BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

…𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kinzang Lhamo Farmers across the country are raising concerns over what they see as an unequal land tax concession policy that favours wetland (Chuzhing) over dry land (Kamzhing), prompting discussions across the agricultural sector and rural communities. Currently, Chuzhing is granted a 90 percent tax concession, while …

…𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang Farmers from Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag recently participated in a nationwide exchange program that gave them practical exposure to advanced agricultural and livestock technologies. Led by the Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector, this initiative supports ongoing efforts to modernize rural farming, improve food self-sufficiency, and …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 By Sonam Choden The Community for Skilled Workers (C4SW) is an initiative designed to organize and empower Bhutanese tradespeople, particularly certified plumbers and electricians, under a unified professional platform. With the aim of creating dignified work opportunities and strengthening the skilled labor ecosystem, C4SW is built on principles …

…𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒔𝒆-𝒚𝒂𝒖𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 110 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Kezang Choden The blacktopping of the long-awaited Rangtse-Yaukha farm road in Gakiling Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag, began on June 6. The four-kilometre stretch is expected to be completed within this month. Once complete, the improved road will benefit 110 households—30 in Yaukha village, 70 in Rangtse, and 10 …

…𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden Bhutanese traditional ornaments, deeply rooted in the country’s rich cultural heritage, are being preserved through innovative designs that blend contemporary aesthetics with age-old craftsmanship. This initiative ensures that these ornaments, once an integral part of Bhutanese attire and identity, are not lost to time but continue to thrive in …