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…𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆 By Kinzang Lhamo In response to ongoing concerns about poor market infrastructure affecting vendors and buyers, the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC), working with Kaja Thromde, has started significant development work at the wholesale vegetable market in Babesa, Thimphu. The project aims to improve conditions …

…𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒕𝒔𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 By Leki Chungdon In Singyegang village, Tashicholing Gewog, Samtse Dzongkhag, dragon fruit cultivation is emerging as a promising agricultural venture that offers potential for income diversification and increased local fruit production. Currently, only one farmer in the gewog grows the fruit, but the initiative led by K.N …

Karma Thinley Months after the rollout of Bhutan’s Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), its impact on the ground remains largely invisible. Conceived as a recovery initiative for individuals and sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic- not to launch new businesses- the ESP was expected to restore livelihoods, reinvigorate economic activities, and generate employment. Yet, judging by the current economic climate and …

…𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Yeshey DolmaIn January 2025, Bhutan recorded over 470,000 active social media users, according to DataReportal. This represents more than 59 percent of the country’s total population. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook have become a regular part of daily life, enabling …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Samtse Dzongkhag marked a significant milestone in its waste management efforts with the inauguration of its Plastic Waste Recovery Center, which includes a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and a conveyor unit. Officially opened by the Dzongdag, the center aims …

The rapid rise of digital content creation across the globe has opened new avenues for economic growth, job creation, and cultural exchange. In many countries, social media platforms are no longer just spaces for entertainment or social interaction- they have become vital sources of income and entrepreneurship. Yet, not all nations are positioned to fully benefit from this global shift. …

…𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe country’s education sector is undergoing a major reform as the Government rolls out a nationwide school rationalization initiative under the 13th Five-Year Plan. The reform aims to improve the quality and efficiency of education delivery by addressing challenges posed by changing …

…𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏, 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Kinzang LhamoBhutan’s national women’s football team, the “Dragon Girls,” concluded their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 qualifying campaign in Jordan with a 3-0 loss to the host team on July 16. The result placed Bhutan third in Group A with six …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑷, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆-𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshi Dolma The Royal Government of Bhutan, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BILB) on July 10, 2025. Housed directly under the Office of the Prime Minister, the Lab is a formal institutional platform designed …

…𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe country’s education sector is undergoing a major reform as the Government rolls out a nationwide school rationalization initiative under the 13th Five-Year Plan. The reform aims to improve the quality and efficiency of education delivery by addressing challenges posed by changing …