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Vt. group spreads joy of reading to kids - Boston Globe
FAIRFAX, Vt.â Weeks before Christmas, Duncan McDougall sweeps into a rural Vermont day care facility, dropping off a stack of shiny new children’s books. But he really gets the attention of the 2- and 3-year-olds when he reads two stories to them … [read more]
Dagachu bids again for CDM status - Kuensel Online
Copenhagen Climate Summit 14 December, 2009 - The 114 MW Dagachu hydropower project is resubmitting its proposal to the clean development mechanismâs (CDM) executive board to be considered as a CDM project. Bhutanâs certifier, designated … [read more]
BIMSTEC Convention signed - Kuensel Online
12th Ministerial Meeting 14 December, 2009 - Foreign ministers of all members states signed the BIMSTEC Convention on cooperation in combating international terrorism, transnational organised crime and illicit drug trafficking during the 12th BIMSTEC … [read more]
India to use ICARDA pulses varieties to boost yield - Commodity Online
NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): India will utilise the huge collection of germplasm of lentils (masoor dal), chickpeas (gram) and grasspea (Kulthi) available with Syria-based International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)to … [read more]
Christmas comes early - Bangkok Post
Distinctive but not elitist, definitively modern yet people friendly, sophisticated without being pretentious, the Metropolitan Bangkok Hotel is cool, calm and very creative. From the outside it could be the new embassy of an emerging superpower as … [read more]
Cuddly computer? Paro the robotic seal melts executives’ hearts at … - Palm Beach Interactive
There is something about Paro the robotic seal that turns power-suited executives into cooing softies. “Hello!” said Kelly Sobolewski, Bank of America senior vice president, nuzzling Paro. “You’re just precious.” Soboleski, who manages community … [read more]
Disarming Asiaâs emerging violent left â Michael Vatikiotis - The Malaysian Insider
DEC 14 â Virtually unseen and certainly unexpected, a new threat is emerging in Asia â and it is not growing on the back of extremist religious dogma. Rather, the newest non-state armed groups battling governments in the name of justice and … [read more]
Hundreds of Indian languages struggle to survive - YAHOO!
NEW DELHI (AFP) â Classrooms at the Adivasi Academy in western India echo to the speech patterns of languages that may soon become no more than a meaningless jumble of noises. Kukna, Panchmahali and Rathvi are just three of dozens of tribal Indian … [read more]
Climate Change Reality: It’s About People, Not Polar Bears. - DAILY KOS
If you’ve ever surfed a television-related website with an address ending in .tv, you know the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu. It has one cash cow , its country’s internet domain address. And if you’ve been following Copenhagen news this week, you’ve … [read more]
South Asian Union: A Key of Future Security - Student Operated Press
South Asia is a very important part of the world. This portion is very important in the world not only for its territory but especially for its manpower,agriculture,atomic energy as well as many other things. Apart from luxurious life, the people of … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
14 December, 2009 - Students of the Kilu Bhutan Music School perform at the Youth centre auditorium in Thimphu on December 12 [read more]
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| Engineers mark out plans for temporary homes at Wamrong |
Wamrong Fire Update 14 December, 2009 -
Soil cutting work for the construction of structures that will serve as temporary homes and shops for victims of the October 8 Wamrong town firehas been completed. [read more]
Executive board will reconsider proposal in February 2010
Copenhagen Climate Summit 14 December, 2009 -
The 114 MW Dagachu hydropower project is resubmitting its proposal to the clean development mechanismÂs (CDM) executive board to be considered as a CDM project. [read more]
A road map and action plan to be implemented with immediate effect
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| Workshop participants and observers interacting with the principal of Jigme Namgyel LSS in Thimphu |
Educating For GNH 14 December, 2009 -
The education ministry now has a road map and an action plan to begin the process of bringing GNH values and principles into the school system starting 2010. [read more]
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| The Indian ambassador , Pavan Kumar Varma, speaks with a kidney patient at the Thimphu hospital |
14 December, 2009 -
Unlike in the past, seven kidney patients can now sit for a dialysis session at a time, with the addition of four more dialysis machines at the 350-bed Thimphu national referral hospital. [read more]
14 December, 2009 - On the sidelines of the Copenhagen climate summit, the Bhutanese delegation talked about the concept of GNH through climate change adaptation projects to a packed hall of 100 eager listeners. [read more]
12th Ministerial Meeting 14 December, 2009 -
Foreign ministers of all members states signed the BIMSTEC Convention on cooperation in combating international terrorism, transnational organised crime and illicit drug trafficking during the 12th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on December 11.
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| Druk star was launched yesterday |
14 December, 2009 -
The hunt for the voice of Druk Yul will begin this week with the Druk Star singing competition launched yesterday in Thimphu.
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| The vehicle fell from one turning to the other |
14 December, 2009 - A 20-year-old woman died on the spot when the Tucson car she was travelling in went off the road in Bhurichu, about 30 km away from Damphu town, on Saturday afternoon. [read more]
14 December, 2009 - ItÂs not the amount of debt but the ability to pay the debt that matters. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Rocketing food prices hit Bhutan
The drastic increase in price of essential commodities has made this year expensive for consumers. They spent unusually more this year.
Karma Kunzang, a resident of Phuentsholing, said that Nu 300 to 400 used to be enough before to buy vegetables for a week, but now, with the same amount, he can get only a few […] [read more]
Road construction resumes
With the end of monsoon, the construction work on the new Samtse-Phuentsholing highway has resumed.
âAs soon as the monsoon ended, we started restoration works by clearing the blockages and damages caused during the monsoon,â said Niralal Rai, the Executive Engineer of the Department of Roads. During the monsoon season, the construction work was withheld and […] [read more]
Quake relief works affect work plans
Earthquakes and aftershocks have affected this yearâs work plan in the eastern dzongkhags.
Mongar Dzongda Sherab Tenzin said the dzongkhag was behind the planned work schedule by almost two months. This he said was because they had to engage themselves in relief operations and damage assessment after repeated earthquakes.
However, he said development activities in the dzongkhag […] [read more]
Run against corruption
A five-km run from Kharbandi to the Zangdopelri in Phuentsholing town will be organised tomorrow to observe the National Corruption Free Week.
Organised by the dungkhag, the marathon titled, âRun Against Corruptionâ, will have two open categories for men and women. Some 250 people registered for the run. But interested people, who have not registered, can […] [read more]
Zhongar 11 reaches Druk Wangyel final
Zhongar 11 defeated Druk 11,000 to reach the final of Druk Wangyal Archery Tournament at Changlingmithang yesterday.
The match saw frequent kareys from both teams but Zhongar 11 won the first game 25-14. The game continued, and Zhongar 11 again took the lead and sealed their place in the final 25-4.
The match saw spectators all ages […] [read more]
Children overworked
Child workers work far beyond the time and day limits set by the Labour and Employment Act, according to a study conducted by National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC).
The child labour study, which was conducted by sampling 650 child labourers between 6 and 14 years of age from six dzongkhags – two each from […] [read more]
Pemagatshel sees unusual cropping pattern
This year was an unusual year for mandarin farmers in Pemagatshel. Places unknown for growing mandarin saw abundant and good quality mandarin yield while places known for quality mandarin saw poor yield.
Sangay Dema, a young farmer in Jepobrangsa village, inherited some mandarin trees from her parents. Since the village is at high altitude, the trees […] [read more]
Why is Bhutan not insulated?
The recent global crisis may not have had huge impact on Bhutanese economy, but economists say the country was not absolutely insulated from the shock. The economy growth slowed down and affected tourism and employment.
According to the Managing Director of Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), Bhutan did not experience adverse impact like other emerging economies of […] [read more]
Uuh! This huge load, and the need to run!
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The direction of Bhutanâs education
As the week long conference on education and GNH is nearing its end, a private citizen like myself waits to hear what kind of future is being planned for our education system. Education undoubtedly is the central pillar of happiness and democracy and it is a matter of immense delight that this convention is taking […] [read more]
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