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Islander’s latest adventure takes him to Bhutan, world’s happiest … – Grand Island Independent
Ken Bruce came about as close as you can get to traveling through time this spring. No, it wasn’t in his DeLorean. Bruce took a three-week trip to the South Asian country of Bhutan, nestled high in the Himalayas and about as far from modern society … [read more]
His Majesty visits flood-affected areas – Kuensel Online
30 May, 2009 – His Majesty the King returned yesterday to Thimphu after a weeklong tour of the south, during which His Majesty visited, on foot, various flood-affected villages, rivers, services and infrastructure. His Majesty walked from Umling to … [read more]
No Nano now for the Bhutanese! – Zee News
Thimphu, May 24: Nano is unlikely to hit Bhutan roads in the next couple of years as the government feels Tata’s “all-weather people’s vehicle” will increase the number of cars phenomenally in the country resulting in heavy traffic congestion and … [read more]
Do yoga in Bhutan on a discount – e-Travel Blackboard
Single travellers are being offered a $1000 (US$864) discount the six-night Judy Krupp yoga retreat at Uma Paro in Bhutan to be held 12-18 July this year. Prices start from US$3228 for a single Superior room and include accommodation, 21 hours of … [read more]
Laconia sees Bhutanese wedding – Citizen
LACONIA -— It was a first in Laconia and maybe in New Hampshire: a Bhutanese wedding. The wedding, performed a month ago, on April 27 at 9 o’clock a.m., joined bride Santi Bhattarai , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abi Bhattarai of Laconia, with the … [read more]
Observations from the Indian elections for Bhutan – Kuensel Online
OPINION 24 May, 2009 – Congress led United Progressive Alliance made a thumping comeback with even more seats than in the last elections. So how will it affect Bhutan? For Bhutan, the election results couldn’t have been better since it ensures a … [read more]
World’s Most Therapeutic Robot: Paro Seal Pup – Inhabitat.com
Like a real animal, Paro can express happiness and anger depending on how people interact with it. Each handmade seal pup has five kinds of sensors: tactile, light, audition, temperature, and posture sensors, which it uses to perceive its environment … [read more]
Kareena has no time for Sudhir Mishra’s film – Kerala Next
Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor ’s unavailability of dates for movie ‘Dhruv’ is giving maverick director Sudhir Mishra sleepless nights. Now the question is whether Bebo will continue with the project or not. Sudhir, once excited to get a casting … [read more]
Mr Nice guy’s Himalayan adventure – yorkshirepost
He’s just turned 60, so you could be forgiven for thinking that Alan Titchmarsh may be about to slow down a bit and reduce his workload. After all, how long can the affable, ever-smiling, always-busy Yorkshireman go on the way he does? It’s not … [read more]
Time running out for agents to win a place on luxury Bhutan famil – e-Travel Blackboard
Be quick or miss out on the chance to take part in a unique 10-night journey to a spectacular Himalayan Kingdom Travel agents have just two days left to secure a spot on Bhutan & Beyond’s exclusive 10-day luxury famil to the Himalayan Kingdom of … [read more]
Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
30 May, 2009 - It’s chronic, it’s contagious and it’s cool. Ever since young people caught the Korean fever, thanks to TV channel Arirang, there’s been no looking back.
A continuous dose of Korean movies and drama further fueled the birth of a new fashion that was no nine-day wonder. [read more]
30 May, 2009 – His Majesty the King returned yesterday to Thimphu after a weeklong tour of the south, during which His Majesty visited, on foot, various flood-affected villages, rivers, services and infrastructure. [read more]
Unified civil service norms versus independence of constitutional bodies and judiciary
30 May, 2009 – The draft Civil Service Act, 2009, has drawn sharp criticism from the judiciary, constitutional bodies like the anti corruption commission (ACC), royal audit authority (RAA) and the election commission of Bhutan (ECB), who all say that certain clauses in the bill will affect their independence and are unconstitutional.
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29 May, 2009 – The weather has cleared the sky over Dagana dzongkhag, but memories of the past haunt the remote town’s residents as they remain entirely cut off once more. [read more]
28 May, 2009 – With six dead in Bumthang – two women and four men, who were washed away while collecting cordyceps (see story) – the number of lives claimed by the recent floods in the country now stands at nine.
Two school students, Nar Bahadur Subba, 16, of Loselling school and Tandin Wangmo, 8, of Hongtso community school – both in Thimphu – and a dantak labourer in Chukha were killed yesterday.
OAG initiative to bar, bail notwithstanding, convicted civil servants from active duty
29 May, 2009 – Once convicted of a crime, a civil servant will automatically be terminated or compulsorily retired even if the court frees him on bail. [read more]
29 May, 2009 – As one of the worst natural disasters hit Bhutan this week, it was 12 people, including a driver without a car, in the department of disaster management (DDM), who were coordinating flood relief and mitigation efforts across the country, and also feeding information to the government.
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29 May, 2009 – The centenary farmers market in Thimphu, built at Nu 88 million and inaugurated recently, needs to be renovated, say vegetable vendors, after heavy rainfall earlier this week damaged vegetables stored for the weekend. [read more]
29 May, 2009 – The Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway, lifeline of the capital, is still blocked at Tanalum and Takti, according to latest reports. Although most of the highways are cleared, Lhuentse and Dagana are totally cut off from the rest of the country because of a massive landslide in Ratpashong on the Mongar-Lhuentse and the Dagachu bridge, which was washed away on Monday. [read more]
Bhutan’s oldest bank celebrates 41 years by launching its Internet banking services
29 May, 2009 – Bhutan’s oldest bank, Bank of Bhutan, launched Internet banking, the latest services in the banking sector. BoB also launched its SMS banking service (short message service).
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Bhutan Observer
Should Bhutan join WTO?
Sir, As a Bhutanese currently studying abroad, I am as much concerned as any other Bhutanese on the issue of Bhutan joining WTO. Having lived and experienced the lifestyle of a developed country, I truly understand what GNH really means to me.
Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba in his foreword for Bhutan 2020 Document has written: “The socio-economic [...] [read more]
A broken heart is an open heart
The recent floods struck unexpectedly. The tragedy
that unfolded was a single day’s punctuation in a long sentence of peace but it altered the meaning of many lives. Lives were lost, families
were displaced, flustered tourists fled their riverside resorts and national life was disrupted. A concerned government
watched in utter helplessly.
This was not a day when Bhutan [...] [read more]
Flood spectacle
With the rains, we have seen a spate of confusion everywhere. Thimphu was one chaotic picture.
Everybody woke up and suddenly found water everywhere. By the time residents knew that Wangchhu and its tributaries were in flood, considerable damage had already been done. Soon the raging river and damaged sites became a spectacle for the residents. [...] [read more]
Last Tuesday, Thimphu witnessed a devastating flood which destroyed properties and claimed a few lives. Here are the glimpses of what our readers saw.
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100th customer of A-Star
Anoj Chhetri, a two-and-half-year-old boy became the 100th customer of the Maruti Suzuki A-Star car on May 22. The lucky customer received a digital rice cooker from Bhutan Zimdra Automobiles, the dealer of Maruti Suzuki A-Star in Bhutan.
Anoj’s father, an engineer in a private firm in Phuentsholing, said he was planning to buy a car [...] [read more]
Rural taxes lost in collection
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has recommended the government to institute a systematic rural tax collection. According to the RAA, lapses in collection of rural taxes have been a major issue in the gewog administrations.
Recent audit reports show shortfalls of Nu 0.315 million from rural tax collections in Chhukha, Dagana, Mongar, Samtse, Wangdue and Zhemgang [...] [read more]
Road: boon or bane?
Nothing comes without a cost. For the porters and horsemen of Gasa, the construction of the Punakha-Gasa road is a curse in disguise.
For decades, the porters and horsemen have been earning their living ferrying people from the road end in Punakha to Gasa. But since the road construction began, many of them say their income [...] [read more]
Bhutanese archers prepare for world championship
Bhutan will take part in the 45th World Outdoor Target Archery championship in Ulsan, Korea, from September 1 to 9.
In preparation, the archery federation has been training 20 girls and 21 boys out of which three girls and three boys will be selected based on their performance to participate in the world championship.
Once selected, the [...] [read more]
Bumthang’s first basketball tournament
The first open coronation basketball league tournament in Bumthang is in full swing these days.
Organised by Amankora, the tournament is held at Wangdichholing Lower Secondary School. Three women’s teams and eight men’s teams are participating in the tournament. The men’s teams include Zhidae, Chumey Middle Secondary School, Acid, Wandgichholing Lower Secondary School 1 and 2, [...] [read more]
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