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…𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 2025 By Yeshi DolmaAlthough Bhutan’s overall unemployment rate has declined to 3.6% in 2024, youth unemployment remains alarmingly high at 17.1%. With a new wave of college graduates set to enter the job market in 2025, the question of how to provide meaningful employment for them has …

The recent wave of outward migration, particularly to Australia, has stirred renewed debate on whether the country is witnessing a genuine case of brain gain or simply masking deeper structural challenges through rising remittances. While the World Bank’s latest update paints an optimistic picture of diaspora-driven development, a closer examination suggests that the story is more complex and demands urgent …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒋𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang A step forward in supporting rural livelihoods and promoting local enterprise was marked on May 20 with the official inauguration of the Farmer’s Sales Outlet in Jomotsangkha, Samdrup Jongkhar. The outlet, inaugurated by a member …

…𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang Choden In an effort to enhance rural livelihoods and promote sustainable agriculture, seven households in Pakchenkha village under Dhap Chiwog, Geling Gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag have received 10,000 asparagus crowns. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Chukha Dzongkhag Administration, the National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA), …

…𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒖. 45 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang The Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration has launched multiple road improvement projects across Mewang and Dagala Gewogs to enhance connectivity and support rural development.Funded under Phase I of the Government of India’s Small Development Project (GoI-SDP), the initiatives …