BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

As Bhutan stands at the threshold of a new political era, the collective anticipation for an economic renaissance is palpable. The dawn of a fresh government brings with it the opportunity to chart a course of strategic resurgence, steering the nation towards an economic revival through proactive governance. In this opinion piece, we delve into the imperative initiatives that the …

…𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒅, 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒀 2022-23 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕 Sonam DekiIn a review of financial accountability, the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has published 456 audit reports for the fiscal year 2022-23. Among them, 17 reports garnered qualified opinions, while the remaining 439 received unqualified opinions. Notably, the Annual Audit Report 2022-23, a compilation of 379 audit reports …

…𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔. Sonam Deki A group of housewives in Thimphu are carving out a niche for themselves, supporting their families by braiding the side fringes of the kira, kabney, and rachu. The kira, the traditional …

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 …