Archive for October, 2008
International Sources
Indian spectacle at Bhutan king’s coronation - Rediff
The coronation of Bhutan’s fifth king, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, on November 7-8 promises to be a grand spectacle. Adding colour to the coronation ceremony — to be held in capital Thimpu — will be a series of special performances choreographed … [read more]
India suspects Islamists, separatists in Assam attack - Washington Post
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities suspect that Islamist groups in collusion with separatist militants carried out coordinated bomb blasts in the Assam state that killed 77 people and wounded more than 320. Separatist movements have … [read more]
India suspects Islamist militants in Assam attack - Reuters UK
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities suspect that Islamist groups in collusion with separatist militants carried out coordinated bomb blasts in the Assam state that killed 77 people and wounded more than 320. Separatist movements have … [read more]
Death toll in India’s bombing attack rises to at least 77 - USA Today
GAUHATI, India (AP) â The level of sophistication in the bombings that killed at least 77 people in northeastern India indicate that local militants had help from other terrorist groups to carry out the attacks, officials said Friday. The scale and … [read more]
Bhutan launches new monitoring system - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: People entering and leaving Bhutan can now look forward to faster services at border checkpoints with the launch of a new immigration information and monitoring system. The new computerised system launched on Monday will ease congestion at … [read more]
Bhutanese refugee advocates for his people in Syracuse - Newsblaze.com
Upon arrival at their new home of Syracuse, refugees from Bhutan are greeted at Hancock airport by the welcoming smile of Hari Adhikari, a fellow Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist who has been threatened, beaten and arrested over the past … [read more]
India ready to assist in making South Asia more secure: PM - Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called upon European nations to âdo moreâ to fight climate change, as he spoke at the end of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting in Beijing, reports HT Correspondent. Becoming the first world leader to address the Bhutan … [read more]
The Sham of Bhutan Democracy and Gross National Happiness - Newsblaze.com
If you’ve read what the mainstream media has had to say about Bhutan in the last year then you would probably have a strong impression of Bhutan and its government: a monarchy that has “given up its power” and embraced democracy. You would probably … [read more]
Twice a refugee, he’s now helping others - Miami Herald
There was the Colombian boy who was forced to watch paramilitaries playing soccer with his uncle’s head, and the Bhutanese brother and sister whose faces were burned when government soldiers set fire to their house. Hiram Ruiz met and tried to help … [read more]
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Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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29 October, 2008 - It is the end - and the beginning - of history. On the morning of November 1, the third day of the ninth Bhutanese month, His Majesty the King will be empowered as the Druk Gyalpo in a unique and sacred empowerment ceremony, which symbolises his transcendence of the ordinary and the temporal and the personification of divine wisdom. [read more]
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| HEAD TO HEAD - Clay head moulds of US presidential candidates, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, displayed at Madame TussaudÂs Studios in London on October 20, 2008 |
31 October, 2008 - If youÂre a Bhutanese, who has spent countless hours lapping up American movies, following the 2008 US election presidential campaign can feel like watching a movie. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - The winter parliament session starts in November, but thereÂs confusion between parliamentarians and local government on who would submit the local development agenda for discussion.
[read more]
Nu 34 billion officially finalised for 10th plan
30 October, 2008 - After much speculation, the Indian governmentÂs assistance to BhutanÂs tenth plan has been finalised at Nu 34 billion.
Apart from this, other non-plan activities have also been approved and these are a medical college, the rail link to Phuentsholing, Dungsum Cement Project, and the Wangchuck-Nehru Scholarship. [read more]
District courts hand down contradictory judgments in comparable cases against education officials
30 October, 2008 - After the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) sued 11 senior education officials in various district courts for siphoning millions through forgery and manipulation, two contradictory judgments emerged this week at the district courts in Samtse and Wangduephodrang. [read more]
Damage to crops could have been worse had
rain continued
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| SHOCKING SHOWER Â A Rongthong farmer salvages his paddy harvest to higher ground |
30 October, 2008 - The clear blue skies last morning left thousands of farmers across the country thanking their luck after the retreating monsoon, which lasted for about 48 hours since Sunday night, threatened their harvest of the year. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - As the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan ltd (RICBL) case heats up, one of the four compulsory retired employees submitted to the high court that the system of making inflated claims had existed in the company even before the cases were investigated. [read more]
The long-term solution
to the stray problem is a systematic and sustained
sterilisation program
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30 October, 2008 - To impound 18,000 or so dogs, the government has spent Nu 27 million, about Nu 1,500 for every stray, yet most of them are finding their way back from the pounds. [read more]
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| All in a DayÂs Work  Trashigang residents at work |
30 October, 2008 - Determined to offer a ÂClean Bhutan as a gift to the new King, about 1,300 civil servants, police, business people, school children and local villagers equipped with shovels, sickles, spades and RSPN sacks carried out the ÂClean Bhutan campaign in Trashigang municipal area October 28. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - Custom officials in Gelephug confiscated Indian 500 rupee notes worth Rs 0.533 million from two Indian businessmen entering the country recently.
The circulation of the Rs 500 note is illegal in Bhutan. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
King of Destiny launched
The second publication of Rabsell Media Services, âThe King of Destinyâ was launched on October 29 by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck at Tashi Taj.
It is a pictorial coffee-table book with 185 pictures depicting the entire life history of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. About 70 percent of the pictures were contributed by […] [read more]
A centennial tribute to Bhutanese women
Women representatives from the 20 dzongkhags participated in a seminar, âVoices â a Centennial Tribute to the Women of Bhutanâ in Thimphu on October 24.
The seminar was the outcome of two years of sensitisation throughout the country by Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women (RENEW) - a concept that was supported by Her Majesty Ashi […] [read more]
Sungkay Dendur: teary exit for two more
Wednesday was a yet another fateful day for the contestants of the Drukgi Sungkay Dendur. The two youngest contestants of the show, Kinley Wangmo, 15, and Tshering Phuntsho, 16, had to face a tearful exit.
Now the contest is left with five top singers, four men and a woman. Karma Phuntsho from Trashigang, favourite of most […] [read more]
Bhutanâs debating wunderkind
âAs long as human beings believe in gods and goddesses, belief in ghosts will be inseparable. As long as human civilisation exists, corruption will still be around,â said Tshering Penjore, a 16-year-old student of Motithang Higher Secondary School, at the SAARC inter-school debate in New Delhi on October 24, the United Nations Day.
Barely three days […] [read more]
âLes Miserableâ
An opera called âLes Miserableâ was performed in YDF hall in Thimphu on October 29 as a part of the coronation and centenary celebration by the students of St. Josephâs school, North Point, Darjeeling.
Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck honoured the show. âThis opera was brought to commemorate the coronation and centenary, itâs […] [read more]
MPs return from Denmark
Bhutanese parliamentarians, who had been in Denmark on a five-day study tour, arrived back in the country on October 20. The 11-member delegation led by the National Assembly Speaker consisted of the lower house members of parliament (MP).
During the visit, the MPs were introduced to the Danish model for democracy, the three independent pillars of […] [read more]
A Tribute to Coronation and Centenary Celebration (A voice of Indo-Bhutan friendship)
Come on Bhutan! Come on Bhutanese!
Come on India! Come on Indians!
Let us exult at the historic occasions.
Of Coronation and Centenary celebrations.
Democracy institutionalization and
Indo-Bhutan friendship rejuvenation.
Triumph for Bhutan!
Triumph for Bhutanese!
Triumph for India!
Triumph for Indians!
Victory for Bhutan
Is the victory for India.
Indo-Bhutan Victory
Is the victory of the world.
Peace loving pristine Bhutan
Gave birth to many great souls:
Sir Ugyen Wangchuck,
King […] [read more]
A SPECIAL TRIP TO THE BOOK FAIR
It was 5th of October. It was cold chilly Sunday morning. The time was about eight when we started our journey from the beautiful Chamkhar valley to Monger in the east. The purpose of the journey was to discover the world of books at the Book Fair in Mongar.
We all were thrilled to meet each […] [read more]
Playing football with fingers
If you are a football enthusiast and hear about the Centenary National Football Championship, donât go looking for real football players at a real football ground. This tournament will be played on large screens by Thimphuâs fastest fingers, not feet.
Organised by two private companies, KLK anImagine and Prayers Wheel Pictures, Bhutanâs first gaming tournament will […] [read more]
Princes play the coronation final
The Coronation archery tournament organised by the Bhutan Archery Federation (BAF) has finally reached the final.
As predicted by spectators who have been following the tournament closely, the two princes are going to play against each otherâs teams.
His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuckâs team Phoja reached the final after defeating the One Hundred- 15 on […] [read more]
International Sources
Bells, chants launch Bhutan’s first daily newspaper - Reuters India
THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - Buddhist monks prayed for the success of Bhutan’s first daily newspaper, which was launched on Thursday but could take a week to reach remote areas of the tiny Himalayan nation carried on ponies and on foot. Bhutan Today … [read more]
News Buzz: Recession Fears After More Bad Economic News on GDP and … - US News and World Report
Economy Shrinks as Consumers Cut Back on Spending : The government reported today that the economy shrank over the summerâthe strongest indication yet that the United States may already be in the middle of a recession, which is defined as two … [read more]
India’s Assam Hit by 12 Bombings; 60 Die; 300 Hurt (Update3) - Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — More than 60 people were killed and about 300 injured in 12 bombings across the eastern Indian state of Assam, where indigenous groups have clashed this month with immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh. Devices containing high … [read more]
Bombs kill at least 33 in India’s Assam state - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from New Delhi — A series of bomb blasts ripped through India’s restive northeastern state of Assam today, killing at least 33 people and injuring more than 100. At least 13 bombs exploded in four towns including Guwahati, Assam’s main … [read more]
13 blasts tear through northeast India, killing 61 - San Diego Union-Tribune
GAUHATI, India â A series of coordinated blasts tore through northeast India on Thursday, killing at least 61 people and sending police scrambling to find any unexploded bombs in a province troubled by years of separatist violence and ethnic … [read more]
Bomb Blasts Kill at Least 61 in India - Wall Street Journal
GAUHATI, India — A series of coordinated blasts tore through northeast India on Thursday, killing at least 61 people and sending police scrambling to find any unexploded bombs in a province troubled by years of separatist violence and ethnic … [read more]
Serial bombs kill at least 65 in India’s Assam state - International Herald Tribune
Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of India’s troubled northeastern Assam state and three other towns on Thursday, killing at least 65 people and wounding 335, police said. No one has so far claimed responsibility for … [read more]
Bombs Kill at Least 7 in Indiaâs Assam State - The Ledger
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Ten bomb blasts in quick succession shook the main city of India’s troubled northeastern Assam state and three other towns Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 80, police said. Firefighters doused … [read more]
56 killed in India explosions - MSN UK News
A series of co-ordinated blasts have torn through India’s volatile north-east, killing at least 56 people, wounding more than 300 and setting police on a frantic search for any unexploded bombs The region is torn by dozens of militant separatist … [read more]
Multiple bomb blasts rock India’s Assam state - Times Online
A dozen bombs exploded in towns and markets around India’s northeastern state of Assam today, killing 48 people and injuring at least 300 in the impoverished tea-producing region. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but local officials … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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29 October, 2008 - It is the end - and the beginning - of history. On the morning of November 1, the third day of the ninth Bhutanese month, His Majesty the King will be empowered as the Druk Gyalpo in a unique and sacred empowerment ceremony, which symbolises his transcendence of the ordinary and the temporal and the personification of divine wisdom. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - The winter parliament session starts in November, but thereÂs confusion between parliamentarians and local government on who would submit the local development agenda for discussion.
[read more]
Nu 34 billion officially finalised for 10th plan
30 October, 2008 - After much speculation, the Indian governmentÂs assistance to BhutanÂs tenth plan has been finalised at Nu 34 billion.
Apart from this, other non-plan activities have also been approved and these are a medical college, the rail link to Phuentsholing, Dungsum Cement Project, and the Wangchuck-Nehru Scholarship. [read more]
District courts hand down contradictory judgments in comparable cases against education officials
30 October, 2008 - After the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) sued 11 senior education officials in various district courts for siphoning millions through forgery and manipulation, two contradictory judgments emerged this week at the district courts in Samtse and Wangduephodrang. [read more]
Damage to crops could have been worse had
rain continued
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| SHOCKING SHOWER Â A Rongthong farmer salvages his paddy harvest to higher ground |
30 October, 2008 - The clear blue skies last morning left thousands of farmers across the country thanking their luck after the retreating monsoon, which lasted for about 48 hours since Sunday night, threatened their harvest of the year. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - As the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan ltd (RICBL) case heats up, one of the four compulsory retired employees submitted to the high court that the system of making inflated claims had existed in the company even before the cases were investigated. [read more]
The long-term solution
to the stray problem is a systematic and sustained
sterilisation program
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30 October, 2008 - To impound 18,000 or so dogs, the government has spent Nu 27 million, about Nu 1,500 for every stray, yet most of them are finding their way back from the pounds. [read more]
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| All in a DayÂs Work  Trashigang residents at work |
30 October, 2008 - Determined to offer a ÂClean Bhutan as a gift to the new King, about 1,300 civil servants, police, business people, school children and local villagers equipped with shovels, sickles, spades and RSPN sacks carried out the ÂClean Bhutan campaign in Trashigang municipal area October 28. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - Custom officials in Gelephug confiscated Indian 500 rupee notes worth Rs 0.533 million from two Indian businessmen entering the country recently.
The circulation of the Rs 500 note is illegal in Bhutan. [read more]
30 October, 2008 - The Austrian government has committed 500,000 euros (about Nu 31. 4 million) to support good governance in Bhutan. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Is pay hike for the politicians along with the Civil Servants justified?
[read more]
Keeping the family heritage alive
Ap Loday could be one of the few craftsmen who faithfully keep their trade going. Eshori Gurung reports.
Every morning, 60-year-old Ap Loday Gyeltshen wakes up, wears his spectacles and climbs the steep ladder to a small adjoining room â the room he has been working in for the past two decades.
The red bricks at the […] [read more]
The legacy of Toeb Chandana
A journey into the spiritual significance of an idyllic village revealed the vibrant and inexhaustible legacy of an illustrious lineage. Phuntsok Rabten reports.
The legacy of Toeb Chandana village is firmly rooted in the arrival and activities of Lama Drukpa Kuenley and intertwined with the flourishing of the Drukpa lineage in Bhutan.
At about a few […] [read more]
Aiten Brokpa lugso: How sustainable is it?
Can nomadic villages of Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang sustain their age-old practice of rotational grazing in the face of the present day environmental concerns? Does the environment support the conventional practice of owning as many cattle as possible depending on the natural regeneration of tsamdro? What are the environmental and economic implications of overgrazing?
Today, […] [read more]
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan launches new monitoring system - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: People entering and leaving Bhutan can now look forward to faster services at border checkpoints with the launch of a new immigration information and monitoring system. The new computerised system launched on Monday will ease congestion at … [read more]
Most viewed on msnbc.com - MSNBC
GUWAHATI, India - Floods and landslides caused by three days of incessant rain killed six people and left thousands homeless in India’s remote northeast, one of the country’s most flood-prone regions, officials said on Wednesday. A sudden wave of … [read more]
Bhutanâs biggest party ever - Kuensel Online
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. Many schools and institutions ring with voices and … [read more]
Bhutanese refugee advocates for his people in Syracuse - Newsblaze.com
Upon arrival at their new home of Syracuse, refugees from Bhutan are greeted at Hancock airport by the welcoming smile of Hari Adhikari, a fellow Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist who has been threatened, beaten and arrested over the past … [read more]
Bhutan’s on top for Christmas - ONE News
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
India ready to assist in making South Asia more secure: PM - Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called upon European nations to âdo moreâ to fight climate change, as he spoke at the end of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting in Beijing, reports HT Correspondent. Becoming the first world leader to address the Bhutan … [read more]
Activist helps Bhutanese refugees settle in Syracuse - Syracuse Post-Standard
Post-Standard: Working to help his people, again : First the teacher-turned human rights activist ignored arrests, torture to bring his people home to Bhutan. When that failed, he moved to Syracuse where he’s now helping hundreds make a new home … [read more]
The Sham of Bhutan Democracy and Gross National Happiness - Newsblaze.com
If you’ve read what the mainstream media has had to say about Bhutan in the last year then you would probably have a strong impression of Bhutan and its government: a monarchy that has “given up its power” and embraced democracy. You would probably … [read more]
Flash floods hit north-east India - BBC South-Asia
Flood waters have displaced nearly 70,000 people, damaged crops, and cut off a national highway linking Assam with the rest of the country, officials say. Paramilitary and local civil defence forces have been called in for rescue operations. Two … [read more]
Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
Africa And Middle East Asia Australia And South Pacific Central America And Caribbean Europe South America North America United States View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
29 October, 2008 - About 2,500 years ago a Prince walked away from his Palace, his material comforts, his Throne. He did it to help his people, through education and through spirituality. He eventually showed them, and the world, the path to enlightenment. [read more]
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29 October, 2008 - It is the end - and the beginning - of history. On the morning of November 1, the third day of the ninth Bhutanese month, His Majesty the King will be empowered as the Druk Gyalpo in a unique and sacred empowerment ceremony, which symbolises his transcendence of the ordinary and the temporal and the personification of divine wisdom. [read more]
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| GOALMOUTH MELE Â A set piece that gave the winners their first breakthrough |
29 October, 2008 - There was more energy than required as Lhadom outran Zimdra in a tense final of the second veteran football tournament fought out at the police ground in Thimphu on Saturday. [read more]
The pursuit of future happiness in present toil seems to be the expat Bhutanese philosophy of life in Australia
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28 October, 2008 - Bhutanese who come to Australia expecting to find a largely white society are usually surprised to find a population of diverse ethnicity. There are emigrants from all over the world. And the international student population adds variety to it. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - “Hello, may I speak to Mr Karma please? Ap Thinley spoke over the phone, hesitantly.
ÂJust a moment, came the reply from the other end. A few seconds later, Ap Thinley was speaking to his only son who is an engineer. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Good news for urban dwellers! If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, thereÂs a new place just out of town: the Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, just eight km from Dochula. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - When sheer ignorance and ego-intoxicated petty tyrants; when men dared to tread over clouds to reach the horizon of their absolute greed; when people suffered from hunger for power; when bloodshed drenched the battlefield and tiny fiefdoms repressed their subjects, like a beam of light, as if destined to rule the world, a dynasty was born. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. Although smoking rates have declined amongst adult men and to a lesser extent among women, there are an increasing number of teenage smokers, particularly girls. Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer worldwide and accounts for 1:3 cancer deaths in men and 1:6 cancer deaths in women. Female mortality from lung cancer now exceeds that from breast cancer. Twenty percent of smokers will develop lung cancer. The five-year survival rate is 10-13%. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Sonam Zangmo, 21, from Chaskhar, Mongar is a graduate from Darjeeling, India. A non-smoker, these are her views on smoking.
1. What do you think about smoking?
I think itÂs something that gives pleasure - a style for the youth and also a sin. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - In what could be a twist in the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan ltd (RICBL) case, the 68 accused employees submitted to the High Court that government representatives have crossed all norms of investigation and were bent willy nilly on getting judgment in their favour. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Is pay hike for the politicians along with the Civil Servants justified?
[read more]
Keeping the family heritage alive
Ap Loday could be one of the few craftsmen who faithfully keep their trade going. Eshori Gurung reports.
Every morning, 60-year-old Ap Loday Gyeltshen wakes up, wears his spectacles and climbs the steep ladder to a small adjoining room â the room he has been working in for the past two decades.
The red bricks at the […] [read more]
The legacy of Toeb Chandana
A journey into the spiritual significance of an idyllic village revealed the vibrant and inexhaustible legacy of an illustrious lineage. Phuntsok Rabten reports.
The legacy of Toeb Chandana village is firmly rooted in the arrival and activities of Lama Drukpa Kuenley and intertwined with the flourishing of the Drukpa lineage in Bhutan.
At about a few […] [read more]
Aiten Brokpa lugso: How sustainable is it?
Can nomadic villages of Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang sustain their age-old practice of rotational grazing in the face of the present day environmental concerns? Does the environment support the conventional practice of owning as many cattle as possible depending on the natural regeneration of tsamdro? What are the environmental and economic implications of overgrazing?
Today, […] [read more]
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan’s on top for Christmas - ONE News
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
India ready to assist in making South Asia more secure: PM - Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called upon European nations to âdo moreâ to fight climate change, as he spoke at the end of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting in Beijing, reports HT Correspondent. Becoming the first world leader to address the Bhutan … [read more]
Activist helps Bhutanese refugees settle in Syracuse - Syracuse Post-Standard
Post-Standard: Working to help his people, again : First the teacher-turned human rights activist ignored arrests, torture to bring his people home to Bhutan. When that failed, he moved to Syracuse where he’s now helping hundreds make a new home … [read more]
Twice a refugee, he’s now helping others - Miami Herald
There was the Colombian boy who was forced to watch paramilitaries playing soccer with his uncle’s head, and the Bhutanese brother and sister whose faces were burned when government soldiers set fire to their house. Hiram Ruiz met and tried to help … [read more]
Travel Gear: Toiletry Roundup - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
I generally keep a pretty good mix of items in my toiletry kit. However, I was recently perusing the Magellans’ travel catalog and I came across a number of items that I thought were a “must” but weren’t currently in my bag. They included: Travel … [read more]
Top Christmas destination on offer - West Online
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
Iran: Blogging from the Smallest School in the World - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
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Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed … [read more]
Japan, ADB preparing feasibility study for road project in Bhutan - New Kerala
Singapore, Oct 21: Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern … [read more]
Graduatesâ program graced by His Majesty - Kuensel Online
âWhat GNH means will never change but how we achieve GNH will.â 25 October, 2008 - âWe would be starting our career and ending it together. We will see each other grow old over time. But more importantly, we will see each other become wiser … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
The pursuit of future happiness in present toil seems to be the expat Bhutanese philosophy of life in Australia
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28 October, 2008 - Bhutanese who come to Australia expecting to find a largely white society are usually surprised to find a population of diverse ethnicity. There are emigrants from all over the world. And the international student population adds variety to it. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - “Hello, may I speak to Mr Karma please? Ap Thinley spoke over the phone, hesitantly.
ÂJust a moment, came the reply from the other end. A few seconds later, Ap Thinley was speaking to his only son who is an engineer. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Good news for urban dwellers! If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, thereÂs a new place just out of town: the Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, just eight km from Dochula. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - When sheer ignorance and ego-intoxicated petty tyrants; when men dared to tread over clouds to reach the horizon of their absolute greed; when people suffered from hunger for power; when bloodshed drenched the battlefield and tiny fiefdoms repressed their subjects, like a beam of light, as if destined to rule the world, a dynasty was born. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. Although smoking rates have declined amongst adult men and to a lesser extent among women, there are an increasing number of teenage smokers, particularly girls. Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer worldwide and accounts for 1:3 cancer deaths in men and 1:6 cancer deaths in women. Female mortality from lung cancer now exceeds that from breast cancer. Twenty percent of smokers will develop lung cancer. The five-year survival rate is 10-13%. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Sonam Zangmo, 21, from Chaskhar, Mongar is a graduate from Darjeeling, India. A non-smoker, these are her views on smoking.
1. What do you think about smoking?
I think itÂs something that gives pleasure - a style for the youth and also a sin. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - In what could be a twist in the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan ltd (RICBL) case, the 68 accused employees submitted to the High Court that government representatives have crossed all norms of investigation and were bent willy nilly on getting judgment in their favour. [read more]
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| CONSERVATION COASTER Â Getting the message while getting there |
27 October, 2008 - BhutanÂs endangered species like tiger, golden langur, takin, red panda and black-necked crane will now accompany city bus passengers everywhere they go.
Sounds like a safari? Only, the animals are in pictures. [read more]
Boot-makers are burning the midnight oil to meet an overwhelming demand
 |
27 October, 2008 - The coronation and centenary celebrations next month will be a colourful one  and for sure from the knee down. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - The new computerised immigration information and monitoring system launched on Monday will ease congestion at border checkpoints and provide faster service to both visitors and workers entering or leaving Bhutan, according to immigration officials. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Is pay hike for the politicians along with the Civil Servants justified?
[read more]
Keeping the family heritage alive
Ap Loday could be one of the few craftsmen who faithfully keep their trade going. Eshori Gurung reports.
Every morning, 60-year-old Ap Loday Gyeltshen wakes up, wears his spectacles and climbs the steep ladder to a small adjoining room â the room he has been working in for the past two decades.
The red bricks at the […] [read more]
The legacy of Toeb Chandana
A journey into the spiritual significance of an idyllic village revealed the vibrant and inexhaustible legacy of an illustrious lineage. Phuntsok Rabten reports.
The legacy of Toeb Chandana village is firmly rooted in the arrival and activities of Lama Drukpa Kuenley and intertwined with the flourishing of the Drukpa lineage in Bhutan.
At about a few […] [read more]
Aiten Brokpa lugso: How sustainable is it?
Can nomadic villages of Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang sustain their age-old practice of rotational grazing in the face of the present day environmental concerns? Does the environment support the conventional practice of owning as many cattle as possible depending on the natural regeneration of tsamdro? What are the environmental and economic implications of overgrazing?
Today, […] [read more]
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
International Sources
Win Mighty Boosh tickets - Guardian Unlimited
Eyeliner at the ready! Howard Moon and Vince Noir are coming to the O2 Arena this winter as part of their UK tour ⦠and you could be in the audience. We’ve got five pairs of tickets to see the Mighty Boosh at O2 Arena on December 17 2008 , which … [read more]
Bhutan’s on top for Christmas - ONE News
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
Immigration computerised system promises quick service - Kuensel Online
27 October, 2008 - The new computerised immigration information and monitoring system launched on Monday will ease congestion at border checkpoints and provide faster service to both visitors and workers entering or leaving Bhutan, according to … [read more]
Tshoglhams flying off the shelves - Kuensel Online
27 October, 2008 - The coronation and centenary celebrations next month will be a colourful one â and for sure from the knee down. Thousands of Bhutanese, both men and women, will wear the traditional colourful boot, tshoglam, during the … [read more]
Bhutan refugees call for fresh talks - That’s Cricket
Kathmandu: The United Bhutanese Refugees Repatriation Programming Council has called for a fresh dialogue involving four parties that includes representatives of India, Nepal, Bhutan and the refugees to resolve the refugee issue permanently … [read more]
Top Christmas destination on offer - West Online
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
Register » - yorkshirepost
Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed … [read more]
Afghanistan drops down freedom table - Pakistan News Service
(Quqnoos)-AFGHANISTAN is one of the worst countries in the world for freedom of speech, a media rights group says. A new report released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) says freedom of speech in the country is under threat, ranking Afghanistan … [read more]
Taliban announce top commander Mohammad Omar`s death in airstrike - Pakistan News Service
Top Taliban commander Mohammad Omar died in an overnight missile strike in the troubled South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, satellite Arabic TV channel Al-Jazeera cited the Pakistan Taliban as saying on Monday. Omar is said to have … [read more]
Japan, ADB Helping Develop Road Network in Southern Bhutan - Mynews India
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern part of the country … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
27 October, 2008 - “Hello, may I speak to Mr Karma please? Ap Thinley spoke over the phone, hesitantly.
ÂJust a moment, came the reply from the other end. A few seconds later, Ap Thinley was speaking to his only son who is an engineer. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Good news for urban dwellers! If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, thereÂs a new place just out of town: the Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, just eight km from Dochula. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - When sheer ignorance and ego-intoxicated petty tyrants; when men dared to tread over clouds to reach the horizon of their absolute greed; when people suffered from hunger for power; when bloodshed drenched the battlefield and tiny fiefdoms repressed their subjects, like a beam of light, as if destined to rule the world, a dynasty was born. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. Although smoking rates have declined amongst adult men and to a lesser extent among women, there are an increasing number of teenage smokers, particularly girls. Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer worldwide and accounts for 1:3 cancer deaths in men and 1:6 cancer deaths in women. Female mortality from lung cancer now exceeds that from breast cancer. Twenty percent of smokers will develop lung cancer. The five-year survival rate is 10-13%. [read more]
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27 October, 2008 - Sonam Zangmo, 21, from Chaskhar, Mongar is a graduate from Darjeeling, India. A non-smoker, these are her views on smoking.
1. What do you think about smoking?
I think itÂs something that gives pleasure - a style for the youth and also a sin. [read more]
27 October, 2008 - In what could be a twist in the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan ltd (RICBL) case, the 68 accused employees submitted to the High Court that government representatives have crossed all norms of investigation and were bent willy nilly on getting judgment in their favour. [read more]
|
| CONSERVATION COASTER Â Getting the message while getting there |
27 October, 2008 - BhutanÂs endangered species like tiger, golden langur, takin, red panda and black-necked crane will now accompany city bus passengers everywhere they go.
Sounds like a safari? Only, the animals are in pictures. [read more]
Boot-makers are burning the midnight oil to meet an overwhelming demand
|
27 October, 2008 - The coronation and centenary celebrations next month will be a colourful one  and for sure from the knee down. [read more]
|
27 October, 2008 - The new computerised immigration information and monitoring system launched on Monday will ease congestion at border checkpoints and provide faster service to both visitors and workers entering or leaving Bhutan, according to immigration officials. [read more]
MoEA shifts gear to energise the engine of economic growth
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| FLEDGELING INDUSTRIES - Weak, underdeveloped and faced with numerous constraints |
27 October, 2008 - The ministry of economic affairs (MoEA) is working on an industrial policy, which is expected to stimulate, diversify, and accelerate economic growth in the country.
The draft policy was discussed this week in Paro among stakeholders from different sectors. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Is pay hike for the politicians along with the Civil Servants justified?
[read more]
Keeping the family heritage alive
Ap Loday could be one of the few craftsmen who faithfully keep their trade going. Eshori Gurung reports.
Every morning, 60-year-old Ap Loday Gyeltshen wakes up, wears his spectacles and climbs the steep ladder to a small adjoining room â the room he has been working in for the past two decades.
The red bricks at the […] [read more]
The legacy of Toeb Chandana
A journey into the spiritual significance of an idyllic village revealed the vibrant and inexhaustible legacy of an illustrious lineage. Phuntsok Rabten reports.
The legacy of Toeb Chandana village is firmly rooted in the arrival and activities of Lama Drukpa Kuenley and intertwined with the flourishing of the Drukpa lineage in Bhutan.
At about a few […] [read more]
Aiten Brokpa lugso: How sustainable is it?
Can nomadic villages of Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang sustain their age-old practice of rotational grazing in the face of the present day environmental concerns? Does the environment support the conventional practice of owning as many cattle as possible depending on the natural regeneration of tsamdro? What are the environmental and economic implications of overgrazing?
Today, […] [read more]
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
International Sources
President, Sonia among few invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - Times of India
THIMPHU: President Pratibha Patil, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Bhutanâs biggest party ever - Kuensel Online
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. Many schools and institutions ring with voices and … [read more]
Prez, Sonia invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: President Pratibha Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Bhutan’s on top for Christmas - ONE News
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
Tibetan monk tortured - News.com.au
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said. Jigme Gyatso, also know as Golog Jigme, was arrested in … [read more]
The great divide: Hills on the edge again - Times of India
Over the past few months, Darjeeling seems to have emerged as one of the most dangerous conflict zones in the country. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a movement for a Gorkha homeland, has turned the Left Front government virtually … [read more]
Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
Africa And Middle East Asia Australia And South Pacific Central America And Caribbean Europe South America North America United States View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba … [read more]
Troops kill five rebels in Assam - Reuters India
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Troops killed five separatist rebels in a fierce overnight gun battle in Assam, security officials said on Sunday. The clash between took place in a thick forest in the oil- and tea-rich Assam state’s Nalbari district … [read more]
Bhutan refugees call for fresh talks - That’s Cricket
Kathmandu: The United Bhutanese Refugees Repatriation Programming Council has called for a fresh dialogue involving four parties that includes representatives of India, Nepal, Bhutan and the refugees to resolve the refugee issue permanently … [read more]
Register » - yorkshirepost
Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Ban and expense notwithstanding, smokers are still puffing like crazy
 |
25 October, 2008 - Karma Gyeltshen burnt Nu 25,000 last year.
Hopelessly hooked onto a smoking habit, the 25-year old corporate employee smoked about 40 packets of Wills cigarette a month, which he says could have bought him a posh sofa set. [read more]
ÂWhat GNH means will never change but how we achieve GNH will.Â
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25 October, 2008 - ÂWe would be starting our career and ending it together. We will see each other grow old over time. But more importantly, we will see each other become wiser, more capable, more intelligent, and we will see each other serve our country well. [read more]
25 October, 2008 - The High Court released Nagey and his brother Ugyen Samdrup, the two detained in connection with the ACC investigation into the Samtse mines, but ACC is building a strong case, with evidence, against the duo, the former mining head, Sangay Gyaltsen, and others, including some from across the border. [read more]
Stakeholders sift through fine print in an exercise designed towards transparency
25 October, 2008 - The revised procurement manual is expected to save the government millions but, three years into the revision, there is still no indication when the updated manual will be finalised. [read more]
25 October, 2008 - As we anticipate the big party there is a need to look beyond the Coronation week to make it truly meaningful. For us the Coronation is not just an event. It symbolises a new chapter of Bhutanese history, an era that must inspire generations of Bhutanese people in the future.
[read more]
25 October, 2008 - Labour minister, Lyonpo Dorji Wangdi, and former minister Kinzang Dorji are expected to battle it out on the pingpong table at the 14th National Table Tennis tournament, which started yesterday. [read more]
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25 October, 2008 - HEE-HAW Â UN resident coordinator Nicholas Rosellini is almost launched into orbit by the secretary for international boundaries, Dasho Pema Wangchuk, on the occasion of Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo WangchuckÂs inauguration of the Lam Pelri botanical park this week. [read more]
Kuensel reporter Tshering Palden describes a night spent out in the boondocks
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| NIGHTLY VIGIL Â Duptho snatches what sleep he can in between scaring off wildlife from his fields |
24 October, 2008 - The cattle are returning to their sheds. The farmers are retiring from their fields. The brooks are gurgling over pebbles. There is an evening songbird high up on a branch.
It is dusk in Gunthay.
[read more]
Preparations are on for a 42-day long nationwide celebration
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| 14 days and counting - One of the many venues in the making at the Yangchenphug ground |
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. [read more]
 |
| FREE TO SMOKE Â Children are especially susceptible to industrial waste products |
23 October, 2008 - Smoke billowing from the roofs of industries in Pasakha have caught the attention of commuters along the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway, which is now routed through the Pasakha-Manitar road.
Bhutan Observer
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
Bhutan through a bikerâs eyes
If glimpses can form a collage, here is Bhutan. Rabi C Dahal reports.
Not even thinking how the roads would be and how dangerous it would be to travel across the country on bike, I joined the Cruising to Celebrate Coronation and Centenary team. Besides giving me a chance to celebrate the historic occasion with wider […] [read more]
No mandarin middlemen this season
At the approach of the mandarin season, Pemagatshel sees no middlemen offering to buy the fruits. Gyembo Namgyel reports.
It is October end, and by the middle of November, early mandarin fruits from Pemagatshel will hit the market. But there is no sign of middlemen activity.
All this is due to bitter experience middlemen had the previous […] [read more]
From khasha torey to melamine plates
Burst someoneâs nose, break a marriage or snatch another manâs wife. Rounds of ara and some money were all the Bhutanese needed to negotiate the charges for busting, breaking, stealing and impregnating girls. But that is not the case anymore because the so-called uncivilised Bhutanese have civilised now. But has the civilisation really made lives […] [read more]
Gelephu geared for celebrations
Sir,
The story entitled âGelephuâs plan for the coronationâ in September 26 edition of Bhutan Observer, which read, âThe saddest part about the centenary and coronation celebration is that not a single activity is going to be conducted in the dzongkhag levelâ, is absolutely abstract and prejudicial. The individual, who spoke to Bhutan Observer, has no […] [read more]
International Sources
President, Sonia among few invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - Times of India
THIMPHU: President Pratibha Patil, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Prez, Sonia invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: President Pratibha Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
8 more dredgers on Haldia mission - Times of India
KOLKATA: There is still hope for the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC). A day after TOI carried a report on how the harbour channel was getting choked to death, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is getting eight more dredgers to throw the port a lifeline. KoPT … [read more]
Tibetan monk tortured - News.com.au
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said. Jigme Gyatso, also know as Golog Jigme, was arrested in … [read more]
Sangskriti Bikash Kendra celebrates its 17 years - New Nation
Country’s renowned cultural organisation Sangskriti Bikash Kendra celebrated its 17 years. To celebrate the anniversary it organised a three-day programmes. The programmes ended yesterday at the premises of the Sangskriti Bikash Kendra in the city … [read more]
Bhutan refugees call for fresh talks - That’s Cricket
Kathmandu: The United Bhutanese Refugees Repatriation Programming Council has called for a fresh dialogue involving four parties that includes representatives of India, Nepal, Bhutan and the refugees to resolve the refugee issue permanently … [read more]
Bangladesh asks SAARC to harness energy potentials - Reuters India
DHAKA (Reuters) - South Asian economies could benefit hugely if they unlocked their energy potential, especially plentiful hydro-electricity in Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladeshi business leaders told a regional meeting on Sunday. But the politics of … [read more]
Japan, ADB Helping Develop Road Network in Southern Bhutan - Mynews India
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern part of the country … [read more]
Japan, ADB preparing feasibility study for road project in Bhutan - New Kerala
Singapore, Oct 21: Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern … [read more]
Inter vs Genoa Preview - espnstar.com
Genoa striker Diego Milito insists his side are not worried about facing an in-form Internazionale on Sunday. He believes they can take all three points at the San Siro. The Nerazzurri are enjoying a purple patch and thrashed Roma 4-0 in the Italian … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Ban and expense notwithstanding, smokers are still puffing like crazy
|
25 October, 2008 - Karma Gyeltshen burnt Nu 25,000 last year.
Hopelessly hooked onto a smoking habit, the 25-year old corporate employee smoked about 40 packets of Wills cigarette a month, which he says could have bought him a posh sofa set. [read more]
ÂWhat GNH means will never change but how we achieve GNH will.Â
|
25 October, 2008 - ÂWe would be starting our career and ending it together. We will see each other grow old over time. But more importantly, we will see each other become wiser, more capable, more intelligent, and we will see each other serve our country well. [read more]
25 October, 2008 - The High Court released Nagey and his brother Ugyen Samdrup, the two detained in connection with the ACC investigation into the Samtse mines, but ACC is building a strong case, with evidence, against the duo, the former mining head, Sangay Gyaltsen, and others, including some from across the border. [read more]
Stakeholders sift through fine print in an exercise designed towards transparency
25 October, 2008 - The revised procurement manual is expected to save the government millions but, three years into the revision, there is still no indication when the updated manual will be finalised. [read more]
25 October, 2008 - As we anticipate the big party there is a need to look beyond the Coronation week to make it truly meaningful. For us the Coronation is not just an event. It symbolises a new chapter of Bhutanese history, an era that must inspire generations of Bhutanese people in the future.
[read more]
25 October, 2008 - Labour minister, Lyonpo Dorji Wangdi, and former minister Kinzang Dorji are expected to battle it out on the pingpong table at the 14th National Table Tennis tournament, which started yesterday. [read more]
|
25 October, 2008 - HEE-HAW Â UN resident coordinator Nicholas Rosellini is almost launched into orbit by the secretary for international boundaries, Dasho Pema Wangchuk, on the occasion of Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo WangchuckÂs inauguration of the Lam Pelri botanical park this week. [read more]
Kuensel reporter Tshering Palden describes a night spent out in the boondocks
|
| NIGHTLY VIGIL Â Duptho snatches what sleep he can in between scaring off wildlife from his fields |
24 October, 2008 - The cattle are returning to their sheds. The farmers are retiring from their fields. The brooks are gurgling over pebbles. There is an evening songbird high up on a branch.
It is dusk in Gunthay.
[read more]
Preparations are on for a 42-day long nationwide celebration
|
| 14 days and counting - One of the many venues in the making at the Yangchenphug ground |
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. [read more]
|
| FREE TO SMOKE Â Children are especially susceptible to industrial waste products |
23 October, 2008 - Smoke billowing from the roofs of industries in Pasakha have caught the attention of commuters along the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway, which is now routed through the Pasakha-Manitar road.
Bhutan Observer
Wait! Let me check it out!
[read more]
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
Bhutan through a bikerâs eyes
If glimpses can form a collage, here is Bhutan. Rabi C Dahal reports.
Not even thinking how the roads would be and how dangerous it would be to travel across the country on bike, I joined the Cruising to Celebrate Coronation and Centenary team. Besides giving me a chance to celebrate the historic occasion with wider […] [read more]
No mandarin middlemen this season
At the approach of the mandarin season, Pemagatshel sees no middlemen offering to buy the fruits. Gyembo Namgyel reports.
It is October end, and by the middle of November, early mandarin fruits from Pemagatshel will hit the market. But there is no sign of middlemen activity.
All this is due to bitter experience middlemen had the previous […] [read more]
From khasha torey to melamine plates
Burst someoneâs nose, break a marriage or snatch another manâs wife. Rounds of ara and some money were all the Bhutanese needed to negotiate the charges for busting, breaking, stealing and impregnating girls. But that is not the case anymore because the so-called uncivilised Bhutanese have civilised now. But has the civilisation really made lives […] [read more]
Gelephu geared for celebrations
Sir,
The story entitled âGelephuâs plan for the coronationâ in September 26 edition of Bhutan Observer, which read, âThe saddest part about the centenary and coronation celebration is that not a single activity is going to be conducted in the dzongkhag levelâ, is absolutely abstract and prejudicial. The individual, who spoke to Bhutan Observer, has no […] [read more]
International Sources
President, Sonia among few invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - Times of India
THIMPHU: President Pratibha Patil, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
PGI to benefit patients in Bhutan - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Bhutan is known to be Indiaâs closet ally in South Asia. And what ackowledges the fact is the first ever international telemedicine connectivity done on Thursday, wherein Bhutanâs only government hospital, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck … [read more]
Prez, Sonia invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: President Pratibha Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Tibetan monk tortured - News.com.au
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said. Jigme Gyatso, also know as Golog Jigme, was arrested in … [read more]
Bhutan refugees call for fresh talks - That’s Cricket
Kathmandu: The United Bhutanese Refugees Repatriation Programming Council has called for a fresh dialogue involving four parties that includes representatives of India, Nepal, Bhutan and the refugees to resolve the refugee issue permanently … [read more]
Coronation to be largely in-country affair - Kuensel Online
18 October, 2008 - It is the desire of His Majesty the King that Bhutanese citizens offer His Majesty just the tashi khadar for the Coronation, with no presents, said the prime minister, Lyonchhen Jigmi Thinley. The celebrations of the Coronation … [read more]
Bangladesh asks SAARC to harness energy potentials - Reuters India
DHAKA (Reuters) - South Asian economies could benefit hugely if they unlocked their energy potential, especially plentiful hydro-electricity in Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladeshi business leaders told a regional meeting on Sunday. But the politics of … [read more]
Dreams of home fade for refugees - Gulf Times
BELDANGI REFUGEE CAMP, Nepal: After over 15 years of living in bamboo huts in a refugee camp in Nepal Hem Lal Subedi has no desire to return to Bhutan, and now sees his only option is a new life overseas. Subedi is one of 100,000 Bhutanese of … [read more]
Japan, ADB Helping Develop Road Network in Southern Bhutan - Mynews India
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern part of the country … [read more]
Japan, ADB preparing feasibility study for road project in Bhutan - New Kerala
Singapore, Oct 21: Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping prepare a feasibility study for a road project in Bhutan that will ensure more balanced and sustainable economic expansion and poverty reduction in the less developed southern … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Kuensel reporter Tshering Palden describes a night spent out in the boondocks
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| NIGHTLY VIGIL Â Duptho snatches what sleep he can in between scaring off wildlife from his fields |
24 October, 2008 - The cattle are returning to their sheds. The farmers are retiring from their fields. The brooks are gurgling over pebbles. There is an evening songbird high up on a branch.
It is dusk in Gunthay.
[read more]
Preparations are on for a 42-day long nationwide celebration
|
| 14 days and counting - One of the many venues in the making at the Yangchenphug ground |
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. [read more]
|
| FREE TO SMOKE Â Children are especially susceptible to industrial waste products |
23 October, 2008 - Smoke billowing from the roofs of industries in Pasakha have caught the attention of commuters along the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway, which is now routed through the Pasakha-Manitar road.
Three American entrepreneurs submit proposal on commercial hazelnut plantation
 |
23 October, 2008 - BhutanÂs degraded, barren and agriculturally unproductive lands could be used for commercial hazelnut plantation (Seyshing doma) if the proposal presented by a group of American entrepreneurs becomes feasible. [read more]
Forestry division provides a space for people to keep in touch with nature
 |
23 October, 2008 - A mix of rugged terrain and manicured oases in the middle of a forest, the royal botanical park is a hub of exotic plants, birds and an unique recreational site. This natural beauty, that encompasses about 47 sq km, is located at an altitude of 2,800 m. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - On October 18, students of a high school in Mongar attended a police-youth sensitisation programme on ÂCommon habits of youth in conflict with law organised by police officials in Mongar. Ironically, nine of those students were arrested by police on the same evening after being involved in a gang fight. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - Although on track to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) health targets, Bhutan is challenged with low levels of skilled birth attendance. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - Mongar police arrested a 40-year old woman on October 20 after she was suspected of killing and discarding her baby in a pit toilet. [read more]
ACC now appeals to High Court to extend detention
22 October, 2008 - The Thimphu dzongkhag court on Monday released, Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) managing director Sangay Gyaltsen on his familyÂs petition, after a 49-day detention. [read more]
22 October, 2008 - Sell off or transform.
These are the two options that a recent study, commissioned by the Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI), has laid out before the problem riddled State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB) and Bhutan Board Products Ltd (BBPL). DHI holds a 51 percent share in STCB and 47.74 percent in BBPL. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Dzongkha 24 October
bo_dzo_oct_24
[read more]
The Bounties of our Dear Country
Land of Menjong Norbui ling
Named by the people from forbidden land
Since with abundance of herbal plants
Up hills and down dales in the land
The land of prophecy by enlightened one
Flourished with distinguished dharma
West to east; north to south
Fabricated into fertile society
The true dharma-holder of Drukpa
Ngawang Namgyal stepped into the soil of Dragon
Established the government of dual […] [read more]
The glories of the last shangri-la
Bhutan as she emerged in the 17th century, was the life work and the legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. By 1650, Zhabdrung was universally recognized as the legitimate soul of Bhutan. But the history of modern Bhutan began only in 1907, when Ugyen Wangchuk, the monarch of destiny, assumed the throne with the title Druk […] [read more]
Table tennis championship starts today
The 14th National Table Tennis Championship will start today as part of centenary and coronation celebration. 52 participants have registered for the tournament majority of whom are male and Thimphu residents. The table tennis coach, Dala, said, âWe have fewer female participants because they are too shy to come for practice.â
There will be seven categories […] [read more]
BFF stops funding for Wangdue and Paro
Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has stopped its annual funding for Wangdue and Paro dzongkhags as a result of non-payment of dues of approximately Nu 0.8 million. According to the federation, the dzongkhags were required to submit bills reflecting the expenditure of the funds, which the two dzongkhags failed to do. The federation uses its internal […] [read more]
Bhutan through a bikerâs eyes
If glimpses can form a collage, here is Bhutan. Rabi C Dahal reports.
Not even thinking how the roads would be and how dangerous it would be to travel across the country on bike, I joined the Cruising to Celebrate Coronation and Centenary team. Besides giving me a chance to celebrate the historic occasion with wider […] [read more]
No mandarin middlemen this season
At the approach of the mandarin season, Pemagatshel sees no middlemen offering to buy the fruits. Gyembo Namgyel reports.
It is October end, and by the middle of November, early mandarin fruits from Pemagatshel will hit the market. But there is no sign of middlemen activity.
All this is due to bitter experience middlemen had the previous […] [read more]
From khasha torey to melamine plates
Burst someoneâs nose, break a marriage or snatch another manâs wife. Rounds of ara and some money were all the Bhutanese needed to negotiate the charges for busting, breaking, stealing and impregnating girls. But that is not the case anymore because the so-called uncivilised Bhutanese have civilised now. But has the civilisation really made lives […] [read more]
Gelephu geared for celebrations
Sir,
The story entitled âGelephuâs plan for the coronationâ in September 26 edition of Bhutan Observer, which read, âThe saddest part about the centenary and coronation celebration is that not a single activity is going to be conducted in the dzongkhag levelâ, is absolutely abstract and prejudicial. The individual, who spoke to Bhutan Observer, has no […] [read more]
Corporate GNH: Gandhi in a suit
There is a pregnant pause in the storyline of the pay hike. The on-coming birth of the dream child is strewn with pathological expectations from all quarters. The panoply of haranguing urgently needs a coat of a disclaimer. Folks, the baby is not born yet. These are very sophisticated times indeed. In the days of […] [read more]
International Sources
Bangladesh asks SAARC to harness energy potentials - Reuters India
DHAKA (Reuters) - South Asian economies could benefit hugely if they unlocked their energy potential, especially plentiful hydro-electricity in Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladeshi business leaders told a regional meeting on Sunday. But the politics of … [read more]
President, Sonia among few invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - Times of India
THIMPHU: President Pratibha Patil, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Outsourcing lessons atop the Himalayas - Hindustan Times
The world of Indian call-centres is remote from the Himalayas. But it is from some of the worldâs highest mountains that an American woman drew lessons to teach US managers how to get along and work with Indians. During the early days of business … [read more]
Prez, Sonia invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: President Pratibha Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Maoists among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal vow to topple monarchy - DAWN Group
BELDANGI REFUGEE CAMP (Nepal), Oct 16: In a secluded corner of a refugee camp in southern Nepal, Nirmal Chettri outlines his plans for waging a bloody âpeople’s warâ on the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. With the intense stare of the … [read more]
Tibetan monk tortured - News.com.au
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said. Jigme Gyatso, also know as Golog Jigme, was arrested in … [read more]
The great divide: Hills on the edge again - Times of India
Over the past few months, Darjeeling seems to have emerged as one of the most dangerous conflict zones in the country. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a movement for a Gorkha homeland, has turned the Left Front government virtually … [read more]
PGI to impart medical education, treatment guidelines to hospital in … - Indian Express
Chandigarh, October 16 : The Telemedicine project of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) was connected with the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu in Bhutan, on Thursday as part of … [read more]
China releases Tibetan film-making monk - report - Reuters India
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Tibetan monk who was imprisoned after helping make a film about the Olympics and Tibet has been released but was severely tortured while in prison, according to the film makers. Farmer Dhondup Wangchen and his monk friend Golog … [read more]
Bhutan refugees call for fresh talks - That’s Cricket
Kathmandu: The United Bhutanese Refugees Repatriation Programming Council has called for a fresh dialogue involving four parties that includes representatives of India, Nepal, Bhutan and the refugees to resolve the refugee issue permanently … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Preparations are on for a 42-day long nationwide celebration
|
| 14 days and counting - One of the many venues in the making at the Yangchenphug ground |
23 October, 2008 - With the historic coronation event only two weeks away, a festive ambience has begun to set in and the fever has crept beyond the capital to other districts in the country. [read more]
|
| FREE TO SMOKE Â Children are especially susceptible to industrial waste products |
23 October, 2008 - Smoke billowing from the roofs of industries in Pasakha have caught the attention of commuters along the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway, which is now routed through the Pasakha-Manitar road.
Three American entrepreneurs submit proposal on commercial hazelnut plantation
|
23 October, 2008 - BhutanÂs degraded, barren and agriculturally unproductive lands could be used for commercial hazelnut plantation (Seyshing doma) if the proposal presented by a group of American entrepreneurs becomes feasible. [read more]
Forestry division provides a space for people to keep in touch with nature
|
23 October, 2008 - A mix of rugged terrain and manicured oases in the middle of a forest, the royal botanical park is a hub of exotic plants, birds and an unique recreational site. This natural beauty, that encompasses about 47 sq km, is located at an altitude of 2,800 m. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - On October 18, students of a high school in Mongar attended a police-youth sensitisation programme on ÂCommon habits of youth in conflict with law organised by police officials in Mongar. Ironically, nine of those students were arrested by police on the same evening after being involved in a gang fight. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - Although on track to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) health targets, Bhutan is challenged with low levels of skilled birth attendance. [read more]
23 October, 2008 - Mongar police arrested a 40-year old woman on October 20 after she was suspected of killing and discarding her baby in a pit toilet. [read more]
ACC now appeals to High Court to extend detention
22 October, 2008 - The Thimphu dzongkhag court on Monday released, Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) managing director Sangay Gyaltsen on his familyÂs petition, after a 49-day detention. [read more]
22 October, 2008 - Sell off or transform.
These are the two options that a recent study, commissioned by the Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI), has laid out before the problem riddled State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB) and Bhutan Board Products Ltd (BBPL). DHI holds a 51 percent share in STCB and 47.74 percent in BBPL. [read more]
 |
| PRESSED FOR SPACE Â Overcrowded classrooms is the norm in urban/semi-urban centres |
22 October, 2008 - Bhutanese children in urban and semi-urban schools are being taught in overcrowded classes of 40 or more students which, officials feel, could be affecting the quality of education. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Towards a more humane humanity
At a time when the environment is under pressure from rapid industrialisation and consumerism, environmentally-friendly habits of some individuals come as a saving grace. Eshori Gurung reports.
Industrialization leads to economic development but it has also led to depletion of the ozone layer, affecting health and the ecosystem at large. It also promotes a lifestyle that […] [read more]
Out of home into a Hume pipe
Faced with domestic and social ostracism, Pethey is out in the wild to find a place he can call home.
Gyembo Namgyel reports.
The dark night has just set in, and even while the villagers were wide awake, 17-year-old Yonten Norbu alias Pethey of Jukaphai village is in deep slumber.
After attending a tshechu in a neighbouring village […] [read more]
Burning a mountain with a single thought
The Buddha warned that disruption of seasonal rains would usher in a period of famine followed by war and strife. Darfur in the African plains has already suffered this sequence of disasters.
As such, it is perhaps the first major casualty of global warming, but unless the tide is turned â and turned soon â it […] [read more]
BO_Dzo_17_October_2008
dzo_17_oct
[read more]
exLocal construction industry needs rethinking
Issues pertaining to local constructions continue to make headlines in the local papers, most often for all the wrong reasons. Collusions here, legal proceedings there and so on. In fact, when somebody talks about constructions, the first thing that comes to oneâs mind is corruption. The reason why people have negative image of this important […] [read more]
Around the kingdom in 13 days
Our reporter, Rabi C. Dahal, was part of the recent cross-country biking Cruising to Celebrate Coronation and Centenary. He shares his experience on the 13-day cruise around the country.
Before we started, we had just one thing in mind â to take the celebration beyond Thimphu. It was not an easy start. A lot of people […] [read more]
Coronation Archery Tournament continues
On the 24th day of the Coronation Archery Tournament, 19 teams are playing in the second knockout round. Every day, 60 archers are playing at the Changbangdu archery range.
As of today, Pema Namgay from NTT Construction and Talop Namgay from Phoja have hit 16 kareys each, the highest hits so far.
There are possibilities that His […] [read more]
Archery takes centre-stage in Pemagatshel
In spite of insufficient finances, archery is taking the centre-stage of sporting activity in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. The Pemagatshel Sports Association says its sub-committees do all they can to promote sports in the dzongkhag.
âSince archery is the national sport, besides providing entertainment to the local community, the sport is considered to have a positive effect on […] [read more]
Better luck with your employment, guys!
[read more]
âWhy are PTC teachers looked down upon so much?â
Sir, I am writing this out of shame and disheartenment after my sentiment had been completely smashed by the RCSC, the HR section of Samdrup Jongkhar, not to mention anything about the Education Department itself. When someone deserves the merits, nobody even makes an attempt to support him or her. Commit a small mistake and […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan’s on top for Christmas - ONE News
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
Top Christmas destination on offer - West Online
Some years ago I met an affluent, middle-aged (and childless) American couple who every year spent Christmas week in some faraway and often exotic location, among them Bethlehem, an African safari, up the Amazon, on an Antarctic cruise, at the North … [read more]
President, Sonia among few invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - Times of India
THIMPHU: President Pratibha Patil, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
PGI to benefit patients in Bhutan - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Bhutan is known to be Indiaâs closet ally in South Asia. And what ackowledges the fact is the first ever international telemedicine connectivity done on Thursday, wherein Bhutanâs only government hospital, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck … [read more]
Police: Blast in India’s northeast kills 17 - Miami Herald
GAUHATI, India — A bomb exploded outside a training center for police commandos in northeast India on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 23 more, police said. The bomb was apparently planted on a motorcycle and placed outside the … [read more]
Police: Blast near police training center in India’s northeast kills … - Minneapolis Star Tribune
GAUHATI, India - A bomb exploded outside a training center for police commandos in northeast India on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 23 more, police said. The bomb was apparently planted on a motorcycle and placed outside the center … [read more]
Prez, Sonia invited for Bhutan King’s coronation - That’s Cricket
Thimphu: President Pratibha Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family are likely to attend Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal’s coronation ceremony early next month, which the Bhutanese … [read more]
Maoists among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal vow to topple monarchy - DAWN Group
BELDANGI REFUGEE CAMP (Nepal), Oct 16: In a secluded corner of a refugee camp in southern Nepal, Nirmal Chettri outlines his plans for waging a bloody âpeople’s warâ on the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. With the intense stare of the … [read more]
Tibetan monk tortured - News.com.au
A TIBETAN monk who helped make a film about alleged Chinese repression in his homeland has been freed after seven months in jail but says he was tortured while in custody, the film-makers said. Jigme Gyatso, also know as Golog Jigme, was arrested in … [read more]
PGI to impart medical education, treatment guidelines to hospital in … - Indian Express
Chandigarh, October 16 : The Telemedicine project of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) was connected with the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu in Bhutan, on Thursday as part of … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
ACC now appeals to High Court to extend detention
22 October, 2008 - The Thimphu dzongkhag court on Monday released, Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) managing director Sangay Gyaltsen on his familyÂs petition, after a 49-day detention. [read more]
22 October, 2008 - Sell off or transform.
These are the two options that a recent study, commissioned by the Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI), has laid out before the problem riddled State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB) and Bhutan Board Products Ltd (BBPL). DHI holds a 51 percent share in STCB and 47.74 percent in BBPL. [read more]
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| PRESSED FOR SPACE Â Overcrowded classrooms is the norm in urban/semi-urban centres |
22 October, 2008 - Bhutanese children in urban and semi-urban schools are being taught in overcrowded classes of 40 or more students which, officials feel, could be affecting the quality of education. [read more]
22 October, 2008 - With visibility comes exposure. As the Bhutanese media start reporting on rural communities, we are beginning to see some problems in the otherwise peaceful existence of rural life. And we also see the inevitable reactions of a small society. [read more]
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22 October, 2008 - Sixteen-year old Zhiwang GurungÂs outstanding strokes at the second Dantak Golf tournament won him first place in the net category. [read more]
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22 October, 2008 - As the nation celebrates the centenary of the Bhutanese Monarchy, Thimphu Primary School, last Saturday, decided to honour the towering figures of the Wangchuck dynasty [read more]
22 October, 2008 - The second session of Parliament, which was scheduled to commence on November 12, has been postponed until further notice. [read more]
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22 October, 2008 - Where does anyone who is anyone end up on a Tuesday afternoon? Yesterday, it was at the Hotel Taj Tashi in Thimphu where Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck released a book, Facts About Bhutan, The Land of the Thunder Dragon, by a former Bhutanese diplomat, Lily Wangchuk.
ÂThis is the first book of its kind by a Bhutanese author, writes Her Majesty in the foreword, Âand I am very delighted to be presenting it to the readers with the hope that it will serve as an introduction to a very special country blessed throughout history.Â
Facts about Bhutan is a comprehensive information book, strong in pictures, which the author describes as her dream to Âreveal all the amazing facets of the countryÂ.
The centenary/coronation celebrations constitute the highlight of the pipe and brass bands calendar
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21 October, 2008 - Right, left, up and around. Their hand movements speak volumes. They orchestrate the rhythm and have the audiences trembling with patriotic fervour. [read more]
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20 October, 2008 - Running out of ideas for a gift? How about gifting them a mug or t-shirt or plate with a picture of theirs? Sounds great, but how do we go about getting it done? [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Towards a more humane humanity
At a time when the environment is under pressure from rapid industrialisation and consumerism, environmentally-friendly habits of some individuals come as a saving grace. Eshori Gurung reports.
Industrialization leads to economic development but it has also led to depletion of the ozone layer, affecting health and the ecosystem at large. It also promotes a lifestyle that […] [read more]
Out of home into a Hume pipe
Faced with domestic and social ostracism, Pethey is out in the wild to find a place he can call home.
Gyembo Namgyel reports.
The dark night has just set in, and even while the villagers were wide awake, 17-year-old Yonten Norbu alias Pethey of Jukaphai village is in deep slumber.
After attending a tshechu in a neighbouring village […] [read more]
Burning a mountain with a single thought
The Buddha warned that disruption of seasonal rains would usher in a period of famine followed by war and strife. Darfur in the African plains has already suffered this sequence of disasters.
As such, it is perhaps the first major casualty of global warming, but unless the tide is turned â and turned soon â it […] [read more]
BO_Dzo_17_October_2008
dzo_17_oct
[read more]
exLocal construction industry needs rethinking
Issues pertaining to local constructions continue to make headlines in the local papers, most often for all the wrong reasons. Collusions here, legal proceedings there and so on. In fact, when somebody talks about constructions, the first thing that comes to oneâs mind is corruption. The reason why people have negative image of this important […] [read more]
Around the kingdom in 13 days
Our reporter, Rabi C. Dahal, was part of the recent cross-country biking Cruising to Celebrate Coronation and Centenary. He shares his experience on the 13-day cruise around the country.
Before we started, we had just one thing in mind â to take the celebration beyond Thimphu. It was not an easy start. A lot of people […] [read more]
Coronation Archery Tournament continues
On the 24th day of the Coronation Archery Tournament, 19 teams are playing in the second knockout round. Every day, 60 archers are playing at the Changbangdu archery range.
As of today, Pema Namgay from NTT Construction and Talop Namgay from Phoja have hit 16 kareys each, the highest hits so far.
There are possibilities that His […] [read more]
Archery takes centre-stage in Pemagatshel
In spite of insufficient finances, archery is taking the centre-stage of sporting activity in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. The Pemagatshel Sports Association says its sub-committees do all they can to promote sports in the dzongkhag.
âSince archery is the national sport, besides providing entertainment to the local community, the sport is considered to have a positive effect on […] [read more]
Better luck with your employment, guys!
[read more]
âWhy are PTC teachers looked down upon so much?â
Sir, I am writing this out of shame and disheartenment after my sentiment had been completely smashed by the RCSC, the HR section of Samdrup Jongkhar, not to mention anything about the Education Department itself. When someone deserves the merits, nobody even makes an attempt to support him or her. Commit a small mistake and […] [read more]
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