International Sources
Teams start arriving today – The Daily Star
However, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has not confirmed of the flight schedule of Bhutan team till yesterday. The regional football extravaganza will kick off with the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at 4pm on the 4th followed by the … [read more]
FRAUD PROBE – Javno
… of raids and say they have found cash and a paper trail allegedly showing Koda and his accomplices bought mines in Africa and invested in India, Thailand, Dubai, South Korea, Bhutan and elsewhere. Koda, known for his lavish lifestyle with … [read more]
3 foreign teams arrive today – New Nation
Indian team will arrive here on Wednesday at 6:15 am, followed by Afghanistan at 4:15 pm and Nepal at 4:20 pm. Bhutan is yet to confirm their arrival schedule. A 21-member Bangladesh team yesterday (Monday) boarded at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel … [read more]
Good deed doer – Concord Monitor
Carol Moore of Concord is raising money to outfit Bhutanese refugees in Concord with cars and insurance. Moore, a former state legislator, has become friends with a refugee couple intent on finding work and has seen the difficulties of doing so … [read more]
RICS: Sustainability Remains on Agenda as Businesses Look to Their … – TMCnet
RICS Global Property Sustainability Survey, Q3 2009 HONG KONG, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — The attempt to raise profitability remains the key factor driving the interest in sustainable buildings globally; but the US is still not placing as much … [read more]
Indian police arrest politician in huge fraud probe – YAHOO!
… of raids and say they have found cash and a paper trail allegedly showing Koda and his accomplices bought mines in Africa and invested in India, Thailand, Dubai, South Korea, Bhutan and elsewhere. The 38-year-old Koda, known for his lavish … [read more]
Courage Beyond Their Years – New America Media
The journey a refugee takes is, at best, challenging: leaving home and loved ones behind, surviving war or political turmoil, living in a refugee camp for an uncertain period of time, and eventually ending up in an unfamiliar place and having to … [read more]
Politician held in fraud probe – Straits Times
PATNA (India) – INDIAN police on Monday arrested a regional politician suspected of embezzling up to US$650 million (S$899.14 million) during his five years in ministerial posts in an impoverished eastern state, officials said. Madhu Koda was … [read more]
Indian cops nab politician in $650 mln scam – Maktoob Business
PATNA – Indian police Monday arrested a regional politician suspected of embezzling up to 650 million dollars during his five years in ministerial posts in an impoverished eastern state, officials said. Madhu Koda was arrested in the Chaibasa … [read more]
TIPA to perform Milarepa play by Karmapa at Kagyu Monlam – Phayul
Gyalwang Karmapa talks to Wangchuk Phasur, Director of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. Photo: Tenzin Yonten Dharamsala, November 29 – His poems have been transformed into songs by noted Tibetan singers. He has spoken on environment and … [read more]
Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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| His Majesty offers prayers to Guru Tshengye during the last day of the Trashigang Tshechu on November 28 |
30 November, 2009 – Assuring every necessary support
to victims of natural disasters,
His Majesty the King
granted kidu to 681 earthquakeaffected
households yesterday
morning in Tongshang gewog,
Trashiyangtse. [read more]
PM and delegation return with deepened
commitment to the pursuit of GNH
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| Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley returns from the 5th GNH conference in Brazil |
5th International GNH Conference30 November, 2009 – The concept of gross national happiness (GNH) may have originated in Bhutan but, when it came to its implementation, Bhutan was falling behind other countries. [read more]
It’s business as usual despite ACC’s ongoing investigations
30 November, 2009 – The S D Eastern Bhutan coal company ltd., which was ordered to shut down in April this year by the anti-corruption commission (ACC) for operating without an environmental clearance certificate since 2004, has obtained one. [read more]
30 November, 2009 – A Kuensel critic pointed out that the image of Khalatsho villagers leaving their villages on our Saturday issue was deliberately timed to show the contrast to the prime minister and his delegation returning from the Gross National Happiness conference that recently concluded in Brazil. [read more]
The Gyapoi Zimpoen’s kidu for the students, it is felt, will reverse the trend
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| Nim Dorji enroute to Takshachu |
30 November, 2009 – The makeshift log bridge over the stream has become slippery and fragile. But Nim Dorji has to cross it. He rearranges the load on his back and calculates in how many steps he can get across. In a few giant strides, the little man is on the other side. He drops his load and crosses over again to get his horse. This time he wades across with his horse. [read more]
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30 November, 2009 – Fifteen Bhutanese students studying in NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India, cleaned the drains and street corners from the Zangtopelri Shopping complex up to the Norling Building in Thimphu yesterday to spread the word that the “right to a clean environment comes with responsibility to maintain clean environment”.
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MoIC comes up with a blueprint for the future of transport in Bhutan
Draft Transport Policy30 November, 2009 – Car-pooling and non-motorised transport like bicycling will be encouraged, according to the communications ministry’s draft transport policy, which aims to make the sector safer, more affordable and efficient, and environment-friendly. [read more]
FM has quickly carved itself a niche among youth and rural folk
29 November, 2009 – When the first private radio station, Kuzoo FM, was conceived a few years ago, the idea was to provide a forum for youth. It would use music as the bait.
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5 dzongkhags have been affected by latest epidemic
29 November, 2009 –
Three cattle have died and about 437 infected by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) this month in the districts of Chukha, Wangduephodrang, Zhemgang, Punakha and Trongsa dzongkhags, according to the national centre for animal health (NCAH).
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National Assembly 29 November, 2009 –
The government has received a “letter” from the Chinese government to start another round of border talks, foreign minister, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, informed the national assembly yesterday, after he was questioned on the status of talks on the Bhutan-China border issue during the first question hour session.
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Bhutan Observer
Difficulties stall Hindu Samudaya
The Hindu Dharma Samudaya of Bhutan (HDSB) is faced with numerous difficulties. Lack of funds and resources, less understanding, trust and unity among different sects of Hinduism, and no permanent site for a mandir have stalled the samudaya.
HDSB’s representative to Chhoedey Lhentshog, Pandit Dr Puspa Lal Nirola, said the Chhoedey Lhentshog, which is a regularity [...] [read more]
Cured now, and a cook
A former inveterate alcoholic, Sherpa’s life is a story of monumental relapses, physical and mental. “16 times! That’s quite degeneration,†he says.
“We seldom sit down and consider how we live our life. It’s often too late when we realize we’ve spent it up to nothing,†he says. Now, beaming with joy and hope, Sherpa says, [...] [read more]
Dzongkha needs more avenues
I agree to what Tshering Choden, a class XII student from Thimphu, said in her letter to editor in November 13-20 issue of Bhutan Observer. The way we take Dzongkha forward itself needs to be properly planned. We know that written Dzongkha was started only in the late 1960s and it is just a few [...] [read more]
Internal revenue short of 10th plan need
The need to collect roughly Nu 88.8 billion from internal sources out of the total 10th plan budget of Nu 148 billion has posed a formidable challenge to the Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC).
Phuentsholing Revenue and Customs Commissioner Ugyen Namgyel said the target and budget outlay for the 10th plan was a concern for [...] [read more]
New gates to ease traffic
The two new entry and exit gates between Jaigaon and Phuentsholing, which were completed last December, will soon be opened. They are expected to ease traffic at the border.
The two gates could not be opened immediately after the completion as the septic tank of the public toilet at the Indian side of the border in [...] [read more]
Red-hot iron on the tongue, terda’s blessing
Shamanism may be on the wane in Bhutan, but Kinley, 39, from Samcholing in Trongsa, popularly known as Terda, is a powerful shamanic figure to reckon with. Otherwise simple and quiet in nature, Kinley becomes extraordinary in trance when he is in union with terda deities. Terda is believed to be a guardian of treasures [...] [read more]
Sexual harassment must go
When Karma went to obtain a signature for a government document from a senior government official, the official welcomed her in a friendly manner. However, next hour of Karma’s life was full of embarrassment and humiliation against her humanity. The official grabbed her hand tight and pulled her toward him and held her right next [...] [read more]
Druk Wangyel archery in full swing
Today, Zshongar11 will play against Tsheringma and DYS will play against Dhungsam Trothuen in the Druk Wangyel knockout archery tournament, which is in full swing at the Changlingmithang archery range.
Twenty teams from all over the country are taking part in the tournament which is sponsored by Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) and Zimdra Automobiles and [...] [read more]
First nomadic festival
The first three-day nomadic festival will be held at Wangchuck Centennial Park in Bumthang starting December 26.
Nomads from all over Bhutan will come together dressed in their attires representing their regions and exchange their cultures and traditions.
Hundreds of nomads from Haa, Paro (Soi Yaksa), Thimphu (Naro), Gasa (Laya), Wangduephodrang (Sephu), Bumthang (Chhokhor, Tang, Shingkhar), Trashiyangtse [...] [read more]
Beer runs dry in Trashigang
Trashigang is seeing an increasing demand for beer as it has become the preferred drink both in the town and villages. This has lately led to its shortage. Villages in the dzongkhag, including that of Merak and Sakteng, have seen the increase in demand. In Merak and Sakteng, a bottle of cheaper brand of beer [...] [read more]
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