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…𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Yeshi Lham continued her dominance on the regional bodybuilding stage by winning a gold medal at the Mr Flex 2026 Bodybuilding Championship, Bengal’s premium international bodybuilding show, held on February 1 at Agrasen Bhawan, Trivani Toll, Jaigaon. The 41-year-old gym trainer from Chhukha, currently based …

… 𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaNearly 100,000 residents have embraced TER, the world’s first sovereign-backed, physical gold-backed digital token, offering ordinary people a new way to save and preserve wealth. Launchedon the nation’s National Day, December 17, the token enables residents to hold gold digitally,combining traditional value …

… 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 2025 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaThe Thimphu Dzongkhag Court carried the heaviest burden in the country’s judicial system lastyear, handling 2,407 cases- far more than any other district court- according to newly releasedperformance figures from the Judiciary’s Annual Report 2025. Of those cases, …

… 𝒚𝒂𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Kezang ChodenAt its 76th session in 2021–2022, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2026 as theInternational Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026). The declaration marked thelaunch of a global campaign aimed at highlighting the economic, environmental, and socialimportance of …

… 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Tashi TshewangThe transition by TashiCell from unlimited Fixed Wireless Access Internet Leased Line (ILL)plans to volume-based packages has left many customers frustrated, citing slower speeds,restricted data, and unclear communication. While the company maintains that the move wasplanned and aimed at improving service quality, users report that the …

… 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaThe High Court reviewed 111 applications for Foreign Marriage Certificates (FMCs) in 2025 andissued 28 certificates, according to the Annual Report 2025. While representing a relativelysmall segment of marriage-related services, FMCs highlight an important area of the …

Pasang Wangdi, Thimphu Reports that Nu 50 million from Bhutan’s Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) has been allocated to support 155 digital content creators- averaging about Nu 3.2 lakh per recipient- have triggered widespread discussion. While official clarification and detailed breakdowns are still awaited, assuming this figure to be broadly accurate raises legitimate questions about how stimulus priorities are being interpreted …

… 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒃, 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe National Statistics Bureau (NSB) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report forDecember 2025, showing a continued rise in inflation driven by increases in both food and non-food prices.Food inflation increased to 4.36 percent in December 2025. …

…. 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 By Tashi TshewangThe Mini-Dragons League 2025-26 is underway at the Changjiji Academy Ground, with youngfootballers in the Under-8, Under-10, and Under-12 age groups from across Thimphu activelycompeting in a lively grassroots programme led by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF). Theleague emphasizes participation, learning, and …

… 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟕.𝟏 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲 By Kezang ChodenSouth Asia’s economy is estimated to have expanded by 7.1 percent in 2025, largely supportedby strong performance in India, which helped cushion the region from rising trade tensions andglobal policy uncertainty. Within this broader regional outlook, Bhutan stands …