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…𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑮𝑴𝑪 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒄, 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒃 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 A historic chapter in the governance of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) was written on Decmber 26, 2024 with the formal granting of GMC Law No. 1 of 2024, also known as the Application of Laws Act 2024. …

…100 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 By Kezang Choden Lhuentse Rabdey, in collaboration with the Dzongkhag Education Sector, successfully conducted a 10-day Attitude Improvement, Education, and Skills Development program aimed at supporting students who need additional academic and personal guidance. The initiative, held from December 19 to 28, 2024, …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 By Kezang Choden The Department of Engineering and the Human Settlement Sector of Trashigang, in collaboration with SNV Bhutan, successfully concluded a five-day Water Caretaker Training program at Thrimshing Gewog in Trashigang Dzongkhag. Running from December 24 to 28, 2024, the program attracted 22 participants …

The media is an essential pillar of any democratic society, with the crucial responsibility of informing citizens, shaping public opinion, promoting transparency, and serving as a watchdog over governmental and societal actions. Bhutan, in its relatively young democratic journey, depends on a vibrant, diverse, and independent media to fulfill these roles. However, in recent years, the media ecosystem in the …

…𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 5%, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑; 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 By Tshering YangdenThe latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November 2024 reveals that country’s inflation rate has increased to 1.87% year-on-year, up from 1.34% in October 2024. This uptick signals a growing strain on household budgets, particularly driven by higher food prices, which have …