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Emerging Trend of Individuals Returning from Middle East to Pursue Careers as Taxi Drivers

โ€ฆ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’…๐’…๐’๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’”๐’• ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’™๐’Š ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’, ๐‘ช๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ๐’Ž๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’†๐’… ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ-๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† By Sonam Deki On the flip side, some taxi drivers earn monthly incomes that can rival those of individuals working in the Middle East. Many taxi drivers have voiced concerns about a decline in passengers, which they attribute to a significant portion of …

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Bhutan achieves a new milestone with a 27% increase in the tiger population since 2016

โ€ฆthe increase in the tiger population indicates the success of Bhutanโ€™s conservation efforts โ€“ its commitment to the Global Tiger Recovery Program to maintain a viable tiger population By Phurpa WangmoCoinciding with the International Tiger Day, the Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MoFAET) , Dasho Dr. Tandi Dorji launched the 4th National Tiger Survey Report of …

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Update: Man Bitten by Rabid Dog in Gelephu Still in Critical Condition

โ€ฆ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’“ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’”. ๐‘จ๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’“ ๐’๐’ƒ๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’•๐’๐’š ๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฝ๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ (๐‘น๐‘ฝ๐‘ฏ&๐‘ฌ๐‘ช) By Phurpa Wangmo In Gelephu, with the current outbreak of rabies, a middle-aged man who was bitten by a stray dog in the last week of May remains in the Intensive Care Unit …

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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ข ๐…๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

โ€ฆ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’š๐’‘๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”, ๐’‚๐’…๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‰๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’„๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’†, ๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’…๐’” ๐’”๐’–๐’„๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‰๐’š๐’…๐’“๐’๐’„๐’๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’†๐’”, ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’† By Phurpa WangmoPhuentsholing Hospital has recorded nearly 170 cases of allergic reactions to the toxin of the Nairobi Fly, a rove beetle from the Paederus family over the past month. This condition, known …

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The EV operators leveled allegations against the โ€œNeta Vโ€ EV

โ€ฆ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’‚ ๐‘ฝ ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฝ๐’†๐’‰๐’Š๐’„๐’๐’†’๐’” ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’•๐’“๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’š ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’’๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฝ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ๐’†๐’• Sonam DekiBhutan, renowned for its commitment to sustainability and environmental conservation, has been at the forefront of embracing electric vehicles (EVs) as a key solution to combat carbon emissions. However, the EV operators in the country have recently expressed their disappointment and raised serious allegations against …

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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐, ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ

โ€ฆReforms open doors for multiple attempts in Bhutan Civil Service Examinations, expanding talent pool and empowering aspiring youth By Phurpa WangmoIn a significant development, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) announced amendments to certain sections of the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2018 during its 183rd Commission Meeting held on May 23, 2023.According to the revised Section 7.3.2.2, candidates …

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Monsoon Woes: Thimphu Struggles with Mounting Drainage Problems, Prompting Calls for Urgent Action

โ€ฆCitizens Disheartened as Drainage Woes Remain Unresolved, Thromde Urged to Address Pressing Issue By Sonam DekiAs the monsoon season sets in, the capital faces a mounting challenge in the form of drainage problems. Despite the evident nature of the issue, no significant resolutions or improvements have been observed thus far. The lack of action has left citizens disheartened, as their …

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Mountain Hazelnuts Building a Sustainable Hazelnut Industry in Bhutan: Overcoming Challenges and Looking Ahead

โ€ฆMountain Hazelnuts remains steadfast in its commitment to building a sustainable hazelnut industry in Bhutan, surmounting challenges and forging a prosperous future for growers By Phurpa Wangmo In an effort to foster growth and sustainability within the hazelnut industry in Bhutan, Mountain Hazelnuts has been making significant investments in two crucial programs aimed at enhancing grower orchards and maximizing yields. …

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Illegal Agents Engaging in Unauthorized recruitment

โ€ฆ๐‘ด๐’๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ฌ ๐’–๐’“๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’‹๐’๐’ƒ ๐’”๐’†๐’†๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’†๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’๐’š๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’” Sonam DekiThe Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) has issued a cautionary message to job seekers in Bhutan, highlighting the prevalent existence of deceitful and unauthorized illegal operators who are actively engaging in the recruitment and promotion of overseas job opportunities through social media platforms and personal …

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ABEC halts promotion of visa success photos and testimonials – โ€˜Responsible Advertisingโ€™

โ€ฆ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’๐’–๐’”๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… By Phurpa WangmoIn a move towards promoting ethical practices in the education consultancy industry, the Association of Bhutanese Education Consultancies (ABEC) has endorsed the importance of ‘responsible advertising’, which includes the practice of visa grant notices. The proliferation of visa grant publicity on social media …

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