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Coinciding with World Water Day today, the government launched a nationwide river cleaning initiative to restore and protect rivers. This year, the Wangchhu basin which includes rivers in Thimphu, Paro and Haa will be cleaned. The programme will then expand nationwide from next year till 2028, engaging volunteers, civil servants, and local leaders. The campaign began in Thimphu, with over...

To raise awareness about climate change, Bhutanese climate advocate Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk is embarking on a tour across Australia. He launched his "Australia Edition 2025" campaign today by cycling approximately 150 kilometres from Adelaide to Meningie and will then head to Canberra. Over the course of the month-long campaign, he will read letters from Bhutanese students written to world leaders....

Some good news for Bhutanese seeking stable employment abroad. Singapore is set to become a new destination for work, as it has included Bhutan in its list of Non-Traditional Source countries for hiring foreign workers. Effective from the first of June this year, the move allows Bhutanese to apply for work permits in manufacturing and service industries. This is expected...

To improve early detection and prevent the spread of diseases in the country, the health ministry has installed a thermal scanner system at Paro International Airport. The system will quickly detect travellers with fever, a common symptom of diseases such as COVID-19, Ebola and Monkeypox. The system was inaugurated today. The thermal scanner, Sentry MK-4, checks passengers for high temperatures...