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…𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚-𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝒖. 22,990/-, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑩𝑭𝑫𝑨 By Phurpa Wangmo In a concerted effort spanning ten days from November 15, 2023, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA), in collaboration with the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) and the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB), meticulously …

…593 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 2117 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Phurpa WangmoIn a startling revelation, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) have disclosed that a staggering 3179 individuals including 262 drivers are implicated in various drug-related cases from January to November this year. The cases span 19 Dzongkhags across the …

Bhutan’s democratic journey has witnessed a commendable surge in civic engagement, with citizens actively participating in the electoral process. The recent Fourth Parliamentary Elections in 2023, however, have raised concerns as they experienced a slight decline in voter turnout compared to the 2018 elections. In this critical examination, it is imperative to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the electoral …

…𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑸𝑳𝑭𝑺 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒑𝒔, 𝑼𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏-𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑼𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 By Susmika SubbaIn its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2023 Report, the National Statistics Bureau has presented a comprehensive analysis of the unemployment landscape in 2023 on an international news writing standard. The report discloses that the overall unemployment rate for 2023 is 3.5% …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒕 63%, 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 66.36% 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 2018 Phurpa Wangmo In a noteworthy development for Bhutan’s democratic landscape, a surge in conscientious civic participation is evident as an increasing number of Bhutanese citizens actively engage in the electoral process. Despite this positive trend, the primary round …