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Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards – Deepika Global
THIMPHU, Bhutan, Jan 1 (Reuters) Four forest rangers were killed by a landmine planted by communist guerrillas at a Bhutanese village, police said today. ”Six Bhutanese forest rangers were returning to their camp after shopping when the tractor they … [read more]
Security alert in Bhutan after Maoists kill four rangers – Thaindian.com
Thimphu, Jan 1 (IANS) Bhutan has sounded a massive security alert after the killing of four forest rangers in a powerful landmine explosion by Nepal-based Maoist guerrillas, officials here said Thursday.A Royal Bhutan Police spokesman said the … [read more]
Bhutan on alert after Maoists attack – Times of India
THIMPHU: Bhutan has sounded a massive security alert after the killing of four forest rangers in a powerful landmine explosion by Nepal-based Maoist guerrillas, officials said on Thursday. A Royal Bhutan Police spokesman said the explosion took place … [read more]
Security alert in Bhutan – That’s Cricket
Thimphu: Bhutan has sounded a massive security alert after the killing of four forest rangers in a powerful landmine explosion by Nepal-based Maoist guerrillas, officials here said Thursday. A Royal Bhutan Police spokesman said the explosion took … [read more]
Newest refugees hail from Bhutan – Nashville Tennessean
The Bhutanese, people from a small Himalayan kingdom that is one of the last theocracies in the world, are the latest wave of resettled refugees in Middle Tennessee. Seventy-two Bhutan refugees, resettled by local Catholic Charities, started arriving … [read more]
PNB receives approval for JV in Bhutan – Financial Express
Mumbai: State-run Punjab National Bank on Monday said that it has received regulatory approval from the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan for setting up a bank in joint venture with the Bhutanese Promoters. The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has … [read more]
Blast rocks Bhutan, 4 foresters killed – That’s Cricket
Thimphu: Four Bhutanese foresters were killed and two injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up their tractor in Sarpang district and were later fired upon by suspected Maoists, a police spokesman said. The six forest personnel were … [read more]
Recession hits Bhutan’s tourism industry – Times of India
THIMPHU: Global meltdown has hit Bhutan’s all-important tourism sector and tour operators have sought special measures from the government to deal with the crisis. The Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) has said that over 1,500 tourists … [read more]
INDIA’S PNB RECEIVES IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVAL FOR JV IN BHUTAN – TradingMarkets.com
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has accorded in-principle approval for setting up Druk PNB Bank Ltd, a joint venture bank between PNB and Bhutanese Promoters, PNB said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Earlier this year, the country’s … [read more]
Round 18 and counting … – Kuensel Online
31 December, 2008 – The foreign minister, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, reminded the National Assembly that 18 rounds of meetings had been held on the Bhutan-China boundary since April 1984, and that the new government would hold the next round of talks on … [read more]
Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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3 January, 2009 – His Majesty the King with Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye at their Druk Wangyal investiture [read more]
UPDATE 3 January, 2009 – The United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan, believed to be the militant arm of the Nepal-based Communist Party of Bhutan, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Bhutanese forest guards, in which four were killed and two injured. [read more]
9th Plan road building performance found to be full of potholes
3 January, 2009 – Deep differences in construction costs, low quality of work done, unplanned activities, and worsening of urban roads have led to the failure of road building objectives in the country, says a royal audit authority (RAA) report on roads built and maintained during the 9th plan. [read more]
3 January, 2009 – The Royal Bhutan police (RBP) will be setting up an elite special forces unit to tackle terrorism, said chief of police, Col. Kipchu Namgyel. [read more]
Crisis in young industry may be equated to growing pains, say financial pundits
3 January, 2009 – Hopes of a government rescue for steel and ferro industries get bleaker by the day.
The financial institutions have said that the industries are not dying and the rumour that the global financial crisis had hurt them should not be of much concern to the government. They say that steel industrialists were, in fact, trying to capitalise on the situation. [read more]
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3 January, 2009 – A massive dry landslide at Nunilakha (about 5 km from Gedu towards Thimphu) blocked the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway for almost 24 hours. The slide occurred around 9 pm on Thursday night. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in Gedu and some resorted to transit transport. Three heavy machines were deployed to clear the slide, but as of 9 pm last night the road was not cleared. [read more]
3 January, 2009 – The high court this week sentenced the proprietor of ST construction to three years in prison and cancelled the license of the company and Andruk builders for various corrupt practices in building the Mendrelgang school in Tsirang. [read more]
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3 January, 2009 – Children in action at “Dragon mania,” the contemporary art festival organised by VAST in the clock-tower square, Thimphu [read more]
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3 January, 2009 – In today’s world, it’s as difficult to make as easy to break.
Yet for some, New Year is a time to blissfully wipe the slate clean and
start afresh; while for others, it’s that time of the year when the famous new-year resolutions are virtuously scribbled down. [read more]
3 January, 2009 – Bhutanese society is questioning the mandate of the National Council today but, in reality, we are debating the role of all the institutions that comprise our emerging democracy. This is a good development because it is only through such discourse that all of us will understand our responsibilities in the political process. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
12-year-old raped
A soldier has been accused of raping a 12 year-old girl on the night of December 25.
The victim was tending to her grandmother who was admitted in Gidakom hospital. The army man was also attendant to his wife in the same hospital. They were staying in different rooms in a rented house near the hospital.
On [...] [read more]
MPs turn down bags
National Assembly members resented the idea of receiving a cheap freebie so much that they spent a good 20 minutes of the first morning of the year talking about it, in session.
The Speaker brought up the matter saying Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) had offered each parliamentarian a new leather bag but there was a [...] [read more]
Sonam is first Bhutan Star
This 19-year-old girl from Trashigang was planning further studies when Jigdrel Trophel kicked off Druki Sungki Dendur. Sonam Yangden thought she could study after the initial selection so she gave it a try. Little did she suspect that she would be declared the first Bhutanese Star on new year’s eve. Dressed to impress in grand [...] [read more]
Kangpar road plan remains changed
The Public Works Department (PWD) has declined the former Kangpar Gup Penjor’s petition to consider retaining the original Kangpar feeder road plan. While his petition stated that the original route passing through Bedengphu would benefit more villagers, the people from Thrimshing and Khamey put up a separate petition favouring the realigned route.
According to sources, the [...] [read more]
Tsangpo on mystery fire
Several mysterious fires have ravaged a house in Tsangpo village in Trashigang. The first fire broke out from Norbu Wangdi’s kitchen last year.
Norbu Wangdi thought that the fire was caused by carelessness or electric short circuit. “But I was wrong,†he said. 34 days after the first fire, another fire gutted the ceiling of his [...] [read more]
Trees or cows?
Villagers in Lumang and Thrimshing need more than a couple of new Ficus trees and some vegetable seeds to prevent land degradation and achieve sustainable land management, according to Trashigang’s District Livestock Officer.
“We cannot make any impact with one or two plantations of fruits, ficus and fodder trees. Plantations would be required in massive amount [...] [read more]
A weaver’s pride
Forty-four years ago, a 10-year-old girl weaves a kira. She keeps it as an heirloom for 44 years. Now 55, she wears her prized kira. Gyembo Namgyal reports.
There are certain things in life which each one of us cling to dearly. Such dear things could vary individually based on one’s status, their values or significance [...] [read more]
Fatherless children and census dilemma
The census fate of children without a legitimate father hangs in balance. Where do they belong? Gyembo Namgyal reports.
Children born out of wedlock find it difficult to get themselves registered in the census if their father’s identity is not known. Therefore, more mothers are now moving from the traditional out-of-court settlements to court settlements and [...] [read more]
Loden Zhitshog: Knowledge has no owner
Sonam Wangdi is the first student to be sponsored a two-year degree course by Loden Foundation in BSC Visual Communication in Patrician College of Arts and Science, Chennai.
Sonam said, “I am grateful that such a foundation exists because it has made a difference in the lives of people like me. Loden is indeed realising GNH [...] [read more]
Enchanted by Bhutan – A book review
When the fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced his abdication of the Throne in December 2006, the nation felt suddenly orphaned. What we did not know was that even foreigners shared our feelings. Yoshiro Imaeda, a Japanese who worked for Bhutan for a long time, was one such person whose life was deeply affected [...] [read more]
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