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The road ahead – Kuensel Online
20 December, 2008 – Future generations of Bhutanese people will live longer. They will be better educated. They will have better communications and will travel further. They will be more prosperous. Their lives will be more comfortable. It was with … [read more]
Bhutan woman tells of transition from monarchy to democracy – Spencer Daily Reporter
(Photo submitted) Adorned in their Bhutanese national dress and special scarves, Tashi Ongmo, left, and her family, which includes father Dr. Gado Tshering, brother Thinley Jamtsho Tshering, mother Tashi Choden and older sister Chimi Ongmo, were … [read more]
Six honoured for service to nation – Kuensel Online
20 December, 2008 – “As King it is my duty to recognise people, who have served their fellow countrymen and nation in an exceptional way. It does not matter who you are, whether you are from rural or urban Bhutan or from the private sector or … [read more]
Column : Measuring prosperity – Financial Express
: There is widespread dissatisfaction with Growth National Product as a country’s overarching goal. It has major conceptual flaws. It is restricted to goods and services traded in the market. Valuations are determined by the underlying distribution … [read more]
India grants Bhutan, Maldives Rs.13.7 bn additional aid – Thaindian.com
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India has granted Bhutan and the Maldives Rs.1,370 crore (Rs.13.7 billion) as additional aid, it was announced here Friday.Of this, Rs.900 crore (Rs.9 billion) will go to Bhutan in two tranches, while Rs.470 crore (Rs.4.7 … [read more]
India grants Bhutan, Maldives Rs 13.7 billion additional aid – Zee News
New Delhi, Dec 19: India has granted Bhutan and the Maldives Rs.1,370 crore (Rs.13.7 billion) as additional aid, it was announced here Friday. Of this, Rs.900 crore (Rs.9 billion) will go to Bhutan in two tranches, while Rs.470 crore (Rs.4.7 billion … [read more]
Global Voices Online – 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]
Deepavali to Christmas – Grand Forks Herald
With their grandmother, Tika Kharel, seated between them in the van, cousins Dilli Oli, 24, and Krishna Bhetwal, 18, admired the bright, festive lights Wednesday night as Robin David drove slowly through Lincoln Park’s “Christmas in the Park … [read more]
Paper Talk – SkySports
We bring you all the football gossip from the national newspapers. Please note that these are the views published in the print media. Country: please choose Afghanistan Aland Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua … [read more]
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Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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20 December, 2008 – Fifty-two-year-old Gem Tshering is unworried and calm. His youngest daughter is appearing for, what they call, the “last gateway to life,” the civil service examinations, but his anxiety is well concealed.
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| His Majesty addresses the Nation at Changlimethang |
20 December, 2008 – Future generations of Bhutanese people will live longer. They will be better educated. They will have better communications and will travel further. They will be more prosperous. Their lives will be more comfortable. [read more]
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| Druk Thuksey medal |
20 December, 2008 – “As King it is my duty to recognise people, who have served their fellow countrymen and nation in an exceptional way. It does not matter who you are, whether you are from rural or urban Bhutan or from the private sector or government. In the end all that matters is your love and service for our people and country. It is my hope that, henceforth, every one of you will strive to merit these awards.” [read more]
20 December, 2008 – The revised procurement manual, key to curb corruption and improve transparency, is readied and will be presented to the ministry of finance (MoF) by January 2009. [read more]
20 December, 2008 – A pending concern for the government in the 10th Plan would be the amount of work to be executed. This is because the volume of work has doubled, while the number of class A and B contractors, who execute major work, has gone down. [read more]
20 December, 2008 – It has been quite a year. The first general election was an enriching experience. The restoration and establishment of monuments for the centenary celebrations were inspiring. The Coronation was an uplifting moment for all of us. [read more]
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| CONSTITUENCY CENTENNIAL – The prime minister celebrates National Day with the people of Pemagatshel |
20 December, 2008 – “For the last hundred years, we have been blessed with benevolent and exemplary monarchs, who brought us peace and happiness and I surmise only one reason why we were gifted so – It is through the peoples’ accumulated good fortune, which they earned by serving their leaders with tha dam tshi and being grateful to them.” [read more]
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19 December, 2008 – Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
There are many traditions and schools in Buddhism, such as Theravada, Zen, Kagyu, Pure Land, and Nyingma etc. Why is this? How should we see them?
Well, people and cultures are different. The Buddha recognized this fact, and in order to accommodate our various needs and characteristics, he devised 84,000 methods to lead us to the truth. Like clothing, if there were only one style and size, few people would find something suitable. Therefore, many styles have been created. Irrespective of the design, however, the articles must possess a common factor that defines them as clothing. The teachings of the Buddha are similar. [read more]
18 December, 2008 – Given a chance, about 530 of the present 4,816 Bhutanese teachers are willing to leave teaching to join other professions, according to a research study carried out to check motivation levels of Bhutanese teachers.
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| Kabchi Champ – The winner of the roasted wheat category at the festival in Punakha |
18 December, 2008 – Three days of traditional Bhutanese food cooked by local villagers, traditional spear and boomerang throwing, ‘human bull’ fights, a traditional hike and more were the highlights of the first folk festival, described by many as a “festival with a difference.”
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Bhutan Observer
Should MPs complain about Police not saluting them?
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Knock, knock…anybody home?
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How gay are Bhutanese gays?
Article 213 in Chapter 14 of the Penal Code of Bhutan states, “A defendant shall be guilty of the offence of unnatural sex, if the defendant engages in sodomy or any other sexual conduct that is against the order of nature†Does unnatural sex, which is graded as a petty misdemeanour, include homosexuality? How rife [...] [read more]
Bhutanese take to socialising online
Sonam, 24, is a happily married woman and has a son. Unlike conventional love stories, she fell in love with her husband when he was a faceless man she met while socialising online.
Never had she imagined that she would be marrying the faceless person on the other end of the line.
The story has been similar [...] [read more]
Basket ball final
The Merlins relinquished a 25- point halftime lead to lose the men’s final of the Coronation and Centenary Basketball Tournament, 72- 68, to the Pazaaps on December 17.
In the women’s final, which was also played at the Youth Development complex, Mystique beat the Flames.
A total of 24 teams took part in the tournament.
While the winning [...] [read more]
Tennis – many players, few courts
Tennis enthusiasts are being pushed out of tennis courts in Thimphu, as the courts are booked throughout holidays and after office hours, according to some disgruntled players.
They say Changlimethang has just three tennis courts that are always occupied. Karma Yoezer, a corporate employee, said that he had spent a lot of time in college playing [...] [read more]
The art of criticism
The year was 1914. The world cried for war but Bhutan chose education. That was how Haa School was born. Much later, Jigme Palden Dorji, the Prime Minister of Bhutan and Nari Rustomji, the Prime Minister of Sikkim, selected 30 boys from different villages and admitted them to selected schools in India. Progress in education, [...] [read more]
The toilet and the strain
Employment is a basic human need. With unemployment at 3.2% today, about seven thousand of our welleducated youth are out in the cold. It will take more than a ‘Labour Market Information’ from the Ministry of Labour to provide some desperate relief. Forty percent of our population is on the waiting list of the next [...] [read more]
Medals and a tug-of-war
Smiling broadly, His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck awarded Aum Neten Zangmo, chairperson of the Anti Corruption Commission, the prestigious Druk Thuksey medal, praising her work and integrity.
He told the crowd of thousands at the Changlimethang stadium that she deserved the medal for “carrying out her duties as head of the Anti- Corruption [...] [read more]
Bhutanese dams not to be blamed
The flooding and consequent damage in Assam during the 2007 monsoon were not caused by the release of excess water from dams in Bhutan, which had been reported by Central Water Commission, India. The government of Assam had claimed that release of water from Bhutanese dams had caused floods in July, 2007. Similar concerns were [...] [read more]
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