Archive for March, 2009
International Sources
April 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th: Bhutan - The Height Of Happiness - ONE News
A deep and humorous look at Bhutan as it struggles to adapt to the invasion of modernity. Long thought of as a secluded paradise, Bhutan is renowned for rejecting economic prosperity in pursuit of Gross National Happiness. For centuries, its … [read more]
Bhutanese Show touches Japanese Hearts - Kuensel Online
26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12. In its one week of stay, the troupe performed to a packed house at the … [read more]
Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil … [read more]
Asian Art Museum puts Bhutan on display - Contra Costa Times
Dance plays an important role in spiritual life of Bhutan. A Cham ritual dancer is pictured. IT STARTS WITH a subtle vibration coming from deep within the lower galleries of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, followed by chanting and the clashing of … [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]
Cambodia: Evidence at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers - AP - Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press Writer= TORONTO (AP) â A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian … [read more]
10 hydropower projects finalised - Kuensel Online
25 March, 2009 - Bhutan and India have agreed to a final list of 10 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 11,576 MW to be constructed in Bhutan by 2020. This was decided during the visit of the economic affairs minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk … [read more]
Himachal hydropower station achieves record generation - New Kerala
Shimla, March 31: Hydroelectric power generation at the 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri project in Himachal Pradesh touched a record 6,600 million units this financial year, officials said Tuesday. ‘The Nathpa-Jhakri station has achieved a record generation … [read more]
Indian Elections 2009: The Impact of Socially Conscious Corporate … - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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30 March, 2009 - If you think watches are the only ones to pamper your wrists, then think again. Spring is the time to adorn and pamper your wrists with big chunky bangles.
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30 March, 2009 - While thereÂs been little alteration in our diet, a significant part of it has undergone a drastic change.
[read more]
One of the most common lifestyle diseases, diabetes, is on the rise in Bhutan. Nutritionist Pemba Yangchen tells us more about what a diabeticÂs basic diet should be like (besides the medicines, of course!)
30 March, 2009 - Hippocrates, the father of medicine, rightly said, ÂLet food be the medicine and let medicine be your foodÂ; the former for the ill and the latter for the healthy.
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30 March, 2009 - Sangay Chedup, 21, from Nanglam, is a VTI trainee at Rangjung. HeÂs currently working part time at Club Hive.
1. What are you training for?
IÂm in the electrical line. [read more]
A blast of sarcasm, a burst of humour, an idea  he gave Kuensel shape and set it on course
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| Dasho Kinley Dorji is the Secretary of MoIC today |
APPRECIATION
30 March, 2009 - A critic once told a Kuensel reporter, a caustic lilt of sarcasm tripping off his tongue, ÂOne of the first things you learn in Kuensel is how to read in between the lines. He was referring to the editorials written by KuenselÂs then editor-in-chief, Kinley Dorji. The remark was obviously meant to poke fun at the roundabout style of the editorial. But what he chose to ignore was the fact that they worked. Even to a critic like himself.
30 March, 2009 - A 17-year-old student of the national institute for the disabled (NID) in Khaling committed suicide by hanging herself from a pole on the ceilingon March 20.
[read more]
30 March, 2009 - More than two weeks after the Thimphu district court passed judgment on the Yarkay group versus the department of urban development and engineering services (DUDES) and the works and human settlement ministry (MoWHS), the construction company has re-appealed to the court on March 19. [read more]
30 March, 2009 - The Humane Society International (HSI) and the department of livestock will work on a long-term plan to manage the stray dog population in the country. [read more]
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30 March, 2009 - Seated cross-legged, eyes focused on a scroll and undisturbed by distractions outside, Thukten Tshering is in the zone. He has to finish painting a Toenpa thangka in three days flat.
[read more]
The prospect of an airport in Gelephu sends land prices escalating
50 km away
30 March, 2009 - Bishnu Maya Subba considered herself lucky when she sold 50 decimals of land for Nu 35000 in 1992.
[read more]
Bhutan Observer
Are Bhutanese good drivers?
[read more]
Briefly
The five-day annual Paro Tshechu will be held from March 30 to April 3 during which all government offices and institutions will remain closed. No stalls or fairs will be allowed at Dheyangkha but handicraft stalls will be allowed at Tshongdue acrchery ground, but no gambling will be permitted.
âIn the current year alone, the Office […] [read more]
Shedra expansion going slow
The expansion work of Pema Shedrup Choeki Gatsheling Shedra, the nunnery of Tang in Bumthang, is past its deadline. The 59 metres long and 40 metres wide building was started in 2004 with the plan to complete it in 2008. Now, the deadline has been extended by three years.
Occasional volunteers from the village and about […] [read more]
Gomtu going thirsty
The 10-year-old water supply system from Suktikhola in Gomtu, Samtse, constructed by Penden Cement Authority (PCAL), is grappling to meet the demand of the residents.
According to PCAL officials, due to population increase, the present water source is unable to meet the demand. The cement factory needs continuous water supply for its operation.
PCAL has identified a […] [read more]
Bumthang youth go for video games
During the day, Kinzang Tsheringâs video game parlour in Chamkhar town in Bumthang is empty and deserted. After 4 pm though, it is pulsating with life. School children aged between 12 and 25 years and a few young monks throng the place until 8.30 pm.
The four PlayStation sets excite the children into a cacophony of […] [read more]
Children learn to meditate
While most children in Thimphu spend Sundays watching television or visiting video game parlours, some are into a serious mental training. Tandin Pem reports.
A group of young children sit on cushions in a circle in the lotus position. Lama Shenphen Zangpo, their spiritual master, rings a bell, and all of them straighten their backs and […] [read more]
Lunch at Karmaâs home
For most farmers in Lhuentse, His Majesty the Kingâs visit to their villages and granting land kidu marked the end of share-cropping and years of heartache. But it meant much more than that. Tempa Wangdi reports.
As His Majesty settled for packed lunch, Karma Yangzom from Magar had an opportunity to share His Majestyâs lunch. âNever […] [read more]
BAFRA steps up for bird flu
Following the continuing and widespread outbreak of bird flu across the border in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, Bhutanese authorities have stepped up their effort to curtail its spread into Bhutan by setting up improved disinfecting facilities along the border towns.
The border town of Phuentsholing was the latest to possess one at […] [read more]
Viewers choose different artistes
Out of 10 categories for the viewersâ choice awards, only three went to the same artistes who won the film awards in the seventh national film festival organised by the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB).
Singye Galem was voted the best film and Tshering Wangyel, the best director. Chencho Dorji won the award for the […] [read more]
Bars boom in Bhutan
If a person in Bhutan wants to get a drink, the person is lucky. For, though Bhutan is a small country, it has a large number of bars.
There are different kinds of bars. You see them everywhere, from tiny ones snuck in some dark corner of a shady building to the posh bars. People different […] [read more]
International Sources
China denies spying allegations - BBC News
China has denied involvement in the electronic spy network which researchers say infiltrated computers in government offices around the world. The spokesman of the Chinese embassy in London said that there was no evidence to show Beijing was involved … [read more]
Asian Art Museum puts Bhutan on display - Contra Costa Times
Dance plays an important role in spiritual life of Bhutan. A Cham ritual dancer is pictured. IT STARTS WITH a subtle vibration coming from deep within the lower galleries of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, followed by chanting and the clashing of … [read more]
Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil … [read more]
China linked to vast cyber spy network - Age
A cyber spying operation based primarily in China has infiltrated government and private computers in 103 countries around the world, including those belonging to two embassies in Australia. The report , prepared by Canadian researchers and published … [read more]
10 hydropower projects finalised - Kuensel Online
25 March, 2009 - Bhutan and India have agreed to a final list of 10 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 11,576 MW to be constructed in Bhutan by 2020. This was decided during the visit of the economic affairs minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk … [read more]
SAARC summit: Toss-up between Nepal, Bhutan as host likely - Newstrack India
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) There is likely to be a toss-up between Nepal and Bhutan if the Maldives finally declines to host the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, which has never hosted a SAARC summit … [read more]
Looming shadow of insurgency - Hindu
Separatist movements have been an integral part of the politics of Assam Separatist movements, of which some have become active insurgencies, are a key issue in the elections in Assam. There are some 30 such groups, but most are little more than … [read more]
Palestine: Commemorating Land Day - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
Govt. relief for steel industries - Kuensel Online
28 March, 2009 - The government this week agreed on various interventions to be doled out to the Pasakha steel industries, including the reduction of the penalty for late payment of power bills from 5 percent to 1.5 percent for a year and the … [read more]
Water: One Take International Video Contest - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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30 March, 2009 - If you think watches are the only ones to pamper your wrists, then think again. Spring is the time to adorn and pamper your wrists with big chunky bangles.
|
30 March, 2009 - While thereÂs been little alteration in our diet, a significant part of it has undergone a drastic change.
[read more]
One of the most common lifestyle diseases, diabetes, is on the rise in Bhutan. Nutritionist Pemba Yangchen tells us more about what a diabeticÂs basic diet should be like (besides the medicines, of course!)
30 March, 2009 - Hippocrates, the father of medicine, rightly said, ÂLet food be the medicine and let medicine be your foodÂ; the former for the ill and the latter for the healthy.
|
30 March, 2009 - Sangay Chedup, 21, from Nanglam, is a VTI trainee at Rangjung. HeÂs currently working part time at Club Hive.
1. What are you training for?
IÂm in the electrical line. [read more]
A blast of sarcasm, a burst of humour, an idea  he gave Kuensel shape and set it on course
|
| Dasho Kinley Dorji is the Secretary of MoIC today |
30 March, 2009 - A critic once told a Kuensel reporter, a caustic lilt of sarcasm tripping off his tongue, ÂOne of the first things you learn in Kuensel is how to read in between the lines. He was referring to the editorials written by KuenselÂs then editor-in-chief, Kinley Dorji. The remark was obviously meant to poke fun at the roundabout style of the editorial. But what he chose to ignore was the fact that they worked. Even to a critic like himself.
30 March, 2009 - A 17-year-old student of the national institute for the disabled (NID) in Khaling committed suicide by hanging herself from a pole on the ceilingon March 20.
[read more]
30 March, 2009 - More than two weeks after the Thimphu district court passed judgment on the Yarkay group versus the department of urban development and engineering services (DUDES) and the works and human settlement ministry (MoWHS), the construction company has re-appealed to the court on March 19. [read more]
30 March, 2009 - The Humane Society International (HSI) and the department of livestock will work on a long-term plan to manage the stray dog population in the country. [read more]
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30 March, 2009 - Seated cross-legged, eyes focused on a scroll and undisturbed by distractions outside, Thukten Tshering is in the zone. He has to finish painting a Toenpa thangka in three days flat.
[read more]
The prospect of an airport in Gelephu sends land prices escalating
50 km away
30 March, 2009 - Bishnu Maya Subba considered herself lucky when she sold 50 decimals of land for Nu 35000 in 1992.
[read more]
Bhutan Observer
Are Bhutanese good drivers?
[read more]
Briefly
The five-day annual Paro Tshechu will be held from March 30 to April 3 during which all government offices and institutions will remain closed. No stalls or fairs will be allowed at Dheyangkha but handicraft stalls will be allowed at Tshongdue acrchery ground, but no gambling will be permitted.
âIn the current year alone, the Office […] [read more]
Shedra expansion going slow
The expansion work of Pema Shedrup Choeki Gatsheling Shedra, the nunnery of Tang in Bumthang, is past its deadline. The 59 metres long and 40 metres wide building was started in 2004 with the plan to complete it in 2008. Now, the deadline has been extended by three years.
Occasional volunteers from the village and about […] [read more]
Gomtu going thirsty
The 10-year-old water supply system from Suktikhola in Gomtu, Samtse, constructed by Penden Cement Authority (PCAL), is grappling to meet the demand of the residents.
According to PCAL officials, due to population increase, the present water source is unable to meet the demand. The cement factory needs continuous water supply for its operation.
PCAL has identified a […] [read more]
Bumthang youth go for video games
During the day, Kinzang Tsheringâs video game parlour in Chamkhar town in Bumthang is empty and deserted. After 4 pm though, it is pulsating with life. School children aged between 12 and 25 years and a few young monks throng the place until 8.30 pm.
The four PlayStation sets excite the children into a cacophony of […] [read more]
Children learn to meditate
While most children in Thimphu spend Sundays watching television or visiting video game parlours, some are into a serious mental training. Tandin Pem reports.
A group of young children sit on cushions in a circle in the lotus position. Lama Shenphen Zangpo, their spiritual master, rings a bell, and all of them straighten their backs and […] [read more]
Lunch at Karmaâs home
For most farmers in Lhuentse, His Majesty the Kingâs visit to their villages and granting land kidu marked the end of share-cropping and years of heartache. But it meant much more than that. Tempa Wangdi reports.
As His Majesty settled for packed lunch, Karma Yangzom from Magar had an opportunity to share His Majestyâs lunch. âNever […] [read more]
BAFRA steps up for bird flu
Following the continuing and widespread outbreak of bird flu across the border in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, Bhutanese authorities have stepped up their effort to curtail its spread into Bhutan by setting up improved disinfecting facilities along the border towns.
The border town of Phuentsholing was the latest to possess one at […] [read more]
Viewers choose different artistes
Out of 10 categories for the viewersâ choice awards, only three went to the same artistes who won the film awards in the seventh national film festival organised by the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB).
Singye Galem was voted the best film and Tshering Wangyel, the best director. Chencho Dorji won the award for the […] [read more]
Bars boom in Bhutan
If a person in Bhutan wants to get a drink, the person is lucky. For, though Bhutan is a small country, it has a large number of bars.
There are different kinds of bars. You see them everywhere, from tiny ones snuck in some dark corner of a shady building to the posh bars. People different […] [read more]
International Sources
Down and out in Thimphu town - Kuensel Online
24 March, 2009 - He sits on the footpath gazing at the traffic. He smells of urine and his clothes havenât seen soap and water in a long while. His shoes are covered in grime and dust. His nails are gnarly. Pema Wangchuk, 70, from Trashiyangtse … [read more]
Tibet’s Drukpa Buddhist sect to woo Indians - Hindustan Times
Drukpa, an 800-year-old Buddhist sect from Tibet, is coming out of its theological cloister to showcase its legacy — and it also wants to woo Buddhists in India. The sect is set to host its first annual Drukpa Council April 6-15 in Kathmandu to … [read more]
Bhutanese Show touches Japanese Hearts - Kuensel Online
26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12. In its one week of stay, the troupe performed to a packed house at the … [read more]
Asian Art Museum puts Bhutan on display - Contra Costa Times
Dance plays an important role in spiritual life of Bhutan. A Cham ritual dancer is pictured. IT STARTS WITH a subtle vibration coming from deep within the lower galleries of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, followed by chanting and the clashing of … [read more]
Cyber spies hack into government embassies globally - Gulf News
Toronto: A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organisations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said. The work of the … [read more]
Network in cyber-espionage - Straits Times
OTTAWA - A SHADOWY cyber-espionage network based mostly in China has infiltrated secret government and private computers around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers said on Sunday. The network, known as GhostNet … [read more]
Iran:Iranian football coach sacked - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
China-Based Cyberspy Network Targets U.S., World - NewsMax.com
OTTAWA â A shadowy cyber-espionage network based mostly in China has infiltrated government and private computers around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers said Sunday. The network, known as GhostNet, infected 1,295 … [read more]
Cyber spies break into gov’t computers - China Post
TORONTO — A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday. The … [read more]
China linked to vast cyber spy network - Brisbane Times
A cyber spying operation based primarily in China has infiltrated government and private computers in 103 countries around the world, including those belonging to two embassies in Australia. The report, prepared by Canadian researchers and published … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
28 March, 2009 - This week, a year ago, we went to polls, elected a political party to power and got labelled the worldÂs youngest democracy.
When people ask, ÂHowÂs the first year been like? what comes to mind are the momentous events of 2008. It is impossible to see our transition to a democratic system as separate from the historical events of the past year. [read more]
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28 March, 2009 - Their fingers dictate the rhythm on the dance floor. Heads bent over music station and perched above the dance floor, they scratch and spin song after song.
These are the disco jockeys (DJs), who are an integral part of the cityÂs throbbing nightlife. [read more]
Confusion over Land Act 2007 leads to overexploitation of forest resources
28 March, 2009 - BhutanÂs forests and agriculture is coming under increasing pressure with rural people felling trees in large numbers in the tsamdros (pastureland) and sokshing (forest land reserved for litter). [read more]
28 March, 2009 - There is an eerie silence enveloping Dorokha hamlet these days. All is still except for a few folks working on empty fields, getting ready for the approaching paddy plantation season. But the calmness belies a disturbed atmosphere stoked by the recent murder of a woman by a group of Christian converts in Dumtoe, about five hourÂs walk from here. The victim had been labelled Âevil by her ÂpastorsÂ, and beaten and hanged to death from a tree. [read more]
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28 March, 2009 - The government this week agreed on various interventions to be doled out to the Pasakha steel industries, including the reduction of the penalty for late payment of power bills from 5 percent to 1.5 percent for a year and the deferment of repayment of loans to the banks by six months. [read more]
With the lowest bidderÂs disqualification, a new contractor has to be identified
28 March, 2009 - The lowest bidder for the civil work in the Dagachhu hydro project, Maytas Infra, was disqualified from carrying out the construction.
The company had bid about Nu 4 billion for the work, which includes the dam, headrace tunnel and power station. [read more]
28 March, 2009 - Japan has committed technical support to strengthen the quality of vocational education and training delivery in Bhutan.
The pilot project, for which a record of discussion was signed on Wednesday, will be implemented in the electrical engineering field. [read more]
28 March, 2009 - Bhutan National Bank limited (BNB) clients can now check their bank balances from home or any place through their mobile phones, with the bank launching the nationwide SMS mobile banking service yesterday.
The service is available to both B-Mobile and Tashi Cell subscribers for access to balance inquiry, information on all accounts and stopping a cheque. [read more]
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| SOUL SURVIVOR Â The farm-road below sounded the death knell of an once auspicious settlement |
27 March, 2009 - Except for a monastery, the other houses lay in ruins. The ragged edge of its ancient mud wall looks as if itÂs been chipped by too many careless swings of a blunt axe. Roots of wild bushes sprout from its foundations. Empty patches of fallow fields surround it. A few houses still stand but they are empty. The clustered ruins lie on a hilltop. Below is another village. Above it extends high mountains of shrubs and scree. [read more]
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27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist practices that could help him let go of his anger and move on with his life?
Well, there needs to be some acknowledgement of the situation by your friend. Many people with this kind of attitude either do not recognize or do not accept they have a problem. They are in denial. The first step is to awaken your friend to the problem. Only then can remedial action begin. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Briefly
The five-day annual Paro Tshechu will be held from March 30 to April 3 during which all government offices and institutions will remain closed. No stalls or fairs will be allowed at Dheyangkha but handicraft stalls will be allowed at Tshongdue acrchery ground, but no gambling will be permitted.
âIn the current year alone, the Office […] [read more]
Shedra expansion going slow
The expansion work of Pema Shedrup Choeki Gatsheling Shedra, the nunnery of Tang in Bumthang, is past its deadline. The 59 metres long and 40 metres wide building was started in 2004 with the plan to complete it in 2008. Now, the deadline has been extended by three years.
Occasional volunteers from the village and about […] [read more]
Gomtu going thirsty
The 10-year-old water supply system from Suktikhola in Gomtu, Samtse, constructed by Penden Cement Authority (PCAL), is grappling to meet the demand of the residents.
According to PCAL officials, due to population increase, the present water source is unable to meet the demand. The cement factory needs continuous water supply for its operation.
PCAL has identified a […] [read more]
Bumthang youth go for video games
During the day, Kinzang Tsheringâs video game parlour in Chamkhar town in Bumthang is empty and deserted. After 4 pm though, it is pulsating with life. School children aged between 12 and 25 years and a few young monks throng the place until 8.30 pm.
The four PlayStation sets excite the children into a cacophony of […] [read more]
Children learn to meditate
While most children in Thimphu spend Sundays watching television or visiting video game parlours, some are into a serious mental training. Tandin Pem reports.
A group of young children sit on cushions in a circle in the lotus position. Lama Shenphen Zangpo, their spiritual master, rings a bell, and all of them straighten their backs and […] [read more]
Lunch at Karmaâs home
For most farmers in Lhuentse, His Majesty the Kingâs visit to their villages and granting land kidu marked the end of share-cropping and years of heartache. But it meant much more than that. Tempa Wangdi reports.
As His Majesty settled for packed lunch, Karma Yangzom from Magar had an opportunity to share His Majestyâs lunch. âNever […] [read more]
BAFRA steps up for bird flu
Following the continuing and widespread outbreak of bird flu across the border in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, Bhutanese authorities have stepped up their effort to curtail its spread into Bhutan by setting up improved disinfecting facilities along the border towns.
The border town of Phuentsholing was the latest to possess one at […] [read more]
Viewers choose different artistes
Out of 10 categories for the viewersâ choice awards, only three went to the same artistes who won the film awards in the seventh national film festival organised by the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB).
Singye Galem was voted the best film and Tshering Wangyel, the best director. Chencho Dorji won the award for the […] [read more]
Bars boom in Bhutan
If a person in Bhutan wants to get a drink, the person is lucky. For, though Bhutan is a small country, it has a large number of bars.
There are different kinds of bars. You see them everywhere, from tiny ones snuck in some dark corner of a shady building to the posh bars. People different […] [read more]
Bhutanese perform in Netherlands
Namkhai Lhamo, Lhamo Dukpa and her husband performed in a two-day concert in Groningen, the capital city of the Northern Province of Netherlands . According to Arnold Pilon, the man who organised the concert, the show was a success and tickets were sold out.
Arnold said that he felt luck coming in from Bhutan in the […] [read more]
International Sources
Down and out in Thimphu town - Kuensel Online
24 March, 2009 - He sits on the footpath gazing at the traffic. He smells of urine and his clothes havenât seen soap and water in a long while. His shoes are covered in grime and dust. His nails are gnarly. Pema Wangchuk, 70, from Trashiyangtse … [read more]
Bhutanese Show touches Japanese Hearts - Kuensel Online
26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12. In its one week of stay, the troupe performed to a packed house at the … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Asian Art Museum puts Bhutan on display - Contra Costa Times
Dance plays an important role in spiritual life of Bhutan. A Cham ritual dancer is pictured. IT STARTS WITH a subtle vibration coming from deep within the lower galleries of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, followed by chanting and the clashing of … [read more]
Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers - Newsweek
Recommended (6) Indonesia: the New India Growing Pride in the Chinese Diaspora A New Asia Finds Itself ROUSING THE GIANT The Next Contagion ‘The Damage Is Real’ “Our computers have been hacked into numerous times over the past 4 to 5 years and … [read more]
Chinese hack into Indian embassies, steal Dalai Lamaâs documents - Thaindian.com
Toronto, March 29 (IANS) A China-based cyber spy network has hacked into government and private systems in 103 countries, including those of many Indian embassies and the Dalai Lama, an Internet research group said here Saturday. The Information … [read more]
Researchers: Chinese Cyberspies Strike In Canada - KDKA
The work of the Information Warfare Monitor initially focused on allegations of Chinese cyber espionage against the Tibetan community in exile, and eventually led to a much wider network of compromised machines, the Internet-based research group said … [read more]
Canadian researchers: Cyber spy network breaks into government … - Los Angeles Times
TORONTO (AP) â A cyber spy network based mainly in China has tapped into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday. The work of the … [read more]
Hackers in China stole Dalai Lama’s documents: researchers - Globe and Mail
TORONTO â A cyber spy network based mainly in China has tapped into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday. The work of the … [read more]
SAARC summit: Toss-up between Nepal, Bhutan as host likely - Newstrack India
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) There is likely to be a toss-up between Nepal and Bhutan if the Maldives finally declines to host the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, which has never hosted a SAARC summit … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
28 March, 2009 - This week, a year ago, we went to polls, elected a political party to power and got labelled the worldÂs youngest democracy.
When people ask, ÂHowÂs the first year been like? what comes to mind are the momentous events of 2008. It is impossible to see our transition to a democratic system as separate from the historical events of the past year. [read more]
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28 March, 2009 - Their fingers dictate the rhythm on the dance floor. Heads bent over music station and perched above the dance floor, they scratch and spin song after song.
These are the disco jockeys (DJs), who are an integral part of the cityÂs throbbing nightlife. [read more]
Confusion over Land Act 2007 leads to overexploitation of forest resources
28 March, 2009 - BhutanÂs forests and agriculture is coming under increasing pressure with rural people felling trees in large numbers in the tsamdros (pastureland) and sokshing (forest land reserved for litter). [read more]
28 March, 2009 - There is an eerie silence enveloping Dorokha hamlet these days. All is still except for a few folks working on empty fields, getting ready for the approaching paddy plantation season. But the calmness belies a disturbed atmosphere stoked by the recent murder of a woman by a group of Christian converts in Dumtoe, about five hourÂs walk from here. The victim had been labelled Âevil by her ÂpastorsÂ, and beaten and hanged to death from a tree. [read more]
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28 March, 2009 - The government this week agreed on various interventions to be doled out to the Pasakha steel industries, including the reduction of the penalty for late payment of power bills from 5 percent to 1.5 percent for a year and the deferment of repayment of loans to the banks by six months. [read more]
With the lowest bidderÂs disqualification, a new contractor has to be identified
28 March, 2009 - The lowest bidder for the civil work in the Dagachhu hydro project, Maytas Infra, was disqualified from carrying out the construction.
The company had bid about Nu 4 billion for the work, which includes the dam, headrace tunnel and power station. [read more]
28 March, 2009 - Japan has committed technical support to strengthen the quality of vocational education and training delivery in Bhutan.
The pilot project, for which a record of discussion was signed on Wednesday, will be implemented in the electrical engineering field. [read more]
28 March, 2009 - Bhutan National Bank limited (BNB) clients can now check their bank balances from home or any place through their mobile phones, with the bank launching the nationwide SMS mobile banking service yesterday.
The service is available to both B-Mobile and Tashi Cell subscribers for access to balance inquiry, information on all accounts and stopping a cheque. [read more]
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| SOUL SURVIVOR Â The farm-road below sounded the death knell of an once auspicious settlement |
27 March, 2009 - Except for a monastery, the other houses lay in ruins. The ragged edge of its ancient mud wall looks as if itÂs been chipped by too many careless swings of a blunt axe. Roots of wild bushes sprout from its foundations. Empty patches of fallow fields surround it. A few houses still stand but they are empty. The clustered ruins lie on a hilltop. Below is another village. Above it extends high mountains of shrubs and scree. [read more]
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27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist practices that could help him let go of his anger and move on with his life?
Well, there needs to be some acknowledgement of the situation by your friend. Many people with this kind of attitude either do not recognize or do not accept they have a problem. They are in denial. The first step is to awaken your friend to the problem. Only then can remedial action begin. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Briefly
The five-day annual Paro Tshechu will be held from March 30 to April 3 during which all government offices and institutions will remain closed. No stalls or fairs will be allowed at Dheyangkha but handicraft stalls will be allowed at Tshongdue acrchery ground, but no gambling will be permitted.
âIn the current year alone, the Office […] [read more]
Shedra expansion going slow
The expansion work of Pema Shedrup Choeki Gatsheling Shedra, the nunnery of Tang in Bumthang, is past its deadline. The 59 metres long and 40 metres wide building was started in 2004 with the plan to complete it in 2008. Now, the deadline has been extended by three years.
Occasional volunteers from the village and about […] [read more]
Gomtu going thirsty
The 10-year-old water supply system from Suktikhola in Gomtu, Samtse, constructed by Penden Cement Authority (PCAL), is grappling to meet the demand of the residents.
According to PCAL officials, due to population increase, the present water source is unable to meet the demand. The cement factory needs continuous water supply for its operation.
PCAL has identified a […] [read more]
Bumthang youth go for video games
During the day, Kinzang Tsheringâs video game parlour in Chamkhar town in Bumthang is empty and deserted. After 4 pm though, it is pulsating with life. School children aged between 12 and 25 years and a few young monks throng the place until 8.30 pm.
The four PlayStation sets excite the children into a cacophony of […] [read more]
Children learn to meditate
While most children in Thimphu spend Sundays watching television or visiting video game parlours, some are into a serious mental training. Tandin Pem reports.
A group of young children sit on cushions in a circle in the lotus position. Lama Shenphen Zangpo, their spiritual master, rings a bell, and all of them straighten their backs and […] [read more]
Lunch at Karmaâs home
For most farmers in Lhuentse, His Majesty the Kingâs visit to their villages and granting land kidu marked the end of share-cropping and years of heartache. But it meant much more than that. Tempa Wangdi reports.
As His Majesty settled for packed lunch, Karma Yangzom from Magar had an opportunity to share His Majestyâs lunch. âNever […] [read more]
BAFRA steps up for bird flu
Following the continuing and widespread outbreak of bird flu across the border in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, Bhutanese authorities have stepped up their effort to curtail its spread into Bhutan by setting up improved disinfecting facilities along the border towns.
The border town of Phuentsholing was the latest to possess one at […] [read more]
Viewers choose different artistes
Out of 10 categories for the viewersâ choice awards, only three went to the same artistes who won the film awards in the seventh national film festival organised by the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB).
Singye Galem was voted the best film and Tshering Wangyel, the best director. Chencho Dorji won the award for the […] [read more]
Bars boom in Bhutan
If a person in Bhutan wants to get a drink, the person is lucky. For, though Bhutan is a small country, it has a large number of bars.
There are different kinds of bars. You see them everywhere, from tiny ones snuck in some dark corner of a shady building to the posh bars. People different […] [read more]
Bhutanese perform in Netherlands
Namkhai Lhamo, Lhamo Dukpa and her husband performed in a two-day concert in Groningen, the capital city of the Northern Province of Netherlands . According to Arnold Pilon, the man who organised the concert, the show was a success and tickets were sold out.
Arnold said that he felt luck coming in from Bhutan in the […] [read more]
International Sources
Down and out in Thimphu town - Kuensel Online
24 March, 2009 - He sits on the footpath gazing at the traffic. He smells of urine and his clothes havenât seen soap and water in a long while. His shoes are covered in grime and dust. His nails are gnarly. Pema Wangchuk, 70, from Trashiyangtse … [read more]
Asian Art Museum puts Bhutan on display - Contra Costa Times
Dance plays an important role in spiritual life of Bhutan. A Cham ritual dancer is pictured. IT STARTS WITH a subtle vibration coming from deep within the lower galleries of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, followed by chanting and the clashing of … [read more]
Bhutanese Show touches Japanese Hearts - Kuensel Online
26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12. In its one week of stay, the troupe performed to a packed house at the … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Global Voices Online - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
SAARC summit: Toss-up between Nepal, Bhutan as host likely - Newstrack India
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) There is likely to be a toss-up between Nepal and Bhutan if the Maldives finally declines to host the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, which has never hosted a SAARC summit … [read more]
Mahindra launches Xylo in Bhutan - Automotive Business Review
Singye Agencies, the current Mahindra dealer in Bhutan, will be the local distributor for the Xylo. According to the company, customers in Bhutan will have a choice of two Xylo models, a seven-seater model, the E8; and the eight-seater model, the E2 … [read more]
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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]
India: Attending TEDIndia vs. Buying a TATA Nano - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
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View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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| SOUL SURVIVOR Â The farm-road below sounded the death knell of an once auspicious settlement |
27 March, 2009 - Except for a monastery, the other houses lay in ruins. The ragged edge of its ancient mud wall looks as if itÂs been chipped by too many careless swings of a blunt axe. Roots of wild bushes sprout from its foundations. Empty patches of fallow fields surround it. A few houses still stand but they are empty. The clustered ruins lie on a hilltop. Below is another village. Above it extends high mountains of shrubs and scree. [read more]
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27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist practices that could help him let go of his anger and move on with his life?
Well, there needs to be some acknowledgement of the situation by your friend. Many people with this kind of attitude either do not recognize or do not accept they have a problem. They are in denial. The first step is to awaken your friend to the problem. Only then can remedial action begin. [read more]
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26 March, 2009 - Former PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) president, Sangay Ngedup, blamed himself for PDPÂs defeat in the 2008 general elections as he resigned from the party on March 22.
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26 March, 2009 - The cabinet has decided to pay an annual medical grant of Nu 300,000 per student only to private bachelors of medicine and of surgery (MBBS) and bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) students. [read more]
26 March, 2009 - Fifty of the worldÂs leading Buddhist translators and six incarnate lamas, including Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, have pledged to translate, within the next 25 years, BuddhaÂs core teachings - the Kangyur - from Choekyed into English [read more]
Despite a recently installed, DANIDA-aided water supply system, the town seems far from awash with the stuff
26 March, 2009 - Residents of Tsirang town quietly observed World Water Day on March 22. With the town facing an acute shortage of water, there was not much to celebrate.
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26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12.
[read more]
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| THEY GOT GAME TOO Â Physical activity, everybody agrees, is of universal benefit |
26 March, 2009 - All work and no play makes Alu Dorji a dull boy.
This Bhutanised proverb, according to experts, will help keep Bhutanese youth from falling into social ills like drugs, juvenile crime ad unemployment.
[read more]
26 March, 2009 - The long awaited and much delayed new Bajothang town in Wangduephodrang will take some more time before buildings materialise, even though the controversial plot allotment was finalised last year. [read more]
25 March, 2009 - Bhutan and India have agreed to a final list of 10 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 11,576 MW to be constructed in Bhutan by 2020.
This was decided during the visit of the economic affairs minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk to India recently.
Bhutan Observer
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, let us try to decode the programming of humans in the present times.
You feel, in light jest, that certain behavioral shifts have occurred when men and women equate each other with computers. Well, it is the computer age, after all.
Women think men are like computers when: They are supposed to help you solve problems, […] [read more]
Martial Artists ready to face Asia
About 105 people from 45 countries in Asia will participate in the first Asian Martial Art game to be held from April 25 till May 3 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The final selection for the participants representing Bhutan for the game was done on March 25, at the swimming pool complex. Among 22 men and women taekwondo […] [read more]
Meet 70-year-young sport star
It is 5pm and Agay Rinzin, 65 is circumambulating Zangdopelri temple in Phuentsholing, the only place of worship. He is accompanied by many old men and women who come here to pray and socialise. But not all old people join Agay Rinzin. Not Kinley Tshering, 70, at least.
This 70-year-’young’ and energetic man from Paro has […] [read more]
BCCI elections
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will have their president and vice presidents elected on their 24th Annual General Meeting on April 2 in Thimphu.
The Election Commission will help the BCCI with the procedural guidelines and also with the Electronic Voting Machines. âWe are changing the mode of voting and adopting with the technology,â […] [read more]
Hydropower to create jobs
Bhutan will achieve energy security when all the 10 finalised power projects are completed.
But what is equally important is the countless employment opportunities it will provide to many Bhutanese job-seekers. There are plans to improve the vocational training institutes in the country and to train professionals in India.
According to Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, the Minister for […] [read more]
Xylo comes to Bhutan
Mahindra launched its first Multi-utility Vehicle, the Xylo in Thimphu, yesterday. Xylo is available in four variants - E2, E4, E6 and E8. The base model E2 comes with a single Air Conditioner, power windows and power steering.
The vehicles have a theatre- style seating with independent Air Conditioning vents that reach all corners of the […] [read more]
The need to review tourism policy
I have all my respects and gratitude to senior decision- makers of the pre-democratic Bhutan when looking at our tourism policy. Their decisions have made tourism as unique as our country. Let us look at tourism as a source of income, taxes, royalties, employment opportunities and also preservation our socio-economic heritage.
Tourism in Bhutan is the […] [read more]
Here we go! As long as it can be stretched!
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Media: Consciously Unconscious
The Bhutanese media is on the footstool of a âgreat big leapâ. After the initial baby steps, its bold strides have arrived to mixed reverberations of awe and applause to disgust and dread. It is perhaps time for deep soul-searching for the direction of the Bhutanese media. This ominous void is an invocation of a […] [read more]
For a better relation
The ongoing seminar on Parliament and Media in a Democracy in Thimphu is trying to foster a new relationship between the media and parliamentarians with a new understanding and perspective of each otherâs professional realities. It is a timely intervention given the news mediaâs relationship with politicians and bureaucrats becoming increasingly strained, largely because of […] [read more]
International Sources
INDIA’S MAHINDRA LAUNCHES XYLO UTILITY VEHICLE IN BHUTAN - TradingMarkets.com
“We are delighted to launch the Mahindra XYLO in Bhutan where the All New Scorpio, the Scorpio Pik Up and the Bolero SLX have already established a leadership position in the utility vehicle and pick up segments,” Mahindra & Mahindra Executive Vice … [read more]
Indian auto major Mahindra to launch new utility in Bhutan - TradingMarkets.com
* The company said Singye Agencies, the current Mahindra dealer in Bhutan, will be the local distributor for the vehicle. * The vehicle, which was launched in India in January 2009, will be available in two models — a luxury 7-seater model, the E8 … [read more]
Bhutan: The valley of peace and tranquility - Newstrack India
Presently a group of businessmen and executives, in terms of government and private sector, have emerged in the social domain of the land. In contrary to the other volatile nations of South Asia, Bhutan is the valley of peace and tranquility. In the … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Bhutan 4th on Wanderlust list - Kuensel Online
23 March, 2009 - Bhutan was awarded the âTop Country 2009â certificate by Wonderlust Travel magazine for being on the list of top 10 most favoured tourist destination in the world. Bhutan was ranked fourth after Japan, Namibia, and New Zealand … [read more]
Buddhist answers to common questions - Kuensel Online
27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know. I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist … [read more]
Step 2 - Zd Net Asia.com
Profession: Select Job Function —– Technology-Related: [select below] —– Computer Product Reseller Database Administration Development Project Management … [read more]
Fox Seeks Optimism in Bhutan - Discovery Travel
We havenât seen much of Michael J. Fox on television in recent years, but now the former Spin City actor has surfacedâsurprisinglyâin Bhutan. Following in the footsteps of World Hum contributor Eric Weiner , Fox visited the Himalayan nation … [read more]
NHPC may develop Myanmar projects - Hindustan Times
The countryâs largest hydro power producer, NHPC Ltd, may get to develop Rs 25,000 crore of hydel power projects in Myanmar â the 1,200 megawatt (mw) Tamanti and 640 mw Shwezaye hydro power projects. âThe government of Myanmar is very keen on … [read more]
SAARC summit: Toss-up between Nepal, Bhutan as host likely - Newstrack India
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) There is likely to be a toss-up between Nepal and Bhutan if the Maldives finally declines to host the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, which has never hosted a SAARC summit … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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| SOUL SURVIVOR Â The farm-road below sounded the death knell of an once auspicious settlement |
27 March, 2009 - Except for a monastery, the other houses lay in ruins. The ragged edge of its ancient mud wall looks as if itÂs been chipped by too many careless swings of a blunt axe. Roots of wild bushes sprout from its foundations. Empty patches of fallow fields surround it. A few houses still stand but they are empty. The clustered ruins lie on a hilltop. Below is another village. Above it extends high mountains of shrubs and scree. [read more]
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27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist practices that could help him let go of his anger and move on with his life?
Well, there needs to be some acknowledgement of the situation by your friend. Many people with this kind of attitude either do not recognize or do not accept they have a problem. They are in denial. The first step is to awaken your friend to the problem. Only then can remedial action begin. [read more]
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26 March, 2009 - Former PeopleÂs Democratic Party (PDP) president, Sangay Ngedup, blamed himself for PDPÂs defeat in the 2008 general elections as he resigned from the party on March 22.
[read more]
26 March, 2009 - The cabinet has decided to pay an annual medical grant of Nu 300,000 per student only to private bachelors of medicine and of surgery (MBBS) and bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) students. [read more]
26 March, 2009 - Fifty of the worldÂs leading Buddhist translators and six incarnate lamas, including Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, have pledged to translate, within the next 25 years, BuddhaÂs core teachings - the Kangyur - from Choekyed into English [read more]
Despite a recently installed, DANIDA-aided water supply system, the town seems far from awash with the stuff
26 March, 2009 - Residents of Tsirang town quietly observed World Water Day on March 22. With the town facing an acute shortage of water, there was not much to celebrate.
[read more]
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26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12.
[read more]
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| THEY GOT GAME TOO Â Physical activity, everybody agrees, is of universal benefit |
26 March, 2009 - All work and no play makes Alu Dorji a dull boy.
This Bhutanised proverb, according to experts, will help keep Bhutanese youth from falling into social ills like drugs, juvenile crime ad unemployment.
[read more]
26 March, 2009 - The long awaited and much delayed new Bajothang town in Wangduephodrang will take some more time before buildings materialise, even though the controversial plot allotment was finalised last year. [read more]
25 March, 2009 - Bhutan and India have agreed to a final list of 10 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 11,576 MW to be constructed in Bhutan by 2020.
This was decided during the visit of the economic affairs minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk to India recently.
Bhutan Observer
Do bars need a licence for entertainment?
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Roofs shine in Orong
Until about a decade back, almost all the 140 houses in Orong village in Samdrupjongkhar had banana leaves as roofs. Not any more.
Now, the corrugated galvanised iron sheet roofs shine under the sun. Orong is indeed shining. Many people say that it has taken a long time for the village to graduate from banana leaves […] [read more]
Kishu thara - a pattern in Khoma
Khoma is colourful with kishu thara. All Khoma women and girls weave â young girls weave simple pieces, and older ones, kishu thara.
Girls as young as seven, many of them school-going, join their parents to weave. Except during the rice cultivation season, khoma thrives with weavers.
Pem Dechen, 24, now a skilled kishu thara weaver, started […] [read more]
Skills for girls
Girls with basic education find employment and learn valuable skills at the souvenir production centre. Kinzang Choden reports.
Sonam Choden is a twenty-one-year-old girl from Radhi, Trashigang, who could not continue her studies after class X. She lost hope when she couldnât qualify for any job in the civil service. And then her life changed ever […] [read more]
Where has rolong gone?
Who said only the living walked the earth? Phuntsho Wangmo finds out who the walking corpses are.
A few centuries back, Bhutan abounded with the myths and tales of rolong, literally âcorpse that stands upâ, the dead rising from the grave to harm the living. Today, the Bhutanese, including most elderly people, do not know about […] [read more]
Iconic bridge for recreation
Come 2011, Phuentsholing will see a beautiful, unique bridge over Dhoti Khola.
Soil testing is underway at the site near the truck parking space connecting the pedestrian path on the other side, near Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School.
The bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is being designed by a Kolkata consultant whose bid is expected to […] [read more]
Streets to go brighter, paths shorter
A pedestrian path construction in Phuentsholing between the higher secondary school and the hospital is underway. After completion in mid-June this year, the distance between the hospital and the school will be shortened by a kilometre. The path will mostly benefit students living in and around the hospital and those living in the National Pension […] [read more]
Phomoi Barchey â social barrier to love
Phomoi Barchey is a unique Bhutanese film with a refreshingly different theme. It is a love story about a girl from the south and a boy from the west.
Karma, acted by Chencho Dorji, goes on a tour to Tsirang where he falls in love with Suman Chhetri, played by Choki Wangmo. Sumanâs father considers his […] [read more]
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, each one of us charts a collective destiny for our society. Here is a little story to illustrate this fact:
A little boy, flying for the first time, was petrified to death. His father consoled him saying, âSon, if it is not your karma to die today, then nothing will happen.â The boy was relieved […] [read more]
New sports hall for Gelephu
The new multipurpose sports hall in Gelephu was inaugurated on March 3. Located next to the Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) ground, it is the second project of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) funded by Olympic Asia Council. The hall was built at the cost of US$ 100,000.
Being the only sports hall in Gelephu, the social importance […] [read more]
International Sources
‘Confused state of mind makes Devdas relevant’ - Mid Day.com
Playing with a safe concept and turning an already told story into an explosive version of love and sex in modern times, Anurag Kashyap has rewritten the rules of the game with his recent films Dev D and Gulaal. Vivek Sabnis and Debarati Palit spoke … [read more]
Bhutan: The valley of peace and tranquility - Newstrack India
Presently a group of businessmen and executives, in terms of government and private sector, have emerged in the social domain of the land. In contrary to the other volatile nations of South Asia, Bhutan is the valley of peace and tranquility. In the … [read more]
Big challenge for Bhutan at Challenge Cup - Kuensel Online
18 March, 2009 - Bhutan will have to overcome the Philippines, Maldives, and Turkmenistan to qualify for the Asian football confederation Challenge Cup qualifying round (AFC), which will be held in the Maldives April 14-18. The qualifying round is a … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Rios Tropicales Receives International Grant for Costa Rica - Bhutan … - PR Inside
2009-03-18 09:09:05 - Rios Tropicales is the leading agency for the project and Rafael Gallo, President and co-founder of Rios Tropicales, will manage the project. San José, Costa Rica, March 18, 2009 — Fundecooperacion awarded Costa Rican … [read more]
Bhutan 4th on Wanderlust list - Kuensel Online
23 March, 2009 - Bhutan was awarded the âTop Country 2009â certificate by Wonderlust Travel magazine for being on the list of top 10 most favoured tourist destination in the world. Bhutan was ranked fourth after Japan, Namibia, and New Zealand … [read more]
Willy Burkhardt Named President of Sportsman Channel - Tvweek.com
The Sportsman Channel has tapped Willy Burkhardt as president. Mr. Burkhardt will oversee the networkâs programming, production and digital operations. He will continue to serve as executive vice president of InterMedia Outdoors, the parent company … [read more]
Venugopal Reddy joins University of Hyderabad as professor - MSN India
Hyderabad: Y. Venugopal Reddy, former RBI governor has joined the University of Hyderabad as an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics. After a formal meeting with Vice-Chancellor, Prof Seyed Hasnain, Reddy had an interaction with the … [read more]
SAARC summit: Toss-up between Nepal, Bhutan as host likely - Newstrack India
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) There is likely to be a toss-up between Nepal and Bhutan if the Maldives finally declines to host the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, which has never hosted a SAARC summit … [read more]
Step 2 - Zd Net Asia.com
Profession: Select Job Function —– Technology-Related: [select below] —– Computer Product Reseller Database Administration Development Project Management … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Administrative Burden study translates delays into
hard cash
25 March, 2009 - Slow service delivery by the Thimphu city corporation is costing ordinary citizens and the organisation Nu 40.322 million a year, says a recent study by the anti corruption commission and the ministry of finance.
The three main services considered for the ÂAdministrative Burden (AB) study were application for a land transaction permit, major building construction permit and minor building alterations permit. [read more]
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MINISTERS ENCLAVE 25 March, 2009 - Beset by problems, the deadline for the ministers residential enclave in Motithang has been pushed further by nearly a year from December 2008 to October 2009. The national housing and development corporation (NHDC) has said that the ministers would formally move into their new homes by October 2009 and no later.
NHDC last week signed a new agreement with the contractors of the Nu 455 million ministers quarters, with an assurance from the contractors that the building work at least would be completed by July this year. [read more]
25 March, 2009 - That the government plans to reduce red tape in its ministries and agencies is great news. How itÂs going to go about it is though shrouded in mystery. Even then, the government, we hope, is taking into consideration the immense possibilities that ICT today permits to make public administration that much more transparent, responsive and cleaner. [read more]
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25 March, 2009 - All fifteen dungkhags (sub-districts) in the country will have their own separate courts from March 27, which, according to the chief justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, is to bring justice nearer to the people. [read more]
The capital attracts the destitute but cares
little for them
 |
| Beggars in alms - An impoverished community that shares a sense of fraternity |
24 March, 2009 - He sits on the footpath gazing at the traffic. He smells of urine and his clothes havenÂt seen soap and water in a long while. His shoes are covered in grime and dust. His nails are gnarly.
[read more]
 |
23 March, 2009 - Spring is a season that gardeners love. With longer and warmer days, itÂs a time when gardeners canÂt wait to start planting. However, itÂs also a time to be cautious, as winter seldom suddenly ends as spring approaches. [read more]
Traditional physician, Drungtsho Gempo Dorji tells us how sinus, the inflammation of the nasal passages is treated with traditional medicine.
23 March, 2009 - Sinus is called Âyama in traditional medicine. It means a disease caused by a viral or bacterial infection. This virus or bacteria, called Âsin, in indigenous terms, is present in our blood. The virus, which causes yama, is called Ânasin. [read more]
 |
23 March, 2009 - In the first year of life, breast milk is the ideal food. If breast feeding is not an option, infant formula should be substituted. At 4 to 6 months of age, when your baby has learned to sit up, control head movement and swallow food, itÂs time to begin adding solid foods to babyÂs diet. Begin with rice cereals. Mix it well with breast milk or infant formula to provide a good balance of protein, carbohydrate, and fat and to serve as a good source of iron. Then slowly introduce mashed vegetables and fruit. Children aged one to five should have: [read more]
 |
23 March, 2009 - Leki Penjore, 30, from Jokhar, Zhemgang, works at the division for national properties. The carpenter shares his views on attics and the housing shortage.
1. How long have you been working for?
ItÂs been three years now. [read more]
 |
23 March, 2009 - Building owners can now breathe easy as the cabinet has approved attics in buildings with the Attic rules, 2009. Many buildings, especially in Thimphu, have attic flats rented out, which as per earlier regulations were illegal. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Do bars need a licence for entertainment?
[read more]
Roofs shine in Orong
Until about a decade back, almost all the 140 houses in Orong village in Samdrupjongkhar had banana leaves as roofs. Not any more.
Now, the corrugated galvanised iron sheet roofs shine under the sun. Orong is indeed shining. Many people say that it has taken a long time for the village to graduate from banana leaves […] [read more]
Kishu thara - a pattern in Khoma
Khoma is colourful with kishu thara. All Khoma women and girls weave â young girls weave simple pieces, and older ones, kishu thara.
Girls as young as seven, many of them school-going, join their parents to weave. Except during the rice cultivation season, khoma thrives with weavers.
Pem Dechen, 24, now a skilled kishu thara weaver, started […] [read more]
Skills for girls
Girls with basic education find employment and learn valuable skills at the souvenir production centre. Kinzang Choden reports.
Sonam Choden is a twenty-one-year-old girl from Radhi, Trashigang, who could not continue her studies after class X. She lost hope when she couldnât qualify for any job in the civil service. And then her life changed ever […] [read more]
Where has rolong gone?
Who said only the living walked the earth? Phuntsho Wangmo finds out who the walking corpses are.
A few centuries back, Bhutan abounded with the myths and tales of rolong, literally âcorpse that stands upâ, the dead rising from the grave to harm the living. Today, the Bhutanese, including most elderly people, do not know about […] [read more]
Iconic bridge for recreation
Come 2011, Phuentsholing will see a beautiful, unique bridge over Dhoti Khola.
Soil testing is underway at the site near the truck parking space connecting the pedestrian path on the other side, near Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School.
The bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is being designed by a Kolkata consultant whose bid is expected to […] [read more]
Streets to go brighter, paths shorter
A pedestrian path construction in Phuentsholing between the higher secondary school and the hospital is underway. After completion in mid-June this year, the distance between the hospital and the school will be shortened by a kilometre. The path will mostly benefit students living in and around the hospital and those living in the National Pension […] [read more]
Phomoi Barchey â social barrier to love
Phomoi Barchey is a unique Bhutanese film with a refreshingly different theme. It is a love story about a girl from the south and a boy from the west.
Karma, acted by Chencho Dorji, goes on a tour to Tsirang where he falls in love with Suman Chhetri, played by Choki Wangmo. Sumanâs father considers his […] [read more]
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, each one of us charts a collective destiny for our society. Here is a little story to illustrate this fact:
A little boy, flying for the first time, was petrified to death. His father consoled him saying, âSon, if it is not your karma to die today, then nothing will happen.â The boy was relieved […] [read more]
New sports hall for Gelephu
The new multipurpose sports hall in Gelephu was inaugurated on March 3. Located next to the Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) ground, it is the second project of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) funded by Olympic Asia Council. The hall was built at the cost of US$ 100,000.
Being the only sports hall in Gelephu, the social importance […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan’s international airport has the world’s scariest runway - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
Bhutan’s international airport has world’s scariest runway - Times of India
THIMPHU: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
The five-day monks of Punakha dromchoe - Kuensel Online
16 March, 2009 - A highlight of the 15-day annual Punakha drubchen, popularly called as Punakha dromchoe, is the last five days, when gups (local leaders) may be seen wearing monkâs robes. While laymen adorned in maroon robes is an attraction for … [read more]
Bhutan 4th on Wanderlust list - Kuensel Online
23 March, 2009 - Bhutan was awarded the âTop Country 2009â certificate by Wonderlust Travel magazine for being on the list of top 10 most favoured tourist destination in the world. Bhutan was ranked fourth after Japan, Namibia, and New Zealand … [read more]
Bhutan: The valley of peace and tranquility - Newstrack India
Presently a group of businessmen and executives, in terms of government and private sector, have emerged in the social domain of the land. In contrary to the other volatile nations of South Asia, Bhutan is the valley of peace and tranquility. In the … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Rios Tropicales Receives International Grant for Costa Rica - Bhutan … - PR Inside
2009-03-18 09:09:05 - Rios Tropicales is the leading agency for the project and Rafael Gallo, President and co-founder of Rios Tropicales, will manage the project. San José, Costa Rica, March 18, 2009 — Fundecooperacion awarded Costa Rican … [read more]
BREAKING THE MOULD - Times of India
PUNE: There are no standard rules in filmmaking. And writer-director Anurag Kashyap has proven just that with his gutsy projects. Known for making realistic movies, Kashyap has finally come into his own, lending a new definition to Indian cinema … [read more]
Global Voices Online - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [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]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
The capital attracts the destitute but cares
little for them
|
| Beggars in alms - An impoverished community that shares a sense of fraternity |
24 March, 2009 - He sits on the footpath gazing at the traffic. He smells of urine and his clothes havenÂt seen soap and water in a long while. His shoes are covered in grime and dust. His nails are gnarly.
[read more]
|
23 March, 2009 - Spring is a season that gardeners love. With longer and warmer days, itÂs a time when gardeners canÂt wait to start planting. However, itÂs also a time to be cautious, as winter seldom suddenly ends as spring approaches. [read more]
Traditional physician, Drungtsho Gempo Dorji tells us how sinus, the inflammation of the nasal passages is treated with traditional medicine.
23 March, 2009 - Sinus is called Âyama in traditional medicine. It means a disease caused by a viral or bacterial infection. This virus or bacteria, called Âsin, in indigenous terms, is present in our blood. The virus, which causes yama, is called Ânasin. [read more]
|
23 March, 2009 - In the first year of life, breast milk is the ideal food. If breast feeding is not an option, infant formula should be substituted. At 4 to 6 months of age, when your baby has learned to sit up, control head movement and swallow food, itÂs time to begin adding solid foods to babyÂs diet. Begin with rice cereals. Mix it well with breast milk or infant formula to provide a good balance of protein, carbohydrate, and fat and to serve as a good source of iron. Then slowly introduce mashed vegetables and fruit. Children aged one to five should have: [read more]
|
23 March, 2009 - Leki Penjore, 30, from Jokhar, Zhemgang, works at the division for national properties. The carpenter shares his views on attics and the housing shortage.
1. How long have you been working for?
ItÂs been three years now. [read more]
|
23 March, 2009 - Building owners can now breathe easy as the cabinet has approved attics in buildings with the Attic rules, 2009. Many buildings, especially in Thimphu, have attic flats rented out, which as per earlier regulations were illegal. [read more]
 over the leasing rate between BPCLÂs commercial mandate and DITÂs social goals
23 March, 2009 - Despite being one of the primary socio-economic development aims of the government, the implementation of a countrywide broadband internet network is only now being physically implemented, after a delay of nearly a year. [read more]
 |
| BEFORE AND AFTER Â His plight received the support of many well-wishers |
23 March, 2009 - He started walking only when he turned 16.
Born with only an arm with two fingers and a leg only knee long, Sukraj Sherpa uses the sole and partial upper limb to do all his work. He writes, eats, washes, plays and also walks with the help of his left arm. [read more]
 |
23 March, 2009 - With a view to promote Dzongkha and encourage bilingual usage, the Dzongkha development commission (DDC) launched a new website on March 19.
The website www.dzongkha.gov.bt provides easy access to Dzongkha spellings, essays, grammar and English words that can be translated into Dzongkha. [read more]
 |
| Measure for measure - Six for one for half a dozen of the other |
23 March, 2009 - Chili powder mixed with orange peels, butter mixed with bananas, a light bulb that blasts within hours of installing. Bhutanese consumers are silently consuming spurious goods, whether imported or home made. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Do bars need a licence for entertainment?
[read more]
Roofs shine in Orong
Until about a decade back, almost all the 140 houses in Orong village in Samdrupjongkhar had banana leaves as roofs. Not any more.
Now, the corrugated galvanised iron sheet roofs shine under the sun. Orong is indeed shining. Many people say that it has taken a long time for the village to graduate from banana leaves […] [read more]
Kishu thara - a pattern in Khoma
Khoma is colourful with kishu thara. All Khoma women and girls weave â young girls weave simple pieces, and older ones, kishu thara.
Girls as young as seven, many of them school-going, join their parents to weave. Except during the rice cultivation season, khoma thrives with weavers.
Pem Dechen, 24, now a skilled kishu thara weaver, started […] [read more]
Skills for girls
Girls with basic education find employment and learn valuable skills at the souvenir production centre. Kinzang Choden reports.
Sonam Choden is a twenty-one-year-old girl from Radhi, Trashigang, who could not continue her studies after class X. She lost hope when she couldnât qualify for any job in the civil service. And then her life changed ever […] [read more]
Where has rolong gone?
Who said only the living walked the earth? Phuntsho Wangmo finds out who the walking corpses are.
A few centuries back, Bhutan abounded with the myths and tales of rolong, literally âcorpse that stands upâ, the dead rising from the grave to harm the living. Today, the Bhutanese, including most elderly people, do not know about […] [read more]
Iconic bridge for recreation
Come 2011, Phuentsholing will see a beautiful, unique bridge over Dhoti Khola.
Soil testing is underway at the site near the truck parking space connecting the pedestrian path on the other side, near Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School.
The bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is being designed by a Kolkata consultant whose bid is expected to […] [read more]
Streets to go brighter, paths shorter
A pedestrian path construction in Phuentsholing between the higher secondary school and the hospital is underway. After completion in mid-June this year, the distance between the hospital and the school will be shortened by a kilometre. The path will mostly benefit students living in and around the hospital and those living in the National Pension […] [read more]
Phomoi Barchey â social barrier to love
Phomoi Barchey is a unique Bhutanese film with a refreshingly different theme. It is a love story about a girl from the south and a boy from the west.
Karma, acted by Chencho Dorji, goes on a tour to Tsirang where he falls in love with Suman Chhetri, played by Choki Wangmo. Sumanâs father considers his […] [read more]
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, each one of us charts a collective destiny for our society. Here is a little story to illustrate this fact:
A little boy, flying for the first time, was petrified to death. His father consoled him saying, âSon, if it is not your karma to die today, then nothing will happen.â The boy was relieved […] [read more]
New sports hall for Gelephu
The new multipurpose sports hall in Gelephu was inaugurated on March 3. Located next to the Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) ground, it is the second project of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) funded by Olympic Asia Council. The hall was built at the cost of US$ 100,000.
Being the only sports hall in Gelephu, the social importance […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan 4th on Wanderlust list - Kuensel Online
23 March, 2009 - Bhutan was awarded the âTop Country 2009â certificate by Wonderlust Travel magazine for being on the list of top 10 most favoured tourist destination in the world. Bhutan was ranked fourth after Japan, Namibia, and New Zealand … [read more]
Bhutan’s international airport has the world’s scariest runway - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
Bhutan’s international airport has world’s scariest runway - Times of India
THIMPHU: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
The five-day monks of Punakha dromchoe - Kuensel Online
16 March, 2009 - A highlight of the 15-day annual Punakha drubchen, popularly called as Punakha dromchoe, is the last five days, when gups (local leaders) may be seen wearing monkâs robes. While laymen adorned in maroon robes is an attraction for … [read more]
Billings ready for new chapter - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ryan Billings was looking for something a little different. What he got was an assignment at the worldâs most remote golf course. Heâll be leaving May 17 for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where he will be the pro at Royal Thimphu for five … [read more]
Bhutan: The valley of peace and tranquility - Newstrack India
Presently a group of businessmen and executives, in terms of government and private sector, have emerged in the social domain of the land. In contrary to the other volatile nations of South Asia, Bhutan is the valley of peace and tranquility. In the … [read more]
Rios Tropicales Receives International Grant for Costa Rica - Bhutan … - PR Inside
2009-03-18 09:09:05 - Rios Tropicales is the leading agency for the project and Rafael Gallo, President and co-founder of Rios Tropicales, will manage the project. San José, Costa Rica, March 18, 2009 — Fundecooperacion awarded Costa Rican … [read more]
New residents complete VNA training - Burlington Free Press
COLCHESTER — The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle counties announced the graduation of 12 students from their personal care attendant training. The students’ training was a collaboration between the Association of Africans … [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]
Fox Seeks Optimism in Bhutan - Discovery Travel
We havenât seen much of Michael J. Fox on television in recent years, but now the former Spin City actor has surfacedâsurprisinglyâin Bhutan. Following in the footsteps of World Hum contributor Eric Weiner , Fox visited the Himalayan nation … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
|
23 March, 2009 - Building owners can now breathe easy as the cabinet has approved attics in buildings with the Attic rules, 2009. Many buildings, especially in Thimphu, have attic flats rented out, which as per earlier regulations were illegal. [read more]
 over the leasing rate between BPCLÂs commercial mandate and DITÂs social goals
23 March, 2009 - Despite being one of the primary socio-economic development aims of the government, the implementation of a countrywide broadband internet network is only now being physically implemented, after a delay of nearly a year. [read more]
|
| BEFORE AND AFTER Â His plight received the support of many well-wishers |
23 March, 2009 - He started walking only when he turned 16.
Born with only an arm with two fingers and a leg only knee long, Sukraj Sherpa uses the sole and partial upper limb to do all his work. He writes, eats, washes, plays and also walks with the help of his left arm. [read more]
|
23 March, 2009 - With a view to promote Dzongkha and encourage bilingual usage, the Dzongkha development commission (DDC) launched a new website on March 19.
The website www.dzongkha.gov.bt provides easy access to Dzongkha spellings, essays, grammar and English words that can be translated into Dzongkha. [read more]
|
| Measure for measure - Six for one for half a dozen of the other |
23 March, 2009 - Chili powder mixed with orange peels, butter mixed with bananas, a light bulb that blasts within hours of installing. Bhutanese consumers are silently consuming spurious goods, whether imported or home made. [read more]
23 March, 2009 - Thimphu district court on Thursday sentenced an education official to six months in prison for forging signatures of teachers and resource persons to adjust about Nu 0.2 million. [read more]
23 March, 2009 - Bhutan was awarded the ÂTop Country 2009Â certificate by Wonderlust Travel magazine for being on the list of top 10 most favoured tourist destination in the world.
Bhutan was ranked fourth after Japan, Namibia, and New Zealand. [read more]
 |
21 March, 2009 - When the search for a roof over the head turns futile, many take literally to the roofs. Well, almost - the attics, actually.
Look up anywhere in Thimphu and youÂll see attics, in virtually every building. Low ceilings, water problems, lack of proper ventilation and safety issues are not concerns for either tenants or the authority, Thimphu city corporation (TCC). Even the rents for these attics are close to par with those of Âproper flats. [read more]
21 March, 2009 - Had the incident in Dumtoe, where two local pastors led a group of people to beat and hang a woman to death because she was believed to be evil, happened elsewhere in the region, it would have most likely sparked off mobs, riots and led to more killings. [read more]
21 March, 2009 - The government will soon be implementing a major ÂAdministration Burden (AB) reduction programme in all the 63 government agencies to cut down on red tape and provide fast and quality public services. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Do bars need a licence for entertainment?
[read more]
Roofs shine in Orong
Until about a decade back, almost all the 140 houses in Orong village in Samdrupjongkhar had banana leaves as roofs. Not any more.
Now, the corrugated galvanised iron sheet roofs shine under the sun. Orong is indeed shining. Many people say that it has taken a long time for the village to graduate from banana leaves […] [read more]
Kishu thara - a pattern in Khoma
Khoma is colourful with kishu thara. All Khoma women and girls weave â young girls weave simple pieces, and older ones, kishu thara.
Girls as young as seven, many of them school-going, join their parents to weave. Except during the rice cultivation season, khoma thrives with weavers.
Pem Dechen, 24, now a skilled kishu thara weaver, started […] [read more]
Skills for girls
Girls with basic education find employment and learn valuable skills at the souvenir production centre. Kinzang Choden reports.
Sonam Choden is a twenty-one-year-old girl from Radhi, Trashigang, who could not continue her studies after class X. She lost hope when she couldnât qualify for any job in the civil service. And then her life changed ever […] [read more]
Where has rolong gone?
Who said only the living walked the earth? Phuntsho Wangmo finds out who the walking corpses are.
A few centuries back, Bhutan abounded with the myths and tales of rolong, literally âcorpse that stands upâ, the dead rising from the grave to harm the living. Today, the Bhutanese, including most elderly people, do not know about […] [read more]
Iconic bridge for recreation
Come 2011, Phuentsholing will see a beautiful, unique bridge over Dhoti Khola.
Soil testing is underway at the site near the truck parking space connecting the pedestrian path on the other side, near Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School.
The bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is being designed by a Kolkata consultant whose bid is expected to […] [read more]
Streets to go brighter, paths shorter
A pedestrian path construction in Phuentsholing between the higher secondary school and the hospital is underway. After completion in mid-June this year, the distance between the hospital and the school will be shortened by a kilometre. The path will mostly benefit students living in and around the hospital and those living in the National Pension […] [read more]
Phomoi Barchey â social barrier to love
Phomoi Barchey is a unique Bhutanese film with a refreshingly different theme. It is a love story about a girl from the south and a boy from the west.
Karma, acted by Chencho Dorji, goes on a tour to Tsirang where he falls in love with Suman Chhetri, played by Choki Wangmo. Sumanâs father considers his […] [read more]
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, each one of us charts a collective destiny for our society. Here is a little story to illustrate this fact:
A little boy, flying for the first time, was petrified to death. His father consoled him saying, âSon, if it is not your karma to die today, then nothing will happen.â The boy was relieved […] [read more]
New sports hall for Gelephu
The new multipurpose sports hall in Gelephu was inaugurated on March 3. Located next to the Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) ground, it is the second project of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) funded by Olympic Asia Council. The hall was built at the cost of US$ 100,000.
Being the only sports hall in Gelephu, the social importance […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutan’s international airport has the world’s scariest runway - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
Bhutan’s international airport has world’s scariest runway - Times of India
THIMPHU: Bhutan’s only international airport - Paro - has gained the dubious distinction of having the world’s most scariest runway as the flights have to pass through a narrow channel between hills for landing. Paro, located at 7,300 feet above sea … [read more]
Ernesto Portillo Jr.: Multilingual students embrace poetry - Arizona Daily Star
Laxmi Dahal and Hari Adhikari read in Nepali. Shukuru Kalunga’s words flowed in French. Anastasia Gorskova and Roman Tuareyev recited in Russian. Phillip Brenfleck Jr. waxed in Chinese. Lisset Mayagoitia did the same in English. And Ernesto Barraza … [read more]
The five-day monks of Punakha dromchoe - Kuensel Online
16 March, 2009 - A highlight of the 15-day annual Punakha drubchen, popularly called as Punakha dromchoe, is the last five days, when gups (local leaders) may be seen wearing monkâs robes. While laymen adorned in maroon robes is an attraction for … [read more]
River water sharing needs regional approach: Bangladeshi experts - Thaindian.com
Dhaka, March 22 (IANS) A regional approach to river water sharing, rather than a bilateral one, would help solve the sticky issue with neighbour India as well as Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladeshi experts have said. Speaking on the eve of World Water Day … [read more]
Bhutan: The valley of peace and tranquility - Newstrack India
Presently a group of businessmen and executives, in terms of government and private sector, have emerged in the social domain of the land. In contrary to the other volatile nations of South Asia, Bhutan is the valley of peace and tranquility. In the … [read more]
Big challenge for Bhutan at Challenge Cup - Kuensel Online
18 March, 2009 - Bhutan will have to overcome the Philippines, Maldives, and Turkmenistan to qualify for the Asian football confederation Challenge Cup qualifying round (AFC), which will be held in the Maldives April 14-18. The qualifying round is a … [read more]
Rios Tropicales Receives International Grant for Costa Rica - Bhutan … - PR Inside
2009-03-18 09:09:05 - Rios Tropicales is the leading agency for the project and Rafael Gallo, President and co-founder of Rios Tropicales, will manage the project. San José, Costa Rica, March 18, 2009 — Fundecooperacion awarded Costa Rican … [read more]
Global Voices Online - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria … [read more]
Fox Seeks Optimism in Bhutan - Discovery Travel
We havenât seen much of Michael J. Fox on television in recent years, but now the former Spin City actor has surfacedâsurprisinglyâin Bhutan. Following in the footsteps of World Hum contributor Eric Weiner , Fox visited the Himalayan nation … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
|
21 March, 2009 - When the search for a roof over the head turns futile, many take literally to the roofs. Well, almost - the attics, actually.
Look up anywhere in Thimphu and youÂll see attics, in virtually every building. Low ceilings, water problems, lack of proper ventilation and safety issues are not concerns for either tenants or the authority, Thimphu city corporation (TCC). Even the rents for these attics are close to par with those of Âproper flats. [read more]
21 March, 2009 - Had the incident in Dumtoe, where two local pastors led a group of people to beat and hang a woman to death because she was believed to be evil, happened elsewhere in the region, it would have most likely sparked off mobs, riots and led to more killings. [read more]
21 March, 2009 - The government will soon be implementing a major ÂAdministration Burden (AB) reduction programme in all the 63 government agencies to cut down on red tape and provide fast and quality public services. [read more]
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21 March, 2009 - When 21-year-old Namgay left for Australia two years ago to join a flight school, he nurtured high hopes of landing a job with Drukair or some other airline company abroad. But he found himself, on his return, joining an increasing number of unemployed pilots in the country and overseas. [read more]
21 March, 2009 - ThimphuÂs extended city planning, which is progressing at a snailÂs pace, will now get a major boost with the cabinet recently approving the Land Pooling Rules, 2009. The rule is expected to address problems posed by landlords across the country, holding up urbanisation either because they were absent or in disagreement with the methods of land pooling. [read more]
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21 March, 2009 - The fires damaged hundreds of acres of forest. No casualties or loss of livestock reported.
Thimphu
Hongtsho fire destroyed 500 acres
Genekha fire ravaged 400 acres
Haa
Fire near Janadingkha lhakhang in Katsho gewog , damaged forty acres of blue pine
21 March, 2009 - Based on the royal initiative to take kidu to the people, the ongoing national cadastral re-survey project is taking land transfer cases and thram registrations to the doorsteps of the people, according to the secretary of the national land commission (NLC), Sangay Khandu. [read more]
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21 March, 2009 - Air Marshal Shiv Kumar Bhan, PVSM, AVSM, VM AOC-IN-C, Eastern Air Command with Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army, Goongloen Wogma Batoo Tshering and IMTRAT Commandant, Major General Gyan Bhushan. The Air Marshal, accompanied by his wife, was on a four-day visit to the country. Yesterday, Air Marshal Shiv Kumar Bhan received an audience with His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and called on to the Chief Operations Officer. His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and their Majesties the Queen Mothers hosted a lunch at the Dechenchholing palace. [read more]
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20 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.
I often suffer with mood swings. Some days I am quite happy, but the next I feel quite irritated or depressed. How can Buddhism help me stabilize my life?
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| Kinzang Dendup has been captivated by weaving since he was only nine |
20 March, 2009 - As a nine-year-old kid, Kinzang Dendup was different. While boys his age in the village were wrestling on the fields fighting over a patched up cloth-ball or chasing after a lonely old bull much to the consternation of both bull and owner, Kinzang could be seen sitting near a group of women weavers, legs crossed, his eyes focused intently on the hands moving nimbly over half finished ghos and kiras.
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Do bars need a licence for entertainment?
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Roofs shine in Orong
Until about a decade back, almost all the 140 houses in Orong village in Samdrupjongkhar had banana leaves as roofs. Not any more.
Now, the corrugated galvanised iron sheet roofs shine under the sun. Orong is indeed shining. Many people say that it has taken a long time for the village to graduate from banana leaves […] [read more]
Kishu thara - a pattern in Khoma
Khoma is colourful with kishu thara. All Khoma women and girls weave â young girls weave simple pieces, and older ones, kishu thara.
Girls as young as seven, many of them school-going, join their parents to weave. Except during the rice cultivation season, khoma thrives with weavers.
Pem Dechen, 24, now a skilled kishu thara weaver, started […] [read more]
Skills for girls
Girls with basic education find employment and learn valuable skills at the souvenir production centre. Kinzang Choden reports.
Sonam Choden is a twenty-one-year-old girl from Radhi, Trashigang, who could not continue her studies after class X. She lost hope when she couldnât qualify for any job in the civil service. And then her life changed ever […] [read more]
Where has rolong gone?
Who said only the living walked the earth? Phuntsho Wangmo finds out who the walking corpses are.
A few centuries back, Bhutan abounded with the myths and tales of rolong, literally âcorpse that stands upâ, the dead rising from the grave to harm the living. Today, the Bhutanese, including most elderly people, do not know about […] [read more]
Iconic bridge for recreation
Come 2011, Phuentsholing will see a beautiful, unique bridge over Dhoti Khola.
Soil testing is underway at the site near the truck parking space connecting the pedestrian path on the other side, near Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School.
The bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is being designed by a Kolkata consultant whose bid is expected to […] [read more]
Streets to go brighter, paths shorter
A pedestrian path construction in Phuentsholing between the higher secondary school and the hospital is underway. After completion in mid-June this year, the distance between the hospital and the school will be shortened by a kilometre. The path will mostly benefit students living in and around the hospital and those living in the National Pension […] [read more]
Phomoi Barchey â social barrier to love
Phomoi Barchey is a unique Bhutanese film with a refreshingly different theme. It is a love story about a girl from the south and a boy from the west.
Karma, acted by Chencho Dorji, goes on a tour to Tsirang where he falls in love with Suman Chhetri, played by Choki Wangmo. Sumanâs father considers his […] [read more]
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Oyy, each one of us charts a collective destiny for our society. Here is a little story to illustrate this fact:
A little boy, flying for the first time, was petrified to death. His father consoled him saying, âSon, if it is not your karma to die today, then nothing will happen.â The boy was relieved […] [read more]
New sports hall for Gelephu
The new multipurpose sports hall in Gelephu was inaugurated on March 3. Located next to the Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) ground, it is the second project of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) funded by Olympic Asia Council. The hall was built at the cost of US$ 100,000.
Being the only sports hall in Gelephu, the social importance […] [read more]
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