Archive for November, 2007
NEPAL: Fire-hit Bhutanese refugees receive aid (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Over 400 Bhutanese refugees in eastern Nepal whose homes were ravaged by fire last week are receiving aid, and materials to rebuild their homes, refugees told IRIN on 18 November.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
Weaving a sell (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Bhutanese are master weavers; their textiles are colourful and intricate. But there is more than colour and intricacy if weavers are to market their product to international clients.
Chile: empleados del estado en paro (El Paso Times)
SANTIAGO DE CHILEâUna alta adhesión habrÃa logrado el paro convocado por los empleados del estado de todo el paÃs en rechazo al aumento salarial ofrecido por el gobierno.
Court sentences in land scam case (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced two officials of Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) to prison terms ranging from one to three years in connection with a land transaction with Montu Khan, the Indian car salesman, who was selling cars illegally in the country.
A âbacklogâ bolt from the blue (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - A graduate of the Paro College of Education, Tashi, who was posted in a remote Zhemgang dzongkhag school as a teacher, was surprised to find one day, out of the blue, that he had lost his job.
Bhutan’s contented path caught on film (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A film made in the remote Asian country of Bhutan could easily have ended up as a pleasant travelogue, but producers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone had another purpose.
Life and harmony of Bhutan (Honolulu Advertiser)
The isolated kingdom of Bhutan is the focus of a pair of film screenings/concerts this weekend.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) Associationâs Sword of Honour for the âbestâ in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
Girl knifed for refusing to be a wife (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu police are on the look-out for a 22-year old Indian construction worker, who allegedly stabbed a 16-year old girl on October 25 in Thimphu.
By any roads, itÂs roads they need
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| A Âroad that would do a mountain goat proud |
20 November, 2007 - Roads are, in many ways, in direct proportion to development, economists say. Nowhere in Bhutan is this truer than in Zhemgang dzongkhag, most of whose inhabitants live in remote regions, steeped in poverty, because there is no road linking them to the outside world.
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20 November, 2007 - After more than three months of suspense, the PeopleÂs Democratic Party has confirmed Namgay Dorji as their candidate from Dragten-Langthel constituency in Trongsa.
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19 November, 2007 - Sweet sixteen or any other teen is time for high school romance. WouldnÂt you agree? ItÂs puppy love time, itÂs all about butterflies in the stomach, holding hands, prince charming and beautiful princess, blushes, tongueties, heart-breaks and -aches.
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19 November, 2007 - Providing a forum for the young talent of the country and the first to be held on such a scale, this yearÂs Children and Youth Festival held at the Clock Tower Square saw children participants from all over the country.
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19 November, 2007 - Subash Hingmang, 18, is a class XII student at Kelki High School. Crazy about football and soft rock, here is what he has to say on the lifestyle of todayÂs youth.
1. What do you think about the youth today?
TheyÂre more confident, smart, talkative and are gizmo freaks.
As Time Goes By
19 November, 2007 - Everybody tends to
discard losers. This
has become fashionable among many who should know better. We fail to pay tribute to failure, source of our success, the moment we are able to stand on our own two feet. But karma always revolves around us.
Patriotism and What it Means
19 November, 2007 - Patriotism means love for oneÂs
native land and a sympathy for the welfare of oneÂs countrymen. The land in which we are born has a special charm and sanctity for us. Its very sight is cheering, its very soil is sacred. Bound up intimately with this soil of our native land are its institutions and traditions.
The comings and goings of the rupee
19 November, 2007 - With the two commercial banks and the Royal Monetary Authority holding more than Nu 2.54 billion rupees (as of October 19), the availability of the Indian rupee (INR) within the country should not be a problem, say central bank officials.
Weaving a sell
Weavers pick up the tricks of the trade
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| Modernity comes to tradition |
19 November, 2007 - Bhutanese are master weavers; their textiles are colourful and intricate. But there is more than colour and intricacy if weavers are to market their product to international clients.
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| Coming up to speed, politically speaking |
19 November, 2007 - Ensuring an appropriate platform for youth to voice their concerns on the political process and informing them on political activities happening in the country were some of the objectives of the meeting organised by the young members of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa on November 11.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
Weaving a sell (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Bhutanese are master weavers; their textiles are colourful and intricate. But there is more than colour and intricacy if weavers are to market their product to international clients.
A âbacklogâ bolt from the blue (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - A graduate of the Paro College of Education, Tashi, who was posted in a remote Zhemgang dzongkhag school as a teacher, was surprised to find one day, out of the blue, that he had lost his job.
Court sentences in land scam case (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced two officials of Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) to prison terms ranging from one to three years in connection with a land transaction with Montu Khan, the Indian car salesman, who was selling cars illegally in the country.
Bhutan’s contented path caught on film (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A film made in the remote Asian country of Bhutan could easily have ended up as a pleasant travelogue, but producers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone had another purpose.
Life and harmony of Bhutan (Honolulu Advertiser)
The isolated kingdom of Bhutan is the focus of a pair of film screenings/concerts this weekend.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) Associationâs Sword of Honour for the âbestâ in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Girl knifed for refusing to be a wife (Kuensel)
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu police are on the look-out for a 22-year old Indian construction worker, who allegedly stabbed a 16-year old girl on October 25 in Thimphu.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
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19 November, 2007 - Sweet sixteen or any other teen is time for high school romance. WouldnÂt you agree? ItÂs puppy love time, itÂs all about butterflies in the stomach, holding hands, prince charming and beautiful princess, blushes, tongueties, heart-breaks and -aches.
|
19 November, 2007 - Providing a forum for the young talent of the country and the first to be held on such a scale, this yearÂs Children and Youth Festival held at the Clock Tower Square saw children participants from all over the country.
|
19 November, 2007 - Subash Hingmang, 18, is a class XII student at Kelki High School. Crazy about football and soft rock, here is what he has to say on the lifestyle of todayÂs youth.
1. What do you think about the youth today?
TheyÂre more confident, smart, talkative and are gizmo freaks.
As Time Goes By
19 November, 2007 - Everybody tends to
discard losers. This
has become fashionable among many who should know better. We fail to pay tribute to failure, source of our success, the moment we are able to stand on our own two feet. But karma always revolves around us.
Patriotism and What it Means
19 November, 2007 - Patriotism means love for oneÂs
native land and a sympathy for the welfare of oneÂs countrymen. The land in which we are born has a special charm and sanctity for us. Its very sight is cheering, its very soil is sacred. Bound up intimately with this soil of our native land are its institutions and traditions.
The comings and goings of the rupee
19 November, 2007 - With the two commercial banks and the Royal Monetary Authority holding more than Nu 2.54 billion rupees (as of October 19), the availability of the Indian rupee (INR) within the country should not be a problem, say central bank officials.
Weaving a sell
Weavers pick up the tricks of the trade
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| Modernity comes to tradition |
19 November, 2007 - Bhutanese are master weavers; their textiles are colourful and intricate. But there is more than colour and intricacy if weavers are to market their product to international clients.
|
| Coming up to speed, politically speaking |
19 November, 2007 - Ensuring an appropriate platform for youth to voice their concerns on the political process and informing them on political activities happening in the country were some of the objectives of the meeting organised by the young members of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa on November 11.
Girl knifed for refusing to be a wife
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu police are on the look-out for a 22-year old Indian construction worker, who allegedly stabbed a 16-year old girl on October 25 in Thimphu.
Court sentences in land scam case
19 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced two officials of Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) to prison terms ranging from one to three years in connection with a land transaction with Montu Khan, the Indian car salesman, who was selling cars illegally in the country.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
Bhutan’s contented path caught on film (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A film made in the remote Asian country of Bhutan could easily have ended up as a pleasant travelogue, but producers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone had another purpose.
Life and harmony of Bhutan (Honolulu Advertiser)
The isolated kingdom of Bhutan is the focus of a pair of film screenings/concerts this weekend.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) Associationâs Sword of Honour for the âbestâ in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Sindicato de telecomunicaciones a paro en Costa Rica (El Paso Times)
SAN JOSEâEl sindicato del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), monopolio estatal en Costa Rica que controla además telefonÃa e internet, llamó a realizar un paro de labores el 26 de noviembre como protesta por la decisión en el congreso de aplicar la llamada “vÃa rápida” a dos proyectos de ley relacionados con ese sector.
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal briefed on resettlement program (People’s Daily)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials have distributed “information brochures” to Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal with a view to provide important information regarding third-country settlement, The Kathma …
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Druk Holding: The Journey Begins (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - A result of the profound inspiration of His Majesty and a fitting response to the challenges and opportunities facing Bhutan today, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) was created with the primary objective of safeguarding national wealth for all times to come, said the chairperson of DHI, Lyonpo Om Pradhan.
Druk Holding: The Journey Begins
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| Lyonpo Om Pradhan, chairperson of Druk Holding and Investments |
17 November, 2007 - A result of the profound inspiration of His Majesty and a fitting response to the challenges and opportunities facing Bhutan today, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) was created with the primary objective of safeguarding national wealth for all times to come, said the chairperson of DHI, Lyonpo Om Pradhan.
Jigmi Thinley talks with Tsirang …
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| DPT president: People should understand the party, its potential and the candidates before going to polls |
17 November, 2007 - ÂShar gi thrung thrung karmo nga chey tshugi ngotag   the music of the partyÂs theme song wafted in the chilly breeze as 1,200 people, including two on wheelchairs, from Rangthangling, Kilkhorthang, Zhemjong and Tsholingkhar gewogs gradually gathered at the soccer field in Damphu town yesterday morning.
… while Sangay Ngedup speaks to Samtse
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| PDP president: Earlier, we were the servants of the government; now, with democracy, we are the servants of the people |
17 November, 2007 - ÂPaila hami janta haru naukar ho  sarkar malik, abo prajantantra ma janta sarkar ho, sarkar hamro naukar, said the president of the PeopleÂs Democratic Party, Sangay Ngedup, stirring to life some 1,300 eligible voters of Pugli-Samtse constituency, some of whom had walked for hours to attend the PDP meeting in Gomtu yesterday.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer
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17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) AssociationÂs Sword of Honour for the Âbest in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
To youth and talent
17 November, 2007 - The Indian embassy started the Maruti-India House golf tournament to commemorate His Majesty the fourth Druk GyalpoÂs birthday, marking Indo-Bhutan relations in a way that is as unique as the friendship between the two countries.
Mobile store burglary
16 November, 2007 - A mobile sales and repair shop, located opposite the Royal Insurance Corporation building in Thimphu, was burgled on the night of November 15.
ThereÂs always another side to the other side
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16 November, 2007 - I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching classes on design, calligraphy and illustration to support tuition in college, I referenced some imagery from Bhutan in our exploration of design strategy. The idea of the power of writing, in prayer wheels, as a device of spiritual magnitude was part of that study - the wheel turns, the prayers unfold, visions emanate, dreams emerge, answers are found. There is profound power in that concept - and IÂll never forget that time, nor my firsthand experience of seeing this in Bhutan, finally, after all these years.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture
 |
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
DPT drop in PDP ocean
T S Powdyel wages a lone battle in Dorokha-Tading
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| DorokhaÂs terraced paddy fields provide an unlikely electoral setting |
15 November, 2007 - The PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) holds more sway than the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) over one of the largest and most heterogeneous of constituencies in Bhutan - the Dorokha-Tading constituency under Samtse dzongkhag - Kuensel has found.
Official gets 4 years for forgery
15 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced a Thimphu City Corporation official to four years and one month in prison for forgery, official misconduct, harassment and illegal transfer of immovable property.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
Bhutan’s contented path caught on film (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A film made in the remote Asian country of Bhutan could easily have ended up as a pleasant travelogue, but producers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone had another purpose.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) Associationâs Sword of Honour for the âbestâ in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal briefed on resettlement program (People’s Daily)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials have distributed “information brochures” to Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal with a view to provide important information regarding third-country settlement, The Kathma …
Sindicato de telecomunicaciones a paro en Costa Rica (El Paso Times)
SAN JOSEâEl sindicato del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), monopolio estatal en Costa Rica que controla además telefonÃa e internet, llamó a realizar un paro de labores el 26 de noviembre como protesta por la decisión en el congreso de aplicar la llamada “vÃa rápida” a dos proyectos de ley relacionados con ese sector.
Druk Holding: The Journey Begins (Kuensel)
17 November, 2007 - A result of the profound inspiration of His Majesty and a fitting response to the challenges and opportunities facing Bhutan today, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) was created with the primary objective of safeguarding national wealth for all times to come, said the chairperson of DHI, Lyonpo Om Pradhan.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Thereâs always another side to the other side (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching classes on design, calligraphy and illustration to support tuition in college, I referenced some imagery from Bhutan in our exploration of design strategy.
Druk Holding: The Journey Begins
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| Lyonpo Om Pradhan, chairperson of Druk Holding and Investments |
17 November, 2007 - A result of the profound inspiration of His Majesty and a fitting response to the challenges and opportunities facing Bhutan today, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) was created with the primary objective of safeguarding national wealth for all times to come, said the chairperson of DHI, Lyonpo Om Pradhan.
Jigmi Thinley talks with Tsirang …
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| DPT president: People should understand the party, its potential and the candidates before going to polls |
17 November, 2007 - ÂShar gi thrung thrung karmo nga chey tshugi ngotag   the music of the partyÂs theme song wafted in the chilly breeze as 1,200 people, including two on wheelchairs, from Rangthangling, Kilkhorthang, Zhemjong and Tsholingkhar gewogs gradually gathered at the soccer field in Damphu town yesterday morning.
… while Sangay Ngedup speaks to Samtse
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| PDP president: Earlier, we were the servants of the government; now, with democracy, we are the servants of the people |
17 November, 2007 - ÂPaila hami janta haru naukar ho  sarkar malik, abo prajantantra ma janta sarkar ho, sarkar hamro naukar, said the president of the PeopleÂs Democratic Party, Sangay Ngedup, stirring to life some 1,300 eligible voters of Pugli-Samtse constituency, some of whom had walked for hours to attend the PDP meeting in Gomtu yesterday.
Second successive Sword of Honour for RBP officer
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17 November, 2007 - Captain Sisir Chhetri of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) was awarded the Indian Police Service (IPS) AssociationÂs Sword of Honour for the Âbest in outdoor training, making him the second Bhutanese police officer to bag the award in India, says an RBP press release.
To youth and talent
17 November, 2007 - The Indian embassy started the Maruti-India House golf tournament to commemorate His Majesty the fourth Druk GyalpoÂs birthday, marking Indo-Bhutan relations in a way that is as unique as the friendship between the two countries.
Mobile store burglary
16 November, 2007 - A mobile sales and repair shop, located opposite the Royal Insurance Corporation building in Thimphu, was burgled on the night of November 15.
ThereÂs always another side to the other side
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16 November, 2007 - I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching classes on design, calligraphy and illustration to support tuition in college, I referenced some imagery from Bhutan in our exploration of design strategy. The idea of the power of writing, in prayer wheels, as a device of spiritual magnitude was part of that study - the wheel turns, the prayers unfold, visions emanate, dreams emerge, answers are found. There is profound power in that concept - and IÂll never forget that time, nor my firsthand experience of seeing this in Bhutan, finally, after all these years.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture
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16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
DPT drop in PDP ocean
T S Powdyel wages a lone battle in Dorokha-Tading
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| DorokhaÂs terraced paddy fields provide an unlikely electoral setting |
15 November, 2007 - The PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) holds more sway than the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) over one of the largest and most heterogeneous of constituencies in Bhutan - the Dorokha-Tading constituency under Samtse dzongkhag - Kuensel has found.
Official gets 4 years for forgery
15 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced a Thimphu City Corporation official to four years and one month in prison for forgery, official misconduct, harassment and illegal transfer of immovable property.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
Bhutan’s contented path caught on film (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A film made in the remote Asian country of Bhutan could easily have ended up as a pleasant travelogue, but producers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone had another purpose.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal briefed on resettlement program (People’s Daily)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials have distributed “information brochures” to Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal with a view to provide important information regarding third-country settlement, The Kathma …
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Thereâs always another side to the other side (Kuensel)
16 November, 2007 - I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching classes on design, calligraphy and illustration to support tuition in college, I referenced some imagery from Bhutan in our exploration of design strategy.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Bhutan - the Sacred Within (Kuensel)
13 November, 2007 - Nearly 40 large-format photographs, showing sacred places and landscapes in Bhutan, are now on display at Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibition, titled âBhutan, the Sacred Within,â is a collection of monochrome images taken and meticulously handcrafted by Kenro Izu, a New York-based Japanese photographer.
Local News PARO honours enterprising women (Thunder Bay Post)
Ten local businesswomen were recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit Tuesday night at the annual PARO’s Women of Distinction general meeting.
ThereÂs always another side to the other side
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16 November, 2007 - I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching classes on design, calligraphy and illustration to support tuition in college, I referenced some imagery from Bhutan in our exploration of design strategy. The idea of the power of writing, in prayer wheels, as a device of spiritual magnitude was part of that study - the wheel turns, the prayers unfold, visions emanate, dreams emerge, answers are found. There is profound power in that concept - and IÂll never forget that time, nor my firsthand experience of seeing this in Bhutan, finally, after all these years.
The spirit of Bhutan is in its architecture
|
16 November, 2007 - In advance of my recent journey through Bhutan, in all the imagining of exploring the spirituality, culture, landscape, and connecting to the people, one of the great attractions I strongly felt in preparing for this journey was the stunning imagery I had seen of Bhutanese architecture.
DPT drop in PDP ocean
T S Powdyel wages a lone battle in Dorokha-Tading
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| DorokhaÂs terraced paddy fields provide an unlikely electoral setting |
15 November, 2007 - The PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) holds more sway than the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) over one of the largest and most heterogeneous of constituencies in Bhutan - the Dorokha-Tading constituency under Samtse dzongkhag - Kuensel has found.
Official gets 4 years for forgery
15 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced a Thimphu City Corporation official to four years and one month in prison for forgery, official misconduct, harassment and illegal transfer of immovable property.
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| Put to pasture rather than the sword |
15 November, 2007 - A committee in Wangduephodrang spent more than Nu 200,000 to save about 40 goats from falling under the cold blades of butchers.
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| Bags of briquettes ready to be bought and burnt |
15 November, 2007 - With kerosene rationed and electricity tariff raised, news of the briquette unit in Ramtokto getting back into operation comes as a huge relief to Thimphu city residents.
The Trongpas of Ngala and Goshing
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| Part-time caretakers pay a price |
15 November, 2007 - It is a norm in many parts of rural Bhutan for village households to take turns to look after the community lhakhang (temple) by serving as the koenyer (caretaker).
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14 November, 2007 - His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo has often said that the Âfuture of the nation lies in
the hands of our childrenÂ.
Their well being is our priority.
His MajestyÂs birthday on November 11 is also celebrated as ChildrenÂs Day in Bhutan.
As per the 2005 housing and population census, children under 14 years constitute 12 percent of the population.
On this special day, Citybytes chronicles a day in the life of school -going children in rural and urban Bhutan.
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14 November, 2007 - Namgay Dorji, 14, a Class VII student of Changangkha middle secondary school in Thimphu won the 13th table tennis championship in the juniorÂs category on November 4. The future of ping pong in his life is not a sure thing, but he loves the game and remembers well how he first got hooked on to it.
1) When did you start playing table tennis?
ItÂs been about five years now. It was by chance I joined the table tennis club, which was introduced to me by a friend.
His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations
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14 November, 2007 - Students parade on November 11, the occasion of His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations in Thimphu
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal briefed on resettlement program (People’s Daily)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials have distributed “information brochures” to Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal with a view to provide important information regarding third-country settlement, The Kathma …
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Bhutan - the Sacred Within (Kuensel)
13 November, 2007 - Nearly 40 large-format photographs, showing sacred places and landscapes in Bhutan, are now on display at Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibition, titled âBhutan, the Sacred Within,â is a collection of monochrome images taken and meticulously handcrafted by Kenro Izu, a New York-based Japanese photographer.
Local News PARO honours enterprising women (Thunder Bay Post)
Ten local businesswomen were recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit Tuesday night at the annual PARO’s Women of Distinction general meeting.
Paro del transporte y de aeropuerto en Bolivia (El Paso Times)
LA PAZâUn paro nacional del transporte público terrestre por 24 horas y otro de los empleados del aeropuerto de la ciudad de Santa Cruz, el principal del paÃs, que ha obligado a la suspensión de todos los vuelos, afectó el miércoles al gobierno del presidente Evo Morales.
Official gets 4 years for forgery (Kuensel)
15 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced a Thimphu City Corporation official to four years and one month in prison for forgery, official misconduct, harassment and illegal transfer of immovable property.
The Trongpas of Ngala and Goshing (Kuensel)
15 November, 2007 - It is a norm in many parts of rural Bhutan for village households to take turns to look after the community lhakhang (temple) by serving as the koenyer (caretaker).
DPT drop in PDP ocean
T S Powdyel wages a lone battle in Dorokha-Tading
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| DorokhaÂs terraced paddy fields provide an unlikely electoral setting |
15 November, 2007 - The PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) holds more sway than the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) over one of the largest and most heterogeneous of constituencies in Bhutan - the Dorokha-Tading constituency under Samtse dzongkhag - Kuensel has found.
Official gets 4 years for forgery
15 November, 2007 - Thimphu district court last week sentenced a Thimphu City Corporation official to four years and one month in prison for forgery, official misconduct, harassment and illegal transfer of immovable property.
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| Put to pasture rather than the sword |
15 November, 2007 - A committee in Wangduephodrang spent more than Nu 200,000 to save about 40 goats from falling under the cold blades of butchers.
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| Bags of briquettes ready to be bought and burnt |
15 November, 2007 - With kerosene rationed and electricity tariff raised, news of the briquette unit in Ramtokto getting back into operation comes as a huge relief to Thimphu city residents.
The Trongpas of Ngala and Goshing
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| Part-time caretakers pay a price |
15 November, 2007 - It is a norm in many parts of rural Bhutan for village households to take turns to look after the community lhakhang (temple) by serving as the koenyer (caretaker).
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14 November, 2007 - His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo has often said that the Âfuture of the nation lies in
the hands of our childrenÂ.
Their well being is our priority.
His MajestyÂs birthday on November 11 is also celebrated as ChildrenÂs Day in Bhutan.
As per the 2005 housing and population census, children under 14 years constitute 12 percent of the population.
On this special day, Citybytes chronicles a day in the life of school -going children in rural and urban Bhutan.
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14 November, 2007 - Namgay Dorji, 14, a Class VII student of Changangkha middle secondary school in Thimphu won the 13th table tennis championship in the juniorÂs category on November 4. The future of ping pong in his life is not a sure thing, but he loves the game and remembers well how he first got hooked on to it.
1) When did you start playing table tennis?
ItÂs been about five years now. It was by chance I joined the table tennis club, which was introduced to me by a friend.
His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations
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14 November, 2007 - Students parade on November 11, the occasion of His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations in Thimphu
Parties spoiled for choice
14 November, 2007 - In the past, the two political parties struggled to find candidates for the 47 constituencies. This trend appears to be reversing, with aspiring candidates in some constituencies now fighting among themselves and with the party authorities in selection mode.
PeopleÂs resources to be safeguarded as economy grows
14 November, 2007 - The royal government yesterday announced the establishment of a government holding company called Druk Holding and Investment (DHI).
The prime minister, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, said that this initiative was a response, on the part of the government, to the clear and articulate vision of His Majesty King Khesar for the countryÂs future.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Bhutan - the Sacred Within (Kuensel)
13 November, 2007 - Nearly 40 large-format photographs, showing sacred places and landscapes in Bhutan, are now on display at Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibition, titled âBhutan, the Sacred Within,â is a collection of monochrome images taken and meticulously handcrafted by Kenro Izu, a New York-based Japanese photographer.
BIFA Day celebrated (Kuensel)
14 November, 2007 - Bhutan and India celebrated their close ties of friendship with a grand dinner, hosted by Her Royal Highness, Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuck, in Phuentsholing on November 11, which is also celebrated as Bhutan-India Friendship Day.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 8 - The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Caddie bags car (Kuensel)
14 November, 2007 - He dropped out of Class V in 2002 to become a caddie at the golf course in Thimphu. Since then he has been carrying golfersâ bags, earning tips up to Nu 300 on a good day.
Sindicatos franceses en paro resisten reformas de Sarkozy (El Paso Times)
PARISâLos empleados del transporte público en huelga interrumpieron el miércoles el desplazamiento ciudadano hasta dejarlo casi sin pulso, opuestos encarnizadamente a las reformas laborales y de pensiones propugnadas por el presidente Nicolás Sarkozy, que las considera imperativas para frenar al declive económico de Francia.
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14 November, 2007 - His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo has often said that the Âfuture of the nation lies in
the hands of our childrenÂ.
Their well being is our priority.
His MajestyÂs birthday on November 11 is also celebrated as ChildrenÂs Day in Bhutan.
As per the 2005 housing and population census, children under 14 years constitute 12 percent of the population.
On this special day, Citybytes chronicles a day in the life of school -going children in rural and urban Bhutan.
|
14 November, 2007 - Namgay Dorji, 14, a Class VII student of Changangkha middle secondary school in Thimphu won the 13th table tennis championship in the juniorÂs category on November 4. The future of ping pong in his life is not a sure thing, but he loves the game and remembers well how he first got hooked on to it.
1) When did you start playing table tennis?
ItÂs been about five years now. It was by chance I joined the table tennis club, which was introduced to me by a friend.
His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations
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14 November, 2007 - Students parade on November 11, the occasion of His Majesty the Fourth Druk GyalpoÂs 52nd birthday celebrations in Thimphu
Parties spoiled for choice
14 November, 2007 - In the past, the two political parties struggled to find candidates for the 47 constituencies. This trend appears to be reversing, with aspiring candidates in some constituencies now fighting among themselves and with the party authorities in selection mode.
PeopleÂs resources to be safeguarded as economy grows
14 November, 2007 - The royal government yesterday announced the establishment of a government holding company called Druk Holding and Investment (DHI).
The prime minister, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, said that this initiative was a response, on the part of the government, to the clear and articulate vision of His Majesty King Khesar for the countryÂs future.
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| Karma Wangchuk applauded by Indian Ambassador Vyas, Mrs Vyas and the Prime Minister |
14 November, 2007 - He dropped out of Class V in 2002 to become a caddie at the golf course in Thimphu. Since then he has been carrying golfers bags, earning tips up to Nu 300 on a good day.
DPT on a high in Haa
14 November, 2007 - The Druk Phuenum Tshogpa, who moved west to Haa continuing their familiarization tour, had a good beginning as more than 1,200 people gathered at the Ugen Dorji Higher Secondary school auditorium to listen to the party.
PDP southern tour warms up
14 November, 2007 - The PeopleÂs Democratic PartyÂs familarisation tour of the southern constituencies took off on an upbeat note with around 2,400 people attending the meeting at Meritsimo in Bongo gewog, Chukha, on the evening of November 12.
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| Officials and guests inspect the under-construction BIFA head office in Phuentsholing |
14 November, 2007 - Bhutan and India celebrated their close ties of friendship with a grand dinner, hosted by Her Royal Highness, Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuck, in Phuentsholing on November 11, which is also celebrated as Bhutan-India Friendship Day.
Discourse: what quality?
14 November, 2007 - Newspaper editorials have angered and irritated readers since newspapers were established. The dilemma of an editor is to express clear views without being or sounding condescending. The value of such views, even if they sometimes sound like sermons, is that they create discourse and encourage thinking, especially when readers have views that differ.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 13 - Eager to build a new life in the US after languishing in camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, Bhutanese refugees now have to cope with another hurdle as militants favouring a return to Bhutan are issuing them death threats, says a report.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Bhutan - the Sacred Within (Kuensel)
13 November, 2007 - Nearly 40 large-format photographs, showing sacred places and landscapes in Bhutan, are now on display at Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibition, titled âBhutan, the Sacred Within,â is a collection of monochrome images taken and meticulously handcrafted by Kenro Izu, a New York-based Japanese photographer.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 8 - The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
A Buddhist approach to climate change (Salon.com)
The endless knot tells us everything is mutually interdependent. Including, but not limited to, free software, Bhutan and the World Bank.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (IANS) As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
Hit and run on runway (Kuensel)
12 November, 2007 - A 42-year old Royal Bhutan Army personnel was killed on the spot after a speeding Maruti van ran over him at the Paro International Airport runway.
The Art of Deception
13 November, 2007 - Tama Tinting lived in a
small valley apart from
his brothers. His sole possessions were a small hut and a cow. His brothers though were wealthy, with many cattle and huge houses. Still, Tama was happy with his lot and felt lucky too.
A Recipe to Success
13 November, 2007 - Success is not something we run
into by accident. It takes a lot of preparation. Everyone likes to win but people arenÂt willing to put effort and time into preparation. Success takes sacrifice and self discipline. There is no substitute for hard work. Henry Ford said, ÂThe harder you work, the luckier you get.Â
Bhutan - the Sacred Within
Photographer inspired by sacredness in people
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| Kenro IzuÂs pictures at Rubin Museum in New York |
13 November, 2007 - Nearly 40 large-format photographs, showing sacred places and landscapes in Bhutan, are now on display at Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibition, titled ÂBhutan, the Sacred Within, is a collection of monochrome images taken and meticulously handcrafted by Kenro Izu, a New York-based Japanese photographer. Mr Izu has been working on this project for several years, visiting Bhutan six times and most recently in May 2007.
Working in the middle of nowhere
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| ItÂs back to basics when in the boondocks |
13 November, 2007 - As dark clouds gather above Dali village in Bjoka gewog, Zhemgang, the principal of the village community school starts to frown.
ÂClouds are a real nuisance, says principal Lungten. ÂThe radio will not be clear.Â
U N Bhattarai is MendrelgangÂs man
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13 November, 2007 - Mendrelgang gewog in Tsirang nominated yesterday U N Bhattarai, 40, as their candidate for the National Council.
GDP grew by 8.5% in 2006
12 November, 2007 - The Bhutanese economy grew by 8.5 percent in 2006 with the real GDP (gross domestic product) increasing to Nu 31.6 billion from Nu 29.2 billion of the previous year, according to the National Statistical Bureau.
Stock market in a slump
12 November, 2007 - Sluggish trading in the Bhutanese secondary stock market is slowing down even further.
Less than 24,000 shares worth about Nu 13.3 million were traded in the first six months of this year, a drop of more than 50 percent compared with same period last year, according to records of the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan. More than 78,900 shares worth Nu 2.8 million were traded in the first half of 2006.
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| The field that canÂt be done in a day |
12 November, 2007 - As one ascends to Dangdung village from Langthel gewog in Trongsa, paddy stalks laden with grain sway in the breeze on either side of the road.
How to report elections
5-day training for local journalists
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| Bhutanese media get better equipped for the job at hand |
12 November, 2007 - Twenty-five print, TV and broadcast journalists were cautioned not to take sides and always strive for unbiased and well-balanced stories and to be aware of the likelihood of political parties using media as their propaganda mouthpiece in a five-day training on election reporting, which was held in Thimphu from November 5-9.
Hit and run on runway
12 November, 2007 - A 42-year old Royal Bhutan Army personnel was killed on the spot after a speeding Maruti van ran over him at the Paro International Airport runway.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 8 - The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (IANS) As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
Hit and run on runway (Kuensel)
12 November, 2007 - A 42-year old Royal Bhutan Army personnel was killed on the spot after a speeding Maruti van ran over him at the Paro International Airport runway.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (New Kerala)
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 10: As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 10 - As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
How to report elections (Kuensel)
12 November, 2007 - Twenty-five print, TV and broadcast journalists were cautioned not to take sides and always strive for unbiased and well-balanced stories and to be aware of the likelihood of political parties using media as their propaganda mouthpiece in a five-day training on election reporting, which was held in Thimphu from November 5-9.
10 November, 2007 - (Kuensel)
His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees yesterday en route from Thimphu to Punakha, the winter residence of the Zhung Dratshang (Central Monk Body). The entourage will arrive in Punakha today after a night halt in Thinleygang.
GDP grew by 8.5% in 2006
12 November, 2007 - The Bhutanese economy grew by 8.5 percent in 2006 with the real GDP (gross domestic product) increasing to Nu 31.6 billion from Nu 29.2 billion of the previous year, according to the National Statistical Bureau.
Stock market in a slump
12 November, 2007 - Sluggish trading in the Bhutanese secondary stock market is slowing down even further.
Less than 24,000 shares worth about Nu 13.3 million were traded in the first six months of this year, a drop of more than 50 percent compared with same period last year, according to records of the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan. More than 78,900 shares worth Nu 2.8 million were traded in the first half of 2006.
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| The field that canÂt be done in a day |
12 November, 2007 - As one ascends to Dangdung village from Langthel gewog in Trongsa, paddy stalks laden with grain sway in the breeze on either side of the road.
How to report elections
5-day training for local journalists
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| Bhutanese media get better equipped for the job at hand |
12 November, 2007 - Twenty-five print, TV and broadcast journalists were cautioned not to take sides and always strive for unbiased and well-balanced stories and to be aware of the likelihood of political parties using media as their propaganda mouthpiece in a five-day training on election reporting, which was held in Thimphu from November 5-9.
Hit and run on runway
12 November, 2007 - A 42-year old Royal Bhutan Army personnel was killed on the spot after a speeding Maruti van ran over him at the Paro International Airport runway.
Case against school teacher kicks off
12 November, 2007 - Court proceedings against a primary school teacher, who injured a student after having allegedly hit him on the head, began at the Samdrup Jongkhar district court on November 9.
Driver and conductor jailed
12 November, 2007 - A driver of the Blue Hills passenger bus service has been sentenced to three years and the bus conductor for 19 months in connection with a bus accident in Thinleygang on April 29 last year, which left six people dead.
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10 November, 2007 - His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees yesterday en route from Thimphu to Punakha, the winter residence of the Zhung Dratshang (Central Monk Body). The entourage will arrive in Punakha today after a night halt in Thinleygang.
Democracy begins at home
10 November, 2007 - The extended family is a distinct Bhutanese phenomenon. Uncles, aunts, cousins … our bonds are strong and we generally tend to listen to each other.
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| The Trashigang trio: may the best man win |
10 November, 2007 - Who says that arch rivals cannot be friends?
The three National Council nominees for Trashigang, Sonam Kinga contesting from Shongphu, Tashi Tshering from Bidung, and Lt. Col. (retd.) Ngawang Gyamtsho from Samkhar appeared together to familiarise themselves in Bartsam after a formal nomination from their gewogs on November 9.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 10 (IANS) Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
World Bank to globally replicate Bhutan’s happiness model (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 10 - Bhutan’s unique concept of gross national happiness (GNH) to measure the country’s wealth, an alternative to the world’s economic scale, could now become a global buzzword with the World Bank trying to popularise the model.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to US begins (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Nov 8 - The process of resettlement of hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in neighbouring Nepal to the US has begun and the first batch is expected to migrate by January next year.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (IANS) As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (New Kerala)
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 10: As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 10 - As Nepal observed Diwali with fireworks, feasting and merry-making, fate dealt a major blow to hundreds of Bhutanese refugees languishing in a camp when a fire rendered them homeless yet again.
10 November, 2007 - (Kuensel)
His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees yesterday en route from Thimphu to Punakha, the winter residence of the Zhung Dratshang (Central Monk Body). The entourage will arrive in Punakha today after a night halt in Thinleygang.
Bhutan refugees are ‘intimidated’ (BBC News)
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal face “severe intimidation” ever since plans to resettle them in the West were announced, a US official says.
Democracy begins at home (Kuensel)
10 November, 2007 - The extended family is a distinct Bhutanese phenomenon. Uncles, aunts, cousins … our bonds are strong and we generally tend to listen to each other.
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10 November, 2007 - His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees yesterday en route from Thimphu to Punakha, the winter residence of the Zhung Dratshang (Central Monk Body). The entourage will arrive in Punakha today after a night halt in Thinleygang.
Democracy begins at home
10 November, 2007 - The extended family is a distinct Bhutanese phenomenon. Uncles, aunts, cousins … our bonds are strong and we generally tend to listen to each other.
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| The Trashigang trio: may the best man win |
10 November, 2007 - Who says that arch rivals cannot be friends?
The three National Council nominees for Trashigang, Sonam Kinga contesting from Shongphu, Tashi Tshering from Bidung, and Lt. Col. (retd.) Ngawang Gyamtsho from Samkhar appeared together to familiarise themselves in Bartsam after a formal nomination from their gewogs on November 9.
Life sentence for murder
10 November, 2007 - Phuentsholing dungkhag court on November 2 sentenced a 28-year old man to life imprisonment for the murder in July this year of Kinlay Zangmo, 24, from Punakha.
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| Ugen Dorje |
10 November, 2007 - The Tshogpon (Speaker) of the National Assembly, Ugen Dorje, formally resigned on Thursday after serving more than nine years as Deputy Speaker and then as Speaker of the countryÂs highest legislative body.
Politicians: good people
10 November, 2007 - Civil servants must be apolitical. They should not attend political meetings. That is the ECB ruling. What civil servants are asking is, ÂWhat does it mean?Â
Chalingpas hang up the butcherÂs knives
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| On Lord BuddhaÂs Descending Day, butchers no more |
9 November, 2007 - When with the onset of winter the nomads of Merak in northern Trashigang move to the warmer valleys, they set up camp at the picturesque village of Chaling in Shongphu gewog.
Getting their priorities right
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| A school instead of a mule (track) |
9 November, 2007 - Remote Dali village in Zhemgang is about a five-day walk from the nearest motor road head. The villagers know that just such a road back home could ease their load.
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9 November, 2007 - Chang gewog under Thimphu dzongkhag has nominated Yangdon, 26, from Babesa as a National Council candidate.
Reining in rapid credit growth
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| At the RMAÂs annual meeting with the financial institutions |
8 November, 2007 - The rapid credit growth that the countryÂs commercial banks have been experiencing in recent years is being reined in.
