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Bhutanese music will once again take the spotlight as preparations for the highly anticipated National Day Concert are in full swing. Following last year’s success, this year’s concert promises an even grander stage. Excitement is already sweeping in as the people eagerly await another spectacular celebration of Bhutanese music and culture. The concert will feature over 50 singers and musicians,...

  Gelephu Thromde has moved the orange export depot to state land at Namkhaling Demkhong. Until now, the exporters have been paying a rental fee to a private landowner to operate the depot at Samdrupling Demkhong. The relocation has brought relief to the exporters. The new depot is located near the Bhutan-India border gate. The exporters are hopeful that the...

Cardamom has become a key source of income for farmers of Samdrup Jongkhar’s Tshotshalu village. Farmers can sell cardamom for as high as 1,700 ngultrum per kilogramme this year, a significant increase compared to last year’s price of around 500 ngultrum.  The price rise is providing a boost to farmer’s livelihoods. 75-year-old Ngawang Gyetshen has cultivated cardamom on more than...

To enhance the impact of advocacy programmes, 30 members of the Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER) from colleges across the country completed a five-day training on theatre-based drama in Thimphu. The Ministry of Education and Skills Development, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, introduced theatre-based techniques by moving away from the traditional awareness methods. The training concluded on...