Archive for June, 2009
International Sources
Reader postcard from Punakha, Bhutan - Seattle Times
Photographer’s description: The Punakha Dzong is a historic Buddhist monastery in Bhutan. Established in the 1600s, it is the winter home of the country’s Buddhist leader. We visited in May in a collaboration between the University of Washington Burn … [read more]
Bhutanese PM to meet Manmohan Singh next week - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley arrives here Tuesday on a four-day visit - the first by a foreign leader to India since the new government took charge last month. With the new Indian government placing … [read more]
Bhutanese PM first to visit India during Manmohanâs second term - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley will become the first head of a foreign state to visit India during the second tenure of the Manmohan Singh government when he arrives here on a four-day visit Tuesday … [read more]
Bhutan, India to develop 10 hydel projects by 2020 - New Kerala
Kolkata, June 30: India and Bhutan will jointly develop 10 hydroelectric projects by 2020, according to Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley. “By 2020, the two countries have agreed to develop a little over 11,000 megawatts hydel power green … [read more]
A Bhutanese in Afghanistan - Kuensel Online
29 June, 2009 - âNothing moves here without paying bribes,â says one of the rare Bhutanese United Nationsâ employees in Afghanistan, Karma Jimba. Karma is among four Bhutanese living and working in war torn Afghanistan. When he first started … [read more]
Bhutan Prime Minister to arrive in India today - Newstrack India
New Delhi, June 30 (ANI): Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley will arrive here today on a four-day visit to strengthen ties between the two countries. During his visit, Thinley will meet President Pratibha Patil and his Indian counterpart Dr … [read more]
Bhutanese PM visits India for enhancing bilateral ties - Xinhua News Agency
NEW DELHI, June 30 (Xinhua) — Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley began Monday for a four-day visit to India, the first foreign head of government to visit India since the Congress-led government began a second term last month … [read more]
Bhutan liberalizes FDI laws to attract Indian investors - Economic Times
KOLKATA: Bhutan is keen to attract Indian investors in areas like generation of hydel power, information and communication technology, hospitality, agriculture and infrastructure. With such an objective, the Bhutanese government is liberalizing its … [read more]
Two arrested for abetment - Kuensel Online
30 June, 2009 - The royal Bhutan police arrested two people in connection with the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan (RICBL) embezzlement case involving over Nu 10m, after the corporationâs cashier, Kencho Namgay, went missing on June 15. The … [read more]
KoPT to request govt to invoke ESMA - Times of India
KOLKATA: After suffering heavy losses for three days due to the ongoing labour strife at the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has decided to request the state government to invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
30 June, 2009 - The Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army, General Deepak Kapoor receiving a guard of honour at the courtyard of Tashichhodzong yesterday. The general, who is in the country as a guest of the government, received an audience from His Majesty the King and met with Chief Operations Officer of the RBA, Major General Batoo Tshering. [read more]
Govt. flexes its majority muscle
30 June, 2009 - In a session filled with drama and revelations yesterday, nearly 20 DPT ministers and MPs criticised and rebuked Opposition leader Tshering Tobgay for his observations today on the LyonchhoenÂs state of the nation address last Friday and the governmentÂs handling of media freedom. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - The royal Bhutan police arrested two people in connection with the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan (RICBL) embezzlement case involving over Nu 10m, after the corporationÂs cashier, Kencho Namgay, went missing on June 15. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - An own goal at the hour mark proved too costly for Rigzung as Choden FC came back from two goals down to beat them 3:2. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - Brother Phurba, a nurse at the orthopaedic ward in Thimphu, is looking after 32 patients. ÂItÂs because of the shortage, he says. ÂNursing has many other aspects, but weÂre limited to only carrying out doctorÂs orders. Although he has one nurse assistant, he, like most nurses, feels that the 546 Bhutanese nurses are overstretched and overburdened. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - Two students of Paga primary school, Chukha, were washed away by the Wangchhu river, at a point about a half-an-hour drive from Chunzom, on June 28. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - ThereÂs something about a sudden rush of warm weather that turns a Sunday into a playground, and a Monday into an excuse for a three-hour lunch. [read more]
30 June, 2009 - With the long awaited gup election around the corner, Tsirang dzongkhag is preparing its gewog administrative officers for a smooth election process.
A weeklong orientation programme for the 12 gewog administrative officers is in progress. Dzongda Pemba Wangchuk said that GAOs would be sent to the villages and to work from the gewogs. GAOs are currently working from dzongkhag headquarters. [read more]
Take your pick from the activities in store for you
29 June, 2009 - SummerÂs here, exams are over. What next? Summer holidays are a time to enjoy a change in pace from your routine schoolwork. It is the perfect occasion to focus on different interests and activities that you donÂt have as much time for during the rest of the year. Picking up a book, going for a swim or picking up a good sport are some of the things you can do over the summer holidays. [read more]
29 June, 2009 - It’s that time of the year again when thousands of students will be free with nothing much to do. And students in Phuentsholing will have more time on their hands than their counterparts in Thimphu. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
160-km drive for water
It is Saturday evening in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, and everyone is planning for a relaxed Sunday. But for Naku Dukpa, it is time to go to Shaba Tomja in Paro where his family of four lives.
Naku is an employee of Tashi Beverages. Every Saturday, he drives 160 km to Paro to do an important task. On […] [read more]
Each day, six road accidents
On average, there are six serious vehicle accidents in Thimphu every day. Last week, there were two deaths caused by vehicle accidents.
According to the traffic division of the police, a minimum of 30 people are caught every day violating traffic rules.
Major Passang Dorji, the Superintendent Police of traffic division, said accidents could be avoided if […] [read more]
Gearing towards community policing
Four police officers have been sent to Japan as part of setting up a pilot community policing programme.
The officers will learn and observe the crime prevention activities that have been carried out in Japan. Upon their arrival back home, they will submit their study findings to the cabinet.
If the proposal is accepted, the community policing […] [read more]
A guide to flowers of Bhutan
The effort made by Wangchuk, an untrained Botanist, for his first book A pictorial guide to the wild flowers of Bhutan is commendable. The book is the first of its kind written by a Bhutanese author. Most people, who study taxonomy, know how daunting it is to collect data on classification and identification. The four […] [read more]
What cable operators broadcast
With an estimated 30,000 cable subscribers and 52 cable operators in 2008, there is a growing public concern over the contents broadcast by cable operators in their local channels. There seems to be a lack of stringent regulation for content broadcast by the local channels, which is evident in the quality of their broadcast.
According to […] [read more]
Business of giving colours and shades
C harlie Chaplin is known to have once said that clothes and make-up, which he had on during performances, made him feel the person he was. Although that may not be the case with our local celebrities, make-up does add to a personâs character.
A ccording to producer and director Tshering Wangyel, make-up artists are very […] [read more]
Culture versus changing fashion
Bhutanese traditional dress for women, kira, has taken a transitional change over the years. From an ankle-length dress bound around the waist by a kera and strapped on the shoulders by a pair of koma and a long-sleeved blouse or wonju inside with a small coat or tego outside has now altered to waist cut, […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
Democracy behind closed doors
The National Assembly is a stage and all its members merely absurd players. That is all you know in Bhutan, and all you need to know.
The NA members, excluding the two opposition members, say that live telecast of the entire proceedings should be stopped. And the reasons are undemocratic at best, and at worst, absurd.
Reason […] [read more]
Redressing the education system
Over several years now, we have read in newspapers about redressing our education system. The core of our expressions were in form of complaints, criticism and more so the blame-games. As a positive onlooker, I have always admired those writers because they are all concerned about the future of Bhutanâs education system.
I have not been […] [read more]
International Sources
Reader postcard from Punakha, Bhutan - Seattle Times
Photographer’s description: The Punakha Dzong is a historic Buddhist monastery in Bhutan. Established in the 1600s, it is the winter home of the country’s Buddhist leader. We visited in May in a collaboration between the University of Washington Burn … [read more]
Bhutanese PM to meet Manmohan Singh next week - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley arrives here Tuesday on a four-day visit - the first by a foreign leader to India since the new government took charge last month. With the new Indian government placing … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Bhutanese refugees begin new life in Arizona - Human Rights Watch
Ganga Baral is among the first of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who will be arriving in the United States during the next several years. She and her family arrived this Spring in Phoenix from a refugee camp in the farthest eastern reaches of Nepal … [read more]
SAFTA focus on trade in services - Kuensel Online
25 June, 2009 - The South Asia free trade agreement (SAFTA) meeting yesterday in Thimphu focused mainly on prospects and opportunities of trade in services. The minister for economic affairs, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, said that the growth in trade in … [read more]
The Pursuit of Happiness: Are We There Yet? - Huffingtonpost.com
The search for happiness is back. Increasingly chronicled in newspapers, blogs, books and TV, finding your bliss is finding its way once again into our conversations and our consciousness. Mountains have been trekked, wisdom imparted, the source of … [read more]
Notebook on India - West Online
They start gathering at dawn, clustered under a rainbow of umbrellas as the last of the monsoon pelts them with white gobstoppers of rain. I mooch out and stand alongside, obvious. They nod. We all look out through the mist over the flat Arabian Sea … [read more]
City ready for date with total solar eclipse - Times of India
Ahmedabad : A trip to China, a shadow band experiment and scores of programmes to sensitise people. This is just the tip of the iceberg. With hardly a month to go for the total solar eclipse, scientific community and enthusiasts have started … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
29 June, 2009 - Rinchen Wangchuk and Tshering Lham, who were in the capital recently, were all smiles yesterday as the two-day cane and bamboo exhibition wrapped up.
The artisan couple from Zhemgang, representing their fellow artisans, had not only marketed bamboo products but also sold about Nu 50,000 worth of the same. [read more]
29 June, 2009 - The prime minister, in his state of the nation report to parliament, stated that the government has not been able to effectively address social ills, of which alcohol was one. [read more]
Old age, unemployment and depression are the most common causes for people to take their own lives
28 June, 2009 - With three suicides last week of two teenage girls and a man, in separate incidents, suicide has become a cause of concern, say observers.
Police records show that, although the number of cases vary annually, the most was recorded in 2001 (58) and the least in 2006 (34). This year, as of January, there have been 15 cases around the country, and about seven reported in the media since February. [read more]
28 June, 2009 - Vocational and education training (VET) graduates will now have a better chance of being employed with the introduction of a new competency-based training system. [read more]
28 June, 2009 - The famous Gomphu kora tshechu was celebrated with ceremony and cheer last March, but Trashiyangtse Tongzhang gewog villagers, who arranged the chadi (preparations), are confused long after the event. [read more]
28 June, 2009 - Samtse dzongkhag is not a tourist destination and this is perhaps best reflected in the presence of just one hotel in the entire dzongkhag. [read more]
28 June, 2009 - One of the national housing and development corporationÂs (NHDC) buildings, which became a bone of contention between Dagana dzongkhag and the royal Bhutan police (RBP), was finally handed over to the dzongkhag last week.
The building was handed over after intervention by the home ministry. [read more]
28 June, 2009 - I like to involve myself in social work and help others. How can this be developed as a practice?
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche once used this example to illustrate the dynamics of our true nature: Two children run into the oncoming traffic. We immediately reach out and grab them. We do not consider whose children they are nor do we hope for personal gain. We just reach out. That kind or response, Rinpoche says, is an expression of our true nature, our basic goodness of heart. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - You donÂt have to get hit to get hurt.And Rinchen (name changed) knows this.His classmates and juniors dread this 15-year-old Class VIII student of Changangkha lower secondary school. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - In the first annual report 2008-09 of the DPT government, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley cited a great many achievements, some of which included an economic growth of 8.1 percent. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
160-km drive for water
It is Saturday evening in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, and everyone is planning for a relaxed Sunday. But for Naku Dukpa, it is time to go to Shaba Tomja in Paro where his family of four lives.
Naku is an employee of Tashi Beverages. Every Saturday, he drives 160 km to Paro to do an important task. On […] [read more]
Each day, six road accidents
On average, there are six serious vehicle accidents in Thimphu every day. Last week, there were two deaths caused by vehicle accidents.
According to the traffic division of the police, a minimum of 30 people are caught every day violating traffic rules.
Major Passang Dorji, the Superintendent Police of traffic division, said accidents could be avoided if […] [read more]
Gearing towards community policing
Four police officers have been sent to Japan as part of setting up a pilot community policing programme.
The officers will learn and observe the crime prevention activities that have been carried out in Japan. Upon their arrival back home, they will submit their study findings to the cabinet.
If the proposal is accepted, the community policing […] [read more]
A guide to flowers of Bhutan
The effort made by Wangchuk, an untrained Botanist, for his first book A pictorial guide to the wild flowers of Bhutan is commendable. The book is the first of its kind written by a Bhutanese author. Most people, who study taxonomy, know how daunting it is to collect data on classification and identification. The four […] [read more]
What cable operators broadcast
With an estimated 30,000 cable subscribers and 52 cable operators in 2008, there is a growing public concern over the contents broadcast by cable operators in their local channels. There seems to be a lack of stringent regulation for content broadcast by the local channels, which is evident in the quality of their broadcast.
According to […] [read more]
Business of giving colours and shades
C harlie Chaplin is known to have once said that clothes and make-up, which he had on during performances, made him feel the person he was. Although that may not be the case with our local celebrities, make-up does add to a personâs character.
A ccording to producer and director Tshering Wangyel, make-up artists are very […] [read more]
Culture versus changing fashion
Bhutanese traditional dress for women, kira, has taken a transitional change over the years. From an ankle-length dress bound around the waist by a kera and strapped on the shoulders by a pair of koma and a long-sleeved blouse or wonju inside with a small coat or tego outside has now altered to waist cut, […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
Democracy behind closed doors
The National Assembly is a stage and all its members merely absurd players. That is all you know in Bhutan, and all you need to know.
The NA members, excluding the two opposition members, say that live telecast of the entire proceedings should be stopped. And the reasons are undemocratic at best, and at worst, absurd.
Reason […] [read more]
Redressing the education system
Over several years now, we have read in newspapers about redressing our education system. The core of our expressions were in form of complaints, criticism and more so the blame-games. As a positive onlooker, I have always admired those writers because they are all concerned about the future of Bhutanâs education system.
I have not been […] [read more]
International Sources
Bhutanese PM to meet Manmohan Singh next week - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley arrives here Tuesday on a four-day visit - the first by a foreign leader to India since the new government took charge last month. With the new Indian government placing … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Bhutanese refugees begin new life in Arizona - Human Rights Watch
Ganga Baral is among the first of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who will be arriving in the United States during the next several years. She and her family arrived this Spring in Phoenix from a refugee camp in the farthest eastern reaches of Nepal … [read more]
No ULFA in Bhutan - Kuensel Online
21 June, 2009 - In response to a question from an Indian journalist during a press conference yesterday in Thimphu, that ULFA may be camped within the borders of Bhutan, the Bhutanese foreign minister, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, said that it was not true … [read more]
Bhutan PM pledges power aid for India - Times of India
GUWAHATI: Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley has pledged to supply an additional 11,000 mw of power to India in the next 12 years to help the neighbour meet its huge energy demands. On Thursday, Thinley told an Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC … [read more]
My unhappy search for happiness ends in Jakarta - Jakarta Post
No one seems to know how to define happiness. It took a German philosopher Immanuel Kant - a writer known for his difficult prose - to come up with the lame definition that happiness is not derived from reason, but of imagination. Russian literature … [read more]
The Pursuit of Happiness: Are We There Yet? - Huffingtonpost.com
The search for happiness is back. Increasingly chronicled in newspapers, blogs, books and TV, finding your bliss is finding its way once again into our conversations and our consciousness. Mountains have been trekked, wisdom imparted, the source of … [read more]
‘Reneighboring’ brings people into communities such as Binghamton - Memphis Commercial Appeal
His first night in Binghamton, Shun Abram was on edge. Until that moment, he and his young family had been cradled in the sleepy suburb of Southaven. But during the nocturnal hours in his new community, where just blocks away one of the worst mass … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
27 June, 2009 - You donÂt have to get hit to get hurt.And Rinchen (name changed) knows this.His classmates and juniors dread this 15-year-old Class VIII student of Changangkha lower secondary school. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - In the first annual report 2008-09 of the DPT government, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley cited a great many achievements, some of which included an economic growth of 8.1 percent. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - The high court yesterday postponed its decision on SD Eastern coal companyÂs appeal for an injunction, after the national environment commission (NEC) and department of geology and mines (DGM) failed to submit written justifications as ordered by the court, say court officials. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley will be visiting India to felicitate the newly elected government on June 30. In Delhi, Lyonchhoen will call on the Indian President Pratibha D Patil, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and senior government officials. [read more]
27 June, 2009 - We’d like to thank Lyonchhoen Jigmi for his no-holds-barred criticism of the press in his speech yesterday at the National Assembly. He said the Bhutanese press was negative to a fault and that it hurt the image of Bhutan.
[read more]
26 June, 2009 - The proprietor of Discovery electronics has alleged corrupt practices and lack of transparency against the ministry of education in the tender and purchase of computers and laptops worth around Nu 40m.
The proprietor Karma Yonten also filed a complaint with the anti corruption commission against the ministry. [read more]
The authorities are held accountable for negligence, official misconduct etc.
26 June, 2009 - The anti-corruption commission (ACC) will soon send a report to the office of the attorney general (OAG), to prepare charges against the national environment commission (NEC) and the department of geology and mines (DGM), in relation to ACCÂs investigation on Bjemina quarries in Thimphu. [read more]
NCÂs for all to see; NAÂs only for highlights
26 June, 2009 - In the interest of strengthening the roots of democracy in Bhutan, the National Council (NC) yesterday said that all their discussions would be broadcast live on BBS and that they have no problems about the public viewing their debates. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - Hundred graduates are leaving the country today to undergo intensive IT training in India, courtesy of Infosys technologies ltd. The training is being provided free of cost by the multinational company. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
160-km drive for water
It is Saturday evening in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, and everyone is planning for a relaxed Sunday. But for Naku Dukpa, it is time to go to Shaba Tomja in Paro where his family of four lives.
Naku is an employee of Tashi Beverages. Every Saturday, he drives 160 km to Paro to do an important task. On […] [read more]
Each day, six road accidents
On average, there are six serious vehicle accidents in Thimphu every day. Last week, there were two deaths caused by vehicle accidents.
According to the traffic division of the police, a minimum of 30 people are caught every day violating traffic rules.
Major Passang Dorji, the Superintendent Police of traffic division, said accidents could be avoided if […] [read more]
Gearing towards community policing
Four police officers have been sent to Japan as part of setting up a pilot community policing programme.
The officers will learn and observe the crime prevention activities that have been carried out in Japan. Upon their arrival back home, they will submit their study findings to the cabinet.
If the proposal is accepted, the community policing […] [read more]
A guide to flowers of Bhutan
The effort made by Wangchuk, an untrained Botanist, for his first book A pictorial guide to the wild flowers of Bhutan is commendable. The book is the first of its kind written by a Bhutanese author. Most people, who study taxonomy, know how daunting it is to collect data on classification and identification. The four […] [read more]
What cable operators broadcast
With an estimated 30,000 cable subscribers and 52 cable operators in 2008, there is a growing public concern over the contents broadcast by cable operators in their local channels. There seems to be a lack of stringent regulation for content broadcast by the local channels, which is evident in the quality of their broadcast.
According to […] [read more]
Business of giving colours and shades
C harlie Chaplin is known to have once said that clothes and make-up, which he had on during performances, made him feel the person he was. Although that may not be the case with our local celebrities, make-up does add to a personâs character.
A ccording to producer and director Tshering Wangyel, make-up artists are very […] [read more]
Culture versus changing fashion
Bhutanese traditional dress for women, kira, has taken a transitional change over the years. From an ankle-length dress bound around the waist by a kera and strapped on the shoulders by a pair of koma and a long-sleeved blouse or wonju inside with a small coat or tego outside has now altered to waist cut, […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
Democracy behind closed doors
The National Assembly is a stage and all its members merely absurd players. That is all you know in Bhutan, and all you need to know.
The NA members, excluding the two opposition members, say that live telecast of the entire proceedings should be stopped. And the reasons are undemocratic at best, and at worst, absurd.
Reason […] [read more]
Redressing the education system
Over several years now, we have read in newspapers about redressing our education system. The core of our expressions were in form of complaints, criticism and more so the blame-games. As a positive onlooker, I have always admired those writers because they are all concerned about the future of Bhutanâs education system.
I have not been […] [read more]
International Sources
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Indolink
Thimphu, Jun 19 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with an MoU under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities in India. Before … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
Krishna in âkingdom of happinessâ - Indian Express
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after taking office, arrived here on a two-day visit on Thursday and held talks with the Bhutanese leadership. Krishna had a luncheon meeting with the 29-year-old Bhutan king Jigme … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Bhutanese refugees begin new life in Arizona - Human Rights Watch
Ganga Baral is among the first of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who will be arriving in the United States during the next several years. She and her family arrived this Spring in Phoenix from a refugee camp in the farthest eastern reaches of Nepal … [read more]
Tibetans celebrate Karmapa Lama’s 24th birthday in Dharamshala - New Kerala
Dharamshala, June 26 : Tibetans living in exile in Dharamshala celebrated the 24th birthday of Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa on Friday. Born on June 26, 1985 in Kham region of eastern Tibet, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is heir to the Tibetan’s … [read more]
Krishna meets Bhutan foreign minister on his trip - Hindustan Times
Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Bhutan on Thursday on his maiden visit abroad after taking over his new assignment as the minister. His Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering received him and the rest of the Indian delegation at … [read more]
No ULFA in Bhutan - Kuensel Online
21 June, 2009 - In response to a question from an Indian journalist during a press conference yesterday in Thimphu, that ULFA may be camped within the borders of Bhutan, the Bhutanese foreign minister, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, said that it was not true … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
26 June, 2009 - The proprietor of Discovery electronics has alleged corrupt practices and lack of transparency against the ministry of education in the tender and purchase of computers and laptops worth around Nu 40m.
The proprietor Karma Yonten also filed a complaint with the anti corruption commission against the ministry. [read more]
The authorities are held accountable for negligence, official misconduct etc.
26 June, 2009 - The anti-corruption commission (ACC) will soon send a report to the office of the attorney general (OAG), to prepare charges against the national environment commission (NEC) and the department of geology and mines (DGM), in relation to ACCÂs investigation on Bjemina quarries in Thimphu. [read more]
NCÂs for all to see; NAÂs only for highlights
26 June, 2009 - In the interest of strengthening the roots of democracy in Bhutan, the National Council (NC) yesterday said that all their discussions would be broadcast live on BBS and that they have no problems about the public viewing their debates. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - Hundred graduates are leaving the country today to undergo intensive IT training in India, courtesy of Infosys technologies ltd. The training is being provided free of cost by the multinational company. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - All eyes  especially those of the gewog administrative officers - will be on the local government bill 2009, when the third session of parliament discusses a bill already once approved by parliament in 2007. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - Nidup and Duptho have just completed their final exams at the vocational training institute (VTI) in Buna, Trashigang.
In a week they will be in Thimphu looking for jobs. Both are days away from graduation but their minds are not at peace. Troubling questions nag them, mainly to do with their being girls. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - As some of our youth have said, there is little support and encouragement for western style rock bands trying to make a presence on the local scene. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - Picture Story: His Majesty King Khesar taking a break playing football with students of Zunglen Community Primary School in Zunglen, Mongar during his recent visit to Drepong gewog. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - Power and electric line accidents have claimed 20 lives and caused life-damaging accidents to around 25 people as of July 2002, according to the Bhutan electricity authority (BEA).
[read more]
With the passage of the waste bill, current hazardous methods of disposal should improve
25 June, 2009 - The stretch past the mortuary of Thimphu referral hospital, where all medical waste is dumped, is a difficult place to take a walk by. It smells awful. Dead rats. Placentas. Used needles. Bloody bandages. All rotting. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
160-km drive for water
It is Saturday evening in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, and everyone is planning for a relaxed Sunday. But for Naku Dukpa, it is time to go to Shaba Tomja in Paro where his family of four lives.
Naku is an employee of Tashi Beverages. Every Saturday, he drives 160 km to Paro to do an important task. On […] [read more]
Each day, six road accidents
On average, there are six serious vehicle accidents in Thimphu every day. Last week, there were two deaths caused by vehicle accidents.
According to the traffic division of the police, a minimum of 30 people are caught every day violating traffic rules.
Major Passang Dorji, the Superintendent Police of traffic division, said accidents could be avoided if […] [read more]
Gearing towards community policing
Four police officers have been sent to Japan as part of setting up a pilot community policing programme.
The officers will learn and observe the crime prevention activities that have been carried out in Japan. Upon their arrival back home, they will submit their study findings to the cabinet.
If the proposal is accepted, the community policing […] [read more]
A guide to flowers of Bhutan
The effort made by Wangchuk, an untrained Botanist, for his first book A pictorial guide to the wild flowers of Bhutan is commendable. The book is the first of its kind written by a Bhutanese author. Most people, who study taxonomy, know how daunting it is to collect data on classification and identification. The four […] [read more]
What cable operators broadcast
With an estimated 30,000 cable subscribers and 52 cable operators in 2008, there is a growing public concern over the contents broadcast by cable operators in their local channels. There seems to be a lack of stringent regulation for content broadcast by the local channels, which is evident in the quality of their broadcast.
According to […] [read more]
Business of giving colours and shades
C harlie Chaplin is known to have once said that clothes and make-up, which he had on during performances, made him feel the person he was. Although that may not be the case with our local celebrities, make-up does add to a personâs character.
A ccording to producer and director Tshering Wangyel, make-up artists are very […] [read more]
Culture versus changing fashion
Bhutanese traditional dress for women, kira, has taken a transitional change over the years. From an ankle-length dress bound around the waist by a kera and strapped on the shoulders by a pair of koma and a long-sleeved blouse or wonju inside with a small coat or tego outside has now altered to waist cut, […] [read more]
In Summary
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Democracy behind closed doors
The National Assembly is a stage and all its members merely absurd players. That is all you know in Bhutan, and all you need to know.
The NA members, excluding the two opposition members, say that live telecast of the entire proceedings should be stopped. And the reasons are undemocratic at best, and at worst, absurd.
Reason […] [read more]
Redressing the education system
Over several years now, we have read in newspapers about redressing our education system. The core of our expressions were in form of complaints, criticism and more so the blame-games. As a positive onlooker, I have always admired those writers because they are all concerned about the future of Bhutanâs education system.
I have not been […] [read more]
International Sources
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
Men still preferred: VTI girls - Kuensel Online
26 June, 2009 - Nidup and Duptho have just completed their final exams at the vocational training institute (VTI) in Buna, Trashigang. In a week they will be in Thimphu looking for jobs. Both are days away from graduation but their minds are not at … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
Indian FM visits Bhutan - Xinhua News Agency
NEW DELHI, June 19 (Xinhua) — Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday visited Bhutan, where he flagged off a new flight connecting Bhutan and India, reported the Indo-Asian News Service on Friday. During the one-day visit, Krishna … [read more]
Krishna in âkingdom of happinessâ - Indian Express
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after taking office, arrived here on a two-day visit on Thursday and held talks with the Bhutanese leadership. Krishna had a luncheon meeting with the 29-year-old Bhutan king Jigme … [read more]
No ULFA here: Bhutan assures India - Zee News
Thimphu, June 19: Bhutan on Friday assured India that there was no ULFA presence in that country. “We don’t have any presence of any ULFA cadre here,” Bhutanese Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering told reporters after signing an MoU with External Affairs … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Bhutanese refugees begin new life in Arizona - Human Rights Watch
Ganga Baral is among the first of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who will be arriving in the United States during the next several years. She and her family arrived this Spring in Phoenix from a refugee camp in the farthest eastern reaches of Nepal … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
26 June, 2009 - The proprietor of Discovery electronics has alleged corrupt practices and lack of transparency against the ministry of education in the tender and purchase of computers and laptops worth around Nu 40m.
The proprietor Karma Yonten also filed a complaint with the anti corruption commission against the ministry. [read more]
The authorities are held accountable for negligence, official misconduct etc.
26 June, 2009 - The anti-corruption commission (ACC) will soon send a report to the office of the attorney general (OAG), to prepare charges against the national environment commission (NEC) and the department of geology and mines (DGM), in relation to ACCÂs investigation on Bjemina quarries in Thimphu. [read more]
NCÂs for all to see; NAÂs only for highlights
26 June, 2009 - In the interest of strengthening the roots of democracy in Bhutan, the National Council (NC) yesterday said that all their discussions would be broadcast live on BBS and that they have no problems about the public viewing their debates. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - Hundred graduates are leaving the country today to undergo intensive IT training in India, courtesy of Infosys technologies ltd. The training is being provided free of cost by the multinational company. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - All eyes  especially those of the gewog administrative officers - will be on the local government bill 2009, when the third session of parliament discusses a bill already once approved by parliament in 2007. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - Nidup and Duptho have just completed their final exams at the vocational training institute (VTI) in Buna, Trashigang.
In a week they will be in Thimphu looking for jobs. Both are days away from graduation but their minds are not at peace. Troubling questions nag them, mainly to do with their being girls. [read more]
26 June, 2009 - As some of our youth have said, there is little support and encouragement for western style rock bands trying to make a presence on the local scene. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - Picture Story: His Majesty King Khesar taking a break playing football with students of Zunglen Community Primary School in Zunglen, Mongar during his recent visit to Drepong gewog. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - Power and electric line accidents have claimed 20 lives and caused life-damaging accidents to around 25 people as of July 2002, according to the Bhutan electricity authority (BEA).
[read more]
With the passage of the waste bill, current hazardous methods of disposal should improve
25 June, 2009 - The stretch past the mortuary of Thimphu referral hospital, where all medical waste is dumped, is a difficult place to take a walk by. It smells awful. Dead rats. Placentas. Used needles. Bloody bandages. All rotting. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Ap Tsara speaksâ¦
Wai! Every week, I hear a familiar lament, âIt is easier to find a girl than a house here.â
Housing supply in urban Bhutan just does not keep up with the demand. In a nation with a miniscule population which possess and manufactures most materials needed for housing construction, this sorry state of affairs is akin […] [read more]
Should the entire National Assembly session be telecast live?
[read more]
Footwear store in Geneva uses Buddha statue to hang shoes
26 Jun 2009, 0009 hrs IST, Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN
PATNA: Sight-seeing in Switzerland does not leave a vacationer horrified, but Patna’s Prabhat Choudhary, his wife and daughter were shocked to see a Lord Buddha statue garlanded with a pair of shoes at a footwear shop in Geneva.
“We were strolling on shopping street when my 15-year-old daughter […] [read more]
Picture story
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Phuentsholingâs business face
Business in Phuentsholing is almost paralised while Jaigaon is thriving with millions of ngultrums pumped from Bhutanese customers every day.
Bhutanese think everything is cheaper across the border, but a Bhutan Observer study revealed that it is not always the case. Many goods, including electronic items, bought directly from factory, third country imports and branded Indian […] [read more]
Parliament session begins today
His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo will address the joint sitting of the third session of parliament
today.
The annual report on the state of the nation, including legislative plans and the annual plans and priorities of the government, will be presented on the first day.
Besides Civil Service Bill and Local Government Bill, which are placed under the […] [read more]
More money,less salary
Corporate employees say they are shocked to learn that their revised salary plus the 15 percent corporate specific allowance (CSA) do not amount to their current salary.
They say that, if the revised salary comes as arrears from January 1, 2009, they may have to refund the excess salary they have received until now.
Analysts say the […] [read more]
Sewage mess fears
With only 60 percent of the municipal area connected to the Babesa sewage treatment plant and the plant already reaching its capacity, Thimphu may soon have to battle massive sewage that has nowhere to go.
With a daily capacity of 1750 cubic metres and sprawling 13 acres, Thimphu sewage system design was carried out in the […] [read more]
Minister this week
Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering is well known as an internet savvy and intellectual person. He is soft-spoken and humble. Many claim that he was the first Bhutanese to use a computer.
On Sunday, Lyonpo visited Semtokha Dzong in the morning with his son to attend a religious ceremony. Then he went on a short trek to […] [read more]
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
International Sources
SAFTA focus on trade in services - Kuensel Online
25 June, 2009 - The South Asia free trade agreement (SAFTA) meeting yesterday in Thimphu focused mainly on prospects and opportunities of trade in services. The minister for economic affairs, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, said that the growth in trade in … [read more]
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
Medical waste â A minefield of infection - Kuensel Online
25 June, 2009 - The stretch past the mortuary of Thimphu referral hospital, where all medical waste is dumped, is a difficult place to take a walk by. It smells awful. Dead rats. Placentas. Used needles. Bloody bandages. All rotting. There are also … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
S M Krishna in Bhutan, inaugurates Paro-Bagdogra air link - New Kerala
Paro (Bhutan), Jun 18 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today inaugurated the air link between Paro (Bhutan) and Bagdogra in Assam that will promote greater connectivity, trade and tourism between India and the Himalayan nation. Mr Krishna, who … [read more]
External Affairs Minister Krishna arrives in Bhutan for talks … - Newstrack India
Paro (Bhutan) June 18(ANI): Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Paro in Bhutan on Thursday, for a two-day visit to the Himalayan kingdom. This is the first foreign visit by Krishna after he assumed charge of the Foreign Ministry. Bhutanese … [read more]
Language problems hold up Asians on net - Zee News
Penang (Malaysia), June 25: Asians were the most numerous internet users worldwide as of 2001. Yet, access to the net and computing are still largely restricted to those with knowledge of the English language. A Pakistani localisation expert, working … [read more]
S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Daily News and Analysis
Paro (Bhutan): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is accompanied by … [read more]
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Zee News
Paro (Bhutan), June 18: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
25 June, 2009 - Power and electric line accidents have claimed 20 lives and caused life-damaging accidents to around 25 people as of July 2002, according to the Bhutan electricity authority (BEA).
[read more]
With the passage of the waste bill, current hazardous methods of disposal should improve
25 June, 2009 - The stretch past the mortuary of Thimphu referral hospital, where all medical waste is dumped, is a difficult place to take a walk by. It smells awful. Dead rats. Placentas. Used needles. Bloody bandages. All rotting. [read more]
 can withstand cultural homogenisation, says Indian Ambassador Pavan K Verma at a CBS talk
25 June, 2009 - ÂUnless the knowledge about your culture has substance, depth, and is based on genuine interest, unless that happens youÂll be superficially caught up in the business of tokenism, said the ambassador of India to Bhutan, Âand that canÂt happen to a country, especially like Bhutan. His Excellency Pavan K Verma was speaking on the topics of culture, identity and globalisation at a centre for Bhutan studies (CBS) organised public talk yesterday. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - SD Eastern coal company in Samdrupjongkhar has appealed to the high court for an injunction, after the anti-corruption commission (ACC) ordered the company to shut down in April this year. [read more]
Bhutan must be prepared to compete in domestic, regional and global markets
25 June, 2009 - The South Asia free trade agreement (SAFTA) meeting yesterday in Thimphu focused mainly on prospects and opportunities of trade in services. [read more]
25 June, 2009 - Picture story:The Cultural Industries Sector Development, a baseline report 2009, was launched yesterday by the labour minister Lyonpo Dorji Wangdi. The report do*****ents the extent of contributions of the cultural industry to the socio-economic development, particularly in alleviating poverty.It aims at taking stock of the potential of culture- based activities that contribute to the countryÂs overall development goals.
[read more]
25 June, 2009 - When Lyonchhoen Jigmi told the Bhutanese media that transparency and
rule of law would be the touchstones of his government, his words
provided a burst of executive sunshine that the public and the press,
both, badly needed. However, so far, those pronouncements have been
largely symbolic.
[read more]
24 June, 2009 - As in most traditional societies, our elderly have always enjoyed a special place in family and community. They represent experience and wisdom - repositories of lifeÂs lessons. [read more]
Private Sector Development Committee : As a confidence building measure, the govt. agrees to more private representation in reconstituted committee
24 June, 2009 - In what could be a major boost towards developing the private sector, the private sector development committee (PSDC) has been reconstituted with more representatives from the private sector. [read more]
Third Parliament Session 24 June, 2009 - The third session of parliament from 26 June to 30 July will discuss the civil service bill and local government bill, both of which were placed under the Âurgent category by the government, meaning that it will have to be passed in this session. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
Row over road
The route taken by a 5.7 km farm road in Sherimuhung in Mongar has flared up a controversy between two villages of Senakhar.
The farm road passes through Khatey or upper Senakhar which, according to the people from Khamey or lower Senakhar, was not decided by the Gewog Yargye Tshogchhung.
Sangay Chophel from Khamey said a meeting […] [read more]
Bamboos to save villages
Farmers from Changmey, Dangrey and Kharmey in Trashigang planted bamboo rhizomes, hedgerows and fodder in Pemachojey landslide area.
Around 2023 bamboo rhizomes, two varieties of hedgerows and two varieties of fodder were planted besides banana sucker and erithina species. The dzongkhag agriculture office gave some 300 citrus saplings to the villagers to be planted in the […] [read more]
Drainage brings relief to farmers
The Department of Roads in Pemagatshel is completing about 1.67 km of box drain on Gonpasingma- Ngangmalam farm road in Zobel Gewog. This is expected to benefit a part of Ngangmalam village from the monsoon rain water which collect on the farm road and empty into different parts, causing soil erosion on lower part of […] [read more]
Leading by doing
He has been in Pemagatshel for over two years now, yet he remains relatively unknown to most people. Unlike most people in his league, he likes to lead labourers by working physically with them on equal footing. Many people, therefore, mistake him for a new mason in the roads department, and a dedicated one at […] [read more]
Home for the homeless
In nooks and corners of Thimphu city, one finds many homeless people. Many of them come from far off places in search of food and shelter. Their families and relatives have left them behind on the cold deserted streets of the city or they donât have any family members to fall back on at all.
Many […] [read more]
Feed mill in Trashigang
Trashigang Dzongkhag has set up a feed mill in Pam to help the dairy development activities with a cheaper feed cost.
According to the Dzongkhag Livestock Officer, Dr Tshering Dorjee, the intensive dairy development in the dzongkhag led to a bigger demand for feed which drove the feed price higher. He said the core concentrate containing […] [read more]
Auto-stripping on rise
Auto-stripping or removal or intentional destruction or defacing of any part of a vehicle has increased significantly over the years, according to the police. There had been 12 cases of auto-stripping across the country until March this year.
According to the police, auto-stripping is a petty crime. The sentence is value-based, which means the fine for […] [read more]
Recovered addicts speak
Parental love and guidance in adolescence are very important. It is the time when children experiment with drugs, alcohol and other anti-social activities, say recovering addicts.
They said there should be a number of drop-in and rehabilitation centres in the country.
Krisna Kumar Subba, 21, a recovered addict, said, when parents took their children for granted, children […] [read more]
In Summary
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International Sources
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
Urgent bills tabled - Kuensel Online
Third Parliament Session 24 June, 2009 - The third session of parliament from 26 June to 30 July will discuss the civil service bill and local government bill, both of which were placed under the âurgent categoryâ by the government, meaning that … [read more]
Govt. takes business on board - Kuensel Online
24 June, 2009 - In what could be a major boost towards developing the private sector, the private sector development committee (PSDC) has been reconstituted with more representatives from the private sector. âBusiness people will now have more say … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
External Affairs Minister Krishna arrives in Bhutan for talks … - Newstrack India
Paro (Bhutan) June 18(ANI): Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Paro in Bhutan on Thursday, for a two-day visit to the Himalayan kingdom. This is the first foreign visit by Krishna after he assumed charge of the Foreign Ministry. Bhutanese … [read more]
S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Daily News and Analysis
Paro (Bhutan): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is accompanied by … [read more]
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Zee News
Paro (Bhutan), June 18: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
Bhutan-India ties get new wings - Thaindian.com
Thimpu, June 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday visited Bhutan, his first trip abroad after assuming office, and stressed upon the âspecial relationsâ between the worldâs largest and youngest democracies. He also flagged … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
24 June, 2009 - As in most traditional societies, our elderly have always enjoyed a special place in family and community. They represent experience and wisdom - repositories of lifeÂs lessons. [read more]
Private Sector Development Committee : As a confidence building measure, the govt. agrees to more private representation in reconstituted committee
24 June, 2009 - In what could be a major boost towards developing the private sector, the private sector development committee (PSDC) has been reconstituted with more representatives from the private sector. [read more]
Third Parliament Session 24 June, 2009 - The third session of parliament from 26 June to 30 July will discuss the civil service bill and local government bill, both of which were placed under the Âurgent category by the government, meaning that it will have to be passed in this session. [read more]
24 June, 2009 - The likelihood that the entire country will have affordable broadband internet connectivity by 2011 is looking more realistic. [read more]
24 June, 2009 - In a one-sided game yesterday at the Changlimithang ground, Yeedzin FC beat Drukpol 3-0. [read more]24 June, 2009 - A 22-year-old man from Dajay in Rangthaling gewog, Tsirang, has gone missing since June 14, believed to have fled to Nepal to act in the movies. [read more]
BartshamÂs snake-free status is widely attributed to its reptile-devouring protective deity24 June, 2009 - The climate in Trashigang is getting warmer and wetter, making the place a magnet for snakes. But there is one village in the dzongkhag, which claims to be snake-free - Bartsham. [read more]
24 June, 2009 - Potatoes prices are good this year.
As the auction yard in Phuentsholing, the price of the tuber is going as high as Nu 1,600 per quintal. Last year, the highest price was Nu 1,000.
24 June, 2009 - A 19-year-old man has died of a suspected drug overdose in Gelephu. [read more]
The number of old and abandoned people on
the streets flies in the face of our GNH philosophy
23 June, 2009 - His wrinkled right hand wrapped tight around a stick, Lhakpa, 74, sits on a roadside pavement near the Thimphu vegetable market, staring at no one in particular. Land-cruisers zip by leaving a cloud of dust. The
specks descend on his faded gho, dusty from days of sitting by the
roadside. He lights a bidi, takes in a deep puff, and is ready to talk
to Kuensel. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
Row over road
The route taken by a 5.7 km farm road in Sherimuhung in Mongar has flared up a controversy between two villages of Senakhar.
The farm road passes through Khatey or upper Senakhar which, according to the people from Khamey or lower Senakhar, was not decided by the Gewog Yargye Tshogchhung.
Sangay Chophel from Khamey said a meeting […] [read more]
Bamboos to save villages
Farmers from Changmey, Dangrey and Kharmey in Trashigang planted bamboo rhizomes, hedgerows and fodder in Pemachojey landslide area.
Around 2023 bamboo rhizomes, two varieties of hedgerows and two varieties of fodder were planted besides banana sucker and erithina species. The dzongkhag agriculture office gave some 300 citrus saplings to the villagers to be planted in the […] [read more]
Drainage brings relief to farmers
The Department of Roads in Pemagatshel is completing about 1.67 km of box drain on Gonpasingma- Ngangmalam farm road in Zobel Gewog. This is expected to benefit a part of Ngangmalam village from the monsoon rain water which collect on the farm road and empty into different parts, causing soil erosion on lower part of […] [read more]
Leading by doing
He has been in Pemagatshel for over two years now, yet he remains relatively unknown to most people. Unlike most people in his league, he likes to lead labourers by working physically with them on equal footing. Many people, therefore, mistake him for a new mason in the roads department, and a dedicated one at […] [read more]
Home for the homeless
In nooks and corners of Thimphu city, one finds many homeless people. Many of them come from far off places in search of food and shelter. Their families and relatives have left them behind on the cold deserted streets of the city or they donât have any family members to fall back on at all.
Many […] [read more]
Feed mill in Trashigang
Trashigang Dzongkhag has set up a feed mill in Pam to help the dairy development activities with a cheaper feed cost.
According to the Dzongkhag Livestock Officer, Dr Tshering Dorjee, the intensive dairy development in the dzongkhag led to a bigger demand for feed which drove the feed price higher. He said the core concentrate containing […] [read more]
Auto-stripping on rise
Auto-stripping or removal or intentional destruction or defacing of any part of a vehicle has increased significantly over the years, according to the police. There had been 12 cases of auto-stripping across the country until March this year.
According to the police, auto-stripping is a petty crime. The sentence is value-based, which means the fine for […] [read more]
Recovered addicts speak
Parental love and guidance in adolescence are very important. It is the time when children experiment with drugs, alcohol and other anti-social activities, say recovering addicts.
They said there should be a number of drop-in and rehabilitation centres in the country.
Krisna Kumar Subba, 21, a recovered addict, said, when parents took their children for granted, children […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
International Sources
Senior citizens on the streets - Kuensel Online
23 June, 2009 - His wrinkled right hand wrapped tight around a stick, Lhakpa, 74, sits on a roadside pavement near the Thimphu vegetable market, staring at no one in particular. Land-cruisers zip by leaving a cloud of dust. The specks descend on his … [read more]
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
Dawakhaâs red chili drought hit - Kuensel Online
23 June, 2009 - Lack of rain in the past two months has struck the very heart of Dogar gewog under Paro dzongkhag. Chili, their main cash crop and source of livelihood, is under dire threat. Dependence on the crop is so huge that some desperate … [read more]
SM Krishna to go to Bhutan on June 18 - Daily News and Analysis
New Delhi: External affairs minister SM Krishna has chosen the key neighbouring country Bhutan to make his first foreign visit from June 18. Krishna will call on Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and PM Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley who will … [read more]
Bhutanese refugees begin new life in Arizona - Human Rights Watch
Ganga Baral is among the first of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who will be arriving in the United States during the next several years. She and her family arrived this Spring in Phoenix from a refugee camp in the farthest eastern reaches of Nepal … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - Reuters AlertNet
Pahalman Bhattarai, aged 96, is Nepal’s oldest Bhutanese refugee. “I’m getting old. My dying wish is to return to my home in Bhutan,” he told IRIN at the Beldangi refugee camp in Nepal’s southeastern Jhapa District. Like many elderly Bhutanese … [read more]
S M Krishna in Bhutan, inaugurates Paro-Bagdogra air link - New Kerala
Paro (Bhutan), Jun 18 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today inaugurated the air link between Paro (Bhutan) and Bagdogra in Assam that will promote greater connectivity, trade and tourism between India and the Himalayan nation. Mr Krishna, who … [read more]
External Affairs Minister Krishna arrives in Bhutan for talks … - Newstrack India
Paro (Bhutan) June 18(ANI): Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Paro in Bhutan on Thursday, for a two-day visit to the Himalayan kingdom. This is the first foreign visit by Krishna after he assumed charge of the Foreign Ministry. Bhutanese … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
The number of old and abandoned people on
the streets flies in the face of our GNH philosophy
23 June, 2009 - His wrinkled right hand wrapped tight around a stick, Lhakpa, 74, sits on a roadside pavement near the Thimphu vegetable market, staring at no one in particular. Land-cruisers zip by leaving a cloud of dust. The
specks descend on his faded gho, dusty from days of sitting by the
roadside. He lights a bidi, takes in a deep puff, and is ready to talk
to Kuensel. [read more]
23 June, 2009 - Transport United came back from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Choden FC in the ongoing A division league match played yesterday at the Chang Jiji ground.
[read more]
23 June, 2009 - Most of the 63 mines and quarries in operation are not fulfilling the mines and mineral management act, as well as the environmental
assessment act. While at least one from each type of industries at
Pasakha and Gomtu are not meeting the emission standards set by the
national environment commission (NEC), according to officials. [read more]
Man stabs himself, woman mushroom poisoned
23 June, 2009 - A 27-year-old man committed suicide by stabbing himself on the neck at Tshampheyrong, a kilometre away from Dramitse satellite town. [read more]
23 June, 2009 - Families and relatives of a truck driver, who went missing since December last year, are still clueless about the sudden disappearance of
the driver.
[read more]
23 June, 2009 - Demand for all forms of labour from employing agencies is expected to drop by almost 80 percent by 2012, says the first establishment census
carried out by the ministry of labour and human resources (MoLHR). [read more]
23 June, 2009 - ItÂs not the most popular show on national TV but it is the only one that allows every Bhutanese to see and be informed on how business is
conducted in Parliament. [read more]
23 June, 2009 - Lack of rain in the past two months has struck the very heart of Dogar gewog under Paro dzongkhag. Chili, their main cash crop and source of livelihood, is under dire threat. [read more]
23 June, 2009 -
Two teenage girls committed suicide over the weekend.
16-year-old Bepana Rai, a class VIII student of Khuruthang MSS, Punakha,
committed suicide by hanging herself in her room on June 20. According
to her parents, the deceased had a history of self-inflicted injury and
of being “short tempered”. [read more]
23 June, 2009 - The finance ministry circular in April, restricting daily allowance (DA)to officials on tours involving a night halt, was received with dismay
in Dagana and Tsirang dzongkhags. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
Row over road
The route taken by a 5.7 km farm road in Sherimuhung in Mongar has flared up a controversy between two villages of Senakhar.
The farm road passes through Khatey or upper Senakhar which, according to the people from Khamey or lower Senakhar, was not decided by the Gewog Yargye Tshogchhung.
Sangay Chophel from Khamey said a meeting […] [read more]
Bamboos to save villages
Farmers from Changmey, Dangrey and Kharmey in Trashigang planted bamboo rhizomes, hedgerows and fodder in Pemachojey landslide area.
Around 2023 bamboo rhizomes, two varieties of hedgerows and two varieties of fodder were planted besides banana sucker and erithina species. The dzongkhag agriculture office gave some 300 citrus saplings to the villagers to be planted in the […] [read more]
Drainage brings relief to farmers
The Department of Roads in Pemagatshel is completing about 1.67 km of box drain on Gonpasingma- Ngangmalam farm road in Zobel Gewog. This is expected to benefit a part of Ngangmalam village from the monsoon rain water which collect on the farm road and empty into different parts, causing soil erosion on lower part of […] [read more]
Leading by doing
He has been in Pemagatshel for over two years now, yet he remains relatively unknown to most people. Unlike most people in his league, he likes to lead labourers by working physically with them on equal footing. Many people, therefore, mistake him for a new mason in the roads department, and a dedicated one at […] [read more]
Home for the homeless
In nooks and corners of Thimphu city, one finds many homeless people. Many of them come from far off places in search of food and shelter. Their families and relatives have left them behind on the cold deserted streets of the city or they donât have any family members to fall back on at all.
Many […] [read more]
Feed mill in Trashigang
Trashigang Dzongkhag has set up a feed mill in Pam to help the dairy development activities with a cheaper feed cost.
According to the Dzongkhag Livestock Officer, Dr Tshering Dorjee, the intensive dairy development in the dzongkhag led to a bigger demand for feed which drove the feed price higher. He said the core concentrate containing […] [read more]
Auto-stripping on rise
Auto-stripping or removal or intentional destruction or defacing of any part of a vehicle has increased significantly over the years, according to the police. There had been 12 cases of auto-stripping across the country until March this year.
According to the police, auto-stripping is a petty crime. The sentence is value-based, which means the fine for […] [read more]
Recovered addicts speak
Parental love and guidance in adolescence are very important. It is the time when children experiment with drugs, alcohol and other anti-social activities, say recovering addicts.
They said there should be a number of drop-in and rehabilitation centres in the country.
Krisna Kumar Subba, 21, a recovered addict, said, when parents took their children for granted, children […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
International Sources
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
SM Krishna to go to Bhutan on June 18 - Daily News and Analysis
New Delhi: External affairs minister SM Krishna has chosen the key neighbouring country Bhutan to make his first foreign visit from June 18. Krishna will call on Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and PM Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley who will … [read more]
Cloud over disappearance - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - The 42-year-old royal insurance corporation of Bhutan (RICBL) employee, who went missing since June 15, reportedly siphoned off over Nu 10m from the company, according to sources. Sources tell Kuensel that Kencho Namgay had embezzled … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
S M Krishna in Bhutan, inaugurates Paro-Bagdogra air link - New Kerala
Paro (Bhutan), Jun 18 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today inaugurated the air link between Paro (Bhutan) and Bagdogra in Assam that will promote greater connectivity, trade and tourism between India and the Himalayan nation. Mr Krishna, who … [read more]
External Affairs Minister Krishna arrives in Bhutan for talks … - Newstrack India
Paro (Bhutan) June 18(ANI): Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Paro in Bhutan on Thursday, for a two-day visit to the Himalayan kingdom. This is the first foreign visit by Krishna after he assumed charge of the Foreign Ministry. Bhutanese … [read more]
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Zee News
Paro (Bhutan), June 18: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
22 June, 2009 - For a society that grew up listening to Hindi and Dzongkha music, hard rock is heard as noise.
TodayÂs generation, though, is into heavy, alternative, punk, death and slow rock music. So much so that theyÂve taken the next step to form their own bands. However, local bands members say they get little or no support in any form from anyone.
[read more]
22 June, 2009 - Tashi, 26, from Haa, runs a travel agency. He shares his views on gangs.
1) Why do you think people join gangs?
Many jobless youth, with problems at home, form gangs to keep away from trouble. While there are others, who just form gangs to show off and seek attention. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Fashion trends are bound to repeat themselves and eyewear is no exception. Oversized frames, John Lennon-inspired round sunglasses, boxy cubic forms and aviators are some of the hot buzzwords in sunglass land. And, this summer, one word sums up all things sunglasses: Retro.
[read more]
22 June, 2009 - Shy but elegant, actress Sonam Choki of Muti Thrishing -The Perfect Girl fame exudes warmth and innocence as she talks.
In her six years of acting, Sonam has ten movies under her belt. She has worked with many established actors and new actors in her short career, including veteran actor Tshering Gyaltshen. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Located in the heart of town, right beside the Zangtopelri complex, Turkish Spa is the only place where you can enjoy a traditional Turkish bath experience. Equivalent to a steam bath, a Turkish bath can also be considered a close relative to a wet sauna. [read more]
22 June, 2009 -
Hi,
IÂm 42, 5Â9Â and weigh 78 kg. I go for a regular brisk walk for about 5 km but IÂm still not ableto reduce my weight and bring it under 75 kg. Is there any health club in Thimphu with trainers that we can joinfor weight exercises? Please advise.
MD [read more]
Overcrowded detention cells, for one, cry out for more spacious and updated infrastructure
22 June, 2009 - Crammed for days, even weeks, inside a concrete hall at the Thimphu police station, the men awaiting court trials or other settlements struggle for space. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Drukpol FC converted their rare chances in front of the goal and won comfortably as they left the royal Bhutan army (RBA) regretting the numerous chances they missed at the on going national A division club league. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - The Japanese government has granted about Nu 1.2b (2.494b Japanese yen) as grant assistance to construct six bridges in Bhutan by December 2014. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
Row over road
The route taken by a 5.7 km farm road in Sherimuhung in Mongar has flared up a controversy between two villages of Senakhar.
The farm road passes through Khatey or upper Senakhar which, according to the people from Khamey or lower Senakhar, was not decided by the Gewog Yargye Tshogchhung.
Sangay Chophel from Khamey said a meeting […] [read more]
Bamboos to save villages
Farmers from Changmey, Dangrey and Kharmey in Trashigang planted bamboo rhizomes, hedgerows and fodder in Pemachojey landslide area.
Around 2023 bamboo rhizomes, two varieties of hedgerows and two varieties of fodder were planted besides banana sucker and erithina species. The dzongkhag agriculture office gave some 300 citrus saplings to the villagers to be planted in the […] [read more]
Drainage brings relief to farmers
The Department of Roads in Pemagatshel is completing about 1.67 km of box drain on Gonpasingma- Ngangmalam farm road in Zobel Gewog. This is expected to benefit a part of Ngangmalam village from the monsoon rain water which collect on the farm road and empty into different parts, causing soil erosion on lower part of […] [read more]
Leading by doing
He has been in Pemagatshel for over two years now, yet he remains relatively unknown to most people. Unlike most people in his league, he likes to lead labourers by working physically with them on equal footing. Many people, therefore, mistake him for a new mason in the roads department, and a dedicated one at […] [read more]
Home for the homeless
In nooks and corners of Thimphu city, one finds many homeless people. Many of them come from far off places in search of food and shelter. Their families and relatives have left them behind on the cold deserted streets of the city or they donât have any family members to fall back on at all.
Many […] [read more]
Feed mill in Trashigang
Trashigang Dzongkhag has set up a feed mill in Pam to help the dairy development activities with a cheaper feed cost.
According to the Dzongkhag Livestock Officer, Dr Tshering Dorjee, the intensive dairy development in the dzongkhag led to a bigger demand for feed which drove the feed price higher. He said the core concentrate containing […] [read more]
Auto-stripping on rise
Auto-stripping or removal or intentional destruction or defacing of any part of a vehicle has increased significantly over the years, according to the police. There had been 12 cases of auto-stripping across the country until March this year.
According to the police, auto-stripping is a petty crime. The sentence is value-based, which means the fine for […] [read more]
Recovered addicts speak
Parental love and guidance in adolescence are very important. It is the time when children experiment with drugs, alcohol and other anti-social activities, say recovering addicts.
They said there should be a number of drop-in and rehabilitation centres in the country.
Krisna Kumar Subba, 21, a recovered addict, said, when parents took their children for granted, children […] [read more]
In Summary
[read more]
International Sources
NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? - IRIN
BELDANGI, 22 June 2009 (IRIN) - Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan. Pahalman Bhattarai, aged … [read more]
NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps - IRIN
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees who are Nepalese origin, after having lived in camps in Nepal for as long as 20 years, have been resettled to the United States and six other countries with the assistance of UNHCR and IOM KATHMANDU, 10 November 2008 … [read more]
Making more Bhutanese employable - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. The … [read more]
India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships for Bhutanese - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan kingdom to study in prestigious Indian institutions, the external affairs … [read more]
SM Krishna to go to Bhutan on June 18 - Daily News and Analysis
New Delhi: External affairs minister SM Krishna has chosen the key neighbouring country Bhutan to make his first foreign visit from June 18. Krishna will call on Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and PM Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley who will … [read more]
Cloud over disappearance - Kuensel Online
22 June, 2009 - The 42-year-old royal insurance corporation of Bhutan (RICBL) employee, who went missing since June 15, reportedly siphoned off over Nu 10m from the company, according to sources. Sources tell Kuensel that Kencho Namgay had embezzled … [read more]
India to offer scholarships to Bhutanese students - Daily News and Analysis
Thimphu: External affairs minister SM Krishna on Friday wrapped up his two-day “rewarding” visit to Bhutan with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which scholarships will be provided to Bhutanese students to study at prestigious universities … [read more]
S M Krishna in Bhutan, inaugurates Paro-Bagdogra air link - New Kerala
Paro (Bhutan), Jun 18 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today inaugurated the air link between Paro (Bhutan) and Bagdogra in Assam that will promote greater connectivity, trade and tourism between India and the Himalayan nation. Mr Krishna, who … [read more]
External Affairs Minister Krishna arrives in Bhutan for talks … - Newstrack India
Paro (Bhutan) June 18(ANI): Foreign Minister S M Krishna arrived in Paro in Bhutan on Thursday, for a two-day visit to the Himalayan kingdom. This is the first foreign visit by Krishna after he assumed charge of the Foreign Ministry. Bhutanese … [read more]
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrives in Bhutan - Zee News
Paro (Bhutan), June 18: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, on his first foreign visit after assuming office, arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit during which he will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese leadership. Krishna, who is … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
22 June, 2009 - For a society that grew up listening to Hindi and Dzongkha music, hard rock is heard as noise.
TodayÂs generation, though, is into heavy, alternative, punk, death and slow rock music. So much so that theyÂve taken the next step to form their own bands. However, local bands members say they get little or no support in any form from anyone.
[read more]
22 June, 2009 - Tashi, 26, from Haa, runs a travel agency. He shares his views on gangs.
1) Why do you think people join gangs?
Many jobless youth, with problems at home, form gangs to keep away from trouble. While there are others, who just form gangs to show off and seek attention. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Fashion trends are bound to repeat themselves and eyewear is no exception. Oversized frames, John Lennon-inspired round sunglasses, boxy cubic forms and aviators are some of the hot buzzwords in sunglass land. And, this summer, one word sums up all things sunglasses: Retro.
[read more]
22 June, 2009 - Shy but elegant, actress Sonam Choki of Muti Thrishing -The Perfect Girl fame exudes warmth and innocence as she talks.
In her six years of acting, Sonam has ten movies under her belt. She has worked with many established actors and new actors in her short career, including veteran actor Tshering Gyaltshen. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Located in the heart of town, right beside the Zangtopelri complex, Turkish Spa is the only place where you can enjoy a traditional Turkish bath experience. Equivalent to a steam bath, a Turkish bath can also be considered a close relative to a wet sauna. [read more]
22 June, 2009 -
Hi,
IÂm 42, 5Â9Â and weigh 78 kg. I go for a regular brisk walk for about 5 km but IÂm still not ableto reduce my weight and bring it under 75 kg. Is there any health club in Thimphu with trainers that we can joinfor weight exercises? Please advise.
MD [read more]
Overcrowded detention cells, for one, cry out for more spacious and updated infrastructure
22 June, 2009 - Crammed for days, even weeks, inside a concrete hall at the Thimphu police station, the men awaiting court trials or other settlements struggle for space. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Bhutan will soon get its first national human resources and development policy, which will set the pace for human resource development (HRD) and also put in place systems for the development of skills required by the country. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - Drukpol FC converted their rare chances in front of the goal and won comfortably as they left the royal Bhutan army (RBA) regretting the numerous chances they missed at the on going national A division club league. [read more]
22 June, 2009 - The Japanese government has granted about Nu 1.2b (2.494b Japanese yen) as grant assistance to construct six bridges in Bhutan by December 2014. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Education standards
A blushful salute to my little Tshering Dendupâs small-big verse, penned in Class VII in 1988, in Paro:
Rusted spades scratch the soil/ To earn a crumb of bread and oil.
What an irresistible visual image! What felicity! What a bundle of focused suggestions!
In 2008, I stumbled upon rare felicities across the pages of my Reading Club […] [read more]
Row over road
The route taken by a 5.7 km farm road in Sherimuhung in Mongar has flared up a controversy between two villages of Senakhar.
The farm road passes through Khatey or upper Senakhar which, according to the people from Khamey or lower Senakhar, was not decided by the Gewog Yargye Tshogchhung.
Sangay Chophel from Khamey said a meeting […] [read more]
Bamboos to save villages
Farmers from Changmey, Dangrey and Kharmey in Trashigang planted bamboo rhizomes, hedgerows and fodder in Pemachojey landslide area.
Around 2023 bamboo rhizomes, two varieties of hedgerows and two varieties of fodder were planted besides banana sucker and erithina species. The dzongkhag agriculture office gave some 300 citrus saplings to the villagers to be planted in the […] [read more]
Drainage brings relief to farmers
The Department of Roads in Pemagatshel is completing about 1.67 km of box drain on Gonpasingma- Ngangmalam farm road in Zobel Gewog. This is expected to benefit a part of Ngangmalam village from the monsoon rain water which collect on the farm road and empty into different parts, causing soil erosion on lower part of […] [read more]
Leading by doing
He has been in Pemagatshel for over two years now, yet he remains relatively unknown to most people. Unlike most people in his league, he likes to lead labourers by working physically with them on equal footing. Many people, therefore, mistake him for a new mason in the roads department, and a dedicated one at […] [read more]
Home for the homeless
In nooks and corners of Thimphu city, one finds many homeless people. Many of them come from far off places in search of food and shelter. Their families and relatives have left them behind on the cold deserted streets of the city or they donât have any family members to fall back on at all.
Many […] [read more]
Feed mill in Trashigang
Trashigang Dzongkhag has set up a feed mill in Pam to help the dairy development activities with a cheaper feed cost.
According to the Dzongkhag Livestock Officer, Dr Tshering Dorjee, the intensive dairy development in the dzongkhag led to a bigger demand for feed which drove the feed price higher. He said the core concentrate containing […] [read more]
Auto-stripping on rise
Auto-stripping or removal or intentional destruction or defacing of any part of a vehicle has increased significantly over the years, according to the police. There had been 12 cases of auto-stripping across the country until March this year.
According to the police, auto-stripping is a petty crime. The sentence is value-based, which means the fine for […] [read more]
Recovered addicts speak
Parental love and guidance in adolescence are very important. It is the time when children experiment with drugs, alcohol and other anti-social activities, say recovering addicts.
They said there should be a number of drop-in and rehabilitation centres in the country.
Krisna Kumar Subba, 21, a recovered addict, said, when parents took their children for granted, children […] [read more]
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