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A walk for a cause, Emma Slade, the founder and CEO of "Opening Your Heart to Bhutan," a registered UK charity, is taking on a challenge, a difficult one. Widely known as Ani Pema Deki, she will walk the 400-kilometre-long Trans-Bhutan Trail. Her goal is to raise Nu 35 M to support children with disabilities.  59-year-old Ani Pema Deki is...

A winter basketball coaching camp for children aged 5 to 18 is currently underway in Gelephu. Almost 80 youths are participating in the two-week coaching that started last week. While traditionally popular in the capital, basketball is gaining traction across Bhutan, and the Basketball Federation of Bhutan hopes to extend national team selections beyond Thimphu through such initiatives. The youth...

To address the public construction quality issues, the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry plans to set up a separate mobile monitoring unit under the Prime Minister’s Office. According to the Infrastructure and Transport Minister, the unit will visit major construction sites and inspect the quality of work. The Royal Audit Authority’s latest report recorded 139 cases of poor construction works during...

In the highland communities such as Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang, where livelihoods rely heavily on livestock, the Sakteng Nyingje Jam Chong Tshogpa has become a lifeline. The centre has saved more than 1,500 calves from being culled, over the past six years, offering hope to herders and a future for the low-yielding cattle. These two types of calves are...