West Bengal-Bhutan border to be beefed up (Kuensel)
22 November, 2007 - Enhancing security along the Indo-Bhutan border to check infiltration of Indian insurgent groups and anti-social elements into Bhutanese territory was one of the issues discussed at the 17th border districts coordination meeting (BDCM) in Thimphu on November 18 between Bhutanese officials and a delegation from the Indian state of West Bengal.

Thimphu tardy in nominating candidates (Kuensel)
21 November, 2007 - Thimphu dzongkhag’s nine gewogs (including a nomination from Thimphu city or Throm) have yet to nominate National Council candidates, even though the last date for nominations is only a week away.

Thimphu starts impounding strays (Kuensel)
22 November, 2007 - Except for the vehicles passing on road below Memelakha, the garbage landfill site, about 13 kilometres from Thimphu, is a quiet place hidden among pinewood forests.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-21 09:01 GMT: ADB grants 15 mln usd to develop micro, small, medium enterprises in Bhutan (Interactive Investor)
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is extending two grants totaling 15 mln usd to support the development of micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Bhutan.

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.

HIV/AIDS menace stalking India’s neighbourhood (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Just like in India, migrant labour is one of the main causes for the spread of HIV/AIDS in neighbouring Bhutan and Bangladesh. In Sri Lanka, it is contracted mainly by child sex workers catering to Western tourists, while in Nepal it is spread largely by trafficked women returning from brothels in India.

Paro Leasing & Finance Allots Shares Consequent To Scheme Of Amalgamation (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Paro Leasing & Finance said that it allotted shares to shareholders consequent to scheme of amalgamation. The company said that its shareholders were allotted 75 shares of Rs. 2 each for every 100 shares held by them before amalgamation.

Empleados estatales chilenos reanudan paro (El Paso Times)
SANTIAGO DE CHILE—Los empleados del estado decidieron el miércoles en la madrugada reanudar por 48 horas un paro nacional de actividades en apoyo de sus demandas salariales, pese a que el gobierno había aceptado modificar su oferta inicial.

HIV/AIDS menace stalking India’s neighbourhood (Calcutta News)
Just like in India, migrant labour is one of the main causes for the spread of HIV/AIDS in neighbouring Bhutan and Bangladesh.

HIV/AIDS menace stalking India’s neighbourhood (EARTHtimes.org)
New Delhi, Nov 23 - Just like in India, migrant labour is one of the main causes for the spread of HIV/AIDS in neighbouring Bhutan and Bangladesh. In Sri Lanka, it is contracted mainly by child sex workers catering to Western tourists, while in Nepal it is spread largely by trafficked women returning from brothels in India.

Like a white elephant in the forest

The gup’s office in its splendid isolation

23 November, 2007 - From the picturesque Lungtenzampa, about seven kilometres away from Trashigang, which served as a must stop-over for villagers before the place was flooded in 2004, a rutted road meanders to Samkhar, one of the hugely populated gewogs in the dzongkhag. After almost a kilometre’s bumpy climb, a lone white structure looming amidst the jungle comes into view.

West Bengal-Bhutan border to be beefed up

Delegates at the 17th BDCM in Thimphu

22 November, 2007 - Enhancing security along the Indo-Bhutan border to check infiltration of Indian insurgent groups and anti-social elements into Bhutanese territory was one of the issues discussed at the 17th border districts coordination meeting (BDCM) in Thimphu on November 18 between Bhutanese officials and a delegation from the Indian state of West Bengal.

Hard beans spell hard cash

Udzorong’s orey fields in bloom

22 November, 2007 - For farmers of Udzorong in Trashigang dzongkhag the onset of winter means it is once again time to get busy harvesting orey, a pulse which in recent years has become an important cash crop for the gewog.

Milarepa: The Movie

22 November, 2007 - Most Bhutanese are familiar with the story of Milarepa, the 11th century Buddhist mystical saint, whose life story is one of persecution, hatred, revenge and enlightenment.

Thimphu starts impounding strays

In the doghouse: the capital’s canine clean-up campaign

22 November, 2007 - Except for the vehicles passing on road below Memelakha, the garbage landfill site, about 13 kilometres from Thimphu, is a quiet place hidden among pinewood forests.
Now, it is losing some of its tranquility to howls and barks, with the country’s biggest dog pound coming up next to the overflowing landfill.

EC stipulates six polling personnel per station

Poll officials put through the paces

22 November, 2007 - During the mock election earlier this year, 156 polling officials conducted the polling in 39 stations of Zhemgang dzongkhag.

Fire guts empty house in Chengmari

Only burnt out walls and blackened CGI sheets remain

22 November, 2007 - A fire, that erupted inside the house of Pem Dechen in Chengmari, Samtse dzongkhag on November 17, would have proved fatal had it not been extinguished in time. Although what now remains of the house is only burnt out walls and blackened CGI sheets. The gutted house, situated near the Chengmari dratshang, was also located near a paddy field full of dry paddy ready for harvesting.

Two presidents on the southern trail

21 November, 2007 - The presidents of the two political parties chose not to go into extensive details as they led their parties in the southern dzongkhags. This week both parties arrived in Samtse dzongkhag only days apart.

Thimphu tardy in nominating candidates
21 November, 2007 - Thimphu dzongkhag’s nine gewogs (including a nomination from Thimphu city or Throm) have yet to nominate National Council candidates, even though the last date for nominations is only a week away.

PDP upbeat down south

21 November, 2007 - Between November 17 and 19, the People’s Democratic Party held a series of familiarisation meetings in the southern district of Samtse, covering three of the four constituencies with a voter population of 30,917 voters in Tendu, Bara, Sibsoo, Biru, Yoeseltse, Ugyentse, Samtse and Chengmari.

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