༉ མི་དབང་མངའ་བདག་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གིས་ མགྲོན་བརྡ་གནང་ཡོདཔ་བཞིན་དུ་ ལི་སོ་ཐོ་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཀྱི་རྒྱལཔོ་མཆོག་ ནངས་པ་ལས་འགོ་བཙུགས་ སྤྱི་ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་༢༧ ཚུན་ འབྲུག་ལུ་ རྒྱལ་ཁམས་ཀྱི་ གཟིགས་སྐོར་ནང་ བྱོན་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
ལི་སོ་ཐོ་གི་ རྒྱལཔོ་ལིཊ་སི་ཡ་དང་ རྒྱལ་བཙུན་ མ་སི་ན་ཊི་མོ་ཧ་ཊོ་སི་ཡ་སོ་ རྒྱལ་སྲསམོ་ སི་ན་ཊི་མ་ཧ་ཊོ་སི་ཡ་སོ་ དེ་ལས་ རྒྱལ་སྲསམོ་ མ་སི་ཡ་སོ་མོ་ཧ་ཊོ་སི་ཚུ་ཡང་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ནང་ བྱོན་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
སྐུ་འཁོར་ཚུ་དང་ཕྱག་ཞུ་སྟེ་ བློན་པོ་དང་ ལི་སོ་ཐོ་གཞུང་གི་ ཆེ་མཐོའི་འགོ་དཔོན་ཚུ་ཡང་ འོང་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
གཟིགས་སྐོར་སྐབས་ མི་དབང་མངའ་ཞབས་མཆོག་གིས་ ལི་སོ་ཐོ་གི་རྒྱལཔོ་དང་ རྒྱལ་བཙུན་དང་གཅིག་ཁར་ མཇལ་འཕྲད་གནང་སྟེ་ ཕྱི་རུའི་ཚོགས་སྟོན་གྱི་ ལས་རིམ་ཅིག་ཡང་ ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ཨཕི་རི་ཀ་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཀྱི་ དབུ་ཁྲིདཔ་གིས་ འབྲུག་ལུ་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཀྱི་ གཟིགས་སྐོར་ནང་བྱོན་མི་དེ་ འགོ་དང་པ་ཨིན་པའི་གནས་ཚུལ།

༉ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༩ ནང་འཁོད་ལུ་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་དང་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ཐེར་འབུམ་༥༠༠ བཟོ་ནི་ལུ་ ལཱ་འབད་ཡོདཔ་བཞིན་དུ་ སྤྱི་ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་༡༦ ལུ་ གཞུང་གིས་ འབྲུག་ལུ་མ་རྩ་བཙུགས་ནིའི་ ཡོངས་འབྲེལ་ལམ་ལུགས་ཅིག་ འགོ་འབྱེད་འབད་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ལམ་ལུགས་དེ་ སྐད་རིགས་༡༠༠ ལྷགཔ་ཅིག་གི་ཐོག་ལས་ འབྲེལ་བ་འཐབ་ཚུགས་ནི་ཨིནམ་ད་ དེ་ཡང་ གོ་སྐབས་ཀྱི་སྐོར་ལས་ བརྡ་དོན་ཡོངས་རྫོགས་ཀྱི་ ཉམས་མྱོང་ཐོབ་ནི་དང་ འབྲུག་གི་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ཀྱི་ སྒྲིག་གཞི་ཚུ་གི་སྐོར་ལས་ཡང་ ཤེས་ཚུགས་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
ན་ཧིང་ཚུན་ཚོད་ འབྲུག་གི་ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་དེ་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ཐེར་འབུམ་༤༨.༦༡ ཡོདཔ་ད་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༣ ལུ་ བཟའ་ཁང་ཚུ་གིས་ བརྒྱ་ཆ་༣༤.༩ སྦེ་ སྐྱིན་འགྲུལ་ལེན་དོ་ཡོད་པའི་ཁར་ བརྡ་དོན་འཕྲུལ་རིག་ལས་སྡེ་ཚུ་གིས་ བརྒྱ་ཆ་༢༡.༧ སྦེ་ ལེན་དོ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
འགོ་འབྱེད་ལས་རིམ་སྐབས་ བཟོ་གྲྭ་ཚོང་འབྲེལ་ལས་ཁུངས་ཀྱི་ ཡོངས་ཁྱབ་མདོ་ཆེན་ འཆི་མེད་ཚེ་རིང་གིས་ སླབ་མིའི་ནང་ ཡོངས་འབྲེལ་ལམ་ལུགས་དེ་ ད་ལྟོའི་ མ་རྩ་བཙུགས་མི་གི་ གདོན་ལེན་ཚུ་ སེལ་ཐབས་འབད་བའི་སྐབས་ ཉམས་མྱོང་ལེགས་ཤོམ་ བྱིན་ཐབས་ལུ་ བཟོ་ཡི་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
ཁོ་གིས་འབད་བ་ཅིན་ ཚོང་འབྲེལ་འཐབ་ནི་ལུ་ ལཱ་འཇམ་དྲགས་ལྷན་ཐབས་ཐོག་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ནང་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་མི་ཚུ་ལུ་ སེམས་ཤུགས་བྱིན་ཐབས་ལུ་ ཨིན་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
བཟོ་གྲྭ་ཚོང་འབྲེལ་དང་ ལཱ་གཡོག་བློན་པོ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ་རྡོ་རྗེ་གིས་ སླབ་མིའི་ནང་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ནང་ མ་རྩ་ཚད་ཅིག་ལས་བརྒལ་མེདཔ་ལས་ བཟོ་གྲྭ་གོང་འཕེལ་གཏང་ནི་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་དེ་ གལ་གནད་ཅན་ཅིག་ཨིན་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
ཁོ་གིས་འབད་བ་ཅིན་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༩ ནང་འཁོད་ལུ་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ཐེར་འབུམ་༥༠༠ གྲུབ་ཐབས་ལུ་ སྲིད་བྱུས་དང་ འཆར་གཞི་ དེ་ལས་ ལས་འགུལ་ཚུ་ གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་དེ་ གནས་སྟངས་ལེགས་ཤོམ་ བཟོ་འོང་ཟེར་ཨིནམ་བཞིན་དུ་ དམིགས་ཡུལ་དེ་ གྲུབ་ཚུགས་པའི་ རེ་བ་བསྐྱེད་དོ་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།

འབྲུག་མི་སེར་རྒྱུ་ནོར་གཞི་བཟུང་ཚད་ཀྱི་ ཁེབ་སང་དེ་ ཁྲལ་བཏབ་པའི་ཤུལ་ལུ་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༢ ལུ་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ཐེར་འབུམ་༤.༩༩ ལས་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༣ ལུ་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ཐེར་འབུམ་༨.༤༢ འབདཝ་ད་ བརྒྱ་ཆ་༦༨.༥ དེ་ཅིག་ ཡར་འཕར་སོང་ནུག།
བཟོ་གྲྭ་ཚོང་འབྲེལ་ལས་ཁུངས་དེ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ཡར་དྲག་གཏང་མི་ ལས་སྡེ་ཅིག་འབདཝ་ལས་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་མི་ཚུ་གི་དོན་ལུ་ འབྲུག་འདི་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་མི་ ས་གོ་ཅིག་སྦེ་ བཟོ་དགོ་པའི་ཁར་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ཀྱི་ བརྡ་དོན་གཙོ་ཅན་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནིའི་ ཚོང་འབྲེལ་གྱི་ གོ་སྐབས་ཚུ་ དགོས་མཁོ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ལས་ཁུངས་དང་ འཁྲིལ་བ་ཅིན་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ཀྱི་སྲིད་བྱུས་༢༠༡༩ ནང་ གཙོ་རིམ་ཅན་གྱི་ ཐོ་བཀོད་ཚུ་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་དེ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་རུང་ མ་རྩ་བཙུགས་མི་ཚུ་གི་ གྲོས་ཐག་གཅད་ནི་གི་ ལས་སྡེ་དང་འབྲེལ་བའི་ ཚོང་འབྲེལ་གྱི་བརྡ་དོན་ཚུ་ མེདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་མི་ཚུ་ དོ་འགྲན་ཅན་གྱི་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་ཐད་ཀར་གཞི་བཙུགས་སྲིད་བྱུས་ཀྱི་ བརྡ་དོན་ཚུ་ མ་ཐོབ་པའི་དཀའ་ངལ་དང་ བྱ་རིམ་དང་སེམས་ཤུགས་ ནང་འཁོད་མཉམ་འབྲེལ་བ་གིས་ ཕྱིའི་མཉམ་འབྲེལ་བ་ཚུ་དང་ འབྲེལ་བ་འཐབ་མ་ཚུགས་པའི་ གདོང་ལེན་ཚུ་ཡང་ བྱུང་དོ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ལམ་ལུགས་དེ་ ཨེ་ཤི་ཡཱན་གོང་འཕེལ་དངུལ་ཁང་ལས་ རྒྱབ་སྐྱོར་ཐོག་ལས་ ལས་སྡེ་ཁག་ སོ་ནམ་དང་ བརྡ་དོན་འཕྲུལ་ བརྡ་དོན་ཞབས་ཏོག་ བཟོ་སྐྲུན་ སྒོ་ནོར་ ཤིང་དང་ཤིང་ཆས་ དེ་ལས་ མཉམ་འབྲེལ་ཚོང་ལཱ་ བརྒྱ་ཆ་༧༥ ཤེས་རིག་དང་རིག་རྩལ་ཚུ་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ གོ་སྐབས་བཟོཝ་ཨིན་པས།
ཤིང་གི་ཐོན་སྐྱེད་ནང་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་བའི་ས་གོ་ སྤ་རོ་དང་ གསར་སྤང་ དེ་ལས་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ཚུ་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་་ཡ་༣༠༠ འབད་ཆོག་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
བཟོ་སྐྲུན་རྒྱུ་ཆས་འཕྲུལ་ཁང་ཚུ་ནང་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་ཡ་༥༠ རྐྱངམ་གཅིག་ འབད་ཆོག་ནི་ཨིནམ་ད་ དེ་ཡང་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་བའི་ས་གོ་ སྤ་རོ་དང་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ དེ་ལས་ གསར་སྤང་ཚུ་ལུ་ཨིན་པས།
མཉེན་ཆས་ལས་སྡེ་ གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ ཕྱིའི་མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་ཡ་༥༠ ལས་བརྒལ་ བཙུགས་མི་ཆོག་ནི་ཨིམན་ད་ སེམས་ཤུགས་མཐུན་རྐྱེན་ནང་ ནང་འཁོད་མཐོ་རིམ་སློབ་གྲྭ་ལས་ རིག་རྩལ་ལྡན་པའི་ལས་བྱེདཔ་དང་ ཁྲལ་ཡངས་ཆག་ དེ་ལས་ བརྡ་དོན་འཕྲུལ་རིག་གླིང་ག་ནང་ གྲོགས་རམ་ཡོད་པའི་ ཡིག་ཚང་ཅིག་ དགོཔ་ཨིན་པས།
དེང་སང་གི་ ལྷབ་སྦྱང་དང་ སྦྱོང་བརྡར་ལྟེ་བ་ གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ཀྱི་ ཚད་གཞི་དེ་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་ཡ་༡༠༠ དང་གཅིག་ཁར་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་བའི་ ས་ཁོངས་ཚུ་ཡང་ སྤ་རོ་དང་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ དེ་ལས་ སྤུ་ན་ཁ་ཚུ་ནང་མ་གཏོགས་ མི་ཆོག་ནི་ཨིན་པས།
ལས་རིམ་དེ་ནང་ སེམས་ཤུགས་མཐུན་རྐྱེན་ ཕབ་ཆག་ཡོད་པའི་ ཌི་ཇི་ཊཱལ་གཞི་རྟེན་དང་ གཞུང་གི་ཤེས་ཡོན་ལས་རིམ་ཐོབ་ཚུགསཔ་ དེ་ལས་ ཁྲལ་ཡངས་ཆག་ཚུ་ ཚུད་དེ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
སོ་ནམ་ལས་སྡེ་འོག་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་ཡ་༥༠ ཐོག་ལས་ ལུད་ཐོན་སྐྱེད་ཁང་ གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནི་གི་ གོ་སྐབས་ཡོདཔ་ད་ དེ་ཡང་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་བའི་ས་ཁོངས་ སྤ་རོ་དང་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ དེ་ལས་ གསར་སྤང་ཚུ་ནང་རྐྱངམ་གཅིག་ཨིན་པས།
དེ་མ་ཚད་ ཧཱ་དང་ སྤ་རོ་ དེ་ལས་ སྤུ་ན་ཁ་ལུ་ མ་རྩ་གཞི་བཙུགས་ དངུལ་ཀྲམ་ས་ཡ་༤༠ བཙུགས་ཏེ་ རེན་བཱོ་ཉ་གསོ་སྐྱོང་ཁང་ གཞི་བཙུགས་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ཡང་ གོ་སྐབས་ཡོདཔ་ད་ ལས་རིམ་དེ་གི་འོག་ལུ་ སེམས་ཤུགས་མཐུན་རྐྱེན་ཚུ་ཡང་ ཉ་གི་ལྟོ་དང་ཉའི་སོན་ ཚོང་ལམ་གྱི་གོ་སྐབས་ ཁྲལ་ཡངས་ཆག་གི་ རྒྱབ་སྐྱོར་ཚུ་ འཐོབ་ཚུགས་ནི་ ཨིན་པའི་གནས་ཚུལ།
ཨོ་རྒྱན་རྡོ་རྗེ།

Thukten Zangpo

The government launched the Invest Bhutan Web Portal in Thimphu on August 16 as it gears towards attracting Nu 500 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by 2029.

This interactive portal, available in more than hundred languages, aims to enhance the investment experience by providing comprehensive information on opportunities and regulations on foreign direct investments in Bhutan.

As of last year, Bhutan’s FDI stood at Nu 48.61 billion, with the hotel sector leading at 34.9 percent, followed by information technology or IT-enabled services at 21.7 percent in 2023.

During the launch, the Director General of the Department of Industry, Chhime Tshering, said that the web portal is designed to provide the ultimate user experience while addressing current investor challenges.

“It is an effort towards attracting FDI in the country through enhanced ease of doing business. We remain hopeful that our modest effort will yield results in terms of foreign capital inflow in the country.”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Employment, Namgyal Dorji, said that capital is important for industry development because of limited capital in the country.

He added that to achieve the ambitious Nu 500 billion FDI by 2029, the government is working to create a conducive environment backed by policies, plans, and projects. “We are confident that our aspirations will be fulfilled.”

The Department of Industry, as Investment Promotion Agency, is mandated to promote Bhutan as an investment destination for FDI and is required to provide key information on FDI, including areas of business opportunities where foreign investors can invest.

According to the Department of Industry, while the FDI policy 2019 has a list of priority sectors identified, there is a lack of industry information related to the sectors based on which investment decisions can be taken up.

“The investors are also faced with issues such as accessing complete information of FDI policies, processes and incentives and connecting local partners with foreign partners and vice-versa,” it added.

The portal, developed with support from the Asian Development Bank, showcases investment opportunities across various sectors in agriculture, IT and IT-enabled services, construction, livestock, wood and furniture, and education and skilling with joint-venture of 74 percent.

In the wood-based panel production, a total of Nu 300 million investment is allowed in identified locations in Paro, Sarpang, and Thimphu.

In construction material manufacturing plants, the investment cap is Nu 50 million with identified locations in Paro, Sarpang, and Thimphu.

A foreign investment of up to Nu 50 million is required to set-up a software development company. The incentives include skilled workforce from local universities, tax holiday, and subsidised office space in IT parks.

For setting up a smart learning and training centre, the investment threshold is Nu 100 million with identified locations in Paro, Punakha, and Thimphu. Incentives for this include subsidised digital infrastructure, access to government educational programmes, and tax holiday.

Under agriculture, there is an opportunity to start a fertiliser production plant with an investment of Nu 50 million in identified locations in Paro, Sarpang, and Thimphu.

There are also investment opportunities to set up a rainbow trout farm at an investment of Nu 40 million in Haa, Paro, and Punakha. Incentives for this business include subsidy on fingerlings and feed, access to market, and tax holiday.

Thukten Zangpo

The costs of goods and services eased to 1.84 percent in June this year compared to the same month last year, according to the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).

This was 1.99 percentage points down from the inflation rate of 3.83 percent in June last year.

This was primarily driven by decrease in prices of communication, housing and utilities, recreation, transport, and education, the NSB stated.

An increase in the prices of goods and services has eroded the purchasing power of ngultrum by 1.81 percent. The purchasing power of ngultrum at Nu 100 in June this year has the same value of Nu 57.4 at December 2012 prices.

Inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) measures the prices of consumer goods and services change over time on average. It helps to measure inflation, indicating if prices have decreased or increased from a specific reference period, called the base year.

In the first six months of this year (January to June), the CPI was recorded at 3.78 percent.

According to the NSB’s press release, the food inflation moderated to 2.39 percent in June this year from 4.72 percent in June last year.

Under food, food and non-alcoholic beverages were the main drivers, down by 2.74 percentage points from 4.85 percent in June last year while non-food inflation eased to 2.06 percent from 3.08 percent during the same period.

This was because of communication prices dropping to -2.7 percent and housing and utilities to -0.5 percent. The cost of recreation and culture stood at 0.16 percent, education at 0.68 percent, transport at 1.05 percent, and furnishing and household equipment at 1.91 percent.

Comparing the annual average headline inflation, the inflation eased to 4.23 percent in 2023 compared to 5.64 percent in 2022. This was mainly because of a slower annual increase in non-food items at 4.44 percent compared to 7.1 percent in 2022.

The NSB also released a newly rebased CPI report for June with four additional CPI rates-Thimphu (capital) western, central, and eastern region.

For Thimphu, the month-on-month inflation dropped to 0.09 percent in June because of the decrease in non-food prices from May this year mainly because of decrease in non-food prices.

Housing and utilities index saw a decrease to 1.01 percent, and transport to 0.03 percent. However, the food and non-alcoholic beverages saw a marginal increase of 0.01 percent.

For the central region that includes Bumthang, Dagana, Sarpang, Zhemgang, Trongsa, Tsirang, the inflation dropped to 0.63 percent. This according to NSB indicates a moderation in cost of living.

The non-food price index decreased to 0.47 percent, driven by drop in fuel and utility prices in the transport and housing and utilities categories with 2.58 percent and 1.72 percent respectively.  The food index also saw a marginal decrease of 0.17 percent.

Inflation was recorded at 0.28 percent in the western region, which includes Gasa, Punakha, Thimphu, Wangdue, Haa, Paro, Samtse, and Chhukha Dzongkhags.

This was largely contributed by a drop in transport by -3.42 percent, housing and utilities by -1.07 percent. However, food and non-alcoholic beverages increased to 0.49 percent.

The inflation was recorded at 0.01 percent in the eastern regions of Mongar, Tashigang, Trashigyangtse, Lhuntse, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar.

Food prices increased to 0.45 percent while non-food prices dropped to 0.45 percent. Transport and housing and utilities recorded -3.10 percent and -1.21 percent drop respectively.

The overall decrease in inflation was mainly due to decline in transportation and housing and utility prices, driven largely by lower fuel prices.

To compute inflation, 169 items were taken at national level, 120 items in eastern, 165 items in western, 144 items in central, and 134 items in capital Thimphu.

Sherab Lhamo

On August 17, at around 2:48 pm, a Drukair helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a paddy field in Issuna, Paro.

The video of the helicopter in the paddy field went viral on social media.

According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Drukair, Tandi Wangchuk, the helicopter was forced to land in the paddy field due to poor visibility and sudden heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that disrupted operations at the Paro airport.

The helicopter, carrying two pilots, was returning to the base after a medical flight transporting a patient from Lunana to Thimphu.

The Drukair CEO said that while the weather in Thimphu was clear, weather conditions worsened on the return leg to Paro after dropping off the Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval team and the patient in Thimphu.

The Drukair CEO said that the crew decided to return to Thimphu but as the helicopter approached Chuzom, the weather in Thimphu had also deteriorated.

Despite attempting a landing at Le Meridien Paro, the deteriorating weather forced the crew to make a precautionary landing in a paddy field in Issuna. The helicopter waited approximately an hour for conditions to improve before taking off again and landing at Paro Airport at 3:52 pm.

“It was a precautionary landing to avoid possible incidents and was handled well by the crew,” said the Drukair CEO.

After the landing, the pilots contacted the paddy field owner to explain the situation. “They explained why the helicopter had to land in the field and acknowledged the damage caused to the crops,” the Drukair CEO said.

The Drukair team met with the paddy field owner yesterday to assess the damage and determine if any compensation is required. The Drukair CEO said there was no damage to the crop. “The owner was in fact happy that the field proved useful for the helicopter’s precautionary landing.”

Last week, a tragic accident at a pedestrian crossing in Phuentsholing claimed the lives of a 32-year-old mother and her three-year-old daughter. An excavator, operated by an 18-year-old unlicensed driver, struck them, resulting in their immediate deaths. This heart-wrenching accident has sparked a wave of public outcry over safety issues and traffic management in the country.

Road safety, particularly in densely populated urban areas, requires a lot of improvement. All these years, we have taken excessive pride in being the last nation on earth without traffic lights – almost to the point of being romanticised. Perhaps, it is time now to re-evaluate our approach to traffic management and prioritise “safety above all else” to prevent such tragedies in the future.

As our towns expand rapidly, there is a growing necessity for traffic lights and pedestrian bridges at strategic locations. Unlicensed driving, speeding, drunk driving, and other traffic violations continue to claim lives. It is imperative to enforce stricter rules and impose harsher penalties for traffic offences.

To start with, more severe penalties will act as a deterrent against traffic violations. And over time, this will build a culture of respect for rules and public consciousness for road safety.

We need harsher penalties for violations of speed limits and driving under the influence. Speed limits around schools and other critical areas should be rigorously enforced. For instance, the current speed limit near Zilukha School is 50 km per hour. This does not take into account the safety needs of young students. Speed limits should be lowered to 20 km per hour near schools to reduce the likelihood of accidents.

Pedestrian safety must be a top priority, especially in areas with high foot traffic. Many pedestrian crossings are poorly located, such as on curves that fall on the blindside of the drivers, or uphill points where vehicles are likely to accelerate. These dangerous placements significantly increase the risk of accidents. We need to review and redesign pedestrian crossings to ensure they are situated in safe and visible locations.

Installing pedestrian lights at zebra crossings is another critical measure. These lights can enhance visibility and ensure that drivers are aware of pedestrians crossing the road.

Ultimately, there is a strong need for a cultural shift in how we approach road safety. Traffic rules are only effective when respected and followed. Public education campaigns highlighting the importance of road safety, coupled with the enforcement of existing rules, are essential to fostering a culture of responsibility among drivers.

The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority recently introduced new traffic regulations. While these new rules are a positive step, only effective enforcement of these rules will make a difference. And this requires a coordinated effort from government agencies, law enforcement bodies, and the public.

The tragic accident in Phuentsholing should serve as a sobering reminder of the urgent need for comprehensive traffic safety reforms. We must ensure that such tragic incidents do not happen ever again.

Tourism in Bhutan began in the 1970s with government-led initiatives and was later privatised in 1991. The “high value, low volume” policy introduced by His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and further nurtured by His Majesty The King has effectively shielded the nation from the negative impacts of mass tourism while generating significant revenue. According to the TCB Report 2020/21, Bhutan’s tourism sector earned USD 225.87 million in 2019. This noble policy has established Bhutan as an exclusive tourism destination and was dubbed as one of the best travel destinations in the world. For example, Bhutan was awarded the Travel Destination Award by Voyage Magazine in China on January 31, 2024, and was ranked as the second-best travel destination of 2023 and the best in Asia by Travel Lemming, a prominent online travel resource with over 6 million viewers. Additionally, Lonely Planet named Bhutan the World’s Best Tourist Destination in 2020. However, recent erratic changes in tourism policy post COVID-19 and inadequate public infrastructure at tourist sites have hindered the sector’s growth and its potential socio-economic benefits.

When tourism reopened in 2023 after the pandemic, Bhutan implemented a significant increase in the Sustainable Development Fee (SDF), raising it from USD 65 to USD 250 per day—a 285 percent hike. This sharp rise has substantially deterred tourist arrivals and raises the question: Was the “High Value” policy taken too far? In contrast, neighbouring countries have adopted more flexible approaches. For example, Thailand set a target of 10 million tourists upon reopening and introduced several favourable measures, such as extending the visa-on-arrival duration from 15 to 30 days and waiving visa fees for Chinese and Kazakhstani tourists. These policies not only helped Thailand surpass its tourism targets but also accelerated economic recovery. Additionally, Thailand has expanded its visa-free entry list from 57 to 93 countries, including Bhutan, allowing for a 60-day stay to further boost tourism and economic growth.

Soon after Bhutan’s tourism reopened with the new policy, most tourists who arrived had already planned their trips under the previous SDF rates. Gradually, tourist numbers began to decline once the revised SDF rates took effect. In an attempt to attract visitors, the government introduced various packages, such as the 4+4 and 7+7 schemes. However, since tourists typically plan their vacations months in advance, these packages had little immediate impact. This challenge may have prompted the introduction of incentives for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism to reinvigorate the struggling tourism sector. In 2023, Bhutan experienced a dramatic 67 percent drop in tourist arrivals compared to 2019, the highest decline among South and Southeast Asian countries dependent on tourism, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Nepal (see Figure 1)

The change of tourism tagline from “Bhutan, Happiness is a place” to “Bhutan Believe” marked a significant change in the marketing strategy. This change diverges from a long-standing emphasis on Gross National Happiness (GNH), a noble concept introduced by His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo in the early 1970s.  GNH has guided national policies and plans since its inception, although scientific measurement of the GNH Index was conducted in 2008 and in the subsequent years through nationwide surveys. GNH has since gained global recognition, exemplified by the UN’s designation of March 20th as International Day of Happiness in 2012. At the recent International Horticulture Exhibition in Chengdu, China, the Bhutanese Garden was honored as the “Garden of Happiness.” Additionally, a high-profile participant at the Bhutan Agrifood Trade and Investment Forum (BATIF) 2024, held from May 15-19, noted, “Invest in Bhutan, Take Away Happiness.” This underscores the global appeal of Bhutan’s happiness concept. Given this, it would be beneficial for Bhutan to incorporate the essence of happiness into its tourism tagline and marketing strategies.

Marketing strategy is crucial for effective tourism promotion and a compelling tourism tagline plays a key role in this. The tagline should be both memorable and easy to understand, capturing the essence of the country and conveying its unique appeal succinctly.  For instance, according to Romeo,in his book published in 2003 The Alternative, How to Build a Just Economy, highlights the case of Bakery van Vessem, a chain of Bakeries in Amsterdam. Few years ago, the company won the title of most sustainable company in the Netherlands and decided to use this achievement in marketing emphasising the word sustainability. However, the customers dropped and upon research it was found that the customers preferred fresh bread. In response, the company shifted its marketing focus to emphasise the freshness of their bread, rather than using the term “sustainability.” This change in marketing strategy helped them quickly regain their customer base, eventually surpassing their previous level of serving 25,000 customers per week.

Public infrastructure, particularly the lavatories, remains poorly maintained despite some improvements. While hotel facilities are well-kept, cleanliness at public sites, such as monuments, falls short of standards. One solution could be to employ a regular janitor, with their salary covered by the fees collected from monument entries. Along the highways, restrooms have been constructed, but almost in all the sites, they often stand-alone without additional facilities. To enhance their utility and create economic opportunities, we could integrate restrooms with other facilities such as convenience stores, roadside market stalls, and gas stations. This approach would not only improve the user experience but also stimulate local economic activity.

Socioeconomic developments in the country have significantly improved in just over a decade, culminating in its graduation from Least Developed Countries in December 2023. However, despite rapid development and increase in national income, the gap between haves and have-nots has not closed proportionately, which is an indication of unequal distribution of income. One can also fairly deduce that the rise in income from tourism has not benefited the rural populace as much as that of urban. For instance, there is a significant rise in revenue from tourism in 2017 compared to that of 2003   whilst the Gini-coefficient remained almost the same indicated by the horizontal line (Refer Figure 2). This is further substantiated by the extent of poverty where it is 17.4 percent in rural areas while it is just 4.7 percent in urban areas as per the Poverty Analysis Report 2022. Further, the majority of the tourists visit urban areas depriving the rural populace of opportunity to equally benefit from the rise in revenue from tourism.

While the tourism industry has been crucial to the nation’s socio-economic development since its inception, the frequent policy changes post Covid-19 have hindered its recovery, resulting in a significant decline in revenue. Tourists typically plan their vacations several months in advance. The substantial changes in policy and the dramatic increase in the SDF have made Bhutan a less predictable destination, likely contributing to a decline in visitor arrivals. Bhutan experienced the highest drop in tourist arrival in 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic level amongst the countries of Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Nepal. The introduction of the new tourism tagline, “Bhutan Believe”, has been a big misstep in marketing Bhutan’s tourism. It contrasts sharply with the global recognition of Bhutan’s association with happiness. Additionally, sanitation at tourist sites, especially monuments, requires substantial improvement. Upholding high standards of cleanliness not only justifies the collection of monument fees but also fosters a positive visitor experience. While tourism revenue has significantly contributed to the country’s socioeconomic development, the benefits are not evenly distributed. Most tourists frequent urban areas, where the economic advantages are also concentrated, leaving rural populations with limited gains from the rising revenue.

Contributed byWangchuk, Thimphu

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Residents push for new ICP to boost Samdrupjongkhar’s economy

Neten Dorji

Samdrupjongkhar – The border gate at Samdrupjongkhar is currently grappling with an overwhelming influx of traffic and visitors.

The border gate processes entry for around 2,500 casual visitors, 250 day workers, and over 2,000 Bhutanese daily. The daily vehicle count is equally staggering, with 800 to 900 Bhutanese cars and roughly 900 foreign vehicles passing through the main border gate every day. 

Foreign vehicles frequently making multiple trips to refuel in Bhutan exacerbates the problem. Fuel prices in Bhutan are cheaper by Nu 30 to Nu 35 than on the other side of the border, and some vehicles make up to 15 refueling trips, creating traffic congestion at the gate.

The existing Integrated Check Post (ICP), with its single entry and exit point, is not able to handle the influx. In fact, it has become a bottleneck. 

Residents complained about the lengthy verification and registration process, deterring casual visitors and regional tourists.

Local residents are urging the government to upgrade the border gate with facilities such as a pedestrian terminal, customs clearance office, dry port, and parking space.

Many argue that the gate should be developed with the same facilities as the one in Phuentsholing.

“The introduction of separate terminals for pedestrians and vehicles would greatly reduce congestion. There is a high risk of accidents since there is limited space for both people and vehicles,” Pema, a resident, said.

Another resident, Tashi, said that both outgoing and incoming commuters need to stand for extended periods in the rain or sweltering heat while waiting for their documents to be examined. “Given that the average summer temperature is 35 degree Celsius or even higher in Samdrupjongkhar, travellers often have to tolerate the extreme heat in long queues.”

A commuter, Phuntsho Wangdi, said that the border gate is mostly crowded during the weekends.

“Without facilities at the ICP, it is inconvenient not only for the neighbouring town of Daranga but also for Indians coming to Samdrupjongkhar,” he said.

Officials from the dzongkhag and thromde administrations acknowledge the need for a new ICP and revealed that conceptual designs are at the final stage.

Samdrupjongkhar Thrompon Thinley Namgay said the ICP will have a separate passage for vehicles and tourists and pedestrians.

“The ICP will be equipped with modern service amenities, including a separate parking and dry port,” he said. “Involving dzongkhag and thromde officials, we are finalising the detailed architectural and structural designs to be submitted to the government along with the estimated cost for approval.” The government has proposed a budget outlay of Nu 300 million for the Samdrupjongkhar Integrated Check Post (ICP) in the 13th Plan.

YK Poudel

The residents of five chiwogs of Genekha Gewog in Thimphu, consisting of 126 households, hosted the Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) Mushroom Festival on August 15 and 16.

The festival was celebrated to promote this valuable product and attract people from diverse backgrounds. Locally known as Sangay Shamu, this mushroom is the main source of income for the community.

The festival, which has been an annual event since 2014, provides several economic benefits at both the community and national levels.

The locals have been harvesting this resource for more than 34 years now.

The gewog’s community group manages 857.5 hectares of reserved forest as a community forest for the collection of Matsutake mushrooms.

The community protects the forest as their lives depend on it.

The Genekha community earns between Nu 250,000 and Nu 400,000 every season from the sale of the expensive Sangay Shamu.

According to the villagers, strict rules are maintained and they do not allow mushroom collectors from other places to “wreck” their main source of cash income.

The dzongkhag administration’s economic development and marketing officer, Gyembo Dorji, said that one of the main objectives of the festival was to establish market linkages, create awareness, and enhance the local economy. “After a series of meetings and work that started on August 7, the event was conducted involving various partners.”

The festival, he said, would help the gewog attract tourists during the lean seasons, “while enhancing community vitality.”

According to the participants, Sangay Shamu is gold for the people of Genekha. Every year, despite risks of wild animal attacks, the locals forage the thick forests for the highly-priced mushrooms from August to October.

However, the residents are worried that the quantity is decreasing by the year.

On the sidelines of the festival, the National Mushroom Centre in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, conducted awareness and advocacy programmes for the attendees.

The crowd took part in activities such as pillow fights, tug of war, and three-legged races, among others.

Over 2,000 people, including local residents and tourists, attended the festival and participated in networking programmes over the two-day event.

The festival was held with fund support from Thimphu dzongkhag administration, Bhutan Trust Fund, Community Mushroom Group, and government and private other agencies.

Thinley Namgay

Bhutanese bodybuilder Sonam Phuntsho stood  fourth in two categories—men’s bodybuilding up to 70kg and the master’s category (40-49 age group) up to 80kg—at the 56th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship (ABPSC) held from August 6 to 12 in Batam, Indonesia.

Forty-year-old Sonam Phuntsho, from Trashigang, is one of Bhutan’s senior bodybuilders, having ventured into bodybuilding since 2004.

He was the sole participant from Bhutan at the ABPSC, competing through personal expenditure after receiving approval from the Bhutan Olympic Committee and the Bhutan Bodybuilding Association.

In the up to 70kg category, he followed contenders from Brunei, Malaysia, and India. In the up to 80kg Master’s category, he was behind participants from Thailand, Brunei, and Malaysia.

Organised by the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation, along with the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation, the Championship saw hundreds of contestants from 22  Asian countries. 

“I trained rigorously for the competition since January. I am happy to have placed fourth in both categories. I aimed for first or second place, but sometimes, luck plays a role in these competitions,” Sonam Phuntsho said.

He added that after his fourth appearance in a major international bodybuilding championship, landing in the top four in Asia is a special achievement in his career.  “Competing in such a prestigious championship not only helps gain exposure but also promotes our country,” he said.

An entrepreneur by profession, Sonam Phuntsho believes that while it is always challenging to compete with world-class bodybuilders, Bhutanese athletes have equal opportunity and talent to succeed, provided they work hard with determination, discipline, and consistent training.

He aspires to continue his bodybuilding career, adding that bodybuilding culture in Bhutan is gaining momentum, and that young people have many opportunities in this field.  “Youth can start their careers as bodybuilders and eventually become trainers. One can make a living through bodybuilding,” Sonam Phuntsho said.

Yangyel Lhaden

The Bhutan Kidney Foundation (BKF) celebrated its 12th Foundation Day by opening a new shelter for kidney patients in Gelephu on August 15 to support individuals from financially constrained backgrounds or those without relatives.

Situated just a short walk from the Gelephu Central Regional Referral Hospital, the facility has two flats, each with three bedrooms, and can house up to 13 patients. The facility will provide food and lodging services and enable kidney patients to undergo timely dialysis treatments.

BKF’s Executive Director Tashi Namgay said that the shelter would play a significant role in preventing patients from missing vital treatments due to logistical or financial barriers. “There have been some cases where patients have skipped dialysis in the past because they couldn’t afford to find a nearby centre or cover the out-of-pocket expenses.”

New shelter for kidney patients in Gelephu

Currently, Gelephu has 68 kidney patients, adding to the 402 nationwide undergoing dialysis.

The shelter is expected to relieve some of the strain on patients and their families, offering not just accommodation but also access to essential services such as nutritional guidance and healthcare support.

“We currently have five kidney patients who are in dire need of this shelter and will be using this facility,” Tashi Namgay said.

Gelephu is one of the six locations in Bhutan with dialysis centres, alongside Thimphu, Paro, Samtse, Phuentsholing, Mongar, and Wangdue.

This initiative is part of the BKF’s broader mission to ensure that no kidney patient in Bhutan is left without the necessary care and support during their treatment journey, according to a BKF’s press release.

The BKF was founded as a Civil Society Organisation on August 15, 2012 under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.The Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals affected by kidney-related diseases through awareness, advocacy, and support services. BKF’s initiatives focus on raising awareness about kidney health, improving access to medical services, and providing essential assistance to patients and their families.

Since its establishment, the Foundation has supported more than 100 kidney patients with additional funding who were referred to India for kidney transplants by the government. Most of BKF’s beneficiaries—almost 90 percent—come from rural Bhutan.

BKF established its first kidney patient shelter in Wangdue.

“I thank BKF’s supporters within and outside the country for making the establishment of shelters possible,” Tashi Namgay said. “These shelters will have a positive impact on the lives of many kidney patients who need our support and care.”

༉ སྤྱི་ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་༡༧ ཉིན་མའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་༢.༤༨ དེ་ཅིག་ཁར་ ཐད་འཕུར་གནམ་གྲུ་ཧེ་ལི་ཀོབ་ཊར་དེ་ གནམ་གཤིས་གནས་སྟངས་ བྱང་ངེས་འབད་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ སྤ་རོ་དབུས་སུ་ནང་གི་ ཨ་རིང་ནང་ ཆགས་དགོཔ་བྱུང་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་ ཞིང་ནང་ཆགས་ཡོདཔ་མཐོང་མིའི་ གློག་བརྙན་དེ་ མི་སྡེ་བརྡ་བརྒྱུད་ཚུ་ནང་ལས་ཕར་ ཁྱབ་སྤེལ་སོང་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
འབྲུག་མཁའ་འགྲུལ་གྱི་ བཀོད་ཁྱབ་གཙོ་འཛིན་ རྟ་མགྲིན་དབང་ཕྱུག་གིས་ འབད་བ་ཅིན་ གནམ་གྲུ་ཧེ་ལི་ཀོབ་ཊར་དེ་ ཞིང་ནང་ཆགས་དགོ་མི་དེ་ཡང་ གནམ་གཤིས་གནས་སྟངས་བྱང་ངེས་འབད་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ མིག་གིས་ ལེགས་ཤོམ་སྦེ་ མཐོང་མ་ཚུགས་པའི་ཁར་ ཆརཔ་ཤུགས་སྦེ་རྐྱབ་མི་དང་ འབྲུག་ལྡིར་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ སྤ་རོ་གནམ་ཐང་ནང་ འཕུར་འགྲུལ་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ བར་རྐྱེན་རྐྱབ་ནི་དེ་གིས་ ཨིན་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་ ལུང་ནག་ནང་ལས་ ནདཔ་ལེན་ཏེ་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་སྨན་ཁང་ནང་སྐྱེལ་བའི་ཤུལ་ལུ་ གནམ་གྲུ་བཏང་མི་གཉིས་ཀྱིས་ ལོག་གནམ་གྲུ་བཞག་སའི་ས་ཁོངས་ནང་འགྱོ་བའི་ ལམ་བར་ལུ་ རྐྱེན་ངན་བྱུང་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
འབྲུག་མཁའ་འགྲུལ་གྱི་ གཙོ་འཛིན་གྱིས་ བཤད་མིའི་ནང་ གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ལས་འཕུར་འགྲུལ་འབད་བའི་སྐབས་ལུ་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་གི་ས་ཁོངས་ནང་ གནམ་གཤིས་གནས་སྟངས་ལེགས་ཤོམ་ཡོད་རུང་ སྤ་རོ་མ་ལྷོདཔ་ཅིག་ཁར་ གནམ་གཤིས་གནས་སྟངས་ལེགས་ཤོམ་མེད་ནི་དེ་གིས་ སྡེ་ཚན་ལུ་ གདོང་ལེན་བྱུང་ཡི་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
གཙོ་འཛིན་གྱིས་ འབད་བ་ཅིན་ གནམ་གྲུ་ཧེ་ལི་ཀོབ་ཊར་བཏང་མི་གིས་ ལོག་ཐིམ་ཕུག་ཁ་ཐུག་ལུ་ འོང་ནིའི་རྩིས་རྐྱབ་སྟེ་ ས་གནས་ཆུ་འཛོམས་ལུ་ ལྷོད་པའི་བསྒང་ལས་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ཁ་ཐུག་ལུ་ཡང་ གནམ་གཤིས་གནས་སྟངས་ སྐྱོ་དྲག་ཐལ་ཡོདཔ་ལས་ འབད་ཐབས་ག་ནི་ཡང་མེདཔ་ སོང་ནུག་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
ཁོང་གིས་ སྤ་རོ་ལི་མེ་ར་ཌེན་གྱི་ ས་ཁོངས་ནང་ཆགས་ནི་འབད་རུང་ གནམ་གཤིས་སྐྱོ་དྲག་ལུ་བརྟེན་ ཉེན་སྲུང་གི་དོན་ལུ་ དབུས་སུ་ནང་གི་ ཞིང་ནང་ཆགས་ཡོདཔ་ད་ གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་གིས་ དུས་ཡུན་ཆུ་ཚོད་ལས་བཅད་དེ་ གནས་སྟངས་ལེགས་ཤོམ་འགྱོ་ནི་ལུ་ བསྒུགས་ཡོདཔ་ད་ ཆུ་ཚོད་༣.༥༢ དེ་ཅིག་ཁར་ ལོག་སྤ་རོ་གནམ་ཐང་ནང་ ཆགས་ཚུགས་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
གཙོ་འཛིན་གྱིས་ འབད་བ་ཅིན་ གནམ་གྲུ་བཏང་མི་ཚུ་གིས་ རྐྱེན་ངན་ཚུ་བཀག་ཐབས་ལུ་ ཐབས་ཤེས་ལེགས་ཤོམ་བཏོན་ཏེ་ ལཱ་འབད་ནུག་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
གནམ་གྲུ་གིས་ ཞིང་ནང་ཆགས་ཚར་བའི་ཤུལ་ལུ་ གནམ་གྲུ་བཏང་མི་གིས་ ཞིང་གི་ཇོ་བདག་ལུ་ གནས་སྟངས་ཚུ་གི་སྐོར་ལས་ དྲི་བཀོད་འབད་ཡོདཔ་ད་ ཁོང་གིས་ གནད་དོན་ག་ཅི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་ ཁོང་གི་ཞིང་ནང་ཆགས་ཆགསཔ་ཨིན་ན་དང་ ཁོང་གི་ལོ་ཐོག་ཚུ་ མེདཔ་རྐྱབ་མིའི་སྐོར་ལས་ སླབ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
འབྲུག་མཁའ་འགྲུལ་གྱི་ སྡེ་ཚན་ཚུ་གིས་ གནམ་གྲུ་གློབུར་དུ་ཆགས་སའི་ ཞིང་གི་ས་ཁོངས་ནང་སོང་སྟེ་ གནོད་སྐྱོང་ཚུ་ག་དེ་སྦེ་ར་ རྐྱབ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་ན་དང་ དེ་ལུ་རྒུད་འཐུས་ཚུ་ ག་ཅི་ར་སྤྲོད་དགོཔ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་ན་བལྟ་བའི་ཁར་ གཙོ་འཛིན་གྱིས་ འབད་བ་ཅིན་ ལོ་ཐོག་ལུ་ གནོད་སྐྱོན་མ་རྐྱབ་པས་ཟེར་ཨིནམ་ད་ ཞིང་གི་ཇོ་བདག་དེ་ཡང་ སེམས་དགའ་ཡོད་མི་དེ་ ཁོང་གི་ཞིང་ལུ་བརྟེན་ གནམ་གྲུ་དེ་ ཉེན་སྲུང་འབད་ཚུགས་ནུག་ཟེར་ ཨིན་པའི་གནས་ཚུལ།
ཚེ་རིང་དབང་འདུས།

ཁ་ཙ་ གཞུང་གྲྭ་ཚང་གི་ རྡོ་རྗེ་སློབ་དཔོན་ཀུན་ལེགས་ཀྱིས་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་བཀྲིས་ཆོས་རྫོང་ནང་སྦེ་ རིན་ཆེན་རྡོ་རྗེ་ལུ་ བསམ་རྩེ་གི་ བླམ་གནས་བརྟན་གསརཔ་སྦེ་ བཀྲིས་ལེགས་དར་གནང་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས། སྐྱེས་ལོ་༥༢ ལང་མི་བླམ་དེ་ ཧཱ་གསང་སྦས་ཁ་ མོ་ཆུ་ལས་ཨིནམ་ད་ ཁོ་ར་ ད་རེས་ཀྱི་ གོ་གནས་མ་བསྐོས་པའི་ཧེ་མར་ ལྷ་རྫོང་བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་ སློབ་གྲྭའི་དབུ་འཛིན་སྦེ་ ཕྱག་ཞུ་ཡོད་པའི་གནས་ཚུལ།

༉ རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཆུ་དཔྱད་དང་གནམ་གཤིས་རིག་པའི་ལྟེ་བ་གིས་ སྤྱི་ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་༡༠ ལུ་ ཐིམ་ཕུག་ བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་ལུ་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་མི་དེ་ གློག་ཆར་ལུ་བརྟེན་ བྱུང་ཡོདཔ་བཟུམ་ ངོས་འཛིན་འབད་ནུག།
དེ་བཟུམ་མའི་ གློག་ཆར་དེ་ སྤྱིར་བཏང་ གནམ་བྱཱར་དང་ སེར་ཁ་ལུ་ བྱུང་དོ་ཡོད་མི་དེ་ཡང་ རློན་གཤེར་དང་ གནམ་ཐོག་རྒྱུན་བརྟན་མེདཔ་ དེ་ལས་ རླུང་མ་ཡར་འཐུ་མི་ཚུ་ གཅིག་ཁར་སྦྱོར་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ཨིན་པས།
གློག་ཆར་འོང་ནི་ལུ་ ཁ་ཐོག་གི་ཟིལཔ་ ཌི་གི་རི་ ཕེ་རན་ཧེཊི་༥༥ དང་ བར་སྣང་རླུང་ཁམས་རྒྱུན་བརྟན་མེདཔ་ལ་སོགས་པའི་ གནས་སྟངས་ལེ་ཤ་ཅིག་ར་ ཚང་དགོཔ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
སྤྱི་ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་༡༣ ལུ་ ས་གཏེར་དང་རྡོ་གཏེརལས་ཁུངས་དང་ རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཆུ་དཔྱད་དང་གནམ་གཤིས་རིག་པའི་ལྟེ་བའི་ ཐབས་རིག་སྡེ་ཚན་ཅིག་གིས་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་སའི་རྐ་ཚུ་ དབྱེ་ཞིབ་འབད་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
དབྱེ་ཞིབ་སྡེ་ཚན་གྱིས་ ཆརཔ་ཤུགས་སྦེ་རྐྱབ་མི་གིས་ ས་དེ་ ཆུ་གིས་ཤུགས་སྦེ་ར་ སྦང་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་ཡོདཔ་སྦེ་ མངོན་གསལ་བྱུང་ཡོདཔ་ད་ ཆུ་རུད་ཀྱིས་ རག་རོ་ཚུ་ འཕྱག་བདའ་མི་གིས་ ཆུ་འཛོམས་ས་ག་ར་ བསུབས་ཡོད་པའི་ཁར་ ལྷག་པར་དུ་ གནས་སྟངས་ཚུ་ སྐྱོ་དྲགས་བཟོ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ཨིན་རུང་ ལྟེ་བ་དང་འཁྲིལ་བ་ཅིན་ ཆུ་རུད་ཀྱི་ སྦོམ་ཆུང་དེ་ ས་རུད་ལུ་བརྟེན་ གནས་སྐབས་ཀྱི་ཆུ་བཀག་བཟོ་མི་དང་ རག་རོ་ཚུ་གིས་ ཆུ་ཚུ་གཙང་ཆུ་ལུ་ འགྱོ་མི་དེ་ བསུབས་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ཨིན་པས།
ལྟེ་བ་གིས་ རོང་ཆུ་གི་ གཡན་ཁ་ཐུག་ལུ་ ཆུ་ཁག་༥ གཅིག་ཁར་འཛོམས་མི་ཅིག་དང་ གཡས་ཁ་ཐུག་ལུ་ ཆུ་ཁག་༢ བཟོ་མི་ཡོདཔ་སྦེ་ ཤེས་རྟོགས་བྱུང་ཡོད་པའི་ཁར་ ཆུ་འཛོམས་ཁ་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ནང་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་ཡོདཔ་སྦེ་ བརྡ་མཚོན་སྟོན་ཏེ་ ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
ས་གནས་ཀྱི་ མི་སེར་ཚུ་གིས་འབད་བ་ཅིན་ ཆུ་རུད་དེ་ མཚོ་རྦེད་འོང་མི་ལུ་བརྟེན་ བྱུང་ཡོདཔ་སྦེ་ འཐོར་གཏམ་དར་ཁྱབ་སོང་སྟེ་ཡོད་རུང་ ལྟེ་བ་གིས་འབད་བ་ཅིན་ གནམ་ཁ་ལས་ལྟ་བའི་སྐབས་ ས་ཁོངས་ནང་ མཚོ་མེདཔ་སྦེ་ གཏན་འཁེལ་འབད་ནུག།
ཀི་ལོ་མི་ཊར་ཨིསི་ཀོ་ཡར་༡༧ ཁྱབ་མི་ ས་ཁོངས་ག་ར་ ནགས་ཚལ་སྟུག་དྲགས་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན་པས།
བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་དེ་ བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་ཆུ་གི་ ས་ཁོངས་ནང་ ཆགས་ཏེ་ཡོདཔ་བཞིན་དུ་ ལྟེ་བ་དང་འཁྲིལ་བ་ཅིན་ ཧེ་མ་ཡང་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་ཡོདཔ་སྦེ་ཨིན་པས།
ལྟེ་བའི་མདོ་ཆེན་ ཀརྨ་སྒྲུབ་ཆུ་གིས་ མ་འོངས་པའི་ནང་ རོང་ཆུ་མཇུག་ལུ་ སྡོད་མི་ཚུ་ལུ་ ཉེན་བརྡ་མགྱོགས་དྲགས་སྦེ་ བྱིན་ཐབས་ལུ་ བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་ ཆུ་གི་སྟོད་ཕྱོགས་ལུ་ ཉེན་བརྡ་ལམ་ལུགས་ཅིག་ བཙུགས་ནི་གི་སྐོར་ལས་ གསལ་བསྒྲགས་འབད་ཡི།
ལྟེ་བའི་མཁས་མཆོག་ སྟོདཔ་ཀརྨ་གིས་ སླབ་མིའི་ནང་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ནང་ ཆུ་རུད་ཐོན་མི་དེ་ གནམ་གཤིས་འགྱུར་བགྲོད་ལུ་བརྟེན་ཨིནམ་སྦེ་ཡང་ ཧ་གོ་དགོཔ་དེ་ ཁག་ཆེ་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
ཁོ་གིས་འབད་བ་ཅིན་ གཞིས་ཆགས་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ ཆུ་གི་མཐའམ་བདའ་སྟེ་ཡོདཔ་ལས་ ཉེན་ཁ་སྦོམ་སྦེ་ཡོདཔ་ད་ གོང་འཕེལ་ལས་སྣ་ཚུ་ལུ་བརྟེན་ གཙང་ཆུའི་རྒྱུན་ཚུ་ལུ་ བར་ཆད་རྐྱབ་ནི་ མི་འོང་ཟེར་ཨིན་པས།
ད་རེས་ ཆུ་རུད་དུམ་གྲ་ཅིག་ ཐོན་པའི་ནམ་དུས་ལུ་ བཀག་ཐབས་འབད་ཚུགས་ནི་ཨིན་རུང་ གོང་འཕེལ་ལས་སྣ་ཚུ་ལུ་ ཚན་རིག་གཞི་བཞག་གཅིག་སྒྲིལ་གྱི་ བརྡ་དོན་ཚུ་ མཐུན་འགྱུར་འབད་དགོཔ་ད་ མ་འོངས་པ་ལུ་ དེ་བཟུམ་མའི་ ཆུ་རུད་བཀག་ཐབས་མར་ཕབ་འབད་ནི་ལུ་ ཚན་རིག་གནས་སྡུད་དེ་ ཧ་གོ་ནི་དང་ གྲ་སྒྲིག་འབད་ནི་ གལ་ཅན་ཅིག་ཨིན་ཟེར་ སྟོདཔ་ཀརྨ་གིས་ བཤད་ཡོད་པའི་གནས་ཚུལ།
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