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 country’s 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, “What does it mean?”
Chalingpas hang up the butcher’s knives
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| On Lord Buddha’s 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 RMA’s annual meeting with the financial institutions |
8 November, 2007 – The rapid credit growth that the country’s commercial banks have been experiencing in recent years is being reined in.
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