Where the Thunder Dragon Breathes: Bhutan’s Bold Bet on Climate, Culture and Contentment By Zofeen Ebrahim Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Where the Thunder Dragon Breathes: Bhutan’s Bold Bet on Climate, Culture and Contentment By Zofeen Ebrahim https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/06/where-the-thunder-dragon-breathes-bhutans-bold-bet-on-climate-culture-and-contentment/ THIMPU, Bhutan, Jun 18 2025 (IPS) - “I can’t get this anywhere else,” says Tshering Lhamo, a 29-year-old shopkeeper in Thimphu, as she gestures toward the clean Himalayan air outside her thangka shop. She once studied in Kuala Lumpur but came back to Bhutan for the peace—and the purity. Her friend, Kezan Jatsho, who has never left the country, adds, “I cherish the peace here,” even as many of their peers migrate abroad. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.