BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

A nation’s civil service is not just about numbers- it is about efficiency, equity, and adaptability. While recent figures indicate growth in the workforce, they also reveal deeper structural imbalances that threaten the very foundation of good governance. For a small nation, a well-functioning and inclusive civil service is not just an administrative necessity but a prerequisite for national progress. …

…𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. By Kezang Choden In Kadak Silambi Chiwog, Mongar Dzongkhag, farmers are embracing the T-bar trellising system to boost kiwifruit production, with support from the Agriculture Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) Wengkhar and the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood Enhancement Programme (CARLEP). Introduced in …

…𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒌 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. By Lhendup Wangmo As global pop culture and urban migration continue to shape the interests of youth, traditional folk songs like “Sham Sham Dolep” risk being forgotten. Once central to festivals and community gatherings, this cherished song- and other cultural practices- are …

The global environment is facing an unprecedented crisis, with air pollution and climate change emerging as major threats. Bhutan, despite its small size, cannot remain indifferent to the escalating risks posed by air pollution. The degradation of air quality, driven by industrialization, deforestation, and harmful gas emissions, is already affecting public health, ecosystems, and the global climate. Bhutan must take …

…𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒉-𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆. By Lhendup WangmoBhutanese drivers are encountering several challenges while using the FASTag system on India’s Assam Highway, including double toll charges and restrictions forcing cash-only payments. These issues have created significant hurdles for road users and raised concerns …