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Odissi, one of India’s oldest classical dance forms, found an unlikely but warm home in Thimphu this week. Over 50 folk dancers from the Traditional Performing Arts and Music Division immersed themselves in the “Ethics of Odissi Dance”, a four-day workshop that concluded today with a fusion of Odissi steps performed to a Bhutanese flute melody. The workshop, which began...

The health ministry has indicated that the construction of Bhutan’s first Multi-Disciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital will begin in March next year. It is expected to provide advanced medical services, including organ transplants, cancer treatment, and other specialised care that are currently limited or unavailable in the country. The health minister said additional foreign specialists will be hired to address workforce shortages....

Is the media in Bhutan facing significant challenges? In April this year, the Journalists’ Association of Bhutan surveyed 80 per cent of registered journalists, and the report is alarming. Nearly 90 per cent rated the media environment as “average” or “poor.” Financial collapse, legal blind spots, bureaucratic roadblocks and creeping self-censorship are attributed to weakening independent reporting nationwide. The findings reveal a...

To improve healthcare for Bhutanese women and children across different life stages, including the health of the ageing population, the health ministry launched a new strategy in the capital yesterday. Called the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent plus Health of Ageing Strategy, it is expected to reduce the death of newborns and improve the overall health of mothers and...