Screen Weekly

Amrapalli becomes Paro Screen Weekly, India - Jun 14, 2007 Amrapalli known to be the nautanki bahu Bindiya of Teen Bahuraaniyan has recently essayed the role of a Bengali in an episode for Sssh.. Phir Koi Hai. …

Scientific American

Mines destroy Bhutan's mountains Scientific American - Jun 5, 2007 By Bappa Majumdar GOMTU, Bhutan (Reuters) - As an explosion booms across the mountains, Yeshey Drukpa, 60, clenches his fist in anger standing in the …

Ministers “seriously contemplating” politics
27 June, 2007 - Five serving cabinet ministers are “seriously contemplating” on joining politics but have not identified which party to join, according to the trade and industry minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba.

Women chimis join politics

27 June, 2007 -
The five female members of the present National Assembly are all joining politics and four have joined the same party.

Druk Air agent in court

27 June, 2007 -
A ticketing sales agent for Druk Air Corporation, based in New Delhi, India, is on trial at the Paro district court for not having paid Nu.5.408 million accumulated from air ticket sales to the national airline.

Supreme Court construction to start in September

A model of the Supreme Court complex

27 June, 2007 -
The construction of the Supreme Court of Bhutan, the highest appellate authority in the country, will begin in earnest by September this year, at Hejo, Thimphu.
Demarcation and site development of the 11.421-acre area that will house 11 buildings has already begun.

Govt ads: market will decide

27 June, 2007 -
Revoking the previous circular issued by the finance ministry to the three print media on “procuring advertisement through competitive bidding”, the cabinet secretariat, issued a new circular, which basically says that the procurement of advertisement materials should be left to the market force.

To purify ones sins, a visit to Guru nye

Entrance to Langdra nye

27 June, 2007 - Grey clouds hover above the hills, shedding light drizzles on the ground. Cool breeze, soothing and balmy, drift by. It mingles with the smell of burning incense sticks and the murmur of prayers.

Thailand offers scholarships

27 June, 2007 - The Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok, Thailand will provide scholarship to about four Bhutanese every year for five years and conduct short-term trainings in Bhutan. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol and Her Royal Highness Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck on behalf of the university and the Bhutan Trust Fund (BTF).

Assembly endorses Thromde Act
87th National Assembly 27 June, 2007 - The Thromde Act of Bhutan, which was endorsed by the National Assembly yesterday repelled the Municipal Act of 1999. According to the Thromde Act, the government will establish from time to time a certain geographical or economical area of the country as a Thromde or Throm.

Demystifying WTO

27 June, 2007 - The Bhutanese private sector are being familarised about the World Trade Organisation, its rules and implications and what it means being a member in a two-day national workshop which began in Thimphu yesterday.

“You have to love the game”

Baichung takes a shot at a different sport

26 June, 2007 - Baichung Bhutia does not remember the first time he kicked a ball but the poster boy of Indian football has definitely kicked his way to the top to become a household name in the region.

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