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…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 13𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 By Kinzang LhamoA 35-kilometre road linking Merak Gewog in Trashigang Dzongkhag to Lauri Gewog under Jomotshangkha Dungkhag in Samdrup Jongkhar, promised under the 13th Five-Year Plan, has been postponed, with construction now expected to begin only in 2040. The delay, despite the road’s potential to …

…𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 By Leki Chungdon Trashigang is preparing to host the first-ever Bhutan Glory Chess Tournament on July 1, 2025, a unique event that brings together students, educators, conservationists, and local leaders to promote biodiversity awareness and cognitive development through the game of chess. Set in …

In recent years, a quiet but unmistakable shift has been taking place within our cultural landscape. As young people increasingly turn to modern forms of entertainment and artistic expression, interest in traditional performing arts appears to be diminishing. The effects of this trend are now becoming visible through declining enrolments in institutions dedicated to safeguarding our intangible heritage. What once …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓 By Yeshi Dolma The government’s proposal to introduce a 10 percent tax on interest income from fixed deposits has drawn serious concern from economists, financial experts, and members of the Bhutanese diaspora. Many fear that the move could weaken the country’s savings culture, affect bank liquidity, discourage remittances, …

…𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 By Tashi Tshewang The Ministry of Finance has clarified that there will be no separate budget allocation specifically for monsoon-related restoration of farm roads, despite increasing concerns from local governments over the financial burden caused by such damages. This clarification …