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Water Crisis threatens US$58 trillion in economic value, food security and sustainability

โ€ฆ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’”๐’•-๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’‰๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’”๐’š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’Ž๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ผ๐‘บ$58 …

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OPINION-The Urgent Need for Comprehensive Footpath Development in Bhutanโ€™s Urban and Suburban Areas

โ€ฆ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’•๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’” ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’… ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’”๐’‚๐’‡๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’” In …

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Bold Economic Transformation with 13th Five-Year-Plan for Private Sector Prosperity

โ€ฆ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’†๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’—๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’’๐’” ๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š …

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Hundred Countries on a 55-Year-Old Scooter and Counting โ€“ Bhutan Marks His 100th Visited Country

โ€ฆ๐‘ฐ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’–๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‰๐’”, ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” Sonam Deki In the realm …

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Youth anticipate the arrival of Gyalsung, embracing its promising opportunities with sense of duty

โ€ฆ๐‘ฎ๐’š๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’–๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’ƒ๐’๐’‚๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’ Sonam ChokiThe …

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EDITORIAL-Managing Bhutanโ€™s External Reserves and Navigating Economic Uncertainties

The recent report by the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, detailing the countryโ€™s external reserves from October 2022 to July 2023, presents a critical snapshot of the nationโ€™s financial standing amidst global uncertainties. The data portrays a mixed picture, highlighting the need for careful management and strategic planning to ensure the long-term economic stability of the nation. The initial numbers …

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Bhutanโ€™s External Reserves Fluctuate in First Half of 2023

โ€ฆ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 2023 ๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ 513.90 ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ซ, ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’†๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ ๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’†๐’๐’„๐’š ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’…๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ 472.40 ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ซ Phurpa WangmoThe Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan recently released a report shedding light on the country’s external reserves from October 2022 to July 2023. This data provides valuable insights into Bhutan’s economic stability in the face of global uncertainties. …

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Bhutanโ€™s Year-on-Year Inflation Reaches 5.03 Percent in September 2023- CPI Report Reveals Price Surge Across Major Divisions

โ€ฆ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ต๐’ˆ๐’–๐’๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’Ž’๐’” ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“, ๐’‚๐’” ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐‘ท๐‘ฐ, ๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ต๐’–. 57 ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ 2023, ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ 2012 Sonam DekiIn a recent report by the National Statistics Bureau, Bhutan experienced a significant year-on-year surge in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September 2023, rising by 5.03 percent compared to the same period the previous year, according to the latest …

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EDITORIAL-Ensuring Equal Voting Rights for All, Bridging the Gap with Postal Ballot System

Growing discontent is increasingly evident among private sector employees regarding the current postal ballot system in Bhutan. The private workforce is increasingly questioning the fairness of a system that seems to heavily favor civil servants, thus raising serious concerns about unequal treatment under the law. This disparity in voting rights has prompted some individuals to put forward practical and thoughtful …

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Health Minister Outlines Initiatives to Tackle Rising Attrition Rates in Healthcare

โ€ฆ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’๐‘ฏ, ๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’š๐’†๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… By Phurpa WangmoThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has been grappling with an approximate 7-8 percent attrition rate, raising concerns about potential disruptions in health services. Notably, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) stands at a higher attrition …

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