Bhutan Daily News 08-06-23

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝗶-𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

It could take some more time before the Kuri-Gongri confluence Bailey bridge along the Nganglam-Gyalpozhing highway is relaunched. However, this time the bridge’s load-bearing capacity will be enhanced. Commuters are desperately waiting for the completion of the work. The Bailey bridge collapsed 16 days ago along with a ten-wheeler dumper truck.

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𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

His Majesty The King graced the opening ceremony of the ninth session of the third parliament this morning. Members of the Royal family, senior government officials, and other dignitaries attended the opening ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by the Speaker of the Western Australia Legislative Assembly and her delegation.

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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗗𝗙 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗮

The government’s announcement of the new Sustainable Development Fee incentives has brought hope to those in the tourism business in Haa. They say the incentives will encourage tourists to stay longer in the country, leading them to explore other parts of the country beyond the usual tourist spots. The new SDF fee incentives provide tourists with extra days with SDF waive-offs under three conditions.

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𝗝𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

Jigmeling Industrial Park in Sarpang is finally expected to receive a reliable water supply by the end of this month. The industrial park has been without one since the water supply project which was supposed to complete last year, got delayed due to the COVID pandemic. Today, there are two factories operating at the industrial park.

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𝗕𝗢𝗖 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀

To promote sports and also to help retain potential athletes, the Bhutan Olympic Committee has decided to increase allowances and benefits for national athletes in six sports. The six prioritised games are athletics, archery, boxing, judo, football, and taekwondo. The revised entitlement guidelines for athletes were approved during the general assembly of the BOC held last week.

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𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗹𝘆

The percentage of Bhutanese living in multidimensional poverty reduced from 5.8 per cent in 2017 to 2.1 per cent last year. Multidimensional poverty assesses if a person is deprived of health, education, and certain living standards. The report published by the National Statistics Bureau, last month, shows that improvements in access to cooking fuel and schooling, and a reduction in child mortality as the reasons for the drop in multidimensional poverty.

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𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐦 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞

A forest fire that initially broke out near Benshingmo village of Udzorong Gewog in Trashigang on Tuesday evening, has now spread to Younphupam village in Kanglung Gewog. Due to the rugged terrain, firefighters including forestry officials, DeSuups and volunteers have been unable to bring the fire under control. They are now focusing on saving lives and properties. The fire has damaged more than 300 acres of Chir pine forest. But no casualties have been reported so far.

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𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐚

The forest above Lhakhang Karp in Haa caught fire at around 10:00 this morning. According to sources, the fire is believed to have started during a ritual when pine leaves (sang) were being burned in the area. More than two hundred officials are engaged in combating the fire. However, due to the rugged terrain, strong winds and dense pine vegetation, officials said it will not be possible to contain the fire today. There are no reports of casualties or loss of properties as of now.

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𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗼-𝗬𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴- 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗵𝘂

Residents living on the outskirts of Thimphu City such as in Chamgang, Hongtsho and Yoeselpang are calling for the Royal Bhutan Police to establish community police stations in their gewogs. They say crimes such as robbery, vandalism and brawls are on the rise in recent years with an increasing population. Local leaders from Dagala and Chang Gewogs raised the concern in the recently concluded Thimphu Dzongkhag Tshogdu.