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An initiative designed to promote sustainability is, ironically, placing unsustainable pressure on banks. Bank of Bhutan alone has Non-Performing Loans amounting to over Nu 41 M from more than 30 EV taxi owners. The bank has already seized five taxis as part of its loan recovery measures. As of March this year, some 32 EV taxi owners have failed to...

For the highlanders of Lingzhi and Soe gewogs in Thimphu, getting helicopter services these days has become a challenge. During the recent Thimphu Dzongkhag Tshogdhu, the local leaders for these gewogs called for prompt and reliable helicopter services. It has been around two years since the residents of Lingzhi and Soe gewogs struggled to book helicopter services. Gewog leaders say...

With a warmer climate in the highlands now, students of Lingzhi Lower Secondary School might have an extended academic year. Residents and local leaders proposed an early opening and a later closing of the school which the recent Thimphu Dzongkhag Tshogdu endorsed. With warmer temperatures and less severe winters, residents believe extending the academic year could improve the academic performance...

A two-week neurosurgery camp is currently underway at the national referral hospital. Three doctors from Siriraj Hospital in Thailand along with a Bhutanese medical team, will perform 21 major surgeries that would otherwise require referrals abroad. The camp aims to reduce overseas referrals and foster skill exchange between Thai and Bhutanese doctors. The collaboration focuses on surgeries related to skull...