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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 …

A prayer of hope
30 June, 2007 - The Tashi Moenlam that concludes the National Assembly session may be one of the most significant gestures in Bhutanese tradition. It is undoubtedly one of the most touching symbols of national unity and, this week, Bhutan had good reason to be overwhelmed as the Assembly drew to a close and the members of the National Assembly gathered before the Golden Throne for the last time.

Curtain falls on last Assembly session
30 June, 2007 - The final session of the present
National Assembly came to a
close on June 28 as members of the clergy, government, and the people gathered around the Golden Throne to offer their Tashi Moenlam, symbolising the mutual devotion and faith between the Druk Gyalpo and the people of Bhutan.

Assembly to be dissolved
30 June, 2007 - The National Assembly of
Bhutan, which was
established in 1953, as the highest legislative body in the country will stand dissolved from July 31.

Major changes in Land Act
30 June, 2007 - The revised Land Act of
1979, which was discussed
at length in an extended session on Thursday incorporated two significant changes.

Eastern Command Chief visits Bhutan

His Majesty with Lt. General K.S.Jamwal (right) and IMTART Commandant, Maj. General Avadhesh Prakash

30 June, 2007 - The Royal Bhutan Army has
always received very close
cooperation from the Indian Army. The visit of the General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command, Lt. General K.S. Jamwal, AVSM, VSM, further strengthened the existing close bond of friendship between the two armies, said the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army, Goongloen Wogma Batoo Tshering.

Food poisoning hospitalises 12
23 June, 2007 - Seven Thimphu residents,
including an entire family,
ended up in the emergency rooms of the National Referral Hospital on Thursday after, according to them, they consumed cakes bought from local bakeries.

Teachers need motivation
29 June, 2007 - A study by a lecturer of the Paro College of Education has found that a majority of Bhutanese schoolteachers suffered from low morale and motivation. Of the 51 teachers, with teaching experience between three to 35 years, lecturer Rinchen Dorji interviewed for the study, only three participants expressed being positive and happy as a teacher. The rest expressed frustration, dissatisfaction and low morale and motivation.

Left on their own

29 June, 2007 - Barefoot and in tatters they are often seen loitering in Trashigang town, sometimes playing with other children, but mostly by themselves.

Authority struggle to find solution to dendrite problem
28 June, 2007 - Dendrite was the most abused drug in 2006 with more than 120 of its young patrons arrested, mostly male students, according to Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA), but despite established findings that the substance was the doorway to other forms of drug abuses in the country authorities concerned, including BNCA, are struggling for a solution.

Grow bamboos, save trees

28 June, 2007 - As one of nature’s fastest-growing plants bamboo is a favorite in the renewable resource ratings because it helps to conserve soil and water and thus protect the environment.

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