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5 November, 2009 - National Council (NC) member from Trashigang, Sonam Kinga, was yesterday elected as the new deputy chairperson of NC. The 35-year old NC member was unanimously elected through a secret ballot. Since he was the only candidate for the post, NC members had to vote yes or no. Sonam Kinga replaces Dasho Karma Ura who resigned from the National Council in July this year.
Sonam Kinga is also the chairperson of the good governance committee of the National Council.

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Bhutan Bangladesh to renew bilateral trade agreement

5 November, 2009 - A key feature in the renewed Bhutan – Bangladesh bilateral trade agreement that will be signed when Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, visits this week is the addition of a new trade route that should benefit eastern Bhutan.
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Bhutan Observer

Volunteers take to road
A group of volunteers are reaching out to truck drivers and other road users in Pemagatshel and educating them on HIV/AIDS and other social issues.
Led by Aum Gyem Lham, the dzongda’s wife, the group stops road users by offering them cold drinks and talks to them about how the dreaded disease is spread and what […]    [read more]

Grasshoppers swarm Pemagatshel town
In what is described by many residents of Pemagatshel as a strange natural spectacle, a swarm of thousands of grasshoppers appeared in the Pemagatshel town earlier this month. Most of the residents were baffled by the freak natural phenomenon.
The grasshoppers have two distinct colours. They were either light brown or green with two brown lines […]    [read more]

Truckers in predicament?
Following the introduction of a new loading system at Druk Satair Corporation Limited (DSCL) in Pemagatshel, there are dissenting voices from truckers.
Last week, about 30 truck drivers and owners called an informal meeting to discuss transportation issues. When they learnt that their National Council member, Jigmi Rinzin, was in town, they invited him and presented […]    [read more]

The urbanisation dilemma
Developing towns
More than four decades after urbanisation process started in Bhutan, the country’s demographic pattern is following the global trend.
Unlike in many other countries where the establishment and growth of towns and cities were influenced by economic potentials, the development of towns in Bhutan initially resulted from the establishment of administrative centres.
The process of town […]    [read more]

Wai! everyone’s thundering
Wai! This is the land of the Thundering Dragon, Bhutan. And indeed it is, if what is going on in the media circle these days is anything to go by. Everybody is thundering – CEOs, editors,
reporters, and newspapers.
First, six reporters and an editor thundered out of the newsroom citing managerial interference
into the editorial independence. Immediately, […]    [read more]

All smiles, all along
His Majesty has left behind smiles on the faces of the troubled people of the east during his visit to the disaster affected places a few days back.
Besides his presence at a personal level, His Majesty asked his attendants to entertain people by putting up their engaging performances. That made the people smile and laugh […]    [read more]

All for love of acting
When fresh graduates in the country are busy preparing for the Civil Service Common Examinations, Tandin Bidha, a university graduate from India, is busy acting for her movie Ya Ma So.
S he made her acting debut when she was 18 years old and fresh out of high school. Then, it was just a means to […]    [read more]

Exporters take on syndicate
In a recent meeting held in Phuentsholing, Bhutanese exporters expressed their concerns over importers in Bangladesh forming a syndicate to manipulate price levels and monopolizing the market during the mandarin season. According to Lungpa Tandin, the Secretary General of Bhutan Exporters’ Association (BEA), by forming a syndicate, Bangladeshi importers stagnate the price level.
He said, “There […]    [read more]

India House golf starts Nov 11
The India House Maruti Golf Tournament will start from November 11. The qualifying round will be played on November 11 and 13 while the finals will be played on November 14 and 15 at the India House golf course.
For players above 55 years, based on their net scores, they can play under veterans category. The […]    [read more]

Religious freedom and religious conversion in Bhutan
In the wake of recent reports about the spread of Christianity in Bhutan, the debate about religious freedom and religious conversion in Bhutan is taking shape. Today, Bhutan is a democratic country, where the freedom of every individual is guaranteed by the constitution. Article 7(4) of Bhutan’s constitution specifically guarantees the freedom of religion to […]    [read more]

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