Monthly Archives: December, 0

Inside one of the rooms at the Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) staff colony in Thimphu, Apa Dodo, 46, is busy working on a dramnyen (traditional lute). His hands are firm, his eyes focused. It will be one of the last dramnyens Apa Dodo will be making.

High Quality FC defeated Gomo FC 4-1 in the ongoing BoB Bhutan Premier League at Punakha today. The first half ended with just a goal in favour of High Quality FC. And the second half saw Gomo FC conceding three more goals dashing any hope for a comeback. However, Gomo FC managed to score a lone goal evading a total humiliation.

The next time you visit Damphu town, you will have the luxury to swim in a pool. The Tsirang district administration constructed the recreational facility.

In business, you keep what you know to yourself to enjoy a monopoly and maximise your profit. But 29-year-old Leki Wangmo, the lone tailor of Dorokha town in Samtse, has a different approach. She believes that knowledge only increases when it is shared. Today, despite enjoying the monopoly of tailoring business in the town, Leki is helping the Dorokha Dungkhag in producing more tailors. As part of the community learning centre programme, she is currently teaching some 18 women the basics of tailoring.

Dairy farmers in Gelegphu are looking forward to an ongoing construction of an ice cream manufacturing unit at Shetikhari. The unit is some four kilometers away from Gelegphu town. It is expected to help farmers help sell their milk.

Our fragile food system was exposed when the country closed its border in March last year to keep the country safe from Coronavirus. Many started hoarding foods since the country imports almost everything. To address this issue, a two-day subnational dialogue for the eastern region was held in Monggar recently.