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…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒖 60.73 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) has recorded a significant financial turnaround in 2024, according to its latest annual report. After enduring six consecutive years of losses between 2017 and 2022, with the largest loss of Nu 112.04 million registered in 2020 …

…𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 By Kezang ChodenAccording to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), 1,455 children with disabilities are currently enrolled in schools across Bhutan. Among them, 949 are boys and 506 are girls. The national disability literacy rate stands at 26.6 …

…𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2000 By Tashi Tshewang Bhutan commemorated 25 years of its FIFA membership with a two-day celebration organised by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF), beginning with a Legends Match at Changlimithang Stadium on July 31, followed by a Football Carnival and Gala Night on August 1. The event …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kinzang Lhamo Baeyul Kunzang Primary School in Chukha, once a vital institution serving students from areas as far as Lhamozhingkha, is now facing possible closure, with only six students enrolled across four class levels. Community members worry that the continued downgrade of the school is …

Tashi DhendupThimphu In a nation so deeply committed to the well being of all, the rise of social media presents both promise and peril. In Bhutan today, over 90 percent of citizens spend on average nearly three hours daily on platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. Connectivity has expanded rapidly, yet so have risks- ranging from cyberbullying and scams to communal …