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Essar eyes Bhutan power play - Economic Times
MUMBAI: Essar Power is planning to set up a 500 MW hydel power plant in Bhutan at an estimated cost of over Rs 4,000 crore. However, it is not clear at this stage whether Essar will implement the project on its own. Sources close to the development …
Hunt on for first Miss Bhutan - Daily News and Analysis
THIMPHU: These aspiring beauty queens idolise Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai and come September, one of them will be crowned the first Miss Bhutan at a pageant with no swim-suit round. Held for the first time, 77 contestants from across the country …
Myanmar int’l airline to resume flight with alternate aircraft - Xinhua News Agency
YANGON, July 28 (Xinhua) — The Myanmar Airways International (MAI), the sole national flag carrier, has resumed normal flight with a newly-hired aircraft as an alternate arrangement after its former aircraft was stopped flying Bangkok’s new …
India’s credit facility to help Bhutan - Business Standard
The commitment was made during Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley’s recent four-day visit to India. “This facility will be used as and when we face a shortage,” said an official, who was part of the Bhutanese 42-member delegation during Thinley’s …
Two killed in Alto accident - Kuensel Online
28 July, 2008 - A father and daughter were killed on the spot when the Alto car they were travelling in went off the road near Ramitey, 10 km from Phuentsholing, at around 9 pm on July 22. Cheku Dremit, 41, a Dzongkha teacher at Phuentsholing middle …
Oriental whirl: A fairytale wedding - New Straits Times
Tony (right) and Carina splurged more than HK30 million on their dream wedding in Bhutan. THE romantic Himalayan highlands, monks in traditional attire, the Bhutan royal family in attendance, a 12-carat diamond wedding ring, a priceless one-of-its …
Carina Lau was Zinged - Straits Times
Singaporean make-up artist Zing may have enjoyed some limelight last week for making Hong Kong star Carina Lau look great for her wedding but ask him for snippets about the big day and he reaches for the concealer. Lau, 43, wed long-time beau Tony …
South Asian summit kicks off in Sri Lankan capital - Xinhua News Agency
COLOMBO, July 27 (Xinhua) — The summit meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) got underway here on Sunday with the 2-day parley of senior foreign affairs officials of respective nations, officials from the Sri Lankan …
Kareys galore in Yangphel archery - Kuensel Online
26 July, 2008 - With the league round of the Yangphel archery tournament in full swing, the highest team karey hit in 15 rounds stands at 43. Two teams from Paro, Hungoen Nga and Hungyel, hold the record. Gem Tshering of Hungyel hit 14 kareys, the …
Interview: Leo van der Velden, United Nations World Food Programme … - Blogcritics.org
In this next interview in the “Ending World Hunger” series, we will look at school feeding programs in Bhutan. Located between India and China, Bhutan is often victimized by natural disasters like flooding.
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
28 July, 2008 - A father and daughter were killed on the spot when the Alto car they were travelling in went off the road near Ramitey, 10 km from Phuentsholing, at around 9 pm on July 22.
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28 July, 2008 - After being thoroughly briefed on their doÂs and donÂts, the first batch of students of Gaeddug college of business studies in Gedu started classes on July 23 amidst misty weather.
The college offers bachelorÂs degrees in business administration and has 525 students and 37 lecturers. Presently, the college shares the building with THPA officials, who will move out by next March.
The first batch of students will graduate in 2010.
26 July, 2008 - What started as a media briefing of their first 100 days in office soon extended into a spirited marathon session lasting almost five hours that, at times, saw temperatures rise, with the government answering questions, defending allegations, which had emerged in the local media, including Internet fora.
The traditional water sharing system is found to be feudal and unfair
26 July, 2008 - With water-related woes pouring in from across the country, most policy makers are pointing to the lack of a water law.
ACC fingers government agencies for lapses
26 July, 2008 - Nima construction is in the anti corruption commissionÂs (ACC) dock for hiding information and doing three major projects worth Nu 300 million for which it was not eligible, according to an ACC report .
26 July, 2008 - After much deliberations and running between the two houses, the Election Bill of Bhutan was adopted by the joint sitting of parliament with 21 parliamentarians voting against the move.
26 July, 2008 - In Bhutan officialdom has tended to dominate society and life because of the socio-political structure of the past. For 100 years the Bhutanese population was structured like a family with the Monarch as head of the family, looking after the welfare of its members.
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26 July, 2008 - On completing 100 days in office, the DPT government held a press conference at the prime ministerÂs office on July 24 where the ministers shared the most important achievements, policies and plans in the various sectors.
26 July, 2008 - The transition of the country to a democratic constitutional monarchy has provided a strong foothold for the royal audit authority (RAA) to play a greater role in promoting good governance.
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26 July, 2008 - DidnÂt mom say, ÂNever talk to strangers? But, the moment we enter into cyber space, momÂs advice is forgotten.
The World Wide Web has provided a platform to develop social networks in a way that could not be imagined, not so long ago.
Bhutan Observer
And the matches go on â¦
Some 900 archers from around the country will be aiming for the bullâs eye in this seasonâs most awaited and popular archery tournament in the country, the Yangphel Open, which began on July 19 in Thimphu and Paro.
The opening match was played between Team Centenary, Dorjee Phalam and Chuuk Samtsi Rang in Thimphu.
The Paro opener […]
Taking development to Lunana
Taking development all the way - From Nikachu in Wangduephodrang to their village in Lunana, villagers walk for five days carrying their needs on their backs.
In the news
His Majesty the King granted an audience to Lieutenant General Deepak Raj, General Officer Commanding 33 Corps of the Indian army at the Tashichhodzong on July 23. Lieutenant General Deepak Raj is in the kingdom on a five-day visit. He arrived in the country on July 22.
The three-day consecration of the Jangchub chorten at Ngakeythang […]
Private media need support
A system of âasymmetric regulationsâ such as the one imposed in the mobile telecom sector will, contrary to the hopes of the two private newspapers, not be introduced in the print media, according to the Bhutan Infocom and Media Authority (BICMA).
The asymmetric regulations in the telecom sector has barred B-Mobile, from lowering rates for six […]
DPT has been in action only for 44 days
A cabinet meeting was held yesterday to discuss policies, programs and the impact of the various measures adopted by the Druk Phuentshum Tshogpa (DPT) government. Lyonchen Jigme Y. Thinley said that though the DPT government has now completed 100 days, the party had fewer days to work. âOut of the 100 days, due to the […]
The great Indian political bazaar
India is still reeling from the experience some called the “great Indian political bazaar”, following a confidence vote on July 22. Disagreement between the ruling party and the opposition over an Indo-US nuclear deal came to a head when the latter withdrew its support to the government. The government stood its ground and called for […]
An appeal for Dzongkha
Sir,
Some time ago, almost every Bhutanese newspaper published an article on the Dzongkha teaching pool graduation. For example, âfirst batch of masters in Buddhist philosophyâ, âHis Holiness the Je Khenpo award certificates to Dzongkha lecturersâ and â21 gets masters in Buddhist Philosophyâ.
Since I am un-workman-likely-going in for comparative and field linguistics which is the only […]
We are the world
The ACC workshop on the ‘Role of Media and Civil Society in building Informed Citizenry to fight Corruption’ was held this Wednesday. This dynamic initiative shone a conscious light on a loose web of concern for social justice and public propriety that constitutes a kind of nascent, invisible force.
It is a fact that we are […]
The inquisitive Bhutanese
As Dr Amartya Sen labeled the Indian as argumentative, the Bhutanese could well be called inquisitive. The Bhutanese are by nature dangerously inquisitive, as we have witnessed time and again. The flash flood last week is one prime example. In the thirst to see the flood, caution was thrown to the wind. The news circulating […]
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