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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 …