Bhutan lifts ban on Indian poultry products (The Times of India)
THIMPHU: Bhutan has lifted the ban on the import of poultry products from India. Imports from India are expected to hit Bhutanese markets within a week, livestock officials said.

Indian MPs to discuss refugee issue with Bhutan (Nepalnews. com)
A delegation of Indian parliamentarians is set to visit Thimphu to take account of the preparation of the first democratic elections there, and also hold discussion with Bhutanese leaders, bureaucrats and the King over the possibility of giving voting rights to refugees living in Nepal.

Sansui Software Pvt. Ltd. (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Nov 28 (PTI) India and Bhutan have decided to enhance security along their borders to check infiltration of militant groups of the northeast into the Himalayan nation.

Vigil along Assam-Bhutan border to check rebel movement (rediff.com)
India and Bhutan have decided to enhance security along their borders to check infiltration of militant groups of the north-east into the Himalayan nation.

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.

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal opt for new life in US (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Nov 27 (IANS) Almost half of the Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal have opted for a new life in the US, with the percentage expected to grow.

IOM begins interviewing Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (People’s Daily)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) began interviewing the Bhutanese refugees opting for third country resettlement in the United States (US) in eastern Nepal on Tuesday. According to The Himalayan Times daily Wednesd …

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal opt for new life in US (EARTHtimes.org)
Kathmandu, Nov 27 - Almost half of the Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal have opted for a new life in the US, with the percentage expected to grow.

Border patrolling to be beefed up (Kuensel)
28 November, 2007 - The fifth border district coordination meeting (BDCM) between high level officials of the Assam state government and Bhutan, which was held in Sarpang on November 25-26, agreed to intensify patrolling along the Indo-Bhutan border to check infiltration of Indian insurgent groups and anti-social elements into Bhutanese territory.

In Nehru’s Bhutan steps, 50 years on (The Telegraph)
Siliguri, Nov. 26: India and Bhutan have planned to jointly celebrate the golden jubilee of Jawaharlal Nehru’s first visit to the Himalayan kingdom next year.

The world needs Gross National Happiness

Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji with the Thai PM General Surayud Chulanont (fourth from left) at the conference

28 November, 2007 - About 300 scholars, politicians, monks, journalists, youth, bureaucrats, and economists from around the world are gathered in Bangkok this week to discuss and give new depth to Gross National Happiness, a concept that is being increasingly sought as an answer to some of the negative global trends today.

On GNH
28 November, 2007 - The third international conference on Gross National Happiness is going on in Bangkok, attended by about 300 people. Meanwhile the question we are asking at home is “Another conference?” To a number of Bhutanese people, including senior civil servants, GNH is the rhetoric we use to impress foreigners.

BPUP is out of the game
28 November, 2007 - The Election Commission of Bhutan yesterday disqualified the Bhutan People United Party (BPUP) from registering as a political party in the country because it was out of tune with the noble aspirations of the Constitution of Bhutan, a press release from the commission said.

Women taken under the wing
28 November, 2007 - The first light of day is yet to appear in Jangtsephu, a remote village in Toetso gewog of Trashiyangtse, bordering the Indian province of Tawang. In a small cottage there, 50-year old Jamyang has completed her household chores.

Border patrolling to be beefed up
28 November, 2007 - The fifth border district coordination meeting (BDCM) between high level officials of the Assam state government and Bhutan, which was held in Sarpang on November 25-26, agreed to intensify patrolling along the Indo-Bhutan border to check infiltration of Indian insurgent groups and anti-social elements into Bhutanese territory.

Japanese grant for voter education
28 November, 2007 - The Japan government is extending a grant of about Nu 41.7 million (US$ 1.07 million) to support voter education on the country’s first parliamentary elections.

The Buddhist Ethic of Kingship

Professor Robert Thurman

27 November, 2007 - Professor Robert Thurman is a widely known geshey in the west and is highly regarded by Buddhists all over the world.
He is the Je Tsongkhapa Professor at Columbia University in New York and describes himself as a rim, or a non-sectarian non-partisan follower of Tibetan Buddhism.

He spoke to Kuensel about democracy, Buddhism and on the talk “Dharmaraja - The Buddhist Ethic of Kingship, according to Nagarjuna’s Rosary of Jewels.”

Testing times

26 November, 2007 - The past few weeks have been a never-ending gruelling period for 16-year old Sonam Dema. With the board exams commencing from December 1, she had literally pored hours over her books.

Serious and hardworking by nature, she has revised her syllabus twice, solved numerous sample papers, and even hoisted a lungdhar (prayer flag). “Now all I need to do is go to Dechenphug and pray that I don’t spoil my papers,” she said.

Ten questions

Sonam Tshering Dechen, 12, from Babesa-Thimphu, is a class VII student at Lungtenzampa middle secondary school. Hear her on how she prepares for her annual exams which are currently in progress.

1. How do you prepare for your annual exams?
I visit temples and study really hard.

Dead Man’s Present
26 November, 2007 - “You’re risking your
life,” said the doctor. However his warning did not deter Drimed’s firm decision. Drimed persisted, “You say, you don’t have any blood in the bank.You won’t accept mine.You can’t let him die that way, doctor …”

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