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Home office: An untapped remedy for Bhutan’s silent crisis?

ཟླ་༡༠ 11, 2025 3 mins read

My son, barely nine, has a recurring question as I head out the door each morning: “Apa, will you be home before my story time?” Some days, the answer is a confident “Yes.” On others, after a meeting runs late and the evening traffic snarls from Langjophakha to Motithang, it’s a reluctant, “I’ll try.”

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