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…𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑭𝑨𝑶 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒂𝒌 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒋𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo In the windswept highlands of Bji and Katsho gewogs, a quiet revolution is underway. What was once discarded as worthless waste- yak wool- is now being transformed into a valuable …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Kezang Choden Since 2016, a women’s group from Tama village under Trong Gewog in Zhemgang has steadily expanded its agricultural activities, focusing on the cultivation of organic turmeric, cardamom, and ginger. With the support of the Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAOWE), the group- originally formed with …

…𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒃𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 By Kezang Choden Samthang Technical Institute in Wangduephodrang is advancing innovation with the launch of a new Electric Vehicle (EV) technician course on May 2, 2025. This addition to the institute’s offerings, alongside its diploma program in Automotive Workshop Supervision, reflects …

…𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo In the past 12 months, a total of 343 roadblocks were recorded across Bhutan’s highway network, with the majority occurring along the Primary National Highways (PNH). Data shows that 70.55 percent of the total roadblocks were reported along PNHs, while Secondary National Highways (SNH) accounted for …

… $300 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔 The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Bhutan, covering fiscal years 2025-2029, alongside US$300 million in financing to enhance regional trade and connectivity. The financing is aimed at improving Bhutan’s infrastructure and supporting …