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Rare exhibit of Buddhist paintings, sculpture from Bhutan - Boston Globe
HONOLULU— Assistant curator John Johnston scaled steep cliffs for seven hours to reach a bronze sculpture of a Buddha at a small Himalayan monastery 13,000 feet above sea level. And where there was no trail, he and two companions grabbed trees to …

Bhutan welcomes Rs 100 billion Indian assistance programme - Zee News
Thimphu, May 22: Bhutan has welcomed the Rs 100 billion assistance pledged by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing surprise and happiness over the “astronomical sum”. Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said his government was “surprised and …

Bhutan welcomes Rs 100 bn Indian assistance - Business Standard
Bhutan has welcomed the Rs 100 billion assistance pledged by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing surprise and happiness over the “astronomical sum”. Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said his government was “surprised and very happy with …

Bhutanese parliamentarians appreciate Indian prime minister - Kuensel Online
22 May, 2008 - As the joint sitting of the National Assembly resumed on Tuesday, members of parliament expressed their gratitude to the Indian government and the prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, who addressed the joint sitting on Saturday and …

Robotics pioneer Weisel dies in Fort Myers - News-Press
Walt Weisel, a robotics pioneer and chief executive officer of Paro Robots U.S., died Monday in Fort Myers. Weisel, 67, went to the hospital Monday because he wasn’t feeling well and suffered a heart attack, said Sandra Brooks, a 25-year …

Jigme Losel lifts junior cricket trophy - Kuensel Online
21 May, 2008 - Jigme Losel primary school bagged first prize in the first ever inter-school cricket tournament in the class VI and VII category organized by the Bhutan cricket board (BCC). Changgangkha MSS topped the class VII and VIII category while …

National booters play to 1-1 draw with African XI - New Nation
National football team played to a 1-1 draw with African Football XI in a practice match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Motiur Rahman Stadium in Narsingdi on Thursday ahead of the 5th SAF Championship. Abul Hossain put the national side ahead early in …

NEPAL: Refugee journalists face death threats - Asia Media
Cadres of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist Leninist Maoist) threatened to kill associate editor of Bhutan News Service Ichha Poudel, a Bhutanese refugee organisation said. According to a statement by Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA …

Tibetan monks carve out new home in US heartland - Raw Story
In the rolling hills of Indiana, Tibetan monks pray for their homeland. They have little hope of returning. While their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, tours Western nations in hope of drumming up support for Tibetan autonomy, these ten monks work …

Face to Face–New from O’Reilly: Rick Sammon’s Complete Guide to … - WebWire
Sebastopol, CA—The arrival of balmy weather ushers in the travel season–rich with opportunities for capturing your family, friends, and the new people you meet in photos. But taking memorable images is an art. You need to engage people with the …

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

By August they must
Workshop stakeholders nailed down to final deadline

The congested workshops in Changzamtog

22 May, 2008 - After missing two deadlines and raising controversy between landowners and workshop owners, the final relocation of Changzamtog automobile workshops to Olarongchu is now finalized for August.

How rachus are worn: The right way and wrong

Driglam namzha for the feminine gender

22 May, 2008 - It seems that there is still some confusion on the proper way of using the rachu. This became apparent when the BBSTV camera panned the audience gallery during its live broadcast of the ongoing joint session of Parliament this week.

Break down barriers, build up support

Communications minister Lyonpo Nandalal Rai meets with visually challenged participants in Thimphu on May 17, World telecommunication and information society day, which was observed with the theme “connecting people with disabilities”

22 May, 2008 - Accessibility is the key to ensure that people with challenges participate in society effectively. The government or key agencies must include accessibility in their developmental programmes to make this a reality.

Slump in mushroom export

Hands on training for would be farmers

22 May, 2008 - The export of matsutake mushroom, locally known as sangay shamu, has fallen drastically yearly since 2000.

A meeting of minds

His Majesty the King with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Dechhencholing palace

21 May, 2008 - On May 17 the members of the National Council and the National Assembly stood up to offer a “silent ovation” in response to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s address to the Bhutanese people. It was a historic moment and the Indian prime minister was the first international figure to address Bhutan’s new parliament.

Bhutan Observer

The journey of Aum Kali
Aum Kali is one amongst the projected population of 5,712 (Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan 2007) people between the ages of 75-79. On her first visit to Thimphu, she is more than taken aback at the sights and sounds
Dressed in a matha kira and holding her rosary, seventy six year old, Aum Kali, nestles on a […]

The need for a rehab centre
Once they took on the task of redirecting people away from drugs and alcohol. Today, they are victims of their own folly. They await, in prison, the culmination of the case against them, that of having killed a client through physical therapy. The nine members of the erstwhile REWA bide their time with Yoga, meditation […]

Should Indian Idol (or any other foreign artists) be allowed to perform live concerts in Bhutan?
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Three feet tall on cloud nine
At a height of merely three feet, Namgay Dorji may be one of the shortest adults in the country but that also makes him one of the most ingenious of cow herders around.
“I’m good at milking – I do it standing up,” he says. “Or, I can just stand below a cow’s udder and suck.”
The […]

Chilli and cash: a spicy combination
Half an hour’s walk from Duksum, below a stiff terrain, lies a few make shift huts. The dwellings
are surrounded by banana and papaya trees planted by cow herders. A small stream runs alongside paddy fields cultivated by the people of Ramjar and Yalang gewogs.
Immediately after the harvest, Ramjarpas and Yalangpas go to their lower lands, […]

Restoring Memelakha
The Thimphu City Corporation will be rehabilitating the landfill at Memelakha.
It had carried out a survey last month and the work will be started as soon as the financial assistance comes through.
Earlier, the TCC had found another site for the city’s dumping ground, between Memelakha and Hongtsho but had to reject the site as there […]

Food crisis has no impact on WFP
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) activities in Bhutan have not been affected by the global food crisis that has raised food prices and forced some countries to ban exports.
The disproportionate rise in population and production of food grains, income inequalities, change in climatic conditions and decline of arable lands due to industrialisation are few of […]

Dressed to kill
The sun can be oppressive in the small mining town of Khothakpa in Pemagatsel, even during the winter months. During summer, the temperature hovers around the mid-30s, forcing residents to wear light clothing.
As people look for ways to beat the midday heat, one boy is oblivious to it, preferring to wear layer upon layer of […]

Indian Prime Minister addresses National Assembly of Bhutan
Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s address at the National Assembly of Bhutan, in Thimphu:
“It is a great privilege for me to address the Joint Session of the National Assembly and the National Council of Bhutan. I bring to you the warmest greetings and felicitations of […]

MY UNTOLD MISERY
The golden sun lends a bright radiance to the tree top. It was a pleasant and jolly moment. The blue firmament of the endless universe seemed naked as the golden sun shone smilingly. It was as if it was showering me blessings to begin my life with a joyous moment that would ever brighten. The […]

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