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…𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 (2022-23) 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 42 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 By Phurpa WangmoDespite consistent warnings issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) through their Facebook page and website, cautioning the public to exercise vigilance when engaging in online shopping and verify the legitimacy of businesses, there are still reported cases of individuals …

…𝑩𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (26) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Phurpa WangmoThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) disclosed a significant reduction in corruption reports for the year 2022-23 compared to the previous year. Despite this achievement, the report highlights persisting challenges faced by the ACC in its anti-corruption efforts. The ACC received a …

…𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐-𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. By Susmika Subba The Bhutan Football Federation Academy, located in Changjiji within the Thimphu Thromde region, is supported by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF). The BFF was founded in 1983 under the Bhutan Olympic Committee and later joined FIFA in 2000 and the Asian Football Confederation …

In a groundbreaking move towards ensuring the well-being of the monastic community in Bhutan, His Holiness the Je Khenpo has launched a Pension scheme with an initial fund of Nu 10 million. This initiative, which aims to provide comprehensive social protection to monks and nuns, marks a significant milestone in the history of Bhutan’s monastic institutions. The introduction of a …

…𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑶𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏, 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌-𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 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 …

…The vaccination provides protection for at least one year and highlighted that future vaccination strategies would be contingent on disease prevalence trends both locally and regionally By Phurpa WangmoIn response to the escalating threat of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) among Bhutan’s livestock, a comprehensive vaccination campaign has been initiated by the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH) under the Ministry …

Puspa Ghalley, a 24-year-old dancer with over 10 years of experience, is a talented artist who secured a scholarship at the Stance Dance Studio in Delhi in 2017. Her love for dance led her to work as a dance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and facilitator in Gokab. She showcased her exceptional choreography skills in numerous performances she choreographed for UNDP and …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝑪𝑪 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 Sonam DekiAs per the National Integrity Assessment (NIA) 2022, Abuse of Power, Bribery, and Embezzlement are the top three perceived prevalent forms of corruption in the country. This is consistent with the analysis …

…the increase in the tiger population indicates the success of Bhutan’s conservation efforts – 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 …

…𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam DekiThe growing popularity of sports such as cricket and baseball in Bhutan is facing a significant hurdle due to lack of proper practice grounds that inhibit the development and expansion of these emerging disciplines. Enthusiastic players and passionate coaches are …