BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

Phuntsho Wangmo’s journey into the spotlight commenced on a reality show where her impressive talents secured her a notable fourth-place finish. This initial success catapulted her into the role of anchor for the show’s subsequent season, laying the foundation for a multifaceted career. Recognized for her potential by a prominent filmmaker, Phuntsho was soon cast in a pivotal role, igniting …

…𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂’𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆…𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂’𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Rinzin Norbu In the remote village of Khatoeykha, Lokchina Gewog, Chukha Dzongkhag, a small primary school stands as a beacon of hope for 115 students. Against a backdrop of rugged terrain and challenges, the school symbolizes the resilience and determination of families prioritizing education for their children. This story follows 11-year-old Anisha …

…𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Bikash Mishra Bhutan joins the world in raising awareness on World Prematurity Day. It was first observed in Europe in 2008 to celebrate and bring together families of premature babies, government, society and the health care workers to discuss the complications and the struggles faced by the parents of premature children, the children …

…𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑴𝑷𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔’ 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 By Tshering Yangden Member of Parliament (MP), Naiten Wangchuk of Economic and Finance Committee (EFC) highlight Pay Structure Reform Act (Amendment) Bill during the ongoing winter session of EFC member, MP Naiten Wangchuk pointed out issues in the current laws that affect parliamentary …

…𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 4,710 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝑴𝑷𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden & Lalit Gurung The Good Governance Committee (GCC) of the National Assembly tabled a motion on calling for the enactment of a Pension Act to address critical challenges faced by the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF). The …