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…𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Tashi Tshewang Bhutan’s year-on-year inflation rate rose to 3.52% in March 2025, driven largely by a steep increase in food prices, according to the National Statistics Bureau’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) bulletin. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices surged by …

In a country that has long prided itself on decentralization and citizen-centric governance, it is deeply troubling that numerous gewogs across the country are functioning without the very personnel who make local governance possible. While national leaders continue to advocate for greater autonomy and service delivery at the grassroots, their words ring hollow when basic administrative roles such as Gewog …

Nim Dorji Tamang, a passionate golfer from Bhutan, has been dedicated to the sport since childhood, learning by carrying bags for experienced players. He officially joined the Bhutan National Golf Team in 2018, achieving a historic international victory in Bangladesh. Despite challenges like limited resources in Bhutan, he remains committed to growing the sport. Motivated by his parents and inspired …

…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 …