Tenzin LhadenWith business being on hold for more than two months, some of crusher plant owners in Sarpang are unhappy with the current precarious situation. Crusher owners purchase stone boulders along the allotted riverbed from Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) and pay royalty to Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) before 2 months when the business was in …
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CEP a solution at community
Tenzin LhadenCommunity Engagement Platform(CEP), the initiative that focused to bring change in the attitudes of people for the wellbeing of the community. CEP was launched in August 2015, but until 2018, there were no signs of any development, so it was temporarily stopped. Then, in 2018 it was resumed and hence, it functioned smoothly.According to the bylaws, collectively formulated by …
Read More »Well timed Reforms
Tenzin Lhaden & Sonam Deki The future is always uncertain, but the COVID-19 pandemic has given this truism a sharp, sobering clarity. The Covid-19 has brought many changes in the lives of people, globally with all activities being brought to a halt. With this, the transformative changes are seen at the personal as well as in governmental policies. However, Bhutan …
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Meet Sonam Norbu, Bhutanโs first ever Parkour
By Tenzin Lhaden Parkour is the activity or sports of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, moving, jumping, and climbing.He learned parkour without any guidance from anyone but through YouTube. Sonam Norbu shares his journey of Parkour with Bhutan Today and his aspiration ahead. What did you do before Parkour?Sonam Norbu: Before …
Read More »Profession with an artistic flair-Dance
For some people, dance is a career, a source of income and for others, just a passion By Sonam DekiModern dance has long been described as the type of dancing that children do for amusement. In Bhutan, dance was never considered a profession, and no parent ever encouraged their children to pursue it.Director Pelden Dorji said โIn 2006 a movie …
Read More »TCB forges new path with Believe
Sonam Deki Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) in pursuit of redefining its policy and business structure in the midst of pandemic, when the business was at halt with restricted movements for more than two years. After a much wait, TCB introduced major overall tourism business structure mostly doing away with the old system. Among them, TCB redefined the brand Bhutan …
Read More »Off-grid Solar Power: Lighting the rural lives
Tenzin LhadenBhutanโs initiative to embark on alternative renewal energy may be at a neonatal stage apparently, the country has positioned in the right place with successful commissioning of Bhutanโs first grid-tied solar power plant at Rubesa, Wangduephodrang in August 2021. This 180 kilowatt solar power plant is a step towards diversification of achieving energy security and lessening dependency on hydroelectricity. …
Read More »Market wanes post pandemic
Most shopkeepers in the capital report a drastic fall in their business where business has not been the same since the pandemic. The shopkeepers also reports dip in quantity of the goods purchased. Namgay Lham, owner of a general shop said that pandemic has seriously impacted the sales. โIt was a significant stumbling block and a real inefficiency in our …
Read More »Bureaucrats shun media while politicians wallow
By Sonam DekiA media to function effectively and timely vastly depend on the information at their disposal. In Bhutan, government plays vital role in shaping the news and its content. Most stories reported in media, government has large stake and making of it. The in-depth news are reported depending on the degree of information access given to the journalists. More …
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