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Cycling in Bhutan is a magical adventure – Windsor Star
The grin on my face is as wide as the Bhutanese suspension bridge I’m flying across is long. And it defies all logic. I’m terrified of heights and way out of my comfort zone. But I’m cycling in Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, a wonderful … [read more]
PNB Dubai branch, Bhutan venture next month – Hindu Business Line
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank said on Friday its Bhutan joint venture and Dubai branch would start operating from next month. “We are doing a soft launch of the Dubai branch. It will be in operation from January, 2010,†PNB Chairman and Manging … [read more]
PNB Dubai branch and Bhutan venture to operate from Jan – Financial Express
Updated: Friday, Dec 25, 2009 at 1330 hrs IST New Delhi: The country’s second largest public sector lender, Punjab National Bank, said its Bhutan joint venture and Dubai branch would start operating from next month. “We are doing a soft launch of the … [read more]
Readers’ Comments on ” Tibetan who signed peace accord with China dies … – Phayul
First of all I want send my deepest condolences to Ngabo’s family and May my prayer help Ngabo’s Journey to heaven peacefully. Om ah hom….. Let us think carefully what is situation was while Nagbo signed 17 agreement. It didn’t matter for Chinese … [read more]
Changing World and Timeless Values’ – Kuensel Online
25 December, 2009 – During my year at the National Defence College in Delhi, I came to value my visits to this auditorium as a place, at which one would hear words of wisdom delivered, often very memorably. I always thought of myself as the humble … [read more]
Gelephu waits … and waits … to get a move on – Kuensel Online
25 December, 2009 – Pleasant weather, vast stretches of flat land, a huge army cantonment nearby, and a plan for an international airport. Gelephu has all the potential to become a major commercial centre for central Bhutan like Phuentsholing is for … [read more]
United by Ngabo’s death, Dharamsala and Beijing mourn – Phayul
Mao Zedong greets Ngabo/Ngapoi (file photo) a day after signing the seventeen point agreement in 1951 Dharamsala, December 25 – The difference in Beijing and Dharamsala’s reaction to the death of a former Tibetan minister was visible only in the … [read more]
Finnish govt to help set up regional flood information system – Himalayan Times
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The project is aimed to minimise loss of lives and livelihoods by providing timely warning of floods and thus reducing flood vulnerability in the region — in particular, in the Ganges … [read more]
Sports Betting Christmas Wish List – Doc’s Sports Service
I hear Bhutan is nice – maybe Favre would be happy there. Finally, Santa, I wish for a Kansas-Kentucky national championship game in early April . There is still a whole lot of basketball to play, and we still don’t know everything about the top … [read more]
Why Investing’s Better in Bhutan – Motley Fool
Imagine a stock market where you could only trade twice a week — where there were so few stocks, and so little volume, that buy or sell orders took weeks to get filled, and stock prices sometimes didn’t budge for months. That’s life in the nation of … [read more]
Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
Unique photographic exhibition extends from the first snap of Bhutan to pictures taken by His Majesty
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| In 1864, the first photographer to focus the lens of his camera on Bhutan was Dr Benjamin Simpson, who accompanied Ashley Eden’s British mission to Bhutan as the medical in-charge of the trip. Campsite of the Ashley Eden mission to Bhutan, possibly at Haa |
25 December, 2009 – A photograph taken by Dr Benjamin Simpson in 1684, when he accompanied Ashley Eden’s British mission to Bhutan as the medical in-charge, is one of the earliest photographic records of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. [read more]
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CSCE Results 25 December, 2009 – Women graduates this year dominated the civil service common examinations (CSCE), taking the top three positions. [read more]
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| His Majesty speaks at the Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on December 23 |
25 December, 2009 – During my year at the National Defence College in Delhi, I came to value my visits to this auditorium as a place, at which one would hear words of wisdom delivered, often very memorably. I always thought of myself as the humble listener. Even though I am here today as a Head of State, this auditorium fills me with the same reluctance to speak – I wish I was here to listen. I know that there are others present and others who have preceded me on this platform with far greater experience in leadership and with much greater achievements behind them. And then there are those of you who are poised on the brink of remarkable careers in the service of a great nation and people. I feel humbled in your presence. [read more]
To eliminate the need for all organisations to maintain ICT teams and thus lower costs
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| ‘CAPTAINS OF THE VOYAGE’ Entrusted to lead the nation down the information highway to becoming a knowledge society |
ICT Conference 25 December, 2009 – As Bhutan heads down the information highway, the country’s information and communication (ICT) officers are made the “captains of the voyage” to create an informed society. The country’s 225 ICT professionals were given the task by the information and communication minister, Lyonpo Nandalal Rai, yesterday as they gathered in Thimphu for the first national ICT conference. [read more]
25 December, 2009 – There is only one starting point to resolve any problem – big and small – that is one’s self. Each one of us must embark upon our personal journey towards the timeless goal of living a good life – being a good human being – even as we tackle the world’s largest problems. [read more]
Despite its boom potential, bureaucratic redtape saps optimism
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| TIMBER IN ABEYANCE It looks like stockpiled construction material will have to survive another monsoon |
25 December, 2009 – Pleasant weather, vast stretches of flat land, a huge army cantonment nearby, and a plan for an international airport. Gelephu has all the potential to become a major commercial centre for central Bhutan like Phuentsholing is for Thimphu. [read more]
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| NINE-DAY PRAYER MEET: Monks, lopons, anims and gomchens from 31 goendeys gather in Trashigang |
25 December, 2009 – There is an atmosphere of tranquillity in Trashigang, the worst affected dzongkhag by the September 21 earthquake, as hundreds of monks, lopons, anims and gomchens from 31 goendeys (religious centres) have gathered for the moenlam chenmo ceremony. [read more]
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25 December, 2009 – Nine Evils, No Holiday: Boys in Trashigang take off to the archery fields on the day of Nyenpa Guzom (meeting of nine evils) on December 22. Although not officially a government holiday, Nyenpa Guzom is celebrated in eastern Bhutan as a losar every year.
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| His Majesty with PM Dr Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil |
HM’s State Visit 24 December, 2009 – “We consider Bhutan as our closest friend and neighbour,” said President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, welcoming His Majesty King Jigme Khesar, who is on a five-day state visit to India.
The President said that His Majesty’s visit, the first abroad after the coronation in November 2008, is a milestone in the special relationship between the two countries. [read more]
Business community asks government to remove salary ceilings
24 December, 2009 –
The Bhutan chamber of commerce and industry (BCCI) is requesting the government to remove salary ceilings for the private sector, so that companies and businesses can attract better employees. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
ADB to reconstruct four schools
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction will finance a project worth about US$ 3 million through Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the reconstruction of properties damaged by the September 21 earthquake in Mongar and Trashigang.
The amount, which is 100 percent grant, would increase if more funds were available, said Makiko Watanabe, ADB’s Rural Development Specialist for [...] [read more]
His Majesty comes home
His Majesty the King will arrive back home tomorrow after a five-day state visit to India.
This is His Majesty’s first visit abroad after his coronation.
During the visit, India and Bhutan signed 12 agreements and memoranda of understanding in the presence of His Majesty the King and the Indian Prime Minister at the Hyderabad House in [...] [read more]
Folks, let’s give it a push, this fuel-less engine of growth
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Agreeing in disagreement
As an emerging democratic society, we are seeing differences of opinions on big issues in the parliament to small matters in the communities. This is a healthy democratic engagement for debates and assertion of opinions form the building blocks of a democracy. But there is a thin line between expressions of democratic rights and giving [...] [read more]
Women top civil service exams
From 678 general graduates, Gaki Wangmo, a BA Geography honours graduate from Sherubtse College, topped the 2009 civil service common exams with 66.10 percent.
Pema Choezom, an English graduate from Monash University, Australia, came second with 65.21 percent, followed closely by Dechen Wangmo, a B.Sc. Catering Science and Hotel Management from PSG College of Arts and [...] [read more]
Universal connectivity by 2010
Every village in the country would have mobile network coverage by the end of 2010 and remote communities would receive broadband internet connection in two years. This was revealed by Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley during the two-day annual ICT conference in Thimphu, which started yesterday.
“Ours is the aim to achieve a universal connectivity towards realizing [...] [read more]
Bhutan through the lens of the King
During his five-day state visit to India, His Majesty inaugurated a photo exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Titled Bhutan: An eye to History, the exhibition featured 86 photographs of Bhutan, out of which 36 had been taken by His Majesty himself.
Photographs of Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck’s visit to Calcutta [...] [read more]
Do you think that GNH can be integrated into school curriculum?
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Transformers thrash Shadows
Transformers thrashed Shadows 60-36 in the ongoing annual Coronation Cup at the Swimming Pool complex in Thimphu on December 23.
In the first quarter, the match was competitive with Transformers leading 9-7. In the second quarter, Transformers came with more steals, blocks and free throws, the gap rose to six baskets with 24- 10 points. Shadows [...] [read more]
Inter- college football semi-finals today
Sherubtse College will play against Gedu Business College and Paro College of Education against Samtse College of Education in the semi-finals of the ongoing inter-college football tournament in Paro today.
On December 23, the first men’s quarter final match was played between Gedu Business College and College of Science and Technology. It was a competitive match [...] [read more]
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