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…𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Lhendup WangmoSamtse is emerging as one of the country’s fastest-changing industrial centres. Expanding factories, mines and manufacturing units are reshaping the dzongkhag, generating new employment opportunities and contributing to national revenue. At the same time, the pace of industrial growth has raised concerns …

…𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoThe health ealthcare system is under increasing pressure from acute human resource shortages, rising patient referral costs, and persistent infrastructure gaps, according to the Review Report on the Healthcare System in Bhutan presented by the Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) during the National Council’s …

…𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaOn an ordinary evening in the capital, music drifts from cafés, taxis, and family gatherings. For decades, these sounds have been shared freely, passed from cassette to CD to memory card, without much thought about who made them …

…𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Tashi Tshewang The Royal Textile Academy (RTA) has launched a month-long Weaver’s Exchange Program with Pemaling in Samtse, bringing together weavers from two communities in a structured initiative aimed at preserving Bhutan’s traditional textile heritage through hands-on knowledge transfer. Funded by the William H. …

…𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔 By Leki Chungdon Bhutan exported a total of 31,869.7 metric tonnes of fresh agricultural produce over the past 11 months, reflecting steady performance across key commodities and sustained demand in regional and international markets. The exports were supported by improved traceability systems, strengthened institutional coordination, and expanding market access, according …