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Dechen Dolkar

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Dechen Dolkar

    Bhutan strengthens hydropower safety measures against floods and GLOFs (opens the original)

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    THIMPHU – Bhutan is strengthening measures to protect hydropower projects from floods, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), and other climate-related hazards as extreme weather events become more frequent and intense. Hydropower infrastructure, particularly projects located along major river basins, is exposed to natural hazards, including flash floods, cloudbursts, extreme rainfall, landslides, debris flows, and GLOFs. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Sonam Tashi said these risks are incr

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Dechen Dolkar

    Stakeholders call for stronger action against online gender-based violence in Bhutan (opens the original)

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    THIMPHU – Stakeholders have called for stronger and coordinated action to address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) as emerging forms of online abuse become a growing concern in Bhutan. The call was made today during a high-level advocacy event on ending TFGBV in Bhutan, organised by RENEW in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Bhutan Country Office. The event also marked the release of a Rapid Assessment of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violenc

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Dechen Dolkar

    Bhutan’s mental health agency calls for stronger, coordinated suicide prevention (opens the original)

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    THIMPHU – Recognising early warning signs and connecting people to professional support can play a critical role in preventing suicide, according to the PEMA Secretariat. Signs such as expressed hopelessness, talking about ending one’s life, overwhelming emotional pain, social withdrawal and drastic changes in mood should not be ignored. The Secretariat encourages people who notice such signs to guide those in distress to the PEMA Helpline 1098 or other professional support services. The Secreta

  4. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Dechen Dolkar

    Bhutan’s new energy minister pledges tangible progress on hydropower, renewables by 2028 (opens the original)

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    THIMPHU – Kuensel reporter Dechen Dolkar talks to Bhutan’s newest Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Sonam Tashi, regarding priorities and targets for his tenure. As the new minister, what specific projects or reforms can you realistically deliver during the remaining term? In two and a half years, I am not going to promise the world, but I can commit to a few concrete outcomes the public can hold me to. On hydropower, I want PHPA-I to be completed on the current 48-month schedule from th

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Dechen Dolkar

    Mental health emerging as an important public health, social concern in Bhutan (opens the original)

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    THIMPHU – What is the current overall mental health situation in Bhutan? How has this changed in recent years? Mental health is emerging as an increasingly important public health and social concern in Bhutan. The evidence from the National Health Survey 2023, together with the growing number of people seeking mental health services from The PEMA, tells us that there are significant unmet needs. At the same time, we should be careful in interpreting the increase in reported cases. It reflects no

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