Bhutanese refugees make St. Louis home (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ganga Ram Upreti, his wife and daughter are the first Bhutanese refugees to be resettled in the metro area. Already, Upreti, 23, is finding his way around his new neighborhood, a cluster of well-kept, four-family buildings southwest of South Grand Boulevard and Chippewa Street.

Central Bhutan to be on central grid by July (Kuensel)
21 April, 2008 - Power shortage in the central dzongkhags of Trongsa and Bumthang should become a thing of the past once Bhutan power corporation limited (BPCL) links Kurichu power, via Tingtibi in Zhemgang, by July this year.

India lifts rice ban on Bhutan (Kuensel)
21 April, 2008 - The government of India has lifted the March 17 ban on the import of rice by Bhutan with immediate effect.

Punjab National Bank to start Bhutan JV by year-end (The Economic Times)
Public-sector lender Punjab National Bank on Sunday said it will enter Bhutan by the end of this year through a banking joint venture, for which a memorandum of understanding will be signed by July.

Govt weighs rail links with Nepal, Bhutan (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, April 20 : Railway minister Laloo Prasad is exploring the possibility of a slew of projects that will connect India to Nepal and Bhutan.

In the Himalayas, a climate-change calamity builds (Los Angeles Times)
Glacial melting threatens disastrous floods in Bhutan, one of the world’s most environmentally vigilant nations. High in the Himalayas, above this peaceful valley where farmers till a patchwork of emerald-green fields, an icy lake fed by melting glaciers waits to become a “tsunami from the sky.”

Hindi films, TV soap operas a ‘must’ among Bhutanese (New Kerala)
Zafri Mudasser Nofil, Thimphu: Bhutan’s capital may have just one cinema that screens only Bhutanese language films all year round but Bollywood has been able to make its presence in the country, through VCDs and DVDs of its movies that are easily available.

“I feel so welcomed” (Kuensel)
21 April, 2008 - When Julia Young of the US decided to visit Bhutan she was told by friends that it may not be possible to get a visa or a personal guide because she was visually impaired.

Khadar does brisk business (Kuensel)
21 April, 2008 - With the recent formal appointment of cabinet ministers and members of parliament, the khadar business has seen a boom. The popularity and usage of khadar has reached such a stage that shops in Thimphu have even begun to recycle them.

Refugees warn of Bhutan’s new tide of ethnic expulsions (Guardian Unlimited)
Himalayan kingdom’s Shangri-la image is a myth, says tortured activist

Health, education, lifestyle at the Asia Expo

21 April, 2008 - The first mega industry six-day fair called the Best of Asia Expo kicked off on Wednesday at the Loselling Ground in Changjiji. The name might be a bit misleading, but four countries (Thailand, Sweden, Myanmar, Japan and, of course, Bhutan) came under one roof to showcase their displays.

Who wants to be a Big Star?

21 April, 2008 - Sonam reminded herself that it was perhaps the only opportunity to make her way into the glamorous world that she had dreamt of over many years since childhood.

Ten question

21 April, 2008 - Choki Lhamo, 23, from Barpang, Mongar, is a tailor at Alam Tailors for five years now. An expert today at stitching kiras, tegos and wonjus, this is what she has to say about the new designs in kiras.

1. Where did you do your schooling from?
I never went to school.

Connected yet cut off

Daifam does not feature in the 10th development programmes

21 April, 2008 - Road access and electricity is supposed to be synonymous with development but that has not been the case for the small town of Daifam (Jomotsangkha), tucked away at the eastern edge of Samdrup Jongkhar district.

India lifts rice ban on Bhutan
21 April, 2008 - The government of India has lifted the March 17 ban on the import of rice by Bhutan with immediate effect.

RICB coughs up Nu 2m for hailstone damage
21 April, 2008 - The Royal Insurance Corporation Limited (RICB) will be paying Nu 2 million for damage to motor vehicles caused by a hailstorm on March 14 this year in Phuentsholing town.

Khadar does brisk business

Shopkeepers smile as customers say it with silk

21 April, 2008 - With the recent formal appointment of cabinet ministers and members of parliament, the khadar business has seen a boom. The popularity and usage of khadar has reached such a stage that shops in Thimphu have even begun to recycle them.

Rapid Response Engineering Challenge

CST engineers - Learning by doing

21 April, 2008 - A local town has been hit by a hurricane and you have been sent there as a disaster relief engineer. How do you respond, given time and budget constraints?

“I feel so welcomed”

21 April, 2008 - When Julia Young of the US decided to visit Bhutan she was told by friends that it may not be possible to get a visa or a personal guide because she was visually impaired.

Land transactions streamlined
21 April, 2008 - Having taken over the Chha Zhag thrams and cadastral maps of Thimphu and Phuentsholing towns, national land commission officials say that land transactions in the two urban areas will take a maximum of 90 days.

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