BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

Tshering Dorji The Restorative and Rehabilitation Division of The PEMA Secretariat has organized a three-day National Recovery Symposium under the theme: ‘Substance use disorder (SUD) is preventable and treatable, and recovery is possible.’ This theme aims to shed light on SUD as a medical condition that can be both prevented and treated, emphasizing the potential for recovery and urging individuals, …

…𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑲𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒖 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓 Rinzin Norbu The alarming level of littering at Khuru Ground, situated beneath the revered Buddha Point, poses a significant threat to the natural beauty and delicate ecosystem of the area. The once-pristine grounds, renowned for their serenity and charm, now suffer from the …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 Sonam DekiIn a remarkable display of academic collaboration and financial resilience, groups of Bhutanese youth in Bhutan have found a unique way to earn their living expenses by providing homework and assignment assistance to their fellow Bhutanese students studying in Australia. This enterprising endeavor not …

…𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 Phurpa WangmoJangphutse Chewog, located in the Toedtsho Gewog of Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag, has recently witnessed the completion of a much-needed irrigation channel. Constructed at a cost of 2.3 million, this crucial infrastructure project was successfully finalized on June …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 Phurpa WangmoTareythang, Gelephu is facing a concerning outbreak of rabies, as a middle-aged man who was bitten by a stray dog in late May remains in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Central Regional Referral Hospital in Gelephu. The gravity of the situation has …