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Bhutan News archive for 30 September 2010

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Research and Markets Adds Report: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
Sep 27, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) — Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014″ to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report …    [read more]

Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Excerpt: ‘What Technology Wants’ – NPR News
Bhutan, and western China to listen to the poor who lack material goods, and I visited the labs of rich entrepreneurs trying to invent things that everyone will consider essential in a few years. The more closely I looked at the conflicting tendencies of …    [read more]

Reportlinker Adds Global Service Robotics Industry – TMCnet
PARO Robots U.S. Inc., RoboSoft SA, RedZone Robotics, RoboBuilder Co., Ltd., SeaRobotics Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, WowWee Group Limited, and Zucchetti Group. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and …    [read more]

Chinese diplomat in UK agrees to “follow up” on issue of jailed Tibetan film-maker – Phayul
Dhondup and his monk assistant Jigme Gyatso had travelled to remote corners in the eastern region of Amdo and across the Tibetan plateau from October 2007 to March 2008 filming over thirty five hours of interviews. The tapes were sent out in March 2008 to …    [read more]

Nashville apartment fire takes everything but their lives – Nashville Tennessean
Bhutan, Burma and Nepal. Translators were at the schools and at the complex to help. “That’s been the biggest issue,” Tusculum Elementary School Principal Diane Chumley said. Students sat in school cafeterias at Tusculum Elementary, McMurray Middle School …    [read more]

Forense: el actor Tony Curtis fallece en su casa en Las Vegas – Houston Chronicle
El actor de 85 años de edad murió a las 21:25 horas del miércoles en su casa en la zona de Las Vegas de un paro cardíaco, precisó el médico forense Mike Murphy. Curtis, quien se sometió a una cirugía del corazón en 1994 para la aplicación de un …    [read more]

Urban-farming group in running for $4,000 grant – Denver Post
refugees from Bhutan two months ago to work with Feed Denver’s farms. “Their skills are out working on their fields, and when they’re just plopped in a city, it’s a whole new world,” Rogers said. “They are teaching us a lot of things, and we are teaching …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Talent hunt show ready to hit the screen
The auditions for the national talent hunt organised by Mila communications, which began on July 1, has been completed. Ten contestants from a total of 198 participants were selected. Thirteen partici­pants contested in the come­dian category. They were selected from the three categories – actor, actress, and comedian. The competition among the select­ed contestants will [...]    [read more]

Do we need an airport in Bumthang?
Soon Bhutan will be hav­ing two additional air­ports, one in Bumthang and another in Trashigang. Many say that airports will bring immense economic benefits to the people of these two dzongkhags in particular and the region in general. How much the benefits will trickle down to the common people is anybody’s guess but the hype [...]    [read more]


Our reporter Karma Palden recounts his visit to a virgin sacred place After more than an hour’s arduous drive, the burdensome thoughts about the rough road ahead escapes the mind as the landscape presents itself as nature at its most beautiful. The road is reddish brown and muddy, but the sur­roundings are lush green and [...]    [read more]

Safety mantra, one year on
At the first anniversary of the September 21 earthquake, the mantra among the villagers and government officials is stronger, earthquake-resis­tant homes. There is a palpable sense of determination to build stronger homes and disas­ter preparedness across the eastern region. The people say that they now know how to be prepared for another earthquake. Many people [...]    [read more]

Doses of wisdom
The DPT government invited three intellectu­als this summer – two renowned American econo­mists and a well-known Indian eco-feminist. Their visits cannot be seen as casual. The objective was to strengthen government’s position in confirming the foundation for long-term development poli­cies and programmes. Both Joseph E Stiglitz and Jeffrey D Sachs believe that government intervention is [...]    [read more]

How do you justify tax raises?
Sir, I challenge all politicians and bureaucrats to answer this question: “How do you justify raising taxes to pay for the deficits that you have created?” How do you justify operating a government entity on deficit? In the real world, where we live and in which some of you once resided, if you can’t pay [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 29 September 2010

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Research and Markets Adds Report: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
Sep 27, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) — Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014″ to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report …    [read more]

Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Singhvi defends Kerala lottery distributor , upsets Congress , – Mynews India
The Congress in Kerala has been vigorously campaigning against the ‘illegal’ Sikkim and Bhutan lotteries whose tiockets are sold in the state, alleging that the CPI-M-led state government was helping Megha Distributors. With the local body elections round …    [read more]

Huelga general en España afecta al comercio y el transporte – Wall Street Journal
cualquier desviación del plan de remodelación de la arcaica legislación laboral en un país con una tasa de paro del 20% –el doble que la media de la UE– podría asustar a los inversionistas. La expectación generalizada ante la eventual inminencia de …    [read more]

Singhvi”s appearance in lottery case embarrasses Cong in Ker – MSN India
but as advocate and was representing the Bhutan government. He addressed the court for nearly one and half hours on behalf of the three petitioners. Singhvi said he was challenging the constitutional validity of an ordinance promulgated by the Kerala …    [read more]

Singhvi appears for Kerala lottery distributor, Congress upset – New Kerala
The Congress in Kerala has been vigorously campaigning against the “illegal” Sikkim and Bhutan lotteries, alleging that the CPI-M-led government in the state was helping Megha Distributors. With the local body elections round the corner in the state,    [read more]

Towleroad Guide To The Tube #740 – Towleroad
SO EMOTIONAL: Scottish film maker Gordon Buchanan truly pleased to learn endangered tigers are safe and sound in Bhutan. WICKED MISTRESS: To appease the technological gods, The Pulsars’ 90s-era, but 80s-styled song, “Technology.”    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Talent hunt show ready to hit the screen
The auditions for the national talent hunt organised by Mila communications, which began on July 1, has been completed. Ten contestants from a total of 198 participants were selected. Thirteen partici­pants contested in the come­dian category. They were selected from the three categories – actor, actress, and comedian. The competition among the select­ed contestants will [...]    [read more]

Do we need an airport in Bumthang?
Soon Bhutan will be hav­ing two additional air­ports, one in Bumthang and another in Trashigang. Many say that airports will bring immense economic benefits to the people of these two dzongkhags in particular and the region in general. How much the benefits will trickle down to the common people is anybody’s guess but the hype [...]    [read more]


Our reporter Karma Palden recounts his visit to a virgin sacred place After more than an hour’s arduous drive, the burdensome thoughts about the rough road ahead escapes the mind as the landscape presents itself as nature at its most beautiful. The road is reddish brown and muddy, but the sur­roundings are lush green and [...]    [read more]

Safety mantra, one year on
At the first anniversary of the September 21 earthquake, the mantra among the villagers and government officials is stronger, earthquake-resis­tant homes. There is a palpable sense of determination to build stronger homes and disas­ter preparedness across the eastern region. The people say that they now know how to be prepared for another earthquake. Many people [...]    [read more]

Doses of wisdom
The DPT government invited three intellectu­als this summer – two renowned American econo­mists and a well-known Indian eco-feminist. Their visits cannot be seen as casual. The objective was to strengthen government’s position in confirming the foundation for long-term development poli­cies and programmes. Both Joseph E Stiglitz and Jeffrey D Sachs believe that government intervention is [...]    [read more]

How do you justify tax raises?
Sir, I challenge all politicians and bureaucrats to answer this question: “How do you justify raising taxes to pay for the deficits that you have created?” How do you justify operating a government entity on deficit? In the real world, where we live and in which some of you once resided, if you can’t pay [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 28 September 2010

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Tine De Ruysser’s Beautiful Bank Note Jewelery – Flavorwire
Argentina) Necklace Bhutan Ngultrum by Tine De Ruysser, 2009 (46 banknotes of 1 Bhutanese ngultrum) Bracelet by Tine De Ruysser, 2009 (18 banknotes of 1 Bhutanese ngultrum) Long Dollar Necklace by Tine De Ruysser, 2009 (32 banknotes of 1 US dollar …    [read more]

Flood-hit districts get $2m from UN – Himalayan Times
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) will put $106,196 from the CERF towards maintaining health services in seven camps in eastern Nepal hosting 79,220 refugees from Bhutan. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) grant of $221,556 will …    [read more]

Gordon Buchanan Gets Emotional After Incredible Tiger Discovery – Huffingtonpost.com
On BBC’s series Lost Land of the Tiger , Gordon Buchanan’s remote cameras reveal tigers living above 3000m in Bhutan, a discovery that could help to secure the future of tigers in the region. Watch the footage: Here’s another video from the special,    [read more]

Before the Games, Delhiites skip city in mass exodus – Hindustan Times
Bangladesh and Bhutan of Cathay Pacific. Air India is also cashing-in on the opportunity and has no seats available till October 3. “We have no seats till October 3 for international destinations. To destinations such as Singapore and Kathmandu,    [read more]

Bhutan trade team meets DCCI – The Daily Star
The remarks came at a meeting between the 17-member Bhutanese business delegation led by Dasho Sonam, secretary of the economic affairs ministry of Bhutan, and DCCI officials in Dhaka. DCCI Senior Vice President M Shahjahan Khan called upon Bhutan to …    [read more]

Fixtures released for first ICC World Cricket League Division 8 – The sport campus
Bhutan, Gibraltar, Germany, Zambia and the Bahamas will join host Kuwait for the first ever WCL Div. 8. The top two sides at WCL Div. 8, which will be played from 6 to 12 November, will win promotion to the WCL Div. 7 to be staged in Botswana in May 2011.    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Talent hunt show ready to hit the screen
The auditions for the national talent hunt organised by Mila communications, which began on July 1, has been completed. Ten contestants from a total of 198 participants were selected. Thirteen partici­pants contested in the come­dian category. They were selected from the three categories – actor, actress, and comedian. The competition among the select­ed contestants will [...]    [read more]

Do we need an airport in Bumthang?
Soon Bhutan will be hav­ing two additional air­ports, one in Bumthang and another in Trashigang. Many say that airports will bring immense economic benefits to the people of these two dzongkhags in particular and the region in general. How much the benefits will trickle down to the common people is anybody’s guess but the hype [...]    [read more]


Our reporter Karma Palden recounts his visit to a virgin sacred place After more than an hour’s arduous drive, the burdensome thoughts about the rough road ahead escapes the mind as the landscape presents itself as nature at its most beautiful. The road is reddish brown and muddy, but the sur­roundings are lush green and [...]    [read more]

Safety mantra, one year on
At the first anniversary of the September 21 earthquake, the mantra among the villagers and government officials is stronger, earthquake-resis­tant homes. There is a palpable sense of determination to build stronger homes and disas­ter preparedness across the eastern region. The people say that they now know how to be prepared for another earthquake. Many people [...]    [read more]

Doses of wisdom
The DPT government invited three intellectu­als this summer – two renowned American econo­mists and a well-known Indian eco-feminist. Their visits cannot be seen as casual. The objective was to strengthen government’s position in confirming the foundation for long-term development poli­cies and programmes. Both Joseph E Stiglitz and Jeffrey D Sachs believe that government intervention is [...]    [read more]

How do you justify tax raises?
Sir, I challenge all politicians and bureaucrats to answer this question: “How do you justify raising taxes to pay for the deficits that you have created?” How do you justify operating a government entity on deficit? In the real world, where we live and in which some of you once resided, if you can’t pay [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 27 September 2010

September 27, 2010 - From

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs Across Asia – YAHOO!
dengue is now emerging in Himalayan countries such as Nepal and Bhutan. As the rainy season in some areas becomes longer, the longer is the period the Aedes mosquitoes – which flourish in the wet months – can thrive and multiply. “Climate change is not the …    [read more]

Report: Some APB players receiving compensation, but denied refund – Joystiq
breathing city where players clash – on foot and in vehicles – to determine the future of fictional metropolis San Paro. Enforcers and Criminals continually vie for control and each player chooses a side, then takes on progressively complex missions to …    [read more]

Bhutan to showcase investment opportunity in Mumbai road show – MSN India
The show will have participation from a high powered 17- member delegation from Bhutan comprising senior officials and private sector representatives. The Bhutanese delegation will be led by Dasho Sonam Tshering, secretary, ministry of economic affairs,    [read more]

Gourmand Awards Receive Record Number of Cookbook Entries – Publishers Weekly
with Bhutan, Cook Island, Montenegro, New Caledonia, and Uzbekistan participating for the first time. Cointreau said this year he has seen more African cookbooks, as well as an increase in the number of countries submitting books to the category of “Fund …    [read more]

Safe and Sound Co-Processing Practices to use Hazardous Wastes – Mynews India
CPCB is also providing assistance to South East Asian countries like Bhutan and Nepal in improving their environmental management system, including Hazardous Waste Management System. An institutional co-operation with SINTEF will strengthen this activity …    [read more]

Research and Markets Adds Report: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
s new report “3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014″ to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Mobile Operator Forecast on Bhutan provides key operational and financial metrics for Bhutan’s …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer


Our reporter Karma Palden recounts his visit to a virgin sacred place After more than an hour’s arduous drive, the burdensome thoughts about the rough road ahead escapes the mind as the landscape presents itself as nature at its most beautiful. The road is reddish brown and muddy, but the sur­roundings are lush green and [...]    [read more]

Safety mantra, one year on
At the first anniversary of the September 21 earthquake, the mantra among the villagers and government officials is stronger, earthquake-resis­tant homes. There is a palpable sense of determination to build stronger homes and disas­ter preparedness across the eastern region. The people say that they now know how to be prepared for another earthquake. Many people [...]    [read more]

Doses of wisdom
The DPT government invited three intellectu­als this summer – two renowned American econo­mists and a well-known Indian eco-feminist. Their visits cannot be seen as casual. The objective was to strengthen government’s position in confirming the foundation for long-term development poli­cies and programmes. Both Joseph E Stiglitz and Jeffrey D Sachs believe that government intervention is [...]    [read more]

How do you justify tax raises?
Sir, I challenge all politicians and bureaucrats to answer this question: “How do you justify raising taxes to pay for the deficits that you have created?” How do you justify operating a government entity on deficit? In the real world, where we live and in which some of you once resided, if you can’t pay [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bathing in celestial precipitation
Changing way of Thruebab celebration For some communities in the east, Thruebab or Blessed Rainy Day is another losar or the lunar New Year. In parts of Pemagatshel like Chimung and Dungmin, the day means more than the losar. According to Bumchu Wangdi of Chimung village, celebration comprising feast­ing, drinking and traditional sporting events would [...]    [read more]

The kingdom of happiness
It can be tough for a politi­cian from a little country to capture the world’s imagination when heavy hitters like Barack Obama, Ni­colas Sarkozy, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad show up at the U.N. General Assembly bearing flashy initiatives and monopolizing the attention of the world media. But Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinly, took a stab [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 26 September 2010

September 26, 2010 - From

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Developmental economist Arjun Sengupta passes away – Indian Express
Bangladesh and Bhutan and as Special Advisor to the Managing Director during 1985-90. Sengupta was the Indian Ambassador to the European Union, 1990-93.  During 1993-98 he served as Member and Member Secretary of the Planning Commission. Suresh Tendulkar,    [read more]

Beijing begins extending rail to Nepal boundary – Times of India
India and Bhutan . This is the first step taken by Beijing in extending its rail link to the Tibet- Nepal border and which many believe will culminate in its extension right up to Kathmandu. Xigaze is located 280 km southwest of Lhasa. In fact,    [read more]

Refugees see American dream down on the farm – Washington Post
was just a boy when new citizenship laws forced his ethnic Nepalese family out of Bhutan. For 18 years, they waited in a refugee camp in Nepal, hoping to return home. “We built a bamboo house,” he said. “The dust comes inside. The rain comes inside.    [read more]

Experts call for global support for Nepal’s mountain initiative – Himalayan Times
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It aims to assist mountain people to understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new opportunities, while addressing upstream-downstream issues.    [read more]

Nepal-Pakistan to sign FTA in October – Himalayan Times
The plan has been put on a fast-track basis after a brief visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Nepal while on his way to Bhutan to attend the SAARC meet in Thimphu in April. Even though, both Nepal and Pakistan are signatories to the South Asia …    [read more]

Action on connectivity – The Daily Star
to Bhutan by 70 percent … The resolution to implement resolutions from the Thimphu Declaration of 2010 is quoted below: The leaders agreed that the scope and substance of cooperation had expanded…However, a number of these had not translated into …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Safety mantra, one year on
At the first anniversary of the September 21 earthquake, the mantra among the villagers and government officials is stronger, earthquake-resis­tant homes. There is a palpable sense of determination to build stronger homes and disas­ter preparedness across the eastern region. The people say that they now know how to be prepared for another earthquake. Many people [...]    [read more]

Doses of wisdom
The DPT government invited three intellectu­als this summer – two renowned American econo­mists and a well-known Indian eco-feminist. Their visits cannot be seen as casual. The objective was to strengthen government’s position in confirming the foundation for long-term development poli­cies and programmes. Both Joseph E Stiglitz and Jeffrey D Sachs believe that government intervention is [...]    [read more]

How do you justify tax raises?
Sir, I challenge all politicians and bureaucrats to answer this question: “How do you justify raising taxes to pay for the deficits that you have created?” How do you justify operating a government entity on deficit? In the real world, where we live and in which some of you once resided, if you can’t pay [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bathing in celestial precipitation
Changing way of Thruebab celebration For some communities in the east, Thruebab or Blessed Rainy Day is another losar or the lunar New Year. In parts of Pemagatshel like Chimung and Dungmin, the day means more than the losar. According to Bumchu Wangdi of Chimung village, celebration comprising feast­ing, drinking and traditional sporting events would [...]    [read more]

The kingdom of happiness
It can be tough for a politi­cian from a little country to capture the world’s imagination when heavy hitters like Barack Obama, Ni­colas Sarkozy, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad show up at the U.N. General Assembly bearing flashy initiatives and monopolizing the attention of the world media. But Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinly, took a stab [...]    [read more]

CDG backhoe in Trashiyangtse
Jamkhar-Bumdeling con­stituency in Trashiyangtse has bought a backhoe with the Constituency Develop­ment Grant (CDG). The four gewogs of Jam­khar, Tongzhang, Yangtse, and Bumdeling contributed Nu 500,000 each from their share of CDG to buy the machine. A backhoe costs Nu 2.7 millions. The constituency has formed a committee compris­ing five gups to monitor the use [...]    [read more]

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Bhutan News archive for 25 September 2010

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Bhutan: ‘Happiness’ As A Millennium Development Goal – Global Voices Online.org
Bhutanese refugees RP Subba and TP Mishra in an article titled “ Why Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness is a Joke” railed against the Prime Ministers speech on GNH. And while this all sounds well and good on the surface — the surface is deceptive.    [read more]

UN-BACKED ‘CLEAN STOVE’ INITIATIVE TO SAVE LIVES AND HEAL ENVIRONMENT – Modern Ghana
such as Bhutan, Nepal and Kenya.    [read more]

Docmakers discovery new tiger habitat – Variety
The filmmakers and tiger experts leading the expedition in the South Asian kingdom of Bhutan located a population of tigers living at an altitude of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) — much higher than ever before seen. This isn’t the first time the filmmakers …    [read more]

SAARC youth workshop for promoting regional harmony from 27th – Daily Times
Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are participating in this workshop. “Five-member youth delegation from each country will participate in the workshop”, he said. He said that it is a first SAARC youth workshop which is being organized on …    [read more]

72 India army officers sold their weapons for profit – Daily Times
posted in sensitive border districts of Rajasthan and in the Indian Army Training Team (IMTRAT) at Bhutan were part of an illegal arms selling racket, reports The Times of India. The admission came in a status report submitted to the SC through additional …    [read more]

Program seeks to help displaced understand U.S. banking, business – Deseret News
I came to Nepal from Bhutan and stayed as a refugee for 17 years,” says Dahn Pheyel. But a new life has new challenges, like learning a new finance system. “In Nepal, there were not bank account systems,” Pheyel says. That puts the refugees, who know how …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Bhutanese plays football in England
A young Bhutanese boy, who was mesmerized by panache and skills of Zidane and Ron­aldo during the 1998 World Cup in France, is on his stride to fulfill his passion and love of the game. “I am absolutely loving here in England. It is football 24/7, and within a few days of my stay here, [...]    [read more]

Quandary over new sand quarries
Trashiyangtse Dzong­khag Yargye Tshogdu this week (DYT) decided to identify and study the feasibility of three sand quarries in the dzongkhag. Sand shortage was dis­cussed in the DYT after Jenshingmo sand quarry, the only sand quarrying site in the dzongkhag, failed to meet the sand demand in the dzongkhag. The Jenshingmo sand quarry is located [...]    [read more]

Part of India in Bhutan
The Indian embassy on September 21 inaugurated its cultural wing, the Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre, in Thimphu in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The cultural cell was jointly inaugurated by the home and cultural affairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, and ICCR president, Dr Karan Singh. Located in front of Taj Tashi, the [...]    [read more]

All mum on graveyard
Almost four months after the secret graveyard near Lamperi was discovered, the people of Teobesa Gewog in Punakha haven’t been able to do anything, except demand that it should be cleared. The dzongkhag has not re­sponded to their pleas and the forest officials haven’t been able to do anything as there are no laws for [...]    [read more]

Bathing in celestial precipitation
Changing way of Thruebab celebration For some communities in the east, Thruebab or Blessed Rainy Day is another losar or the lunar New Year. In parts of Pemagatshel like Chimung and Dungmin, the day means more than the losar. According to Bumchu Wangdi of Chimung village, celebration comprising feast­ing, drinking and traditional sporting events would [...]    [read more]

The kingdom of happiness
It can be tough for a politi­cian from a little country to capture the world’s imagination when heavy hitters like Barack Obama, Ni­colas Sarkozy, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad show up at the U.N. General Assembly bearing flashy initiatives and monopolizing the attention of the world media. But Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinly, took a stab [...]    [read more]

CDG backhoe in Trashiyangtse
Jamkhar-Bumdeling con­stituency in Trashiyangtse has bought a backhoe with the Constituency Develop­ment Grant (CDG). The four gewogs of Jam­khar, Tongzhang, Yangtse, and Bumdeling contributed Nu 500,000 each from their share of CDG to buy the machine. A backhoe costs Nu 2.7 millions. The constituency has formed a committee compris­ing five gups to monitor the use [...]    [read more]

RSTA says its revenue needs to be ploughed back
RSTA is considering pro­posing that the money the authority generates by means of vehicle taxes, fees and fines be ploughed back to improve road safety and transport system. RSTA generated Nu 173.179 million from vehicle related taxes, fees and fines during the 2009-2010 fiscal year from all over the country. The revenue saw an increase [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese stock market should get some fiscal buster
Whenever we think about fiscal development or eco­nomical growth of a country, the first thing that comes to our mind is GDP (gross domestic production), but none of us think that we have a strong influence on GDP by doing day to day activity of giving physical or mental labour. Generally, citizens of any nation [...]    [read more]

Upgrade or face deregistration
Hotels must upgrade if they want to accomodate tourists Hotels falling below three star category are given a grace peri­od to upgrade themselves into at least three star to be allowed to accommodate tourists. As an interim arrangement, the two star hotels are given a grace period of one year to upgrade and receive tourists [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 24 September 2010

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Turtle Bay, Where the Outrageous Is Normal – Article.nationalreview.com
On the silly side this year was Bhutan’s call for world leaders to adopt “ Happiness ” as the ninth U.N. Millennium Development Goal: Let us grow forth from this summit to not only rededicate to the eight goals to banish disease and extreme poverty,    [read more]

UT has time to control unplanned growth: Benninger – Times of India
who is known for works like the Supreme Court of Bhutan , Suzlon One Earth Global Headquarters and IIM Kolkata, also expressed concern at absolute lack of greenery in Gurgaon. The proposed master plan of Chandigarh, which has to be put in place by December …    [read more]

Lt Cols, Col in weapon sale scam – Daily Pioneer
who were posted at Indian Army Training Team (IMTRAT), Bhutan, and possessed imported ammunition (50 rounds) in excess of their authorisation. The affidavit of the MoD formed part of a PIL being heard by the Supreme Court filed by advocate Arvind Kumar …    [read more]

72 officers sold their weapons for profit: Army – Times of India
posted in sensitive border districts of Rajasthan and in the Indian Army Training Team (IMTRAT) at Bhutan were part of an illegal arms selling racket. The admission came in a status report submitted to the SC through additional solicitor general Vivek …    [read more]

The Lookout: A captivating ‘Poe’ at Maudslay State Park – Newburyport Daily News
Spotlight on Bhutan’s land of the dragons Bill Gette, sanctuary director of Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport, highlights his trips to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia in a slide program and lecture on Wednesday,    [read more]

Hayward Daily Review Sept. 24 Letters to the editor – Inside Bay Area
Just a couple of weeks ago you printed the stories about droves of people from Bhutan being settled in California courtesy, in one way or another, of the taxpayers. One can only shudder to think of how many times this disgusting scenario has played out all …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Bathing in celestial precipitation
Changing way of Thruebab celebration For some communities in the east, Thruebab or Blessed Rainy Day is another losar or the lunar New Year. In parts of Pemagatshel like Chimung and Dungmin, the day means more than the losar. According to Bumchu Wangdi of Chimung village, celebration comprising feast­ing, drinking and traditional sporting events would [...]    [read more]

The kingdom of happiness
It can be tough for a politi­cian from a little country to capture the world’s imagination when heavy hitters like Barack Obama, Ni­colas Sarkozy, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad show up at the U.N. General Assembly bearing flashy initiatives and monopolizing the attention of the world media. But Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinly, took a stab [...]    [read more]

CDG backhoe in Trashiyangtse
Jamkhar-Bumdeling con­stituency in Trashiyangtse has bought a backhoe with the Constituency Develop­ment Grant (CDG). The four gewogs of Jam­khar, Tongzhang, Yangtse, and Bumdeling contributed Nu 500,000 each from their share of CDG to buy the machine. A backhoe costs Nu 2.7 millions. The constituency has formed a committee compris­ing five gups to monitor the use [...]    [read more]

RSTA says its revenue needs to be ploughed back
RSTA is considering pro­posing that the money the authority generates by means of vehicle taxes, fees and fines be ploughed back to improve road safety and transport system. RSTA generated Nu 173.179 million from vehicle related taxes, fees and fines during the 2009-2010 fiscal year from all over the country. The revenue saw an increase [...]    [read more]

Bhutanese stock market should get some fiscal buster
Whenever we think about fiscal development or eco­nomical growth of a country, the first thing that comes to our mind is GDP (gross domestic production), but none of us think that we have a strong influence on GDP by doing day to day activity of giving physical or mental labour. Generally, citizens of any nation [...]    [read more]

Upgrade or face deregistration
Hotels must upgrade if they want to accomodate tourists Hotels falling below three star category are given a grace peri­od to upgrade themselves into at least three star to be allowed to accommodate tourists. As an interim arrangement, the two star hotels are given a grace period of one year to upgrade and receive tourists [...]    [read more]

Voting rights controversy
The debate over voting rights of members of religious organisations Choedey Lhentshog or the commission for religious affairs is considering looking into the issue of voting rights for registered members of the 16 religious organizations. The chief election commis­sioner, Dasho Kuenzang Wang­di, in a statement made during Choedey Lhentshog’s meeting in Gelephu last December, had [...]    [read more]

Delayed elections hold up LG activities
The department of local gover­nance (DLG) under the home ministry is facing the brunt of the delayed local government (LG) elections. The home and cultural af­fairs minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, said the delay in the elections has greatly ham­pered the implementation of plans and programmes of the department. Many plans and programmes are de­layed. Lyonpo [...]    [read more]

No teacher shortage statistically
According to the recently re­leased annual education sta­tistics (AES) for 2010, some of the major education quality indicators that the ministry uses are teacher-student ratio or the number of teachers ideally required for a certain number of students. The teacher-student ratio (TSR) measures the number of students a teacher can handle effectively and pro­ductively. It [...]    [read more]

Cadastral survey concludes in Pemagatshel
The land survey teams in Pemagatshel com­pleted their work this week, three months after it began. The survey teams, which initially spread to all the gewogs separately, con­verged to Shumar Gewog, the largest gewogs in the dzong­khag, before finally winding up the work. Although the entire period of survey had been busy not just for [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 23 September 2010

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

DX News — ARRL DX Bulletin #39: – eHam.net
The following operations are approved for DXCC Credit: Bhutan, A52J, 2010 operation; Tristan Da Cunha and Gough Islands, ZD9HGW, 1999 operation; Chatham Island, ZL7/N7OU, 2009 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.    [read more]

Following the Bobos to Greener Pastures – Wall Street Journal
there are denizens of smarter single-digit arrondissements who’ve visited Bhutan and Madagascar but have never— quelle horreur —set foot in the 19th or 20th. Ironically, there’s one address in the 20th that …    [read more]

Fourth Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey continues roll-out – UNICEF
In Bhutan, which is conducting a MICS for the first time, surveyors had to hike through hailstorms and snowfall to reach the remote village of Laya, located at a staggering 3,800 metres above sea level. “    [read more]

READ Global Commits to Empowering Women and Girls at the Clinton Global … – Melodika.net
… Initiative’s 2010 Annual Meeting its Commitment to Action to create educational and economic opportunities for women and adolescent girls in rural communities in Bhutan , India and Nepal . President Bill Clinton …    [read more]

Lost Land of the Tiger – Episode 3 – BBC
Following extraordinary rumours of tigers living in the mountains of Bhutan, the expedition shifts to high altitude … and the team present their findings to the Bhutanese Prime Minister. As the expedition culminates,    [read more]

Baby snow leopard captured on camera for first time in Bhutan – GADLING
Snow leopards are amongst the most elusive and shy creatures on the planet. The big cats live at high altitude and are rarely seen by man, let alone captured on camera. But the BBC is reporting that a snow …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Cadastral survey concludes in Pemagatshel
The land survey teams in Pemagatshel com­pleted their work this week, three months after it began. The survey teams, which initially spread to all the gewogs separately, con­verged to Shumar Gewog, the largest gewogs in the dzong­khag, before finally winding up the work. Although the entire period of survey had been busy not just for [...]    [read more]

Only 6.7% of Bhutanese into business
Only 6.7 percent of the Bhu­tanese population own trade licences, according to records of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Out of a total pro­jected population of 683,407 in 2009, 46,406 people were issued trade licences for manufacturing, service sector, wholesale, retail and micro trade. Manufacturing, production and service sectors The total number of licences issued [...]    [read more]

Ap Tsara
Wai! I hope you had a cleansing Thruebab or the Blessed Rainy Day yesterday. Thruebab is traditionally a holy, holy day. On the Thruebab day, all the natural water resources are believed to turn holy and blessed. In a traditional community, every family member is encouraged to take a cleansing bath at an exact early [...]    [read more]

Bhutan signs convention on rights of the disabled
Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley on September 21 signed UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, an international human rights instrument to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, on behalf of the government of Bhutan. The convention is consid­ered a comprehensive human rights and social development tool with a focus on [...]    [read more]

On the sidelines of development
Amid development success stories, a desperately poor village feels neglected. Sonam Pelden reports. Ula is a beautiful village in Wangdue. Located on a mountain slope, the village is fertile and can grow any kinds of crops if only there was enough water. Located about two hours’ walk from the road head at Basochhu Hydropower Project, [...]    [read more]

Flower business picking up
With the growing taste for flowers among the Bhutanese, floriculture is steadily picking up in the country. Kinlay Lham, a Semtokha resident, is passionate about flowers and has mastered the art of nurturing flowers. Kinlay also has a licence to sell flowers. She has over 20,000 plants of over 100 varieties like Lucky Bamboo, Azalea, [...]    [read more]

Bhutan’s external debt stands at US$ 815 m
The first quarter se­lected economic indicator (SEI) compiled by the Royal Monetary Authority shows that Bhutan’s total outstand­ing external debt stood at an equivalent of US$ 815.6 mil­lion out of which US$ 353.9 million was outstanding on convertible currency loans. The remaining equivalent of US$ 461.6 million (Rs 21 bil­lion) was outstanding Rupee loans. The [...]    [read more]

Dealing with dogs the humane way
In a change of strategy to con­trol dog population and make the country rabies free, the ministry of works and human settlement has freed all the dogs from the pounds. Works and Human Settle­ment Minister Yeshey Zimba said that catching dogs and impounding them, which was done earlier, was inhuman and ineffective. “We have a [...]    [read more]

Women remain under-represented in LG
Women representa­tion in the local government (LG) in Trashigang Dzongkhag is poor with only about seven percent. And it doesn’t look like it will improve any time soon. Out of 468 candidates who registered for the literacy test for the upcoming LG elections, only 34 are women. Not a single woman registered for the test [...]    [read more]

Party offices not mandatory, says ECB
After the two political par­ties’ repeated expression of concerns over the difficulty of maintaining party offices in the dzongkhags due to lack of finances, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) decided to do away with the requirement for parties to maintain their offices in the dzongkhags unless they de­cide to do so on their own. [...]    [read more]

Bhutan News archive for 22 September 2010

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Research and Markets: 3Q10 Bhutan Mobile Operator Forecast, 2010 – 2014 – TMCnet
… and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a8bec/3q10_bhutan_mobile ) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report … Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly …    [read more]

Wild tigers filmed in Bhutan mountains – Utv
… tiger survival,” said wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan. “The tigers’ behaviour … which also included climber Steve Backshall and tiger conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, was following reports from villagers …    [read more]

30,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The United States has so far resettled 30,000 Bhutanese refugees, with 5,000 others elsewhere during the on-going large scale resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to several countries around the …    [read more]

Number of Bhutanese refugees leaving Nepal for US to hit 30,000 – Earthtimes
the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Britain are other countries receiving the refugees under the programme. The first influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepal began in the 1990s when more than 100,000 …    [read more]

Global Voices Bloggers at UN Milennium Development Goals Summit – Elites TV
If you think proposing “Happiness” as the 9th MDG at the UN General Assembly early this week was bold of tiny Bhutan, wait till you find out about the country’s aspirations for a non-permanent seat at the …    [read more]

Sorry ladies, it’s not us old codgers who are boring – it’s you! – Daily Mail
hold back a single gem of interest about your daughter’s mesmerising trek into the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and her intriguing meeting with the dung-shoveller who turned out to be a spirit guide to the afterlife. ‘    [read more]

‘Clean Stove’ Initiative to Save Lives and Heal Environment – Newsblaze.com
such as Bhutan, Nepal and Kenya.    [read more]

World Travel Watch: Commonwealth Games Concerns in India, Elections in Cuzco and More – Discovery Travel
Bhutan only began opening up to tourists in the 1970s and strictly limits tourist numbers to minimize erosion of its culture and traditions. The new campaign represents an effort to gain more foreign currency while …    [read more]

Landmark Day Hailed as More Nations Ban Use of Child Soldiers – Newsblaze.com
while Bhutan signed the pact. In addition, Monaco ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions, while Laos signed the Convention against Torture and acceded to the Rotterdam and Basel Conventions relating to …    [read more]

Bhutan bids for UN Security Council seat – Daily Times
NEW YORK: As world leaders take stock of progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goal benchmarks by 2015, which were committed to by more than 190 heads of states and governments in 2000, Bhutan also started …    [read more]

Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

On the sidelines of development
Amid development success stories, a desperately poor village feels neglected. Sonam Pelden reports. Ula is a beautiful village in Wangdue. Located on a mountain slope, the village is fertile and can grow any kinds of crops if only there was enough water. Located about two hours’ walk from the road head at Basochhu Hydropower Project, [...]    [read more]

Flower business picking up
With the growing taste for flowers among the Bhutanese, floriculture is steadily picking up in the country. Kinlay Lham, a Semtokha resident, is passionate about flowers and has mastered the art of nurturing flowers. Kinlay also has a licence to sell flowers. She has over 20,000 plants of over 100 varieties like Lucky Bamboo, Azalea, [...]    [read more]

Bhutan’s external debt stands at US$ 815 m
The first quarter se­lected economic indicator (SEI) compiled by the Royal Monetary Authority shows that Bhutan’s total outstand­ing external debt stood at an equivalent of US$ 815.6 mil­lion out of which US$ 353.9 million was outstanding on convertible currency loans. The remaining equivalent of US$ 461.6 million (Rs 21 bil­lion) was outstanding Rupee loans. The [...]    [read more]

Dealing with dogs the humane way
In a change of strategy to con­trol dog population and make the country rabies free, the ministry of works and human settlement has freed all the dogs from the pounds. Works and Human Settle­ment Minister Yeshey Zimba said that catching dogs and impounding them, which was done earlier, was inhuman and ineffective. “We have a [...]    [read more]

Women remain under-represented in LG
Women representa­tion in the local government (LG) in Trashigang Dzongkhag is poor with only about seven percent. And it doesn’t look like it will improve any time soon. Out of 468 candidates who registered for the literacy test for the upcoming LG elections, only 34 are women. Not a single woman registered for the test [...]    [read more]

Party offices not mandatory, says ECB
After the two political par­ties’ repeated expression of concerns over the difficulty of maintaining party offices in the dzongkhags due to lack of finances, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) decided to do away with the requirement for parties to maintain their offices in the dzongkhags unless they de­cide to do so on their own. [...]    [read more]

Impasse in LG elections
The long awaited elections to the local government still appear to be in distance. We expected these elections to take place as early as autumn, 2008. Understandably, the first session of the parliament had too much of business to transact and preparatory work for delimitation of con­stituencies had not been done. It was not until [...]    [read more]

School cricket tournament in full swing
The school cricket tourna­ment, which started from August 28 in Thimphu, is in full-swing. On September 11, in the U-19 Boy’s match, Dechen­choling Middle Secondary School (DMSS) defeated Pelki by 59 runs. DMSS made 89 runs in 19.4 overs against Pelki’s 29 runs in 11 overs. Tenzin Wangchuk of DMSS was adjudged the player of [...]    [read more]

Some archery safety tips
Sir, I am very avid supporter of safety issues in archery. Here are some offhand suggestions to increase safety. Bhutan Archery Federa­tion should assess the archery ranges and close down those that are not safe. Build new archery ranges in the areas that are safe to archers and neighbourhood. Build safety walls as soon as [...]    [read more]

Few keen about becoming tshogpa
Most of the incumbent tshogpas in Trashi­gang Dzongkhag say they will not contest for the upcoming local government (LG) elections claiming they are underpaid and lack other entitlements. Singye Wangchuk, a tshogpa from Sakteng, said tshogpas’ salary was not commensurate with their workload. “We do not even get paid the national daily wage. The labourers [...]    [read more]