The Thunder Dragon and Hydropower
A checklist for effective exploitation

3 July, 2008 - The DPT government’s target of 10,019 MW by 2020 will have to avoid past mistakes of long delays and increased costs and also be well prepared for the implications of such massive projects. The projects, if carried out well and in time, will change the socio economic face of Bhutan and create rapid development opportunities.

Bumthang honey makes a comeback

Processing and packaging at the beekeeper’s association plant

3 July, 2008 - The bee keeping association at Jalikhar in Bumthang began harvesting honey yesterday, which means that the bottled Bumthang product should soon be back on shop shelves.

Will Langthel gewog give tomatoes a go?

3 July, 2008 - Tomato could become the next income-generating cash crop for Trongsa’s Langthel gewog.

District agricultural officials are cultivating four varieties of tomato - Roma, an egg-shaped tomato, Indian rare, Ratan, which is round in shape, and Cherry, the small local tomatoes - at the agriculture extension office in Langthel. Trials are being conducted on six beds, three inside poly-tunnels and three in the open.

Bhutan Observer

Cement plants and its pollution
People living in the vicinity of cement plants are increasingly complaining about pollution caused by dust particles. They say that besides the smog on the environment, there is also the threat to health. There is the call for proper assessment of such situations and the need for necessary action.
The National Environment Commission (NEC) has rules […]

To dip the feet or not
Gelephu residents who return home after shopping in the border town of Dhatghari are confused when only passengers and pedestrians are asked to dip their feet in the disinfectant, and not the drivers. This happens every day at the Indo-Bhutan gate where BAFRA staff ensure that people dip their feet in the bleaching powder liquid […]

Mongar beset by water scarcity
From April till mid June, Mongar faces a water shortage of 1, 75,140 litres a day, with people travelling as far as six to seven kilometers to fetch water. Mongar requires 6, 52,500 litres of water in a day. At present, Mongar has three water sources- two from Yakpugang and another from Korilla.
Restaurants and hotels […]

The race to sell cells
It’s an expensive choice, whether you are a Tashi Cell user or a B-Mobile client, but you have a choice, and that is down to who provides better services at cheaper rates.
In the battle to capture customers, Tashi Cell and B-Mobile have introduced many new value added services and revised the rates, seemingly to the […]

The Ladies’ Loan- boon or curse?
The introduction of the BoB’s Ladies-Plus-Loan has made life financially easier for women in need of cash. The catch is- are the loans being put to proper use or is the money encouraging habits where they were none, like gambling.
The CEO of BoB, Kinga Tshering, said that the loan is for general purposes like starting […]

Jaigaon taxi drivers outmanouvre Bhutanese cabbies
In an act of sheer unscrupulousness, Jaigaon taxi drivers are outsmarting their Bhutanese counterparts by illegally snatching their passengers and depriving them of their rights. SANGAY WANGCHUK reports
The result has been that Phuentsholing taxi drivers are finding it difficult driving their business forward. “I had passengers till Pasakha. While I was opening the door for […]

Dish TV: to see or not to see
If you are a resident of Gelephu you get to watch Al Jazeera. If you are a resident of Paro you get to watch Ten Sports. And if you are a resident of Phuentsholing, tune in to India TV and Zee Music. TANDIN PEM reports
But if you are a resident of Thimphu, jolly good luck […]

Transport United takes Bhutanese Football to a Higher Ground
For anybody who follows the country’s club football championships, Transported United Football Club’s got to be as popular as Manchester United. After all, such is their dominance. They are the four-time defending champions and look all set to do it all over again in the ‘A’ Division National League 2008. After winning all their four […]

A Good Player in the Making
Yeshey Dorji is one of the most promising players in the Bhutanese national team. As the lone striker, he played a big part in the team’s recent success at the SAFF competition. And at twenty one, he is still one of the youngest members of the team.
The reasons behind his success are many. He says […]

The teacher in the coop- a cagey affair
Not everything about bird flu has been bad. A teacher in Khoma Lower Secondary School in Lhuntse has decided to live in the school’s empty chicken coop. Here, the housing crunch is for real. KUNGA T DORJI reports
“I’ll be very comfortable there,” says 25-year-old Ugyen Wangchuk. This rookie teacher has stayed the few months of […]

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