BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

By Dr QU Dongyu,Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations This year’s World Food Day marks 80 years since the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), whose mandate from the outset has been to ensure humanity’s freedom from want.Today, around 8.2 percent of people face chronic undernourishment. That compares to roughly …

…𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo Gambling-related offences in the country have fluctuated over the past four years, with a total of 76 cases recorded between 2022 and October 13, 2025. While there was a noticeable decline in 2024, gambling remains a recurring offence, particularly card gambling, which continues to dominate …

…𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 2-5 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo The Autsho Early Childhood Care and Development Centre has opened a new classroom space dedicated to hands-on arts and craft activities, including bead threading and colorful textile work. These “tiny fingers and colorful threads” are not just play; they are teaching children to appreciate …

…𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 By Kezang Choden According to the World Bank, Early Warning Systems (EWS) are designed to predict and provide timely information about potential hazards, helping communities and organizations take preventive measures to reduce their impact. EWS are built on four key components- risk knowledge and analysis, monitoring and forecasting, dissemination …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang A survey has been conducted to plan farm roads in three locations under Dorithasa Chiwog, led by Tshogpa Passing Dorji and Engineer Chamling Rai, with active participation from the local community. The initiative aims to improve rural connectivity and support agricultural …