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Belief in the beast - star.com.my
Once ingrained in the history and culture of Bhutan, the yeti today is being dismissed, just like the other old ways of this isolated Himalayan nation. HE REMEMBERS the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature …    [read more]

Thumbnail sketch of Thimphu’s less fortunate - Kuensel Online
26 August, 2008 - Thimphu, in its vibrant urban buzz, is busily engaged in the pursuit of property and comfort but in the process many seem to have overlooked the deprived sections of the city. These are people, who survive amidst the modernization …    [read more]

Tibet’s most famous woman blogger, Woeser, detained by police - Times Online
Tibet’s most famous woman writer and blogger was accused of taking photographs of military installations and arrested by police after she returned home briefly to Lhasa, the capital. The detention of Woeser, who, like many Tibetans, goes by a …    [read more]

Register » - yorkshirepost
Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed …    [read more]

Bhutan: ‘toilet revolution’ has not led to high use - IRC
Despite a national campaign in Bhutan to provide public latrines, which provided almost 100% coverage by 2000, people tend not to use them and continue to defecate in the open. The toilets often fall into disrepair or are used for other purposes. The …    [read more]

PUNJAB NAT’L BANK TO START BHUTAN OPS BY MARCH 2009 - TradingMarkets.com
“We have recently signed an MoU with the a prominent local business house and are in the process of obtaining regulatory approval from the Bhutan for the operation,” Punjab National Bank General Manager Ranjan Dhawan said. The bank already has got …    [read more]

Climate change threatens South Asia food supplies - Boston Globe
DHAKA, Bangladesh— Melting Himalayan glaciers, rising sea levels and depleting fresh water sources as a result of global climate change are posing grave threats to food production and economic development in the populous South Asia region, experts …    [read more]

Bin there, but done what? - Kuensel Online
26 August, 2008 - In an renewed battle to tackle the mounting garbage problem, the Thimphu city corporation (TCC) will empty all recycle bins in the city tomorrow and urge the public to use them correctly by segregating waste. This step is an …    [read more]

MQM delegation headed by Dr.Farooq Sattar met PM Gilani - Pakistan News Service
The Prime Minister said that his government must take initiatives for the poor segments of the society as PPPP was given the mandate on the said manifesto. He further stressed greater political reconciliation on all-important national issues. He …    [read more]

Iran boosts spending to promote Koran culture - Pakistan News Service
TEHRAN (AFP)-The government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday it has boosted spending to promote the Muslim holy book the Koran and revive revolutionary ideals in Iran. “The current government aims to revive the culture of the early …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Traditional healing in the land of medicinal herbs

The present indigenous hospital

26 August, 2008 - Traditional medical system was established in Bhutan by the personal physician of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, Tenzin Drugyal, in the 16th century AD. This ancient system of healing was passed on as an oral tradition till it was formalised by establishing the institute of traditional medicine services (ITMS) in 1967 as an indigenous unit under the department of health services.    [read more]

Know your nutrients

26 August, 2008 - With the ban on chicken still on and other meat items not easily available at this time of the year, how about supplanting your meatless diet with vegetables and fruits, especially when these can provide the same amount of nutrients required.
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10?

26 August, 2008 - Tshering Dem is a salesgirl in R Penjor Tshongkhang. The 20-year-old tells City Bytes how she gives people directions to her home and the shop.

1. How do you tell people where your shop is located?
I tell them it’s near the main traffic and opposite the clock tower.    [read more]

Expand your computer’s horizon

26 August, 2008 - Everyday electronics are being upgraded. They’re getting sleeker, smaller and more complicated. A trend we never thought about yesterday is becoming a reality today.
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Bin there, but done what?
Irresponsibility and lack of awareness undermine recycle bin program

ANYTHING GOES – Some have even stopped disposing of waste in garbage disposal trucks

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Thumbnail sketch of Thimphu’s less fortunate
A look-see into how the other half lives
in the capital

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD – The underbelly of urban development

26 August, 2008 - Thimphu, in its vibrant urban buzz, is busily engaged in the pursuit of property and comfort but in the process many seem to have overlooked the deprived sections of the city.    [read more]

Who let the dogs out?

CANINE CAPTURE – The catch quota is one dog per shop

26 August, 2008 - A common problem all dzongkhags share today lies with impounding their stray dogs after the 87th session of the National Assembly resolved that every dzongkhag should build dog pounds.    [read more]

Going by the numbers
Surface transport statistics throw up interesting and insightful figures

26 August, 2008 - A detailed study on Bhutan’s transport situation under the surface transport Master Plan has thrown up some interesting and insightful figures.

Nu 356.4
million: For development of surface transport in 10th plan    [read more]

Bhutan Observer

The price of doing drugs
Getting high on drugs might seem like another part of the world with all that excitement initially, but when this fun turns to fear, one might as well wish for a time machine to go back and erase the past. Pushkar Chhetri reports.

Tenzin (name changed), 28 has been doing drugs since he was 14. He […]    [read more]

Beyond Druk, Datsi, Tashi and Sonfy
For a diminutive speck on the map of the world Bhutan really does have a few bolts from the blue up its sleeve. But then, we saw last week that size does not really matter. The adventure continues and the surprises still abound:
That I have run into so many people from the east, that Thimphu […]    [read more]

Monsoon Cup in Gelephu reaches quarterfinals
The third Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) Monsoon Cup Football Tournament, the greatest sporting event in Gelephu, has reached its quarterfinals. Everyday, it is drawing about three thousand spectators. The crowds brave wet weather and footballers battle it out on a water-logged pitch.
Almost half of a total of 17 teams, including four from Assam, have been […]    [read more]

Managing solid waste in Thimphu has become a overwhelming task as urban areas have grown messily
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“Make haste or be buried in waste,” Dasho Benji
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If you love my curves I’ve many
I’ve just about had it with the roads. I’m exasperated! Come on people, let’s all be civil. This is not Bangkok nor is it the streets of New York. This is our capital and we all run into each other sooner or later. So stop honking me when all you are going to do today […]    [read more]

Donation & religion
Sir It is becoming a common sight - people collecting donation in the name of renovation/ construction of religious monuments and other religious activities. But we are unaware of any Rules/Acts regarding the collections and contribution of such donations.
It is observed that almost all classes of citizens donate for the religious purpose but do hesitate […]    [read more]

Pay revision & division
Sir,
Looking at the history of civil servants’ salaries, the pay of a civil servant is revised on a percentage-wise basis. From higher percent and higher grades to lower rates and grades, benefitting the people holding higher posts. This makes the lower income group in our society struggle. We learn from advertisements in newspapers that the […]    [read more]

Lhabsang Thruesel ceremony at the Paro airport and other stories
The Prime Minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley, in a sombre mood during the closing ceremony of the three-day National Conference on Solid Waste Management held at RIM, Semtokha, Thimphu
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His Holiness the Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choeda performed a Lhabsang Thruesel ceremony at the Paro International Airport.
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Internet users are getting back the bandwidth they were denied […]    [read more]

Child rape
Yesterday, Thimphu dzongkhag court’s Bench II had its first preliminary hearing on the case of a 14-year-old who was raped and impregnated by her 45 year-old step father along with battery charges.
The case was charge sheeted on Monday by the Women and Child Protection Unit, RBP.
The case has been registered under Section 183 on the […]    [read more]

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