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…𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoDespite overall stability in employment, the country continues to face challenges in creating sufficient opportunities for young jobseekers. The Third Quarter 2025 Labour Force Survey shows youth unemployment at 17.8 percent, more than five times the national rate of 3.2 percent. While overall employment appears stable, persistently …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Leki Chungdon A temporary man-made bridge has been constructed in Denchukha, Samtse Dzongkhag, restoring a vital transport link for the local community. The new structure is expected to ease the movement of people, goods, and essential services that had been disrupted in …

While local fields remain uncultivated, data on agricultural imports reveal a stark reality: the nation’s reliance on external markets for staple cereals, edible oils, dairy products, and livestock-based foods continues to grow. Rice, maize, edible oils, milk and cream, cheese, and meat collectively constitute the bulk of imported agricultural commodities, sourced overwhelmingly from a single neighboring country. This heavy dependence …

…𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 2024, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 90 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kezang ChodenBhutan’s reliance on imported food items continued to grow in 2024, raising alarms over food security and supply resilience, according to the Report of …

…𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆-𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒔, 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Sonam ChodenIn the high-altitude valley of Phobjikha, the country’s most celebrated wetland and winter home of the Black-necked Crane, a quiet but serious environmental shift is taking place. Springs that once sustained the valley’s streams and peatlands are drying at …