Dorji Choden
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Six wildlife sites to boost Bhutan tourism circuit (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Rich in biodiversity, six areas across Bhutan are being positioned as flagship nature-based tourism destinations, with the potential to generate long-term financing for conservation while creating new livelihood opportunities for local communities. The proposed sites are Yangbari in Mongar for golden mahseer, Kharungla in Trashigang for tragopan, Tergola in Haa and Ramina in Lunana for red panda, Nubi in Trongsa for tiger, and Jomolhari for snow leopard. This initiative is developed by
Bhutan essential food supplies remain heavily dependent on imports (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Bhutan produces only about one-third of the cereals and less than one-fifth of the vegetable oils it consumes, leaving the country heavily dependent on imports for its main sources of dietary calories and fat. According to the country’s first Food Balance Sheets Report, released by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), calories, protein and cooking fat are supplied overwhelmingly by imported cereals, vegetable oils, suga
Rituals take the biggest share of household expenditure in Bhutan (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Bhutanese households spend an average of Nu 27,689 annually on routine religious and ceremonial activities, according to the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2025. A new analysis by the National Statistical Bureau (NSB) shows that the cost of maintaining these traditions is not shared equally. While wealthier households spend more in absolute terms, ritual expenditure accounts for a larger share of the budgets of poorer families. The average, however, masks a wide di
Bhutanese education minister calls for social media ban for children under 16 (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Isn’t it time for the government and policymakers to seriously consider either banning social media for those aged 16 and below, as Australia has done, or introducing measures similar to those adopted in countries such as France, Spain and Norway? This call was made by the Minister for Education and Skills Development, Yeezang De Thapa, during the 29th Meet-the-Press session. Lyonpo said that children today are growing up immersed in a culture where filming, planning and uploading vide
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