…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 By Sonam DekiBhutan is grappling with a significant rise in cyber-related cases, with a total of 56 incidents reported across various divisions in the country until November 27, 2023. The data, released by Royal Bhutan Police, highlights the escalating threat of cybercrime, prompting concerns about The capital city, Thimphu, has …

…𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑸𝑳𝑭𝑺 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒑𝒔, 𝑼𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏-𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑼𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 By Susmika SubbaIn its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2023 Report, the National Statistics Bureau has presented a comprehensive analysis of the unemployment landscape in 2023 on an international news writing standard. The report discloses that the overall unemployment rate for 2023 is 3.5% …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒕 63%, 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 66.36% 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 2018 Phurpa Wangmo In a noteworthy development for Bhutan’s democratic landscape, a surge in conscientious civic participation is evident as an increasing number of Bhutanese citizens actively engage in the electoral process. Despite this positive trend, the primary round …

…𝑨𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 Susmika SubbaIn accordance with Section 442 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has officially announced the outcomes of the Primary Round (PR) for …

Yeshi Dema’s life took a turn during an armed force children’s winter program, where she discovered archery. While her dreams of becoming a top-tier archer didn’t materialize however. Yeshi found her true calling in coaching. Her dedication caught the eye of the Bhutan Archery National Team’s head coach, leading to her role as an assistant coach.Today, Yeshi is a full-time …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 Susmika Subba Electric cable wires running between the academic block and staff room, extending to the laboratory area and over the school parking entry, are raising concerns about potential safety risks at Dechentsemo Higher Secondary School in Thinleygang under Punakha Dzongkhag. The cable wires, positioned …

Sonam Chophel’s remarkable journey began as a dedicated flim crewmember, steadily ascending the titles to become an accomplished cameraman, and ultimately flourishing as a talented movie director. Notably, he even helmed the direction of the music video ‘Gaw mey Gaw may,’ in collaboration with the exceptionally talented Guinness World Record holder “Suchetha Satish”. Currently, Sonam Chophel is orchestrating a reality …

…𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒅𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Sonam DekiThimphu residents have witnessed a significant development as the old Simtokha highway, leading towards the Welcome Gate at Babesa, undergoes transformative resurfacing as part of a Thromde project. The road, previously marred by numerous potholes, had become a source of inconvenience for commuters in dire need of maintenance. Commencing in …

As the calendar inches closer to November 30, the date of the fourth National Assembly election, a palpable sense of anticipation and civic responsibility sweeps across the nation. With every passing day, citizens are gearing up to exercise their democratic right, a gift bestowed upon them from the golden Throne-the power to shape the future of their beloved country through …

… 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒐𝒔 Phurpa Wangmo As the fourth National Assembly election approaches, scheduled for November 30, an increasing number of individuals are preparing to travel to their respective constituencies to cast their votes. With no option to send postal ballots …