancer has been rising continuously for a number of years. The population based cancer registry, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) recorded 2648 cancer cases during the period 2014-2017. Of these 1156 were in males …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 5% 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 Sangay DorjiThe Pay Structure Reform bill ensued with heated deliberation in the houses of parliament and the National Council endorsed the bill on December 1. However, civil servants are not happy with discontinuation of vehicle quota.The …

…𝑳𝑮 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 107 Sangay DorjiAccording to the Good Governance Committee Review Report on Anti-Corruption’s Annual Report 2021–2022, the local government accounted for the most complaints with 107, followed by ministries with 34 and Dzongkhag Administration with 24. Among the ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry received the most complaints, followed by the Ministries …

…..𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam DekiAccording to neuroscience research, the time from birth until a child is five years old is the most critical and sensitive period given that 85 percent to 95 percent of human development takes place at this age.The foundation of whatever an individual can possibly become in life …

..𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 Sonam DekiThimphu Shrouded in orange clad, serving tirelessly regardless of time, place, weather and work, be it national event, celebration, disaster, emergency but it is men and women in orange clads writing the success story and they are volunteers of Bhutan, guardian of the country and these volunteers are called Desuups. Desuups …

Dechen PemWith the introduction of K-9 unit in 1983, The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has started deploying groups of K-9 police dogs in various fields to track culprits, detect explosives, spot drugs and search and rescue. With 4 of them being the first police dog officers, there are now a total of 33 of them in the country. K-9 unit …

…..𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔’ 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚. Sonam Deki Tenants cry over exorbitant house rents. Majority of tenants are from the middle or low income groups and they spent large pie of their salary on the rent. Karma Penjor who …

… 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 By Sonam DekiThimphu Many Shop owners have come across con artists who would display false screenshots of online transactions (mBoB, mPay, ePay, DrukPay, TPay) after purchase. Tika Devi Dahan said “Many shopkeepers are facing such problem. This happened to me too. These incidents happen to me last year when one young man …