BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

Bhutan stands at the threshold of a new economic chapter, one that promises to translate visionary digital asset policies into tangible, locally anchored growth. The recent strategic collaboration between a prominent city initiative and an international digital asset platform exemplifies how carefully structured partnerships can transform abstract frameworks into operational realities. This approach, emphasizing governance, skill development, and long-term institutional …

…𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Yeshi Lham continued her dominance on the regional bodybuilding stage by winning a gold medal at the Mr Flex 2026 Bodybuilding Championship, Bengal’s premium international bodybuilding show, held on February 1 at Agrasen Bhawan, Trivani Toll, Jaigaon. The 41-year-old gym trainer from Chhukha, currently based …

… 𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaNearly 100,000 residents have embraced TER, the world’s first sovereign-backed, physical gold-backed digital token, offering ordinary people a new way to save and preserve wealth. Launchedon the nation’s National Day, December 17, the token enables residents to hold gold digitally,combining traditional value …

… 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 2025 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaThe Thimphu Dzongkhag Court carried the heaviest burden in the country’s judicial system lastyear, handling 2,407 cases- far more than any other district court- according to newly releasedperformance figures from the Judiciary’s Annual Report 2025. Of those cases, …

… 𝒚𝒂𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Kezang ChodenAt its 76th session in 2021–2022, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2026 as theInternational Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026). The declaration marked thelaunch of a global campaign aimed at highlighting the economic, environmental, and socialimportance of …