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John Paul II - Chicago Tribune
They come from Liberia and Myanmar and Togo and Burundi and Bhutan. Most have spent decades, some their entire lives, in refugee camps in another country, waiting for their turn for a better life.
South Asian countries reach accord on key issues at regional summit - Xinhua News Agency
COLOMBO, July 30 (Xinhua) — Foreign Secretaries of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nations agreed on issues such as food security, greater cooperation in combating terrorism and the SAARC Development Fund (SDF), Sri Lankan …
25 killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka - Hindustan Times
Twenty-one Tamil rebels and four government troops were killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka’s embattled north as the nation readied to host a summit of regional leaders, officials said on Wednesday. Colombo will be the venue for the two-day summit …
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Security issues may cloud trade agenda at SAARC summit - Reuters India
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Leaders of South Asia, home to a fifth of humanity, meet this weekend at a summit aiming to boost trade and reduce poverty but a wave of deadly bombings in India, its biggest member, means terrorism could dominate the agenda …
Humanitas: Images of India by Fredric Roberts - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Roberts pictures various people from India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bhutan, Thailand, and China as they go about their lives selling water or herding camels. Simultaneously, this exhibition illuminates the quiet corners that often donât have witnesses …
FACTBOX - Politics hobbles trade at Colombo SAARC meet - Reuters India
REUTERS - Trade and terrorism are on the agenda for the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Colombo on Aug. 2 and 3. - SAARC was established in 1985 by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and …
Politics could hobble Saarc meet on trade - Livemint.com
Colombo: South Asian leaders meeting in Sri Lanka this weekend will discuss improving commercial ties but political and other tensions have dampened hopes of a regional free trade pact being implemented any time soon, economists say. The eight-member …
South Asian Leaders Set Ambitious Goals for SAARC Summit - Voice of America
Officials from eight South Asian nations have outlined an ambitious set of goals for the 15th SAARC summit, underway in the Sri Lankan capital. From Colombo, VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports the group is hoping to transform itself from a …
Tendulkar must prove his worth in Sri Lanka series - Cricket Next
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Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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30 July, 2008 - With the blessings of the guardian deities, the enlightened guidance of the Druk Gyalpo, and the good fortune of the people, Bhutan continues to thrive through the ages, according to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Tshogpon Jigmi Tshultrim. The first session of parliament in the Democratic Constitutional Monarchy system of government, from May 8 to July 29, took some important steps through Bhutanese history.
30 July, 2008 - The National AssemblyÂs proposal to remove Clause 121 in the National Council Bill - ÂThe annual budget shall be presented to the National Assembly for discussion and, after being passed by the Assembly, it shall be presented to the National Council by the Finance Minister  was knocked down by the National Council on the last day of parliamentary debate.
30 July, 2008 - Members of the National Council spoke in one voice once again, inviting comment that they have assumed an opposition role, when they objected to the AssemblyÂs motion for state funds for political parties and to develop constituencies.
30 July, 2008 - Although the 10th plan officially started from 1 July 2008, it will take another two months to thoroughly review the plan programmes and present a final version to the November session of the National Assembly.
Big garbage and medical waste problem in the Big 2
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| LAND FILLED: The overflowing waste of Memelakha. A snapshot of the bigger picture in Thimphu and Phuentsholing |
30 July, 2008 - With growing urbanization, handling garbage and other waste is becoming a mounting problem for most Bhutanese. So how are municipalities and hospitals coping with it?
30 July, 2008 - After deliberating the sitting fees for parliamentarians under the Parliamentary Entitlement Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the joint sitting on July 28 resolved to drop the sitting fees and instead approved the driverÂs allowance for parliamentarians.
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| Going for gold - Archers hard at practice in Hongkong |
30 July, 2008 - Archers Tashi Peljor and Dorji Dema are the only two participants representing Bhutan at the Beijing Olympics this year.
30 July, 2008 - “Unbelievable! was how the football match was described by those who witnessed the 48th game of the ÂA division league between Choden FC and Yeedzin FC yesterday. For the spectators and the Choden FC players it was perhaps the best match ever in the tournament. Certainly the best ever for Choden FC, when they shared honours with top seeded Yeedin FC in drizzling rain at Changjiji football ground.
30 July, 2008 - Was it ambiguity or was it ingenuity? After what appeared like a debate, that could have no ending, the joint sitting of parliament passed the annual budget for 2008-09. And it was passed in a way that both houses could claim some victory on the disputed issues.
Kuensel correspondent discovers Thimphu all over again
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| FIELD WORK - Getting down to grass roots |
29 July, 2008 - After working as KuenselÂs eastern Bhutan correspondent for nearly two years, I was posted recently back to head quarter in Thimphu. I soon realized that the capital had more to offer than IÂd bargained for.
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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