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The recent release of the final accident investigation report on the helicopter crash in the country has brought to light critical lapses in safety protocols that demand immediate attention and stringent rectification. The findings underscore not only the tragic loss of lives but also the imperative for rigorous adherence to international safety standards in aviation operations. The incident, which claimed …

…𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝑳𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒊𝒅; 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔; 𝑹𝑴𝑨 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚. Sonam Deki In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23, Bhutan experienced a robust growth of 9.8% in its money supply, fueled by an increase in Fixed & Current Deposits and a simultaneous surge in domestic credit, especially in the housing and …

…𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 Sonam Deki The final accident investigation report on the EC130 T2/H130 (MSN:8160) helicopter, registered as A5-BHT and operated by Drukair Helicopter Services, has been released by the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The incident, which occurred at Wachey-Lunana in Gasa, Bhutan, …

…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒃 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 Tshering Dorji In an era marked by technological advancements, the landscape of financial services has undergone a remarkable transformation, bringing unprecedented convenience and accessibility to individuals worldwide. From the introduction of ATMs and …

…𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒖, 𝑮𝒖𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒖𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓-𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 Sonam Deki At 54 years old, Deepak Gurung, a proud resident of Tshachu (Hot Spring) in Gelephu, is fueled by a profound aspiration to bring to fruition the construction of a living root bridge within the picturesque surroundings of …

… 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 Susmika Subba The crime statistics of 2023 reveal a discernible uptick in specific offenses. Although Bhutan maintains relatively low overall crime rates, the data highlights shifts in criminal activity across various categories. Notably, drug abuse, battery, larceny, and burglary stand out as the most reported incidents. According to an RBP …

…𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆’𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌-𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2020. Sonam Deki The Check-Post Management System (CPMS) has proven to be an invaluable tool in the intricate web of law enforcement and public safety, shedding light on the evolving landscape of incidents recorded over the years. In …

……… 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. Ngawang JamphelChangkhyi Conservation Center, established by the Department of Livestock under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Bhutan, serves as a dedicated breeding center for Bhutan’s unique stray dogs. Currently, the center houses a total of 50 dogs. Dr. Kinley …

… 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒅𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆-𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Krishna Kumar SanyasiThe introduction of the city bus priority lane marks a significant stride by Thimphu Thomde in promoting public transportation, alleviating traffic congestion, and fostering sustainable transport. Anticipation for the transformative impact of this initiative is high among stakeholders such …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆’𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒔 Ngawang Jampel The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) actively supports athlete development through its winter coaching program. This off-season initiative focuses on practical skill development, including physical fitness, technical abilities, teamwork, and sportsmanship, aligning with the committee’s goals for the country’s sports advancement. …