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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 By Sonam Choden Bhutan, like much of South Asia, stands at a turning point. The World Bank’s latest South Asia Development Update: Jobs, AI, and Trade warns that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept; it is already reshaping how people work, creating …

…𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kinzang Lhamo Women’s participation in the labour force remains strikingly low at 55.8 percent compared with 74.2 percent among men, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025, reflecting deep-rooted structural and cultural barriers that continue to limit women’s economic inclusion. Despite a generally high national …

…𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔-𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Sonam Choden Bhutan is enhancing its flood forecasting capabilities and strengthening regional resilience through major infrastructure and operational improvements, building on decades of collaboration with India under the Joint Expert Team (JET) framework. This long-standing partnership has created a robust platform for hydro-meteorological data sharing, flood forecasting, and …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Kezang Choden Bhutan has successfully integrated its National Digital Identity (NDI) platform with the Ethereum blockchain, marking a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of digital sovereignty. The move reflects bhutan’s commitment to adopting decentralized, …

…𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒎𝒂, 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 By Lhendup WangmoSurvivors of rape and psychological abuse continue to endure invisible wounds long after their physical pain subsides. Many live with recurring trauma, depression, and fear, often battling the silence of society that chooses to judge rather than support. While legal systems …