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Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
Africa And Middle East Asia Australia And South Pacific Central America And Caribbean Europe South America North America United States View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba …    [read more]

Banks aloof to Bhutanese farmers - Kuensel Online
NATIONAL COUNCIL 8 January, 2009 - Bhutan is readying for two more commercial banks and an insurance bank, but the immediate need, according to National Council parliamentarians, is banking facilities for rural development. Members of the upper house …    [read more]

Citizen pens story of Bhutan’s progress - Times of India
KOLKATA: One is used to reading books on Bhutan written by foreigners. But, perhaps for the first time, a young Bhutanese has penned a book on her native land. Former Bhutanese diplomat Lily Wangchuk quit her job and used her experience to write …    [read more]

WB truckers strike dries up fuel supply to Bhutan - Kuensel Online
10 January, 2009 - If the strike in West Bengal by the West Bengal truck operators association continues for a few more days, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petroleum will run out of stock, warn distributors based in Phuentsholing. “We’ve only …    [read more]

Bhutan to raise counter-terror force - Times of India
THIMPHU: Faced with increasing acts of terror by Nepal-based Maoist rebels, Bhutan has decided to set up an elite force like India’s National Security Guards. The unit will be formed under the ‘Special Reserve Police Force’ in the Police Bill, Royal …    [read more]

Over 60,000 Bhutanese refugees want to resettle - U.N. - Reuters
KATHMANDU, Jan 7 (Reuters) - More than half the Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Nepal for over 18 years want to resettle in Western countries under a scheme started last year, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday. More than 103 …    [read more]

Over 8,000 Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal resettled in 2008 - Xinhua News Agency
KATHMANDU, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that over 8,000 Bhutanese refugees left their camps in Nepal and were resettled in other countries in 2008,according to a statement issued by the UNHCR on …    [read more]

Select a Region or Country: - Jaunted.com
Africa And Middle East Asia Australia And South Pacific Central America And Caribbean Europe South America North America United States View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba …    [read more]

Language and timezone - Soccerway
Africa/Abidjan Africa/Accra Africa/Addis_Ababa Africa/Algiers Africa/Asmara Africa/Asmera Africa/Bamako Africa/Bangui Africa/Banjul Africa/Bissau Africa/Blantyre Africa/Brazzaville Africa/Bujumbura Africa/Cairo Africa/Casablanca Africa/Ceuta Africa …    [read more]

Faith notes: Events around the Treasure Valley - Idaho Statesman
Bible Courses for College Credit-Spring 2009 - Biblical Studies Center, 1025 Belmont St. Subjects include: Acts, Story of the New Testament, Genesis and Exodus, Spiritual Formation: Deepening the Spiritual Life, Elementary Greek I, and Greek …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Contractor wins case against government
Was there a conspiracy to award tender to a bidder of choice?

Inching forward - The long-awaited supreme court complex

10 January, 2009 - A private construction company this week won a significant court case against the ministry of works and human settlement (MoWHS). The suit has implicated two of MoWHS senior most officials, including its former minister Kinzang Dorji.    [read more]

The Koma Comeback

10 January, 2009 - It was kira that brought them into existence. And it was again kira that sent them into abeyance. The advent of half kiras did away with something very close to womenfolk. It killed perhaps the only ornament used while dressing - the komas.    [read more]

The view from the sidewalk
The picture vendor and the New York weather equation

No dark clouds on the horizon

9 January, 2009 - The scrapers are the towering hills, that cast long shadows and block the winter sun, the constant stream of vehicles on the streets is the flowing river, the Apple and FAO Schwarz (toy) stores are monasteries, that draw long lines of people keen to make monetary offerings and exit with something to feel good about.    [read more]

Buddhist answers to common questions

9 January, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know.

I am not as smart as my friends. This makes me feel inadequate and shy. Can Buddhism help me overcome this problem?
I’ll answer this question with a story. Once a very shy young man approached a Zen master who was famous throughout Japan for being fearless. He wanted to know whether practising Buddhism could help him become strong and powerful like the master. In reply, the old monk shouted, “No, Zen is useless”.    [read more]

Bhutan Observer

We Need You…
To celebrate the birthday of His Majesty, ‘The People’s King’, on February 21, 2009, the Bhutan Observer invites all his loyal subjects to join us in creating a very special commemorative poster.
To celebrate this glorious occasion we will create a unique poster from thousands of photos of Bhutanese faces and we need you to send […]    [read more]

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]

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