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13 : 00 - Soccerway
National leagues (474) Albania (4) Algeria (2) Andorra (4) Angola (1) Antigua and Barbuda (1) Argentina (7) Armenia (3) Aruba (1) Australia (12) Austria (5) Azerbaijan (3) Bahamas (1) Bahrain (1) Bangladesh (1) Barbados (1) Belarus (3) Belgium (7 …    [read more]

13 : 00 - Soccerway
National leagues (474) Albania (4) Algeria (2) Andorra (4) Angola (1) Antigua and Barbuda (1) Argentina (7) Armenia (3) Aruba (1) Australia (12) Austria (5) Azerbaijan (3) Bahamas (1) Bahrain (1) Bangladesh (1) Barbados (1) Belarus (3) Belgium (7 …    [read more]

Seeking a better life for children - Rocky Mountain News
Sabitra, Som and 8-year-old Sabina Baral, from left, prepare lunch in their Aurora apartment before Som leaves for work. The family came to the U.S. as refugees from Bhutan three months ago. He was a teacher in Nepal, where they lived in a refugee …    [read more]

Bhutan’s Forgotten Citizens - OhmyNews
Bhutan celebrated the coronation of its new king earlier this month. The 28-year-old Oxford-educated bachelor Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck assumed leadership of a nation that is just beginning to take baby steps toward modernization. The country …    [read more]

Bhutan refugees find homes — and reasons for thanks — in Northeast … - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
How to help Members of Shiva Vishnu Temple are collecting clothing, blankets and home furnishings for the newly arrived Bhutanese families. To contribute to the effort, call Manhar Shah, 440-915-4921. Cash donations may be made to the Office of …    [read more]

Bhutan hails new king - Sydney Morning Herald
November 12 | The tiny country of Bhutan is enjoying 42 days of celebration, following the coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk on November 6. The Sydney Morning Herald ’s, South Asia correspondent, Matt Wade was there. What’s behind the …    [read more]

Author’s adventure in Bhutan - This is Trowbridge
AN ENTHUSIAST in the Bhutanese culture has launched a new book after joining the King of Bhutan in the royal coronation celebrations. Former teacher Freda Ferne, 61, of Avoncliff, near Bradford on Avon, has published ‘Bhutan Land of the Thunder …    [read more]

Meet Marianne – Thimphu dogs’ best friend - Kuensel Online
27 November, 2008 - She shares her home with 103 dogs, 11 monkeys and five cats. Since her coming to Bhutan in 1997, she has nursed more than 30,000 stray animals, suffering the gamut of ailments from heart infection to skin diseases and bone …    [read more]

Bhutan Built Berlin Wall is Yet to Fall Down - Newsblaze.com
The pull down of Berlin wall, in 1990, reunified East and West Germany. Many people returned from West Germany to East Germany with documents and evidences to claim the land, houses and properties they themselves or their parents owned as early as in …    [read more]

Brazil imports GNH from Bhutan - Kuensel Online
25 November, 2008 - As Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) continues to draw international attention, its most recent destination is Brazil, one of the largest and most populous countries in South America. Last month, when a team from Bhutan …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Parikrama quake rocks Thimphu

29 November, 2008 - It was a night of some super-wacko sonic head-banging experience for Bhutanese rock music fans. Even as the mercury dipped, the music soared, rocking the audience, who with hands in the air cheered on the first live rock concert by one of India’s top bands Parikrama (‘orbital revolution’ in Sanskrit).    [read more]

Gross National Happiness: Heavier than a mountain

COMMENTARY29 November, 2008 - GNH is the expression of a system of values that defined the Bhutanese system over centuries. Today, Bhutan articulates the need to preserve such traditions and values on the premise that what we have is good and should be preserved through change.    [read more]

IT giants look at Bhutan for investment

Infosys head N R Narayana Murthy (left) and Nasscom chairman Dr Ganesh Natarajan present Lyonchen with a token of appreciation from Indian IT leaders

29 November, 2008 - Around 30 leading Information Technology giants from the global IT capital of Bangalore who are in Thimphu to hold their annual strategy meeting are also looking at ‘investment possibilities’ in Bhutan.    [read more]

Nazhoen Pelri – A cool place for youngsters to hang out

29 November, 2008 - It is just what youth today need. Spread across two and half acres, Nazhoen Pelri (youth paradise), the youth development centre (YDF), offers facilities like sports complex, cafeteria, Internet and skill development programs, all under one roof.    [read more]

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29 November, 2008 - WAND OF WELL BEING - HH the Je khenpo blesses devotees as the central monastic body moves its winter residence in Punakha    [read more]

Bhutan Observer

Are the Programmes performed at CICCC ground up to your expectations?
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The land of enchantment and profound changes
An Indian teacher came to Bhutan 29 years ago when letters took almost one month to reach Bhutan. But the kingdom still keeps him enchanted. Gyembo Namgyel reports.
Twenty nine years ago, a high school student in Kerala, India, came into contact with Bhutan for the first time while trying to memorise the names of the […]    [read more]

India House golf underway
Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk and Lyonpo Nandalal Rai are among 135 golfers, including nine women, who are taking part in this year’s India House golf tournament.
Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley will play on the final day. Lyonchhen will distribute the prizes to the winners in the evening.|
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The Secretary of the tournament said that […]    [read more]

The Bhutan Dragons Motorcycle Club: what’s that noise?
Lately, if you have been awakened by the collective roar of a Royal Enfield 500cc engine with riders clad in leather with a dragon’s crest and the credo, “Bhutan Dragons Motorcycle Club,” do not be alarmed. It’s a group of men in their mid-to-late thirties living the Robert M. Pirsig dream, with a difference.
They were […]    [read more]

Bye, Bye! GNH is not eveyone’s cup of tea
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Fronting: a lopsided concept
Sir, I read with interest the article by Sangay Wangchuk on the above subject in your November 21 issue. I would like to offer my comments but first I want to dwell on the 108 trade licences that were seized and cancelled in 2007.
As this number 108 crops up quite frequently in the media, I […]    [read more]

Lest we forget, let’s remember
Now that the feel of the coronation festivities have somewhat sunk, may I take this opportunity to bask in your attention and highlight what was obviously a splendid chain of events? This is indeed a good time to be a Bhutanese, not that it’s ever been bad but having a king who walks the talk […]    [read more]

It’s not abstract, it’s up to us
The only way to relate with GNH is to speak the language of happiness. We have had a good ride in time. The PM labels it a pilgrimage. Today, we are a country of jaded seekers. The Promised Land is too far away. Dirt has spread from the hands and faces to doubtful hearts. An […]    [read more]

Postal Board reprimanded
After reviewing the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of Bhutan Post, the Lhengye Zhungtshog announced yesterday that the committee had not abided by the selection criteria.
The Lhengye Zhungtshog will replace the current board of directors with a new set of members and the selection committee members will be severely reprimanded. Yesterday, a press release […]    [read more]

People contribute for the People’s Welfare Fund
Their Royal Highnesses Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck and Ashi Kezang Choden Wangchuck met the representatives of corporate agencies, private companies, hoteliers and contractors on His Majesty’s behalf to receive the cash contribution for the People’s Welfare Fund on November 24.
The press release from the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon stated that prior to and during […]    [read more]

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