Bombs in Bhutan stir refugee crisis (Asia Times)
CHENNAI - The orchestrated bomb blasts that detonated on Monday in the capital of Thimphu and three other locations across Bhutan are a powerful reminder of the simmering refugee problem that has long plagued the ruling government and tarnished the reputation of the tiny Himalayan kingdom often referred to as Shangri-La.

Explosions rock Bhutan ahead of first polls (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A string of blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan at the weekend, wounding one person and damaging shops and businesses, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutanese Police said Monday.

Explosions rock Bhutan (Gulf Times)
THIMPHU: A string of explosions rocked Bhutan injuring one woman and damaging shops and businesses, officials said yesterday.

Explosions rock Bhutan ahead of first polls (Daily Telegraph)
A STRING of blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, wounding one person and damaging shops and businesses, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutanese Police said.

India, Nepal, Bhutan should jointly solve Bhutanese refugee problem (New Kerala)
Siliguri, Jan 19: Forward Bloc General Secretary Debabrata Biswas today said India, Nepal and Bhutan should jointly solve the problem of the Bhutanese refugees, sheltered at Damakh in Nepal.

Bhutan blames Nepal-based ‘militant groups’ for Sunday’s blasts (Nepalnews. com)
Bhutanese authorities have blamed “Nepal-based organisations” for a series of bomb blasts that rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Sunday, injuring one person.

Series of bomb blasts rock Bhutan, one hurt (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Four bomb blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Sunday, including one in the capital Thimphu, and a woman was injured, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutan Police said.

Serial blasts rock Bhutan (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 21 (IANS) A string of explosions rocked Bhutan injuring one woman and damaging shops and businesses, officials Monday said.

Series of bomb blasts rock Bhutan (TVNZ)
Four bomb blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, including one in the capital Thimphu, and a woman was injured, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutan Police said.

Series of bomb blasts rock Bhutan, one hurt (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters GUWAHATI, India, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Four bomb blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Sunday, including one in the capital Thimphu, and a woman was injured, a spokesman for the Royal …

From the Incas to the kewa datshi
PART III: A plant for all seasons

Potato in Dremitse: the humble tuber thrives at high altitudes too

22 January, 2008 - Potato is adapted to temperate climate. In Bhutan, it can be cultivated as a winter crop in the subtropics and as a summer crop in temperate and sub-alpine environments. Yak herding communities may cultivate potato up to elevations of 4500m. The only other crops and vegetables thriving at these elevations are barley, mustard, pea, turnip, radish and mustard green.

Bombs blasted in four dzongkhags
BREAKING NEWS21 January, 2008 - Four bomb blasts took place between 11.10am and 2.10pm in four different dzongkhags on January 20, including one in the capital, Thimphu.

BPCL in the black - twice in a row

Delayed industries diminish power profit

21 January, 2008 - After losing more than Nu 200 million in the first four years of its creation, the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited is today firmly out of the red, posting profits for the second year in a row.

Created in July 2002 as a utility service company to look after domestic transmission, distribution and supply of electricity, BPCL made a net profit of Nu 269 million in 2006.

Making a killing out of quotas?

Lining up for a token of depreciation

21 January, 2008 - The trade ministry’s strategy last year to discourage kerosene hoarding - by limiting the sanction of subsidized oil to 10 litres a month for each Bhutanese household - may be backfiring.

Head-banging in Paro by bike and bottle
21 January, 2008 - A 69-year-old Canadian tourist had to take 15 stitches on the head after a motorcycle knocked him down at around 11:40 am in Paro on January 18.

A Rennaisance Man no more

21 January, 2008 - A pleasant house stands among the rolling hills and fields of Tangsibi village in Bumthang. Another, more impressive one, nearly two hundred years old, Yungdrungcholing dzong, overlooks a stirring subtropical valley in Trongsa.

Breathing life into GNH
COMMENTARY 21 January, 2008 - Gross National Happiness (GNH) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea - especially those who have to think twice about where the sugar or milk is going to come from. And that is what distinguishes rhetoric from reality. Conceptually speaking, GNH is perhaps the highest goal that any nation can aspire for. Yet, when one person out of every four exists, or persists, below the poverty line, it remains a lofty goal. One that is delegated to the realm of literate thinkers and those who will finance anything that is out of the ordinary.

Hooray! Toons is back on the tube
21 January, 2008 - Cheer up kids, you can now watch your favourite cartoons like Tom and Jerry, Batman, and company again because Cartoon Network (CN) is back!

A favourite channel among children, Cartoon Network went off the air just as schools closed for the winter hols.

March is on to Assembly elections

19 January, 2008 - The country’s two political parties will soon begin their final round of getting to voters in the run-up to form the new government with the detailed dates for campaigning and the first general election announced on Thursday.

GNH takes centrestage

19 January, 2008 - Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji formally announced yesterday in Thimphu the formation of the GNH commission, which will combine the functions of the Planning Commission and the Committee of Secretaries and streamline the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the country’s plans and policies.

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