Bhutan Daily News 25-06-23

𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂 𝗞𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝟬𝟬: 𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗗

The glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region disappeared 65 per cent faster since 2010 as compared to the previous decade. Floods and landslides are projected to increase over the coming decades. This is according to the Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya report, which was launched yesterday in Thimphu. The report reveals the alarming impacts of climate change on the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. The region provides freshwater to two billion people in Asia including Bhutan.

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𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

During the question hour session in the National Assembly yesterday, Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the attrition rate in the health sector is concerning but not alarming. Currently standing at four per cent, the minister said the attrition rate would only be considered alarming if it surpasses ten per cent. Bartsham-Shongphu MP Passang Dorji questioned the minister about the government’s plan to ensure the delivery of health services without being compromised by the attrition rate.

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𝗗𝗼𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗔𝗕 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀

If everything goes well at the upcoming board meeting, tour guides will start receiving a Daily Subsistence Allowance, DSA, of more than Nu 3,000 starting next month. The allowance will also cover their professional fees. The proposal was made during a consultative meeting between the Department of Tourism and the Guides Association of Bhutan yesterday. Through the DSA revision, the association aims to enhance the quality of guides and promote professionalism in the services offered by the tour guides.

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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Like many hardworking farmers across the country, 42-year-old Lhap Tshering from Goenshari Gewog in Punakha fends for his family through farming. However, he does it a bit differently. From vegetables to mushrooms to orchids, he grows them all on his leased land. Through his horticulture approach to farming, Tshering is earning handsomely and becoming an exemplary farmer in the locality.

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𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲

Spinning yarn is expected to become easier, especially for those communities that use local products like wool, nettle and cotton. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment organised a two-week training for the weavers in Thimphu and provided them hand operated spindle machines. Through this programme, the communities are expected to improve the quality of yarn and earn better income.

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𝗛𝗛 𝗝𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗷𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀

His Holiness the Je Khenpo appointed Khenpo Kuenzang Yeshi as the new vice president of the Tago Institute for Advanced Vajrayana Studies in Tashichodzong this morning. The 37-year-old from Thimphu began his monastic education at a young age and did his masters from Tago Shedra. He then completed his three-year retreat from Drolung Sanga Choeling Drubdey after which he served as a lecturer for Tago Dorden Tashithang Buddhist University for five years. Prior to his new post, he worked as a senior teacher for the Tago Institute for Advanced Vajrayana Studies for three years.

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𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗴𝘆𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀

The 5th Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel National Open tennis tournament started today at the Changlingmithang tennis court in Thimphu. More than 60 players from various districts are competing in the four categories of Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Veteran Singles, and Lucky Doubles. The weeklong tournament organised by the Bhutan Tennis Federation will conclude on next Sunday. Bhutan Olympic Committee and other sponsors are funding the annual tournament.

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Thimphu Police apprehended a 25-year-old man and seized over 4,800 Spasmoproxyvon-Plus, SP plus pills from his possession yesterday.

The man worked as a vegetable van driver. According to police, the man had purchased the illicit drugs from an Indian national at Jaigoan in India. He is said to have concealed them inside the vegetables for trafficking.

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The champions of the Five Nation Basketball Championship have arrived at the Paro International Airport, bringing home the very first international winners’ trophy in basketball.

Officials from the Bhutan Olympic Committee, Department of Air Transport (DoAT), along with enthusiastic basketball fans, warmly welcomed the team in a special reception ceremony.

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𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵

The first-ever Bhutan Trade and Investment Fair in Bangladesh is underway in Dhaka starting yesterday. Bangladeshi Commerce Minister Tipu Minshu opened the three-day fair. Around 25 companies from Bhutan are showcasing a wide range of products made in Bhutan. It is organised for the mutual benefit of the people of the two countries in keeping with the Preferential Trade Agreement signed between Bhutan and Bangladesh in 2020. The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka is organising the fair in collaboration with Bhutan's Industry, Commerce and Employment Ministry and the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry. The Food and Agriculture Organisation's country office is supporting the event.