โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kezang Choden Finance Minister Lekey Dorji has announced major pension reform plans during a session of the National Council, highlighting serious concerns regarding the structure, long-term sustainability, and fairness of existing pension scheme. The announcement followed a question raised by …
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐
From the mountains of Bhutan to the shores of Tuvalu, countries across Asia and the Pacific face a common challenge: transforming their agrifood systems to meet growing demand while protecting natural resources for future generations.I have witnessed this challenge firsthand in conversations with national leaders who are managing shrinking arable land and rising food prices. I have also spoken with …
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โฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kinzang LhamoDespite meeting all the criteria for Bhutanโs helicopter fare subsidy scheme, residents of Nubri and Yaksa chiwogs under Tsento Gewog in Paro remain excluded, leaving them without crucial transport support, even as neighbouring highland communities benefit from the scheme. The issue, raised repeatedly in …
Read More »๐๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kinzang Lhamo The plan to construct a new Samtse Dzong has once again been deferred, this time to the 14th Five Year Plan (FYP), leaving local leaders and residents deeply frustrated as the dzongkhag continues to face cramped working conditions, inadequate space for public services, and the …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Sonam Choden In recent years, ginger producers in the southern parts of Bhutan have faced a significant drop in farm-gate prices, falling from Nu 60 per kilogram in the previous year to Nu 15โ25 per kilogram in the current season. The decline has …
Read More »๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Bhutan stands at a pivotal moment in its demographic journey. The countryโs population is aging rapidly, reflecting significant progress in health care and living standards. While increased life expectancy is a clear mark of development, it also signals emerging challenges that demand urgent and thoughtful action. Bhutan is poised to become an aging society within a few years, and the …
Read More »๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Yeshi DolmaFor decades, 18 was widely accepted as the minimum legal age for marriage in Bhutan. Schools enforced it, awareness campaigns promoted it, and courts generally followed it. Yet one important element lagged behind: the law itself. The Marriage Act of 1980 allowed girls to marry as …
Read More »๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โฆ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 2027 By Kezang ChodenDasho Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister, described countryโs rapidly aging population as a positive indicator of the country’s development but cautioned that it could present serious challenges if current demographic trends continue. He was responding to a question …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐น๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Yeshi DolmaA wave of concern spread through the private sector after the Corporate Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a list identifying 135 companies that failed to meet regulatory requirements. Initially, 215 companies were flagged for non-compliance and …
Read More »๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Tashi Tshewang The Milk Processing Unit (MPU) at Nangkor, Shumar was officially inaugurated on June 17, marking an important step toward improving the local dairy industry and supporting rural livelihoods. The new facility aims to streamline milk collection, enhance processing efficiency, and expand marketing opportunities for dairy farmers …
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