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…𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒘 By Kezang ChodenThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), through its Department of Crime and Operations, has released the official crime statistics for 2023 and 2024, offering an in-depth look at the country’s criminal scene. While …

Bhutan’s fiscal plan for the year 2024-2025, amounting to Nu 97,654.829 million, presents an ambitious roadmap aimed at addressing immediate needs while laying the foundation for sustained long-term development. With significant investments earmarked for infrastructure and green initiatives, such as the Gyalsung program and the Green Power Readiness Enhancement Project, the government is positioning the nation for future growth. Yet, …

Hailing from Bakla, Mongar, Dechen Dorji recently graduated from high school and is currently pursuing a degree at Paro College of Education. Raised by a single mother, Dechen’s life has been profoundly influenced by his unwavering passion for music, which he values far more than material wealth. Music has been his guiding light, profoundly shaping his life by bringing him …

…𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒁𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈’𝒔 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓. By Lhendup Wangmo A Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) meeting was held in Zhemgang on December 26, 2024, aiming to boost the local coffee business ecosystem. The event brought together coffee growers and buyers to foster collaboration and strengthen the coffee value chain under the dzongkhag. Key …

…𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐬𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞-𝐢𝐧-𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬. By Lhendup Wangmo A new Cottage and Small Industry (CSI) Market has opened in Samdrup Jongkhar, marking the third such outlet in Bhutan after those in Thimphu and Paro. The market is designed to promote locally made products both within Bhutan …