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Tashi Phuntsho, a 43-year-old hailing from Chukha Dzongkhag, has dedicated nearly a decade to training boxers from Bhutan. His personal journey into the world of boxing began in 2000 and continued until 2008. Following that, he seamlessly transitioned into a coaching role, channeling his expertise towards nurturing Bhutanese boxing talents.Currently an esteemed member of the armed forces, Tashi Phuntsho holds …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑰𝑻𝒁𝑨 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 (𝑾𝑾𝑭), 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 63,000 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 97 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Susmika Subba In a remarkable achievement, fifth-grade students Pema Choda Jamtsho and Phuntsho Choden from Trashi Yangtse Primary School clinched the third position in the highly acclaimed Wild Wisdom Global Challenge 2023. The international competition, jointly organized by ITZA and the …

…𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕 𝒂 5.07% 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒏-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒙 (𝑪𝑷𝑰) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 2023, 𝒂 𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 13.47% 𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔. By Susmika SubbaIn a report released by the National Statistical Bureau, the year-on-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2023 indicated a 5.07 percent indicating significant changes …

Bhutan’s recent integration with the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust) signifies a groundbreaking step in the nation’s dedication to climate action. By becoming the first country to fully integrate its national registry with CAD Trust’s decentralized, blockchain-based platform, Bhutan is not only establishing a precedent but is also positioned to reap immediate and long-term benefits that extend far beyond …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Susmika SubbaIn a pioneering stride towards digital identity, Bhutan’s National Digital Identity (NDI) system, grounded in Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) principles, is striving to grant individuals exclusive control over their personal information. The innovative digital wallet promises secure storage of digital credentials, …