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…overcoming addiction, inspiring hope, and advocating for compassion and understanding By Ngawang Jamphel From the clutches of chronic addiction to the beacon of inspiration, Rinchen Phuntsho’s journey encapsulates the universal struggle against substance abuse, offering profound insights into the complexities of recovery and societal acceptance. Through his introspection and advocacy, Rinchen beckons a society steeped in compassion, urging for understanding …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔. By Ngawang Jamphel In a bid to empower women and tackle household waste management, a two-week zero waste craft training program was recently held in Jomotsangkha Town, Samdrup Jongkhar. Sponsored by the Department of Tourism under the GEF Ecotourism …

…𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒖 10 𝑭𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒉𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕. By Krishna Kumar SanyasiThe decision by the government to discontinue the collection of the Nu 10 user fee at the Phuentsholing pedestrian terminal has not only raised concerns about the economic impact but also shed light on the unintended consequences that have emerged …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝑩𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝑩𝑭𝑨 𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒐-𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔-𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Babita KharelIn recent months, the Indo-Bhutan Gate at Samdrup Jongkhar has become a focal point of concern, as trade difficulties and administrative hurdles have led to tensions and disruptions for Indian and Bhutanese nationals alike. Central to the issue is …

…𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 2024 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 14,822 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 2023 By Ngawang JampelIn 2018, Bhutan welcomed 274,097 visitors, a number that soared to 315,599 in 2019. However, the most notable growth was observed in 2023 when the country exceeded its projected tourism arrival target by hosting …

…𝑫𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒐 𝑷𝒆𝒎𝒂 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Sonam ChokiIn a testament to the healthy and positive approach of democratic governance, Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay’s initiative to engage with Opposition Leader Dasho Pema Chewang and members of the opposition party reflects a spirit of inclusivity and collaboration essential for Bhutan’s progress. The meeting, held on …

…𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉-𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Ngawang JamphelJigme Wangyel, 16, and Unish Ghalley, 15, embarked on a remarkable journey during their 10th-grade studies at Khangkhu Middle Secondary School in Paro. Witnessing the challenges faced by many Bhutanese individuals, particularly those in rural areas and monks taught solely in Dzongkha, they recognized the need for a …

Sherab Gyelmo, a well-known figure in the realm of football, presently assumes the role of head coach at Thimphu Women’s Football Club. Boasting a robust foundation of expertise, Sherab holds both Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) licenses, featuring her unwavering dedication to the sport. Currently in her second year at the helm of the same club …

…𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Ngawang JamphelIn response to a concerning surge in financial scams targeting Bhutanese citizens, the Department of Law and Order under the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a strong warning via its official Facebook page. As visa applications have surged lately, scammers are taking advantage …

…𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Krishna Kumar Sanyasi The nation’s healthcare industry struggles with a notable obstacle amidst a wave of nurse resignations. The uptick in departures prompts apprehensions regarding the healthcare system’s capacity to accommodate rising medical needs. Addressing this urgent matter, the government proposes …