Bhutan Daily News 05-11-23

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗧𝗔’𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Her Majesty Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck graced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Royal Textile Academy’s phase four construction, today. Along with the ceremony, the RTA also held an exhibition displaying intricate Bhutanese textiles. The day ended with a fashion show on the theme ‘Inspired by Birds and Butterflies of Bhutan’.

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𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀

The recently inaugurated Milk Processing Unit at the Panbang Dairy Cooperative in Zhemgang has proven to be a significant boon for the local dairy farming community. Since its establishment a few years ago, the unit has not only ramped up its production capacity but has also substantially improved the earnings of dairy farmers in Panbang.

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𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆

The mountains in Laya are filled with a variety of incense plants. However, the people of Laya are not famous for incense. That is because Layaps are the gatherers of raw incense plants but never made a name for themselves by producing incense sticks and powders in the market. This is about to change now. Laya Incense and Medicinal Plant Management Group are soon going to start an Incense Processing Unit in the gewog, which will help produce and sell incense powder.

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𝗦𝗝 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱

The internal road at Bangtsho Demkhong in Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde was damaged by heavy rain in August of last year. The road, since then, has been neglected and is now overgrown with bushes. Frustrated by the lack of maintenance, residents are demanding the Thromde Administration to restore the road.

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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝘂 𝟰𝗯𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿

The country’s total public debt decreased by Nu 4bn in the third quarter of this year compared to the preceding quarter. According to the finance ministry’s Public Debt Situation report, the total debt decreased owing to improvements in domestic revenue inflows and the settlement of other outstanding overdraft facilities during the third quarter. As of September end, the country’s total debt stands at almost Nu 273bn.

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𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗻-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿

If you have been feeling a pinch in your pockets in the past few months, the rising prices of goods and services may probably be the reason. Latest inflation numbers from the National Statistics Bureau show year-on-year inflation for September has crossed the five percent mark. This means consumers are paying over five percent more for the same commodities and services this year compared to the same month last year.

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𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀

In Zhemgang, the farmers of Marangdud in Ngangla Gewog are shifting away from growing cash crops. Instead, they are making good use of the area’s abundant non-wood forest resources. The Drongtshep Shingmin Tshogpa group is busy turning bamboo shoots into pickles, getting ready for the Bhutan Bird Festival taking place in Tingtibi later this month.

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𝗘𝗖𝗕 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆

The campaign period of the political parties will begin this Sunday. The Election Commission has handed back the final manifestos of the political parties after a comprehensive review by an Independent Evaluation Committee. The commission announced the initiation of the manifesto evaluation system in September last year to ensure fair elections and prevent the spread of unrealistic pledges by the parties.

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𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴

In Tsirang, bean farming is proving to be a profitable business for farmers of Mendrelgang Gewog. The legumes, loaded with protein and fiber, have become a darling to the farmers. To farmers, bean farming is less laborious, and yet, they fetch them good prices.

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𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝟬% 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗛𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗛𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Druk Holding and Investments, DHI, has announced a pay revision of 60 percent on minimum basic pay as a fixed allowance for all categories of its employees in DHI and DHI companies. The decision was announced yesterday and will be effective from the 1st of October. This is the first pay raise for the DHI and DHI companies since 2019.