Usha Drukpa/ Thimphu 18-year-old Deki Lhazom from Trashigang is the first Bhutanese woman footballer to play in a professional league in Saudi Arabia. She started playing football at the age of eight. She shared that she started playing football when she was just eight years old and while in Chukha, …

Usha Drukpa/ Thimphu With the removal of cut-off points and absorption of class X students in public schools, many private schools across the country will be discontinuing higher school sections from 2023.  According to sources, most schools, like Sonam Kuenphen Higher Secondary School in Bumthang, Utpal Higher Secondary School in …

Damchoe Pem/ Thimphu After holding a successful 5th Edition of the Royal Highland Festival in Laya, Gasa, the dzongkhag is already making plans to make the 6th edition of the festival more attractive and momentous. The festival is not just seen as a platform to promote the culture and products …

Pema Choki/ Thimphu The private sector is hopeful that the current reforms in the country will help to further develop the sector, especially after weathering the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the key challenges faced by the private sector are limited access to finance and restrictive measures …

Tenzing Lamsang/ Thimphu The Indian Power Secretary Alok Kumar is in Bhutan for a 3-day visit from 29 October to 1 November to discuss the way forward for the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu-1 project and the 600 MW Kholongchu project. The 10,000 MW by 2020 and the future of the hydropower …

Pema Choki/ Thimphu The Bhutanese economy is heavily dependent on imports but there is a group of entrepreneurs trying to reduce imports by selling local products at cheaper prices. “We cannot urge the government to ban imports because we cannot produce the needed products in large quantities. Take for example, …

Usha Drukpa/ Thimphu Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) collected Nu 32,000 within three days from the individuals found smoking in public places and the failure of the person-in-charge, after the government’s directives to penalize them. BNCA inspectors along with Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) went on night inspections on 21 to …

Damchoe Pem/ Thimphu Upon the announcement made by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), 129 aspiring candidates initially registered for a seminar, of which only 100 (6 females and 94 males) turned out for the seminar for the National Council (NC) elections in 2023. They were given an opportunity to …

Staff Reporter/ Thimphu His Majesty The King graced the Royal Highland Festival, which is being held on 23rd and 24th October in Laya, Gasa.  The Royal Highland Festival was initiated by His Majesty The King in 2016, as an annual event celebrating and showcasing the unique Highland culture and beauty.  …

The Psychiatry Department of the JDWNRH in the space of the last two weeks are counseling 5 girls from the age of 6 to 9 who have either been raped or there was attempted rape. All of the children are deeply traumatized, but these cases are only a fraction of …