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…𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒉-𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 By Zhenphen chokdenAn alarming surge in counterfeit Bhutanese banknotes, particularly fake Nu. 500 bills, has stirred concern among financial institutions, law enforcement, and small business owners across the country. While the total number of incidents remains limited, the implications are significant, undermining public trust in the national currency, hurting small …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒈𝒆-𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaThe Ministry of Health(MoH) officially launched the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Healthy Ageing (RMNCAH+A) Strategy 2025-2029, reaffirming Bhutan’s commitment to promoting health and wellbeing across all stages of life, from preconception through old age on May …

Bhutan’s challenging terrain has long shaped the country’s development priorities. Roads remain the backbone of connectivity, but they are often vulnerable to monsoon disruptions and landslides. In this context, the government’s decision to explore domestic airstrips is a practical and forward-thinking step. With technical assessments completed for two sites in Samtse and Samdrup Jongkhar, the initiative represents a broader shift …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo Rangthangling Gewog, located in Tsirang Dzongkhag, continues to be a model of resilience and determination, with its farmers building on past successes to drive new agricultural ventures. After establishing a reputation for thriving sugarcane cultivation, the farmers of this gewog are now setting their …

… 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈, 𝑪𝑪 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenSeveral gewogs across Bhutan continue to face significant operational challenges due to prolonged vacancies in key administrative positions. Gewog Administrative Officers (GAOs), Community Center (CC) Executives, drivers, and caretakers remain unassigned in many gewogs, …