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His Majesty in Kanglung

Sep 19, 2011 – His Majesty the King visited Sherubtse College today and spoke to the students candidly and at length. The students interacted freely with His Majesty. His Majesty also expressed appreciation to the lecturers and made special mention of the foreign faculty in Sherubtse. … [read more]

One killed, four injured

Sep 19, 2011 – UPDATE: The earthquake yesterday has killed one and left four injured. The 43-year-old woman was killed in Chhukha while she was fetching water form a river side. Falling boulders hit her and buried her. … [read more]

Fire in Paro damages nun’s hostel

Sep 19, 2011 – UPDATE: Following the earthquake a six houses belonging to nuns of Kila Goenpa in Paro was damaged. … [read more]

His Majesty visits Rongthong

Sep 19, 2011 – The Royal Bride Jetsun Pema received His Majesty the King in her paternal ancestral home in Rongthong Nagtshang in Trashigang Yesterday. … [read more]

Strong earthquake hits Bhutan

Sep 18, 2011 – BREAKING NEWS: A strong earthquake hit Bhutan at around 6.40pm. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pacific tsunami warning centre based in the US, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Sikkim, India. It measured 6.9 magnitude on the richter scale. The earthquake was felt as far as Trashigang. … [read more]

Fuel price increases

Sep 16, 2011 – The price of petrol has increased by as much as Nu. three a litre. The price hike, the third this year, came into effect this afternoon. … [read more]

Women raped at knife point

Sep 15, 2011 – The Thimphu police have arrested two men for allegedly raping two women at knife point in Olakha. … [read more]

Bangchang seized, sellers fined

Sep 15, 2011 – Following a brawl among a group of students of the Royal Thimphu College, police have seized more than 100 kilograms of Bangchang, locally brewed beer, from three houses near the college. … [read more]

Lunana gets cellular service

Sep 15, 2011 – The windswept alpine region of Lunana, home to the semi-nomadic yak herders, will soon be connected by cellular service. … [read more]

Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

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Kuensel

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– The Thimphu- Phuentsholing and Thimphu-Gelephu highways are now open for traffic, road safety and transport authority officials said.
Trongsa- Zhemgang highway will be cleared tomorrow. … [read more]

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– 19 September, 2011 – Thimphu-Phuentsholing, Thimphu-Gelephu, Gelephu-Zhemgang and Thimphu-Dagana highways blocked by landslides. … [read more]

Powerful tremor rock western Bhutan

– Full extent of damage not known due to a partial collapse of the communication system

A portion of the Paro Ta Dzong wall come apart More Pictures

Sikkim Quake 19 September, 2011 – A wave of panic gripped people across the country when tremors from an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Bhutan last evening around 6.40pm. … [read more]

His Majesty commands support to earthquake victims

– 19 September, 2011 – Following the earthquake that shook the country yesterday evening, His Majesty the King has commanded all dzongdags, thrompons, local government officials and the Royal Bhutan Army to assist any citizens and communities that may have been affected by the quake. … [read more]

An opportunity to sign up

– Though talent was the theme, experience was the key

Job Fair 19 September, 2011 – Some jobseekers at the job fair on September 17 in Thimphu were searching for people from the media. … [read more]

His Majesty visits Rongthong, Trashigang

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19 September, 2011 – Royal bride Jetsun Pema received His Majesty the King at her paternal ancestral home in Rongthong Nagtshang yesterday. … [read more]

Steering away from the wheel

– 19 September, 2011 – Neither the hike in petrol prices nor the tax raise for imported vehicles have worked in dissuading the increase of cars on Thimphu roads.
Going by the increasing number of cars in the country. that conjecture has been proven wrong so far. … [read more]

Dispossessed woman yet to get recompense

– Baleygang RNR & Gewog Centres 19 September, 2011 – In the midst of dispute between two villages of Goshi and Dagapela gewogs for want of a gewog and renewal natural resources centres, a family lost its land. … [read more]

Prime Minister meets

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19 September, 2011 – Meeting the United Nations secretary general on September 16 in New York, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley congratulated Ban Ki Moon on his reappointment for a second term, and extended an invitation to visit Bhutan at a convenient time. … [read more]

Formal inauguration in Budapest

– Friendship Society 19 September, 2011 – Bhutan is now friends with a country that contributed to the world the telephone exchange, tungsten filament bulb, ballpoint pen, and Rubik’s cube. … [read more]

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The highly and the lowly paid

Sep 19, 2011 – As the last of the living Buddhist societies in the world, Bhutan has unabashedly basked in the attention showered by the outside world. The country’s development philosophy of Gross National Happiness is being extensively marketed at international forums, and is being subscribed to by many remarkable thinkers around the globe. At the core, as a [...] … [read more]

White-bellied heron habitat under threat

Sep 19, 2011 – As Bhutan prides over its rich biodiversity, development and illegal human activities threaten to wipe out one of the rarest bird species called the white-bellied herons. Heavy illegal fishing in Bertichhu and developmental activities nearby threaten the white-bellied heron population roosting around the Berti village in lower Mangdechhu basin in Trongsa. This is the core [...] … [read more]

Dungsam’s own son recalls the region’s past glory

Sep 19, 2011 – Pemagatshel Dzongkhag will soon see its new seat of justice in the new town of Denchi … [read more]

Gonpasingma finds big yield in human excreta

Sep 19, 2011 – Principal of Gonpasingma LSS in the school vegetable garden Pemagatshel: Gonpasingma Lower Secondary School in Pemagatshel is reaping benefits from decomposed human excreta. The school introduced ecological sanitation toilets, popularly known as ecosan toilets, in March last year with assistance from Unicef, WHO and public health engineering division of the health ministry. Today, small size [...] … [read more]

Bhutanese in regional film festival

Sep 19, 2011 – Bhutan is the focus country of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) which began yesterday in Goa, India. Bhutan is represented by a seven-member team headed by Motion Picture Association of Bhutan (MPAB) general secretary, Sherab Gyeltshen. The other representatives are directors Rigzang, Chencho Dorji and Tshering Wangyal , actors Tandin Bidha and Cencho Dorji [...] … [read more]

To win laurels for tourism

Sep 19, 2011 – The Sanskrit saying ‘Adidhi devo bhava’ (your guest is your god) is the classical wisdom of the hospitality industry or tourism. This wisdom is practised in Bhutan so naturally, nowhere else. Hospitality is an enviable Bhutanese value, untutored and spontaneous. Who is, therefore, a better tourist guide than a Bhutanese? This apart, its rich cultural [...] … [read more]

CDCL should not compete for works, says CAB

Sep 19, 2011 – The local contractors backed by the Construction Association of Bhutan (CAB) are crying foul over the Construction Development Corporation Ltd. (CDCL) eating away their market share. They say CDCL competing for works is in defiance of the intent of its establishment, and is threatening the growth of the private sector. CDCL is considered a well-established [...] … [read more]

Earthquake hits Bhutan

Sep 19, 2011 – A powerful earthquake hit Bhutan yesterday at around 6.40 pm. Tremors from the quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale around its epicentre in Sikkim, India, were felt across the country. While no casualties were reported, reports of considerable damage to buildings, temples and dzongs are coming in. The earthquake also triggered roadblocks and vehicle [...] … [read more]

Community tourism benefits Nabji-Korphu villagers

Sep 16, 2011 – Friday- September 16 With a few pilot community tourism projects being implemented in rural communities, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is now reviewing the benefits of the initiative. TCB reviewed the Nabji-Korphu Community Tourism Project in Trongsa. The review found that in three years since its start, the project has generated a total income [...] … [read more]

A story of two dream chasers

Sep 16, 2011 – Yeshey Dhendup (centre) with his family at his home in Tshaphel, Haa The Archer and the Apprentice is a unique documentary following two distinct archers from two extremely different backgrounds. It’s the story of a Bhutanese archer captured in reel for the first time as he prepares for London Olympics 2012. Homecoming The 21-year-old Yeshey [...] … [read more]

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Business Bhutan

a regional solution for energy crisis

– The SAARC energy ministers’ meet decided to develop a roadmap for SAARC market for electricity The fourth SAARC energy ministers’ meeting that concluded on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reviewed the… Read more » … [read more]

where traditional rain ritual is part of the larger scheme to adapt to a changing climate

– Local knowledge, practices, and innovations are important elements for community-based coping and adaptation mechanisms, but the implementation of such mechanisms is limited In largely traditionally religious and superstitious communities in… Read more » … [read more]

Private television will go a long way in creating a vibrant media

– It has been long overdue. Talks and plans of launching a private television channel have done the rounds since media industry was liberalized in 2006. In the intervening period, five… Read more » … [read more]

a revolution on the cards for bhutanese colleges

– The 10 colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has set ambitious plans for starting new courses and developing infrastructure In two years, the 10 colleges and institutes under… Read more » … [read more]

construction of a second ring road in the offing to decongest traffic in thimphu

– Traffic congestion is one of the main problems the capital is facing today. With rising vehicle numbers and without a corresponding increase in the supply of public transport or means… Read more » … [read more]

deadman talking

– They loved me and they liked to sit on my lap and search my pockets for chocolates and chewing gums. They were calm the whole day until my old car… Read more » … [read more]

with mounting number of bikers, rsta frames new rules for bicycling

– Compulsory use of helmets, bright colored gears, appropriate hand signals, and use of lights and reflectors are mandatory according to the new rules and regulations for bicyclists With the increasing… Read more » … [read more]

ethics on roads

– Thimphu’s traffic troubles is a never ending discussion no matter how much the RSTA and the traffic police come up with new rules to ease it. It is an issue… Read more » … [read more]

as a service provider, keeping our customers happy will be a top priority for bhutan telecom

– After taking up the reins of the managing director of Bhutan Telecom Limited, the former director of College of Science and Technology, Nidup Dorji, talks to Business Bhutan’s Saraswati Sundas… Read more » … [read more]

the 1991 circular used to defend gyelpozhing falls apart

– gyelpozhing land grab All three provisions pertaining to urban plot allotment in the circular were violated The main defense used to justify the Gyelpozhing land allotment has been the 1991… Read more » … [read more]

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Bhutan Broadcasting Service

No casualty reported so far

Sep 18, 2011 – UPDATE: We have not received any casualty reports so far, however cracks on walls and ceilings of houses have been reported in Wangthangkha village, Lango and the town area in Paro. We have also received reports of a landslide right after crossing the Isuna Bridge from Paro towards Thimphu and falling boulders after crossing Chundzom Bridge. You are asked avoid travelling on the Paro-Thimphu highway. … [read more]

Strong earthquake hits Bhutan

Sep 18, 2011 – BREAKING NEWS: A strong earthquake hit Bhutan, more than an hour ago. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pacific tsunami warning centre based in the US, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Sikkim, India. It measured 6.8 magnitude on the richter scale. The earthquake was felt as far as Trashigang. … [read more]

Fuel price increases

Sep 16, 2011 – The price of petrol has increased by as much as Nu. three a litre. The price hike, the third this year, came into effect this afternoon. … [read more]

Women raped at knife point

Sep 15, 2011 – The Thimphu police have arrested two men for allegedly raping two women at knife point in Olakha. … [read more]

Bangchang seized, sellers fined

Sep 15, 2011 – Following a brawl among a group of students of the Royal Thimphu College, police have seized more than 100 kilograms of Bangchang, locally brewed beer, from three houses near the college. … [read more]

Lunana gets cellular service

Sep 15, 2011 – The windswept alpine region of Lunana, home to the semi-nomadic yak herders, will soon be connected by cellular service. … [read more]

Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

Poultry import banned

Sep 13, 2011 – The import of poultry and poultry products from India has been banned with immediate effect following a bird flu outbreak in Dhubri district in Assam, India. … [read more]

Lodrai jail handicapped by manpower shortage

Sep 13, 2011 – Due to manpower shortage, authorities at the Lodrai jail in Sarpang said they are concerned about the risk of prisoners escaping. … [read more]

Ginger price hits rock bottom

Sep 13, 2011 – The price of ginger at the Gelephu auction yard has dropped by more than half this year compared to the previous year. … [read more]

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Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General

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18 September, 2011 – Meeting the United Nations secretary general on September 16 in New York, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley congratulated Ban Ki Moon on his reappointment for a second term, and extended an invitation to visit Bhutan at a convenient time. … [read more]

Earthquake hits Bhutan

– Update 18 September, 2011 – Cracks to buildings have been reported across the country from the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Bhutan today. … [read more]

Earthquake hits Bhutan

– Breaking News 18 September, 2011 – Earthquake hits Bhutan, preliminary magnitude 6.8 … [read more]

For the want of a tank, the town is almost lost …

– … but for sure is further delayed from reaching completion

Dungkhag engineers resting after having identified new location for water reservoir tank near the tree stump

Nganglam Township 18 September, 2011 – Work on the much awaited new township for Nganglam will begin sometime this year, which so far was delayed, following a squabble over the identified land to develop a water reservoir tank before the town mushroomed. … [read more]

Is it possible to discipline without violence?

– A teacher’s view on corporal punishment
PERSPECTIVES 18 September, 2011 –
Corporal punishment is the use of force to discipline students or, to put it bluntly, hitting a child. Research shows that corporal punishment negatively affects the child in many ways. It demoralises students and many suffer mental pain in addition to physical pain. Some say it is the ‘rustic’ way of disciplining a child. … [read more]

Balancing preventive and curative care

– PERSPECTIVES 18 September, 2011 –
Government expenditure on health is lowest in the WHO South East Asia region, which bears 28 percent of the global disease burden. … [read more]

Picture story

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17 September, 2011 – A boy and a girl dance for His Majesty and the Royal Bride in Yamthrak, Bumthang Chumey on September 15. His Majesty visited the ancestral home of the
Royal Bride. … [read more]

Speeding to a gridlock

– The number of cars on our streets has grown beyond being a mere nuisance

Increasing by the dozens every day

Traffic 17 September, 2011 – Queue all vehicles that vroom the city roads and highways across the country from Thimphu eastward.
It will climb over several passes, bend through all zigs and undulating highways that are representative of Bhutanese roads and almost reach Bumthang about 267km from Thimphu. … [read more]

Accounting for the assistance

– CDG is to come under performance audit scanner

Constituency Development Grant 17 September, 2011 – The constituency development grant (CDG) that members of the National Assembly are entitled to will be audited by the Royal Audit Authority. … [read more]

The grass is always greener …

– 17 September, 2011 – It’s not only the so-called key employees of DHI-owned companies who are leaving for greener pastures.
Support staff, mid level to seasoned employees in all organisations and sectors are moving to wherever better offers are being dangled in terms of income. … [read more]

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Earthquake hits Bhutan

Sep 19, 2011 – A powerful earthquake hit Bhutan yesterday at around 6.40 pm. Tremors from the quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale around its epicentre in Sikkim, India, were felt across the country. While no casualties were reported, reports of considerable damage to buildings, temples and dzongs are coming in. The earthquake also triggered roadblocks and vehicle [...] … [read more]

Community tourism benefits Nabji-Korphu villagers

Sep 16, 2011 – Friday- September 16 With a few pilot community tourism projects being implemented in rural communities, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is now reviewing the benefits of the initiative. TCB reviewed the Nabji-Korphu Community Tourism Project in Trongsa. The review found that in three years since its start, the project has generated a total income [...] … [read more]

A story of two dream chasers

Sep 16, 2011 – Yeshey Dhendup (centre) with his family at his home in Tshaphel, Haa The Archer and the Apprentice is a unique documentary following two distinct archers from two extremely different backgrounds. It’s the story of a Bhutanese archer captured in reel for the first time as he prepares for London Olympics 2012. Homecoming The 21-year-old Yeshey [...] … [read more]

Tour of the dragon starts tomorrow

Sep 16, 2011 – The second edition of the Tour of the Dragon, the biggest, the lengthiest and testing mountain bike race in country is slated to flag off at 2:00 am tomorrow from Bumthang to Thimphu. There are nine teams participating in this year’s edition. Each team has three riders each. Twenty-six-year-old Yeshey Dema is the only woman [...] … [read more]

Queen’s Cup Basketball tournament to begin coming week

Sep 16, 2011 – In commemoration of the Royal Wedding, the Queen’s Cup basketball tournament will begin on September 23 at Swimming Pool Complex, Thimphu. To mark and join in the celebration of the biggest occasion of the year, the event will have basketball tournament as the primary affair but in addition there will be other festivities like food [...] … [read more]

Royal Wedding Cup final today

Sep 16, 2011 – The final of the Royal Wedding Cup will be contested by SMD Kanglung United and Sherubtse College, making it an all-Kanglung team showdown in Rangjung today. Sherubtse College thrashed Druk Sisi Shing 6-1 in the second semi-final played on September 14 to cement their place in the final. In the first semi-final on September 13, [...] … [read more]

Bovine intrusion

Sep 16, 2011 – Wai! Thimphu city is literally going to the cattle. Cows and bulls are found on the periphery of the city at any time of the day. We can’t find green grass on the expressway, but the widest stretch of road in the country has almost become the grazing ground for cattle. At times it looks [...] … [read more]

School that blogs

Sep 16, 2011 – Here’s a blogging school profiled by its teacher who also blogs Samtengang Middle Secondary School is located in Nyisho Gewog, Wangdue Dzongkhag. A mere 18 kilometres from Wangdue town, Samtengang can be reached by rough road from Chuzomsa or on foot from Teki Zampa. Sitting atop a mountain plateau, Samtengang commands an encompassing view of [...] … [read more]

Hovels and ghettos – this side of urban affluence narrative

Sep 16, 2011 – While we are in the habit of gloating that ours is a welfare society built on the principles of wellbeing economics and rational social policies, we may do well by doing some sincere soul-searching. Indeed, a deep and critical self-analysis is necessary. That wanting, we may have grown a little too complacent already. Bhutan has [...] … [read more]

Take stock of agonies

Sep 16, 2011 – If media reports are anything to go by, recent weeks haven’t been happy for the Bhutanese society. A flurry of crime stories coming from different parts of the country has had many observant people thinking about the country’s social health. This month, hardly a single day has passed without a piece of disturbing crime news. [...] … [read more]

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Business Bhutan

a regional solution for energy crisis

– The SAARC energy ministers’ meet decided to develop a roadmap for SAARC market for electricity The fourth SAARC energy ministers’ meeting that concluded on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reviewed the… Read more » … [read more]

where traditional rain ritual is part of the larger scheme to adapt to a changing climate

– Local knowledge, practices, and innovations are important elements for community-based coping and adaptation mechanisms, but the implementation of such mechanisms is limited In largely traditionally religious and superstitious communities in… Read more » … [read more]

Private television will go a long way in creating a vibrant media

– It has been long overdue. Talks and plans of launching a private television channel have done the rounds since media industry was liberalized in 2006. In the intervening period, five… Read more » … [read more]

a revolution on the cards for bhutanese colleges

– The 10 colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has set ambitious plans for starting new courses and developing infrastructure In two years, the 10 colleges and institutes under… Read more » … [read more]

construction of a second ring road in the offing to decongest traffic in thimphu

– Traffic congestion is one of the main problems the capital is facing today. With rising vehicle numbers and without a corresponding increase in the supply of public transport or means… Read more » … [read more]

deadman talking

– They loved me and they liked to sit on my lap and search my pockets for chocolates and chewing gums. They were calm the whole day until my old car… Read more » … [read more]

with mounting number of bikers, rsta frames new rules for bicycling

– Compulsory use of helmets, bright colored gears, appropriate hand signals, and use of lights and reflectors are mandatory according to the new rules and regulations for bicyclists With the increasing… Read more » … [read more]

ethics on roads

– Thimphu’s traffic troubles is a never ending discussion no matter how much the RSTA and the traffic police come up with new rules to ease it. It is an issue… Read more » … [read more]

as a service provider, keeping our customers happy will be a top priority for bhutan telecom

– After taking up the reins of the managing director of Bhutan Telecom Limited, the former director of College of Science and Technology, Nidup Dorji, talks to Business Bhutan’s Saraswati Sundas… Read more » … [read more]

the 1991 circular used to defend gyelpozhing falls apart

– gyelpozhing land grab All three provisions pertaining to urban plot allotment in the circular were violated The main defense used to justify the Gyelpozhing land allotment has been the 1991… Read more » … [read more]

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– Trip to Bhutan will shape classroom lessons – Blount Today. more >>
– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever – AFP. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’ – AFP. more >>
– Earthquake rocks India, Nepal; 19 killed – DAWN.com. more >>
– At least 19 killed as quake rocks India – Sydney Morning Herald. more >>
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– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever. more >>
– Bhutan weavers create dress for future queen. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Powerful tremor rock western Bhutan. more >>
– Travel & Tourism: Bhutan: The costly Shangri La. more >>
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– 8 colorful ways to experience autumn – msnbc.com. more >>
– SAARC nations to strike power deal – Bangladesh News 24 hours. more >>
– China announces multi-billion development plan for Tibet, experts remain sceptical – Phayul. more >>
– Dhaka, Delhi on right track – The Daily Star. more >>

Topix – Bhutan

– Eight dead in powerful Indian quake. more >>
– OAG rebuttals tax evasion defense. more >>
– Speeding to a gridlock. more >>
– Another jump at the pump. more >>
– THIMPU: Young blood in a new democracy. more >>
– Dhaka, Paro favour joint venture in hydro power. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Poultry import banned. more >>
– Hasina for bolstering regional cooperation. more >>
– Hot times in cool Bhutan. more >>
– High in the himalayas. more >>
– A tribute to His Holiness Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche. more >>
– Stosur upsets Williams 6-2, 6-3 in US Open final. more >>
– Gearing up for Bhutan’s royal wedding. more >>
– On the wane. more >>
– Bhutan: The costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– FEATURE: Royal wedding fever grips tiny kingdom of Bhutan. more >>
– Nation builders from across the border. more >>
– THIMPHU: Bhutan villagers worry lake will burst open. more >>
– The Fukushima farmer experiment. more >>

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Fuel price increases

Sep 16, 2011 – The price of petrol has increased by as much as Nu. three a litre. The price hike, the third this year, came into effect this afternoon. … [read more]

Women raped at knife point

Sep 15, 2011 – The Thimphu police have arrested two men for allegedly raping two women at knife point in Olakha. … [read more]

Bangchang seized, sellers fined

Sep 15, 2011 – Following a brawl among a group of students of the Royal Thimphu College, police have seized more than 100 kilograms of Bangchang, locally brewed beer, from three houses near the college. … [read more]

Lunana gets cellular service

Sep 15, 2011 – The windswept alpine region of Lunana, home to the semi-nomadic yak herders, will soon be connected by cellular service. … [read more]

Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

Poultry import banned

Sep 13, 2011 – The import of poultry and poultry products from India has been banned with immediate effect following a bird flu outbreak in Dhubri district in Assam, India. … [read more]

Lodrai jail handicapped by manpower shortage

Sep 13, 2011 – Due to manpower shortage, authorities at the Lodrai jail in Sarpang said they are concerned about the risk of prisoners escaping. … [read more]

Ginger price hits rock bottom

Sep 13, 2011 – The price of ginger at the Gelephu auction yard has dropped by more than half this year compared to the previous year. … [read more]

Free service to celebrate royal wedding

Sep 13, 2011 – As part of activities to celebrate the royal wedding, the agriculture machinery centre is travelling around the entire length and breadth of the country providing free repair and maintenance service for farm machinery. … [read more]

Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Kuensel

For the want of a tank, the town is almost lost …

– … but for sure is further delayed from reaching completion

Dungkhag engineers resting after having identified new location for water reservoir tank near the tree stump

Nganglam Township 18 September, 2011 – Work on the much awaited new township for Nganglam will begin sometime this year, which so far was delayed, following a squabble over the identified land to develop a water reservoir tank before the town mushroomed. … [read more]

Is it possible to discipline without violence?

– A teacher’s view on corporal punishment
PERSPECTIVES 18 September, 2011 –
Corporal punishment is the use of force to discipline students or, to put it bluntly, hitting a child. Research shows that corporal punishment negatively affects the child in many ways. It demoralises students and many suffer mental pain in addition to physical pain. Some say it is the ‘rustic’ way of disciplining a child. … [read more]

Balancing preventive and curative care

– PERSPECTIVES 18 September, 2011 –
Government expenditure on health is lowest in the WHO South East Asia region, which bears 28 percent of the global disease burden. … [read more]

Picture story

–
17 September, 2011 – A boy and a girl dance for His Majesty and the Royal Bride in Yamthrak, Bumthang Chumey on September 15. His Majesty visited the ancestral home of the
Royal Bride. … [read more]

Speeding to a gridlock

– The number of cars on our streets has grown beyond being a mere nuisance

Increasing by the dozens every day

Traffic 17 September, 2011 – Queue all vehicles that vroom the city roads and highways across the country from Thimphu eastward.
It will climb over several passes, bend through all zigs and undulating highways that are representative of Bhutanese roads and almost reach Bumthang about 267km from Thimphu. … [read more]

Accounting for the assistance

– CDG is to come under performance audit scanner

Constituency Development Grant 17 September, 2011 – The constituency development grant (CDG) that members of the National Assembly are entitled to will be audited by the Royal Audit Authority. … [read more]

The grass is always greener …

– 17 September, 2011 – It’s not only the so-called key employees of DHI-owned companies who are leaving for greener pastures.
Support staff, mid level to seasoned employees in all organisations and sectors are moving to wherever better offers are being dangled in terms of income. … [read more]

A region of shared energy

– Observers say that is doable if member states shrugged off their individual political agendas

4th Energy Ministers’ Meeting 17 September, 2011 – Trading what is surplus in one country to make up for the deficit in another and reciprocally so, now isn’t that a worthwhile objective to pursue? … [read more]

Banks to set own base rates

– Which is expected to bring about healthy competition in interest rates

Minimum Lending Charge 17 September, 2011 –
Beginning next year, financial institutions that give credit will have to set a minimum lending rate derived from their overall cost of funds. … [read more]

Barred to Bhutanese exporters

– Foreign Accounts 17 September, 2011 –
The Royal Monetary Authority served a reminder yesterday that it is illegal for Bhutanese to maintain bank accounts outside Bhutan. … [read more]

More News from – Kuensel

Bhutan Observer

Community tourism benefits Nabji-Korphu villagers

Sep 16, 2011 – Friday- September 16 With a few pilot community tourism projects being implemented in rural communities, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is now reviewing the benefits of the initiative. TCB reviewed the Nabji-Korphu Community Tourism Project in Trongsa. The review found that in three years since its start, the project has generated a total income [...] … [read more]

A story of two dream chasers

Sep 16, 2011 – Yeshey Dhendup (centre) with his family at his home in Tshaphel, Haa The Archer and the Apprentice is a unique documentary following two distinct archers from two extremely different backgrounds. It’s the story of a Bhutanese archer captured in reel for the first time as he prepares for London Olympics 2012. Homecoming The 21-year-old Yeshey [...] … [read more]

Tour of the dragon starts tomorrow

Sep 16, 2011 – The second edition of the Tour of the Dragon, the biggest, the lengthiest and testing mountain bike race in country is slated to flag off at 2:00 am tomorrow from Bumthang to Thimphu. There are nine teams participating in this year’s edition. Each team has three riders each. Twenty-six-year-old Yeshey Dema is the only woman [...] … [read more]

Queen’s Cup Basketball tournament to begin coming week

Sep 16, 2011 – In commemoration of the Royal Wedding, the Queen’s Cup basketball tournament will begin on September 23 at Swimming Pool Complex, Thimphu. To mark and join in the celebration of the biggest occasion of the year, the event will have basketball tournament as the primary affair but in addition there will be other festivities like food [...] … [read more]

Royal Wedding Cup final today

Sep 16, 2011 – The final of the Royal Wedding Cup will be contested by SMD Kanglung United and Sherubtse College, making it an all-Kanglung team showdown in Rangjung today. Sherubtse College thrashed Druk Sisi Shing 6-1 in the second semi-final played on September 14 to cement their place in the final. In the first semi-final on September 13, [...] … [read more]

Bovine intrusion

Sep 16, 2011 – Wai! Thimphu city is literally going to the cattle. Cows and bulls are found on the periphery of the city at any time of the day. We can’t find green grass on the expressway, but the widest stretch of road in the country has almost become the grazing ground for cattle. At times it looks [...] … [read more]

School that blogs

Sep 16, 2011 – Here’s a blogging school profiled by its teacher who also blogs Samtengang Middle Secondary School is located in Nyisho Gewog, Wangdue Dzongkhag. A mere 18 kilometres from Wangdue town, Samtengang can be reached by rough road from Chuzomsa or on foot from Teki Zampa. Sitting atop a mountain plateau, Samtengang commands an encompassing view of [...] … [read more]

Hovels and ghettos – this side of urban affluence narrative

Sep 16, 2011 – While we are in the habit of gloating that ours is a welfare society built on the principles of wellbeing economics and rational social policies, we may do well by doing some sincere soul-searching. Indeed, a deep and critical self-analysis is necessary. That wanting, we may have grown a little too complacent already. Bhutan has [...] … [read more]

Take stock of agonies

Sep 16, 2011 – If media reports are anything to go by, recent weeks haven’t been happy for the Bhutanese society. A flurry of crime stories coming from different parts of the country has had many observant people thinking about the country’s social health. This month, hardly a single day has passed without a piece of disturbing crime news. [...] … [read more]

White-bellied herons

Sep 16, 2011 – Bertichhu-Mangdechhu confluence overlooking… … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Observer

Business Bhutan

a regional solution for energy crisis

– The SAARC energy ministers’ meet decided to develop a roadmap for SAARC market for electricity The fourth SAARC energy ministers’ meeting that concluded on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reviewed the… Read more » … [read more]

where traditional rain ritual is part of the larger scheme to adapt to a changing climate

– Local knowledge, practices, and innovations are important elements for community-based coping and adaptation mechanisms, but the implementation of such mechanisms is limited In largely traditionally religious and superstitious communities in… Read more » … [read more]

Private television will go a long way in creating a vibrant media

– It has been long overdue. Talks and plans of launching a private television channel have done the rounds since media industry was liberalized in 2006. In the intervening period, five… Read more » … [read more]

a revolution on the cards for bhutanese colleges

– The 10 colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has set ambitious plans for starting new courses and developing infrastructure In two years, the 10 colleges and institutes under… Read more » … [read more]

construction of a second ring road in the offing to decongest traffic in thimphu

– Traffic congestion is one of the main problems the capital is facing today. With rising vehicle numbers and without a corresponding increase in the supply of public transport or means… Read more » … [read more]

deadman talking

– They loved me and they liked to sit on my lap and search my pockets for chocolates and chewing gums. They were calm the whole day until my old car… Read more » … [read more]

with mounting number of bikers, rsta frames new rules for bicycling

– Compulsory use of helmets, bright colored gears, appropriate hand signals, and use of lights and reflectors are mandatory according to the new rules and regulations for bicyclists With the increasing… Read more » … [read more]

ethics on roads

– Thimphu’s traffic troubles is a never ending discussion no matter how much the RSTA and the traffic police come up with new rules to ease it. It is an issue… Read more » … [read more]

as a service provider, keeping our customers happy will be a top priority for bhutan telecom

– After taking up the reins of the managing director of Bhutan Telecom Limited, the former director of College of Science and Technology, Nidup Dorji, talks to Business Bhutan’s Saraswati Sundas… Read more » … [read more]

the 1991 circular used to defend gyelpozhing falls apart

– gyelpozhing land grab All three provisions pertaining to urban plot allotment in the circular were violated The main defense used to justify the Gyelpozhing land allotment has been the 1991… Read more » … [read more]

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Google News – Bhutan

– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors – Asia Times Online. more >>
– Bhutan king to marry India-educated bride on Oct 13 – Deccan Chronicle. more >>
– Trip to Bhutan will shape classroom lessons – Blount Today. more >>
– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever – AFP. more >>
– India, Bhutan step up border vigil to check movement of ultras – Rediff. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’ – AFP. more >>
– Hot times in cool Bhutan – Stuff.co.nz. more >>
– Be happy, no butts, Bhutan’s smokers told – The Independent. more >>
– Bhutan ‘uncertain’ about democracy: PM – AFP. more >>
– WHO Expert clears doubts on Pentavalent Vaccine – IBNLive.com. more >>

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– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Bhutan weavers create dress for future queen. more >>
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– EDITORIAL: A matter of minutes across Bhutan now. more >>
– Travel & Tourism: Bhutan: The costly Shangri La. more >>
– Bhutan king to marry India-educated bride Oct 13. more >>
– Be happy, no butts, Bhutan’s smokers told. more >>
– Barred to Bhutanese exporters. more >>
– Homegrown superstars hold special appeal in Bhutan. more >>

Bing News – Bhutan

– Child death rates not falling fast enough, says report – The Guardian. more >>
– US should support India’s peaceful rise: Study – Hindustan Times. more >>
– China announces multi-billion development plan for Tibet, experts remain sceptical – Phayul. more >>
– Germany, India deepen cooperation in skills development – Newstrack India. more >>
– SAARC nations to strike power deal – Bangladesh News 24 hours. more >>
– 8 colorful ways to experience autumn – msnbc.com. more >>
– South Asian countries to work on power links – Reuters India. more >>
– Dhaka, Delhi on right track – The Daily Star. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors – Asia Times. more >>
– India-US have shared strategic objectives on China: Report – Economic Times. more >>

Topix – Bhutan

– OAG rebuttals tax evasion defense. more >>
– Speeding to a gridlock. more >>
– Another jump at the pump. more >>
– THIMPU: Young blood in a new democracy. more >>
– Dhaka, Paro favour joint venture in hydro power. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Poultry import banned. more >>
– Hasina for bolstering regional cooperation. more >>
– Hot times in cool Bhutan. more >>
– High in the himalayas. more >>
– A tribute to His Holiness Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche. more >>
– Stosur upsets Williams 6-2, 6-3 in US Open final. more >>
– Gearing up for Bhutan’s royal wedding. more >>
– On the wane. more >>
– Bhutan: The costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– FEATURE: Royal wedding fever grips tiny kingdom of Bhutan. more >>
– Nation builders from across the border. more >>
– THIMPHU: Bhutan villagers worry lake will burst open. more >>
– The Fukushima farmer experiment. more >>
– More scope for short-term trainings in India. more >>

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Fuel price increases

Sep 16, 2011 – The price of petrol has increased by as much as Nu. three a litre. The price hike, the third this year, came into effect this afternoon. … [read more]

Women raped at knife point

Sep 15, 2011 – The Thimphu police have arrested two men for allegedly raping two women at knife point in Olakha. … [read more]

Bangchang seized, sellers fined

Sep 15, 2011 – Following a brawl among a group of students of the Royal Thimphu College, police have seized more than 100 kilograms of Bangchang, locally brewed beer, from three houses near the college. … [read more]

Lunana gets cellular service

Sep 15, 2011 – The windswept alpine region of Lunana, home to the semi-nomadic yak herders, will soon be connected by cellular service. … [read more]

Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

Poultry import banned

Sep 13, 2011 – The import of poultry and poultry products from India has been banned with immediate effect following a bird flu outbreak in Dhubri district in Assam, India. … [read more]

Lodrai jail handicapped by manpower shortage

Sep 13, 2011 – Due to manpower shortage, authorities at the Lodrai jail in Sarpang said they are concerned about the risk of prisoners escaping. … [read more]

Ginger price hits rock bottom

Sep 13, 2011 – The price of ginger at the Gelephu auction yard has dropped by more than half this year compared to the previous year. … [read more]

Free service to celebrate royal wedding

Sep 13, 2011 – As part of activities to celebrate the royal wedding, the agriculture machinery centre is travelling around the entire length and breadth of the country providing free repair and maintenance service for farm machinery. … [read more]

Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Kuensel

Picture story

–
17 September, 2011 – A boy and a girl dance for His Majesty and the Royal Bride in Yamthrak, Bumthang Chumey on September 15. His Majesty visited the ancestral home of the
Royal Bride. … [read more]

Speeding to a gridlock

– The number of cars on our streets has grown beyond being a mere nuisance

Increasing by the dozens every day

Traffic 17 September, 2011 – Queue all vehicles that vroom the city roads and highways across the country from Thimphu eastward.
It will climb over several passes, bend through all zigs and undulating highways that are representative of Bhutanese roads and almost reach Bumthang about 267km from Thimphu. … [read more]

Accounting for the assistance

– CDG is to come under performance audit scanner

Constituency Development Grant 17 September, 2011 – The constituency development grant (CDG) that members of the National Assembly are entitled to will be audited by the Royal Audit Authority. … [read more]

The grass is always greener …

– 17 September, 2011 – It’s not only the so-called key employees of DHI-owned companies who are leaving for greener pastures.
Support staff, mid level to seasoned employees in all organisations and sectors are moving to wherever better offers are being dangled in terms of income. … [read more]

A region of shared energy

– Observers say that is doable if member states shrugged off their individual political agendas

4th Energy Ministers’ Meeting 17 September, 2011 – Trading what is surplus in one country to make up for the deficit in another and reciprocally so, now isn’t that a worthwhile objective to pursue? … [read more]

Banks to set own base rates

– Which is expected to bring about healthy competition in interest rates

Minimum Lending Charge 17 September, 2011 –
Beginning next year, financial institutions that give credit will have to set a minimum lending rate derived from their overall cost of funds. … [read more]

Barred to Bhutanese exporters

– Foreign Accounts 17 September, 2011 –
The Royal Monetary Authority served a reminder yesterday that it is illegal for Bhutanese to maintain bank accounts outside Bhutan. … [read more]

Open field irks early applicants

– The authority’s decision to entertain all comers upsets some who’ve been waiting long in line

Watch out: There are more channels coming

Private TV Broadcasters 17 September, 2011 –
The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority’s decision to allow an open licensing system for private television broadcasting services has left some earlier applicants unhappy. … [read more]

Bhutanese movies feature at Goa filmfest

– Four feature films and a short film from Bhutan to be screened at the 4-day fiesta

6th South Asia Festival 17 September, 2011 –
Four Bhutanese feature films and a short film are being screened at the sixth south Asia film festival in Goa, India, which opened yesterday. … [read more]

OAG rebuttals tax evasion defense

– Samtse mining case 17 September, 2011 – In a rebuttal statement submitted to the Supreme Court yesterday in Thimphu by the office of the attorney general (OAG), the government’s prosecutor said that appellant Dawa Tshering, proprietor of Kenpa Hiring Agency, had evaded tax from 2004-2007 and business income for half the year of 2008. … [read more]

More News from – Kuensel

Bhutan Observer

Community tourism benefits Nabji-Korphu villagers

Sep 16, 2011 – Friday- September 16 With a few pilot community tourism projects being implemented in rural communities, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is now reviewing the benefits of the initiative. TCB reviewed the Nabji-Korphu Community Tourism Project in Trongsa. The review found that in three years since its start, the project has generated a total income [...] … [read more]

A story of two dream chasers

Sep 16, 2011 – Yeshey Dhendup (centre) with his family at his home in Tshaphel, Haa The Archer and the Apprentice is a unique documentary following two distinct archers from two extremely different backgrounds. It’s the story of a Bhutanese archer captured in reel for the first time as he prepares for London Olympics 2012. Homecoming The 21-year-old Yeshey [...] … [read more]

Tour of the dragon starts tomorrow

Sep 16, 2011 – The second edition of the Tour of the Dragon, the biggest, the lengthiest and testing mountain bike race in country is slated to flag off at 2:00 am tomorrow from Bumthang to Thimphu. There are nine teams participating in this year’s edition. Each team has three riders each. Twenty-six-year-old Yeshey Dema is the only woman [...] … [read more]

Queen’s Cup Basketball tournament to begin coming week

Sep 16, 2011 – In commemoration of the Royal Wedding, the Queen’s Cup basketball tournament will begin on September 23 at Swimming Pool Complex, Thimphu. To mark and join in the celebration of the biggest occasion of the year, the event will have basketball tournament as the primary affair but in addition there will be other festivities like food [...] … [read more]

Royal Wedding Cup final today

Sep 16, 2011 – The final of the Royal Wedding Cup will be contested by SMD Kanglung United and Sherubtse College, making it an all-Kanglung team showdown in Rangjung today. Sherubtse College thrashed Druk Sisi Shing 6-1 in the second semi-final played on September 14 to cement their place in the final. In the first semi-final on September 13, [...] … [read more]

Bovine intrusion

Sep 16, 2011 – Wai! Thimphu city is literally going to the cattle. Cows and bulls are found on the periphery of the city at any time of the day. We can’t find green grass on the expressway, but the widest stretch of road in the country has almost become the grazing ground for cattle. At times it looks [...] … [read more]

School that blogs

Sep 16, 2011 – Here’s a blogging school profiled by its teacher who also blogs Samtengang Middle Secondary School is located in Nyisho Gewog, Wangdue Dzongkhag. A mere 18 kilometres from Wangdue town, Samtengang can be reached by rough road from Chuzomsa or on foot from Teki Zampa. Sitting atop a mountain plateau, Samtengang commands an encompassing view of [...] … [read more]

Hovels and ghettos – this side of urban affluence narrative

Sep 16, 2011 – While we are in the habit of gloating that ours is a welfare society built on the principles of wellbeing economics and rational social policies, we may do well by doing some sincere soul-searching. Indeed, a deep and critical self-analysis is necessary. That wanting, we may have grown a little too complacent already. Bhutan has [...] … [read more]

Take stock of agonies

Sep 16, 2011 – If media reports are anything to go by, recent weeks haven’t been happy for the Bhutanese society. A flurry of crime stories coming from different parts of the country has had many observant people thinking about the country’s social health. This month, hardly a single day has passed without a piece of disturbing crime news. [...] … [read more]

White-bellied herons

Sep 16, 2011 – Bertichhu-Mangdechhu confluence overlooking… … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Observer

Business Bhutan

a regional solution for energy crisis

– The SAARC energy ministers’ meet decided to develop a roadmap for SAARC market for electricity The fourth SAARC energy ministers’ meeting that concluded on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reviewed the… Read more » … [read more]

where traditional rain ritual is part of the larger scheme to adapt to a changing climate

– Local knowledge, practices, and innovations are important elements for community-based coping and adaptation mechanisms, but the implementation of such mechanisms is limited In largely traditionally religious and superstitious communities in… Read more » … [read more]

Private television will go a long way in creating a vibrant media

– It has been long overdue. Talks and plans of launching a private television channel have done the rounds since media industry was liberalized in 2006. In the intervening period, five… Read more » … [read more]

a revolution on the cards for bhutanese colleges

– The 10 colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has set ambitious plans for starting new courses and developing infrastructure In two years, the 10 colleges and institutes under… Read more » … [read more]

construction of a second ring road in the offing to decongest traffic in thimphu

– Traffic congestion is one of the main problems the capital is facing today. With rising vehicle numbers and without a corresponding increase in the supply of public transport or means… Read more » … [read more]

deadman talking

– They loved me and they liked to sit on my lap and search my pockets for chocolates and chewing gums. They were calm the whole day until my old car… Read more » … [read more]

with mounting number of bikers, rsta frames new rules for bicycling

– Compulsory use of helmets, bright colored gears, appropriate hand signals, and use of lights and reflectors are mandatory according to the new rules and regulations for bicyclists With the increasing… Read more » … [read more]

ethics on roads

– Thimphu’s traffic troubles is a never ending discussion no matter how much the RSTA and the traffic police come up with new rules to ease it. It is an issue… Read more » … [read more]

as a service provider, keeping our customers happy will be a top priority for bhutan telecom

– After taking up the reins of the managing director of Bhutan Telecom Limited, the former director of College of Science and Technology, Nidup Dorji, talks to Business Bhutan’s Saraswati Sundas… Read more » … [read more]

the 1991 circular used to defend gyelpozhing falls apart

– gyelpozhing land grab All three provisions pertaining to urban plot allotment in the circular were violated The main defense used to justify the Gyelpozhing land allotment has been the 1991… Read more » … [read more]

More News from – Business Bhutan

Google News – Bhutan

– [Column] Can We Increase Gross National Happiness? – 한겨레. more >>
– India, Bhutan step up border vigil to check movement of ultras – Rediff. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors – Asia Times Online. more >>
– Bhutan king to marry India-educated bride on Oct 13 – Deccan Chronicle. more >>
– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever – AFP. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’ – AFP. more >>
– WHO Expert clears doubts on Pentavalent Vaccine – IBNLive.com. more >>
– Bhutan’s smokers contend with the strictest tobacco laws in the world – The Daily Star. more >>
– Pulled up for publishing unlicenced paper – Kuensel, Buhutan’s National Newspaper. more >>
– Business picking up in Bhutan – Kuensel, Buhutan’s National Newspaper. more >>

Yahoo News – Bhutan

– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Bhutan weavers create dress for future queen. more >>
– EDITORIAL: A matter of minutes across Bhutan now. more >>
– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– Bhutan king to marry India-educated bride Oct 13. more >>
– Travel & Tourism: Bhutan: The costly Shangri La. more >>
– India, Bhutan review border management, security issues. more >>
– Barred to Bhutanese exporters. more >>
– Be happy, no butts, Bhutan’s smokers told. more >>

Bing News – Bhutan

– Child death rates not falling fast enough, says report – The Guardian. more >>
– China announces multi-billion development plan for Tibet, experts remain sceptical – Phayul. more >>
– The enigma of Bangladesh-India relations – The Daily Star. more >>
– SAARC nations to strike power deal – Bangladesh News 24 hours. more >>
– Germany, India deepen cooperation in skills development – Newstrack India. more >>
– After Much Wrangling, General Assembly Seats National Transitional Council – UN News Centre. more >>
– 8 colorful ways to experience autumn – msnbc.com. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors – Asia Times. more >>
– Myanmar acts on Indian concerns, but doesn’t deliver – Hindustan Times. more >>
– Coordinate energy supply among Saarc countries: PM – The Daily Star. more >>

Topix – Bhutan

– OAG rebuttals tax evasion defense. more >>
– Speeding to a gridlock. more >>
– Another jump at the pump. more >>
– THIMPU: Young blood in a new democracy. more >>
– Dhaka, Paro favour joint venture in hydro power. more >>
– Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors. more >>
– Poultry import banned. more >>
– Hasina for bolstering regional cooperation. more >>
– Hot times in cool Bhutan. more >>
– High in the himalayas. more >>
– A tribute to His Holiness Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche. more >>
– Stosur upsets Williams 6-2, 6-3 in US Open final. more >>
– Gearing up for Bhutan’s royal wedding. more >>
– On the wane. more >>
– Bhutan: The costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– FEATURE: Royal wedding fever grips tiny kingdom of Bhutan. more >>
– Nation builders from across the border. more >>
– THIMPHU: Bhutan villagers worry lake will burst open. more >>
– The Fukushima farmer experiment. more >>
– More scope for short-term trainings in India. more >>

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Fuel price increases

Sep 16, 2011 – The price of petrol has increased by as much as Nu. three a litre. The price hike, the third this year, came into effect this afternoon. … [read more]

Women raped at knife point

Sep 15, 2011 – The Thimphu police have arrested two men for allegedly raping two women at knife point in Olakha. … [read more]

Bangchang seized, sellers fined

Sep 15, 2011 – Following a brawl among a group of students of the Royal Thimphu College, police have seized more than 100 kilograms of Bangchang, locally brewed beer, from three houses near the college. … [read more]

Lunana gets cellular service

Sep 15, 2011 – The windswept alpine region of Lunana, home to the semi-nomadic yak herders, will soon be connected by cellular service. … [read more]

Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

Poultry import banned

Sep 13, 2011 – The import of poultry and poultry products from India has been banned with immediate effect following a bird flu outbreak in Dhubri district in Assam, India. … [read more]

Lodrai jail handicapped by manpower shortage

Sep 13, 2011 – Due to manpower shortage, authorities at the Lodrai jail in Sarpang said they are concerned about the risk of prisoners escaping. … [read more]

Ginger price hits rock bottom

Sep 13, 2011 – The price of ginger at the Gelephu auction yard has dropped by more than half this year compared to the previous year. … [read more]

Free service to celebrate royal wedding

Sep 13, 2011 – As part of activities to celebrate the royal wedding, the agriculture machinery centre is travelling around the entire length and breadth of the country providing free repair and maintenance service for farm machinery. … [read more]

Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Kuensel

Modern Bhutanese Music

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COVER STORY 15, September 2010 – It’s everywhere! One can exclaim about rigsar music with finality. It’s in the taxi driver’s music collection playing loud in his vehicle or on a granny’s caller back ring tone. It’s on local cable, and young pre-school kids have been weaned on it. Older children dance to its beat. … [read more]

The lyrical lopen

– The Dzongkha teacher with the gift of plucking
songs from the air

COMPOSER 15, September 2010 – Sonam Tenzin, 32, a Dzongkha teacher of Babesa middle secondary school, is one of the most sought after composers in the film industry, for he has a knack for writing songs and producing beautiful tunes overnight. … [read more]

An old theme in modern times

– The record-breaking release has struck a chord with old and young viewers alike

REVIEW 15, September 2010 – Music is good. But it’s better when accompanied by visuals, or so the response from the public seems to say. … [read more]

The musical score master

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MUSIC DIRECTOR 15, September 2010 – Like people behind the voices in music, there is someone behind recordings in a film. … [read more]

Topic of the week

– 15, September 2010 – Q. Do you like the way rigsar music is evolving? … [read more]

Healthy dental hygiene, healthier body

– HEALTH & FITNESS: 15, September 2011 – As long as there is the taste buds to excite, people will down just about anything that is potable or edible. … [read more]

No board exams for Class III

– Council experts will finalise questions teachers frame and send them back

Education 15 September, 2011 – Allaying prevailing unease over education ministry’s intentions to conduct board examinations for Class III students, its officials said, the information was misrepresented. … [read more]

No restrictions on number of applicants

– … so long as they can part with Nu 30M for initial investment

15 September, 2011 – Starting today, the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) will accept applications for private television stations. … [read more]

Five defendants appeal to higher court

– Only a single accused has chosen not to pursue further recourse

Gelephu BNB Case 15 September, 2011 – All five defendants involved in the last December’s Nu 11.95M shortfall at the BNB’s Gelephu branch appealed to Sarpang district court today. … [read more]

Pulled up for publishing unlicenced paper

– The authority has notified the corporation of its violation of the BICM Act

Kuensel Corporation Ltd. 15 September, 2011 – The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority has written a letter to Kuensel Corporation Limited yesterday for printing an unlicenced Dzongkha newspaper, Gyalchi Sarshog. … [read more]

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Bhutan Observer

Community tourism benefits Nabji-Korphu villagers

Sep 16, 2011 – Friday- September 16 With a few pilot community tourism projects being implemented in rural communities, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is now reviewing the benefits of the initiative. TCB reviewed the Nabji-Korphu Community Tourism Project in Trongsa. The review found that in three years since its start, the project has generated a total income [...] … [read more]

A story of two dream chasers

Sep 16, 2011 – Yeshey Dhendup (centre) with his family at his home in Tshaphel, Haa The Archer and the Apprentice is a unique documentary following two distinct archers from two extremely different backgrounds. It’s the story of a Bhutanese archer captured in reel for the first time as he prepares for London Olympics 2012. Homecoming The 21-year-old Yeshey [...] … [read more]

Tour of the dragon starts tomorrow

Sep 16, 2011 – The second edition of the Tour of the Dragon, the biggest, the lengthiest and testing mountain bike race in country is slated to flag off at 2:00 am tomorrow from Bumthang to Thimphu. There are nine teams participating in this year’s edition. Each team has three riders each. Twenty-six-year-old Yeshey Dema is the only woman [...] … [read more]

Queen’s Cup Basketball tournament to begin coming week

Sep 16, 2011 – In commemoration of the Royal Wedding, the Queen’s Cup basketball tournament will begin on September 23 at Swimming Pool Complex, Thimphu. To mark and join in the celebration of the biggest occasion of the year, the event will have basketball tournament as the primary affair but in addition there will be other festivities like food [...] … [read more]

Royal Wedding Cup final today

Sep 16, 2011 – The final of the Royal Wedding Cup will be contested by SMD Kanglung United and Sherubtse College, making it an all-Kanglung team showdown in Rangjung today. Sherubtse College thrashed Druk Sisi Shing 6-1 in the second semi-final played on September 14 to cement their place in the final. In the first semi-final on September 13, [...] … [read more]

Bovine intrusion

Sep 16, 2011 – Wai! Thimphu city is literally going to the cattle. Cows and bulls are found on the periphery of the city at any time of the day. We can’t find green grass on the expressway, but the widest stretch of road in the country has almost become the grazing ground for cattle. At times it looks [...] … [read more]

School that blogs

Sep 16, 2011 – Here’s a blogging school profiled by its teacher who also blogs Samtengang Middle Secondary School is located in Nyisho Gewog, Wangdue Dzongkhag. A mere 18 kilometres from Wangdue town, Samtengang can be reached by rough road from Chuzomsa or on foot from Teki Zampa. Sitting atop a mountain plateau, Samtengang commands an encompassing view of [...] … [read more]

Hovels and ghettos – this side of urban affluence narrative

Sep 16, 2011 – While we are in the habit of gloating that ours is a welfare society built on the principles of wellbeing economics and rational social policies, we may do well by doing some sincere soul-searching. Indeed, a deep and critical self-analysis is necessary. That wanting, we may have grown a little too complacent already. Bhutan has [...] … [read more]

Take stock of agonies

Sep 16, 2011 – If media reports are anything to go by, recent weeks haven’t been happy for the Bhutanese society. A flurry of crime stories coming from different parts of the country has had many observant people thinking about the country’s social health. This month, hardly a single day has passed without a piece of disturbing crime news. [...] … [read more]

White-bellied herons

Sep 16, 2011 – Bertichhu-Mangdechhu confluence overlooking… … [read more]

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with mounting number of bikers, rsta frames new rules for bicycling

– Compulsory use of helmets, bright colored gears, appropriate hand signals, and use of lights and reflectors are mandatory according to the new rules and regulations for bicyclists With the increasing… Read more » … [read more]

brokpas’ tryst with bruce lee and filmy romance

– As darkness descends over the valley of Merak, a long queue of people line up near Dawa’s house waiting impatiently to get inside holding Ara (locally brewed liquor) bottles and… Read more » … [read more]

driving on a potholed highway

– The Thimphu–Wangduephodrang highway is literally strewn with potholes, with little remnants of asphalt covering to show.  With heavy vehicles continuously plying to and fro from hydropower projects including other trucks… Read more » … [read more]

displaced land owners say they have not got their due as promised

– What seemed a good barter three years ago has turned bitter now. Land owners of Gase-Tsho-gongm in Wangduephodrang, who are being displaced due to the construction of the 1,095MW Punatshangchu… Read more » … [read more]

bad geological make up at punatshangchu I site poses major construction hurdles

– The ongoing construction of the Punatsangchu I hydropower project is experiencing unexpected hiccups due to the unstable composition of the geological strata of rocks putting engineers’ skills and patience to… Read more » … [read more]

remaining carbon neutral means sacrificing potential revenue

– A conspicuous fallout to Bhutan’s commitment to remain carbon neutral for all times to come, that was made  at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties of the United… Read more » … [read more]

Examining the pm’s stand on gyelpozhing

– On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley made his stand on several pertinent issues raised by the media through two live interviews in Dzongkha and English on BBS TV…. Read more » … [read more]

stricter measures to curb alcohol consumption

– The government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to control the sale and consumption of alcohol. In the latest regulation issued by the  Ministry of Economic Affairs, all… Read more » … [read more]

farmers earn steady income selling roasted maize with butter topping and salad

– At the break of dawn, farmers of Gitshulum village, some 10 kilometers away from Wangduephodrang town towards Thimphu, scurry downhill to the road with baskets filled with maize. On reaching… Read more » … [read more]

government spending and better investment freedom helps bhutan climb the economic freedom ladder

– Bhutan is also ranked 18th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Bhutan’s has been ranked 103rd out of 183 countries where government allows labor, capital and goods to… Read more » … [read more]

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Foul play suspected in young man’s death

Sep 14, 2011 – A relative of the 24-year-old man, who was found dead near the Rigsum Institute earlier this month, has filed a request to the police asking for further investigation. The relatives said they suspect foul play. … [read more]

Poultry import banned

Sep 13, 2011 – The import of poultry and poultry products from India has been banned with immediate effect following a bird flu outbreak in Dhubri district in Assam, India. … [read more]

Lodrai jail handicapped by manpower shortage

Sep 13, 2011 – Due to manpower shortage, authorities at the Lodrai jail in Sarpang said they are concerned about the risk of prisoners escaping. … [read more]

Ginger price hits rock bottom

Sep 13, 2011 – The price of ginger at the Gelephu auction yard has dropped by more than half this year compared to the previous year. … [read more]

Free service to celebrate royal wedding

Sep 13, 2011 – As part of activities to celebrate the royal wedding, the agriculture machinery centre is travelling around the entire length and breadth of the country providing free repair and maintenance service for farm machinery. … [read more]

Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

Man arrested for attempted rape

Sep 12, 2011 – Police have arrested a 22-year-old Indian labourer yesterday for allegedly attempting to rape a 20-year-old woman in Kanglung, Trashigang. … [read more]

Boy detained for alleged attempted rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Dagana have arrested a 19-year-old school dropout for allegedly attempting to rape a 15-year-old student in Dagana. The incident reportedly took place in Namchala under Tsangkha Geog on August 30. … [read more]

65-year-old accused of rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Samtse have detained a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman. … [read more]

Carpentry receives lukewarm response

Sep 8, 2011 – The Shershong Institute of Civil Engineering in Gelephu is withdrawing carpentry course from this year. … [read more]

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Kuensel

Keeping the insurance in-country

– Indian companies working on the projects will have to insure with local companies

Hydropower Projects 14 September, 2011 – The various Indian construction companies working on the hydropower projects have committed to insuring various facets of their work with insurance companies within the country. … [read more]

Arm-twisted out of kidu land?

– For which, six years later, some Baleygang villagers are yet to be compensated

Taken: The RNR center in Dagana was constructed on kidu land, say landowners

Goshi, Dagana 14 September, 2011 – Every time Jurmey sees the renewable natural resources centre, he is reminded of how government officials took away his 2.7 acres of kidu land six years ago. … [read more]

His Majesty leaves for Dungkar

– 14 September, 2011 – His Majesty the King left for Dungkar in Lhuentse Dzongkhag yesterday. Dungkar is the birthplace of Jigme Namgyel the father of the first King of Bhutan.

Enroute, His Majesty will visit dzongs and sacred temples to offer prayers for the well being of the people and country on the eve of the royal wedding. … [read more]

What’s a Ngultrum really worth?

– Considerably less, if delinked from the Indian Rupee

14 September, 2011 – The value of the Bhutanese Ngultrum, if left to the market forces, would be comparatively lower than that of the Indian Rupee to which it is pegged. This is already manifesting in border towns, where the Rupee is traded in the informal market at a premium. … [read more]

Altitude sick GLOF researcher airlifted

– The Bhutan Telecom-hired chopper is pressed into rescue service

14 September, 2011 – A 25-year old Japanese volunteer was airlifted on Monday after he suffered high altitude sickness while climbing up the mountains towards the source of the Mangdechu. … [read more]

The job market mismatch

– 14 September, 2011 – The government provides free schooling up to class X and, if one had the grades, through college; maybe even specialised education in another country. … [read more]

Chamgang prisoner commits suicide

– 14 September, 2011 – A 63-year old prisoner in Chamgang jail committed suicide at midnight on September 11. … [read more]

Media officials charged with substance abuse

– 14 September, 2011 – Thimphu police charged an editorial advisor and editor of a private newspaper for abusing controlled substances, after both of them tested positive for marijuana. … [read more]

Minor arrested for alleged sexual harassment

– 14 September, 2011 – Thimphu police detained a 14-year old student of a primary school in the capital for the alleged sexual harassment of an 11-year old girl since September 12. … [read more]

Student dies in India

– 14 September, 2011 – The body of a final year student who died in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in India reached Bagdogra yesterday. … [read more]

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Bhutan Observer

Sep 12, 2011 – Pemagatshel: With farm roads increasingly going to gewog centres, the payment of travel allowance to gewog-based civil servants has become a dilemma. The recent first dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) of Pemagatshel saw a prolonged deliberation on the issue. The dzongkhag finance officer informed the tshogdu that once the gewogs are officially connected with roads, the travel [...] … [read more]

Trashiyangtse villages prepare for homestay

Sep 12, 2011 – Baychen village in Trashiyangtse where some houses are preparing for homestay Trashiyangtse: As the government plans to bring in 100,000 tourists in a year, the remote Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag is already sprucing itself up for ecotourism. Several village houses are being furnished for homestay. Homestay is a form of tourism where tourists rent a house from a [...] … [read more]

Flood fear looms large in Yangtse

Sep 12, 2011 – Trashiyangtse: Fear of a flash flood is looming large among the people of Baychen village and Trashiyangtse town. The fear is mostly born of the belief that Berzam Chhu and Serkang Chhu flood once in every 100 years. Berzam Chhu flows through Baychen village, which is above the town, and Serkang Chhu runs through the [...] … [read more]

When prisons become seats of learning

Sep 12, 2011 – The police believe that Bhutanese prisons can become more like schools. Our reporter Jigme Wangchuk finds out how non-formal education fares in the prisons. It had barely been 16 months since he took over as the new chief of police from Colonel Sonam Thondup, who retired after 35 years of service in the Royal Bhutan [...] … [read more]

Tokorongpas make good income by dressing stones

Sep 12, 2011 – Project DANTAK road widening work on the… … [read more]

Delayed for years

Sep 12, 2011 – The one-stop crisis centre at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu has remained as a sign board for more than three years now. Bhutan’s first one-stop crisis centre was supposed to have become operational in 2008. Currently, a victim of domestic violence has to go to different places to seek medical services, legal [...] … [read more]

Revenue or mandate?

Sep 12, 2011 – Is it revenue or mandate of a government corporation that determines whether it goes under DHI? Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) only takes revenue generating corporations under its wings and doesn’t seem intent on including others, especially the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that don’t generate big revenue. This means the government’s priority is money and not [...] … [read more]

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Rural poor behind national progress

Sep 10, 2011 – RTM document highlights rural poverty among biggest development challenges Ensuring sustainable livelihood and expanding decent employment is critically important to make a sustained progress in scaling down poverty levels. This is one of the core ingredients of the 11th Round Table Meeting (held last week in Thimphu) document titled “Turning vision into reality: the development [...] … [read more]

Dream comes closer to reality

Sep 10, 2011 – The Chiphen Rigpel Project, Bhutan’s bedrock of an IT-enabled knowledge society, came closer to reality yesterday as it celebrated its year-long achievements. Speaking at the celebrations, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said Bhutan’s journey has been full of dreams, and one such significant dream has been to promote Bhutan as a world class ICT-driven service [...] … [read more]

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brokpas’ tryst with bruce lee and filmy romance

– As darkness descends over the valley of Merak, a long queue of people line up near Dawa’s house waiting impatiently to get inside holding Ara (locally brewed liquor) bottles and… Read more » … [read more]

driving on a potholed highway

– The Thimphu–Wangduephodrang highway is literally strewn with potholes, with little remnants of asphalt covering to show.  With heavy vehicles continuously plying to and fro from hydropower projects including other trucks… Read more » … [read more]

displaced land owners say they have not got their due as promised

– What seemed a good barter three years ago has turned bitter now. Land owners of Gase-Tsho-gongm in Wangduephodrang, who are being displaced due to the construction of the 1,095MW Punatshangchu… Read more » … [read more]

bad geological make up at punatshangchu I site poses major construction hurdles

– The ongoing construction of the Punatsangchu I hydropower project is experiencing unexpected hiccups due to the unstable composition of the geological strata of rocks putting engineers’ skills and patience to… Read more » … [read more]

remaining carbon neutral means sacrificing potential revenue

– A conspicuous fallout to Bhutan’s commitment to remain carbon neutral for all times to come, that was made  at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties of the United… Read more » … [read more]

Examining the pm’s stand on gyelpozhing

– On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley made his stand on several pertinent issues raised by the media through two live interviews in Dzongkha and English on BBS TV…. Read more » … [read more]

stricter measures to curb alcohol consumption

– The government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to control the sale and consumption of alcohol. In the latest regulation issued by the  Ministry of Economic Affairs, all… Read more » … [read more]

farmers earn steady income selling roasted maize with butter topping and salad

– At the break of dawn, farmers of Gitshulum village, some 10 kilometers away from Wangduephodrang town towards Thimphu, scurry downhill to the road with baskets filled with maize. On reaching… Read more » … [read more]

government spending and better investment freedom helps bhutan climb the economic freedom ladder

– Bhutan is also ranked 18th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Bhutan’s has been ranked 103rd out of 183 countries where government allows labor, capital and goods to… Read more » … [read more]

many interested to start commercial banks, rma says no

– Despite getting an increasing number of entrepreneurs interested in starting new commercial banks, the RMA will not even consider it till 2013 end. Even after that, the central bank is… Read more » … [read more]

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Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

Man arrested for attempted rape

Sep 12, 2011 – Police have arrested a 22-year-old Indian labourer yesterday for allegedly attempting to rape a 20-year-old woman in Kanglung, Trashigang. … [read more]

Boy detained for alleged attempted rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Dagana have arrested a 19-year-old school dropout for allegedly attempting to rape a 15-year-old student in Dagana. The incident reportedly took place in Namchala under Tsangkha Geog on August 30. … [read more]

65-year-old accused of rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Samtse have detained a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman. … [read more]

Carpentry receives lukewarm response

Sep 8, 2011 – The Shershong Institute of Civil Engineering in Gelephu is withdrawing carpentry course from this year. … [read more]

Changjiji gets flak on flat allocation

Sep 8, 2011 – The Changjiji housing complex has attracted much criticism. The allocation is not fair according to critics. … [read more]

Land transaction- an uphill task

Sep 8, 2011 – On a busy Monday morning, a group of men are chatting amiably in front of the Thimphu Thromde office. They had all come with one purpose- to transfer their land to their name. This is not their first visit. And it is unlikely it would be their last. … [read more]

The grounding of the recently acquired aircraft raises questions

Sep 6, 2011 – After the recently acquired Drukair plane was grounded on several occasions, many questions are asked. … [read more]

New institute, teething problems?

Sep 6, 2011 – The students of the institute of language and cultural studies in Semtokha who shifted to Taktse in Trongsa are expressing dissatisfaction with the conditions at the new institute. … [read more]

Building top need proper enclosure

Sep 6, 2011 – Authorities in Samdrupjongkhar are inspecting every building in the town to ensure that the building top which is often left roofless is properly enclosed. … [read more]

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Kuensel

Bringing Bhutanese on board

– A census officer is accompanying the delegation

13 September, 2011 – Among other things the prime minister will do while attending the United Nations General Assembly is to verify the census of the Bhutanese living in New York. … [read more]

Connecting Lunana

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A hired chopper transports communication equipment to the B-Mobile project site in Lunana yesterday (Photo Deo Kumar Biswa)

Bhutan Telecom 13 September, 2011 – What could take nine days from Gasa on foot took just 27 minutes.
As a last resort, the Bhutan Telecom has hired a chopper, a Euro copter from Air Dynasty Nepal for USD 85,000, to transport telecommunication equipment to connect the most remote gewog in the country – Lunana. … [read more]

Man detained for infanticide

– Tendruk, Samtse 13 September, 2011 – A 22-year old man was detained by the Sibsoo police for allegedly killing his three-month old daughter on September 9 in Tendruk gewog in Samtse. … [read more]

Renovation project rejects soft tree supplies

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Rejected: Log unusable for works outside the D47 hall

Daga Trashiyangste Dzong 13 September, 2011 – In the last four months, project officials, who are overlooking the renovation of Daga Trashiyangste dzong, have rejected more than a truckload of timber. … [read more]

A matter of minutes now

– 13 September, 2011 – Bhutan is shrinking, literally.
Not very long ago it took weeks, then days, now it may take less than an hour to get from one end of the country to the other. … [read more]

A tribute to His Holiness Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche

–
His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and His Holiness Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche

13 September, 2011 – We are greatly saddened by the passing away of His Holiness Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shartrul Rinpoche at his new monastery at Sitapila outside of Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 2, 2011. … [read more]

More of a bottleneck than a benefit

– Say contractors; though agents say the former are full of complaints

Recruitment Agencies 13 September, 2011 – Almost three years after the labour ministry mandated contractors to recruit foreign workers only through recruitment agencies, and after numerous complaints from contractors alleging that the agencies are not doing their work, the ministry has still not been able to solve the problem. … [read more]

Picture Story

–
13 September, 2011 – The Motithang HSS girls (in blue)  and Nima HSS boys (in red) emerged champions in the U-19 school cricket tournament played at Jigmethang ground on Sunday. Nima HSS beat Yangchenphug HSS by a run and Motithang HSS beat Lungtenzampa MSS by 34 runs. The tournament, organised by Bhutan cricket council board, saw 16 schools participating. … [read more]

Picture Story

–
13 September, 2011 –
Winners of the featherweight category in the Private School Taekwondo tournament organized by Thimphu Primary School. The three day tournament saw 204 students take part 18 to 40
Kg weight categories. … [read more]

Kuensel (newspaper) turns silver

– 11 September, 2011 – As Kuensel celebrates its silver jubilee as a newspaper, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect on the journey so far. … [read more]

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Bhutan Observer

Sep 12, 2011 – Pemagatshel: With farm roads increasingly going to gewog centres, the payment of travel allowance to gewog-based civil servants has become a dilemma. The recent first dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) of Pemagatshel saw a prolonged deliberation on the issue. The dzongkhag finance officer informed the tshogdu that once the gewogs are officially connected with roads, the travel [...] … [read more]

Trashiyangtse villages prepare for homestay

Sep 12, 2011 – Baychen village in Trashiyangtse where some houses are preparing for homestay Trashiyangtse: As the government plans to bring in 100,000 tourists in a year, the remote Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag is already sprucing itself up for ecotourism. Several village houses are being furnished for homestay. Homestay is a form of tourism where tourists rent a house from a [...] … [read more]

Flood fear looms large in Yangtse

Sep 12, 2011 – Trashiyangtse: Fear of a flash flood is looming large among the people of Baychen village and Trashiyangtse town. The fear is mostly born of the belief that Berzam Chhu and Serkang Chhu flood once in every 100 years. Berzam Chhu flows through Baychen village, which is above the town, and Serkang Chhu runs through the [...] … [read more]

When prisons become seats of learning

Sep 12, 2011 – The police believe that Bhutanese prisons can become more like schools. Our reporter Jigme Wangchuk finds out how non-formal education fares in the prisons. It had barely been 16 months since he took over as the new chief of police from Colonel Sonam Thondup, who retired after 35 years of service in the Royal Bhutan [...] … [read more]

Tokorongpas make good income by dressing stones

Sep 12, 2011 – Project DANTAK road widening work on the Samdrupjongkhar-Trashigang highway… … [read more]

Delayed for years

Sep 12, 2011 – The one-stop crisis centre at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu has remained as a sign board for more than three years now. Bhutan’s first one-stop crisis centre was supposed to have become operational in 2008. Currently, a victim of domestic violence has to go to different places to seek medical services, legal [...] … [read more]

Revenue or mandate?

Sep 12, 2011 – Is it revenue or mandate of a government corporation that determines whether it goes under DHI? Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) only takes revenue generating corporations under its wings and doesn’t seem intent on including others, especially the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that don’t generate big revenue. This means the government’s priority is money and not [...] … [read more]

Sep 10, 2011 – … [read more]

Rural poor behind national progress

Sep 10, 2011 – RTM document highlights rural poverty among biggest development challenges Ensuring sustainable livelihood and expanding decent employment is critically important to make a sustained progress in scaling down poverty levels. This is one of the core ingredients of the 11th Round Table Meeting (held last week in Thimphu) document titled “Turning vision into reality: the development [...] … [read more]

Dream comes closer to reality

Sep 10, 2011 – The Chiphen Rigpel Project, Bhutan’s bedrock of an IT-enabled knowledge society, came closer to reality yesterday as it celebrated its year-long achievements. Speaking at the celebrations, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said Bhutan’s journey has been full of dreams, and one such significant dream has been to promote Bhutan as a world class ICT-driven service [...] … [read more]

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Business Bhutan

brokpas’ tryst with bruce lee and filmy romance

– As darkness descends over the valley of Merak, a long queue of people line up near Dawa’s house waiting impatiently to get inside holding Ara (locally brewed liquor) bottles and… Read more » … [read more]

driving on a potholed highway

– The Thimphu–Wangduephodrang highway is literally strewn with potholes, with little remnants of asphalt covering to show.  With heavy vehicles continuously plying to and fro from hydropower projects including other trucks… Read more » … [read more]

displaced land owners say they have not got their due as promised

– What seemed a good barter three years ago has turned bitter now. Land owners of Gase-Tsho-gongm in Wangduephodrang, who are being displaced due to the construction of the 1,095MW Punatshangchu… Read more » … [read more]

bad geological make up at punatshangchu I site poses major construction hurdles

– The ongoing construction of the Punatsangchu I hydropower project is experiencing unexpected hiccups due to the unstable composition of the geological strata of rocks putting engineers’ skills and patience to… Read more » … [read more]

remaining carbon neutral means sacrificing potential revenue

– A conspicuous fallout to Bhutan’s commitment to remain carbon neutral for all times to come, that was made  at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties of the United… Read more » … [read more]

Examining the pm’s stand on gyelpozhing

– On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley made his stand on several pertinent issues raised by the media through two live interviews in Dzongkha and English on BBS TV…. Read more » … [read more]

stricter measures to curb alcohol consumption

– The government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to control the sale and consumption of alcohol. In the latest regulation issued by the  Ministry of Economic Affairs, all… Read more » … [read more]

farmers earn steady income selling roasted maize with butter topping and salad

– At the break of dawn, farmers of Gitshulum village, some 10 kilometers away from Wangduephodrang town towards Thimphu, scurry downhill to the road with baskets filled with maize. On reaching… Read more » … [read more]

government spending and better investment freedom helps bhutan climb the economic freedom ladder

– Bhutan is also ranked 18th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Bhutan’s has been ranked 103rd out of 183 countries where government allows labor, capital and goods to… Read more » … [read more]

many interested to start commercial banks, rma says no

– Despite getting an increasing number of entrepreneurs interested in starting new commercial banks, the RMA will not even consider it till 2013 end. Even after that, the central bank is… Read more » … [read more]

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Man kills daughter

Sep 12, 2011 – The Sipsu police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his three and half month old daughter on September 9 in Jumsa under Tendruk Geog. … [read more]

Man arrested for attempted rape

Sep 12, 2011 – Police have arrested a 22-year-old Indian labourer yesterday for allegedly attempting to rape a 20-year-old woman in Kanglung, Trashigang. … [read more]

Boy detained for alleged attempted rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Dagana have arrested a 19-year-old school dropout for allegedly attempting to rape a 15-year-old student in Dagana. The incident reportedly took place in Namchala under Tsangkha Geog on August 30. … [read more]

65-year-old accused of rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Samtse have detained a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman. … [read more]

Carpentry receives lukewarm response

Sep 8, 2011 – The Shershong Institute of Civil Engineering in Gelephu is withdrawing carpentry course from this year. … [read more]

Changjiji gets flak on flat allocation

Sep 8, 2011 – The Changjiji housing complex has attracted much criticism. The allocation is not fair according to critics. … [read more]

Land transaction- an uphill task

Sep 8, 2011 – On a busy Monday morning, a group of men are chatting amiably in front of the Thimphu Thromde office. They had all come with one purpose- to transfer their land to their name. This is not their first visit. And it is unlikely it would be their last. … [read more]

The grounding of the recently acquired aircraft raises questions

Sep 6, 2011 – After the recently acquired Drukair plane was grounded on several occasions, many questions are asked. … [read more]

New institute, teething problems?

Sep 6, 2011 – The students of the institute of language and cultural studies in Semtokha who shifted to Taktse in Trongsa are expressing dissatisfaction with the conditions at the new institute. … [read more]

Building top need proper enclosure

Sep 6, 2011 – Authorities in Samdrupjongkhar are inspecting every building in the town to ensure that the building top which is often left roofless is properly enclosed. … [read more]

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Kuensel

Kuensel (newspaper) turns silver

– 11 September, 2011 – As Kuensel celebrates its silver jubilee as a newspaper, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect on the journey so far. … [read more]

Collateral damage of increased traffic

– Accidents involving animals will only escalate with the number of vehicles

A stray dog escapes unhurt

Lifestyle 11 September, 2011 – No one keeps a count of how many die or are left to die.
But the increasing number of vehicles in the city has been driving dogs and cats to their graves, if records with the veterinary hospital in Chubachu are any indicator. … [read more]

Yet to be vetted for domestic air service

– Foreign expertise will be called upon before DCA accords its final approval

ATR Aircraft 11 September, 2011 – The department of civil aviation (DCA) has not yet approved the national airline’s ATR aircraft from performing test flights at Yonphula airstrip in Trashigang. … [read more]

Making rooms for tourism

– A consultant will shortlist and select from 59 proposals submitted to date

High End Hotels 11 September, 2011 – The Tourism Council of Bhutan has received 59 proposals from across the country to develop high end hotels in partnership with foreign investors. … [read more]

Lha-dhom – The Blue Bear

– An elusive northern ursine oft mistaken for the legendary yeti

Photo of the Blue Bear at the British Museum (Natural History) Photo: Malcolm Lyell

11 September, 2011 – In 2001, a hair believed to be that of the yeti was found in Bhutan. The team leader of the yeti expedition, Harry Marshall, got it tested in a laboratory in Oxford University. The world’s leading DNA expert, Professor Sykes, did the DNA sequencing and could not match it to any known species. … [read more]

Nation builders from across the border

– Brick by brick, these labourers form the backbone of Bhutan’s booming construction industry

Expat Workers 11 September, 2011 – The midday heat trapped in the makeshift hut makes it no better than a furnace. But Baroman is least bothered by the scorching heat. Lying flat on his stomach, he is relishing every second of the short rest he got from work. … [read more]

Corporate Bhutan’s compensation woes

– Perspectives 11 September, 2011 – Just as the recent pay revision came as relief for the corporate sector, whose employees were relishing a sense of being rewarded, many felt disheartened by the apparent unhappiness of the concerned authorities over the revision. … [read more]

Gearing up for the grand occasion

–
Kunzang Wangmo starting weaving at 19

The Royal Wedding 11 September, 2011 – Like most Bhutanese, Kelzang Choden, 29, is looking forward to the October 13 royal wedding, which has generated a great deal of excitement all across the country. … [read more]

The dust is yet to settle

– High court admits appeal by seven disappointed shopkeepers

Bajo town

Plot Allocation 11 September, 2011 – Seven shopkeepers have on Tuesday appealed to the high court, accusing the works and human settlement ministry of not allotting them plots in the new Bajo town. … [read more]

South Asia needs to integrate

– Particularly in terms of trade, transport and infrastructure

11 September, 2011 – Emphasising the need for economic integration within the South Asian region, the two-day South Asia Forum (SAF) held in New Delhi saw participants from the eight member countries extensively deliberate on the importance of intra-regional integration in trade, transport and infrastructure for an improved livelihood. … [read more]

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Bhutan Observer

Sep 12, 2011 – Pemagatshel: With farm roads increasingly going to gewog centres, the payment of travel allowance to gewog-based civil servants has become a dilemma. The recent first dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) of Pemagatshel saw a prolonged deliberation on the issue. The dzongkhag finance officer informed the tshogdu that once the gewogs are officially connected with roads, the travel [...] … [read more]

Trashiyangtse villages prepare for homestay

Sep 12, 2011 – Baychen village in Trashiyangtse where some houses are preparing for homestay Trashiyangtse: As the government plans to bring in 100,000 tourists in a year, the remote Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag is already sprucing itself up for ecotourism. Several village houses are being furnished for homestay. Homestay is a form of tourism where tourists rent a house from a [...] … [read more]

Flood fear looms large in Yangtse

Sep 12, 2011 – Trashiyangtse: Fear of a flash flood is looming large among the people of Baychen village and Trashiyangtse town. The fear is mostly born of the belief that Berzam Chhu and Serkang Chhu flood once in every 100 years. Berzam Chhu flows through Baychen village, which is above the town, and Serkang Chhu runs through the [...] … [read more]

When prisons become seats of learning

Sep 12, 2011 – The police believe that Bhutanese prisons can become more like schools. Our reporter Jigme Wangchuk finds out how non-formal education fares in the prisons. It had barely been 16 months since he took over as the new chief of police from Colonel Sonam Thondup, who retired after 35 years of service in the Royal Bhutan [...] … [read more]

Tokorongpas make good income by dressing stones

Sep 12, 2011 – Project DANTAK road widening work on the Samdrupjongkhar-Trashigang highway… … [read more]

Delayed for years

Sep 12, 2011 – The one-stop crisis centre at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu has remained as a sign board for more than three years now. Bhutan’s first one-stop crisis centre was supposed to have become operational in 2008. Currently, a victim of domestic violence has to go to different places to seek medical services, legal [...] … [read more]

Revenue or mandate?

Sep 12, 2011 – Is it revenue or mandate of a government corporation that determines whether it goes under DHI? Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) only takes revenue generating corporations under its wings and doesn’t seem intent on including others, especially the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that don’t generate big revenue. This means the government’s priority is money and not [...] … [read more]

Sep 10, 2011 – … [read more]

Rural poor behind national progress

Sep 10, 2011 – RTM document highlights rural poverty among biggest development challenges Ensuring sustainable livelihood and expanding decent employment is critically important to make a sustained progress in scaling down poverty levels. This is one of the core ingredients of the 11th Round Table Meeting (held last week in Thimphu) document titled “Turning vision into reality: the development [...] … [read more]

Dream comes closer to reality

Sep 10, 2011 – The Chiphen Rigpel Project, Bhutan’s bedrock of an IT-enabled knowledge society, came closer to reality yesterday as it celebrated its year-long achievements. Speaking at the celebrations, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said Bhutan’s journey has been full of dreams, and one such significant dream has been to promote Bhutan as a world class ICT-driven service [...] … [read more]

More News from – Bhutan Observer

Business Bhutan

brokpas’ tryst with bruce lee and filmy romance

– As darkness descends over the valley of Merak, a long queue of people line up near Dawa’s house waiting impatiently to get inside holding Ara (locally brewed liquor) bottles and… Read more » … [read more]

driving on a potholed highway

– The Thimphu–Wangduephodrang highway is literally strewn with potholes, with little remnants of asphalt covering to show.  With heavy vehicles continuously plying to and fro from hydropower projects including other trucks… Read more » … [read more]

displaced land owners say they have not got their due as promised

– What seemed a good barter three years ago has turned bitter now. Land owners of Gase-Tsho-gongm in Wangduephodrang, who are being displaced due to the construction of the 1,095MW Punatshangchu… Read more » … [read more]

bad geological make up at punatshangchu I site poses major construction hurdles

– The ongoing construction of the Punatsangchu I hydropower project is experiencing unexpected hiccups due to the unstable composition of the geological strata of rocks putting engineers’ skills and patience to… Read more » … [read more]

remaining carbon neutral means sacrificing potential revenue

– A conspicuous fallout to Bhutan’s commitment to remain carbon neutral for all times to come, that was made  at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties of the United… Read more » … [read more]

Examining the pm’s stand on gyelpozhing

– On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley made his stand on several pertinent issues raised by the media through two live interviews in Dzongkha and English on BBS TV…. Read more » … [read more]

stricter measures to curb alcohol consumption

– The government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to control the sale and consumption of alcohol. In the latest regulation issued by the  Ministry of Economic Affairs, all… Read more » … [read more]

farmers earn steady income selling roasted maize with butter topping and salad

– At the break of dawn, farmers of Gitshulum village, some 10 kilometers away from Wangduephodrang town towards Thimphu, scurry downhill to the road with baskets filled with maize. On reaching… Read more » … [read more]

government spending and better investment freedom helps bhutan climb the economic freedom ladder

– Bhutan is also ranked 18th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Bhutan’s has been ranked 103rd out of 183 countries where government allows labor, capital and goods to… Read more » … [read more]

many interested to start commercial banks, rma says no

– Despite getting an increasing number of entrepreneurs interested in starting new commercial banks, the RMA will not even consider it till 2013 end. Even after that, the central bank is… Read more » … [read more]

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– Bhutan gets royal wedding fever – Calgary Herald. more >>
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– Bhutan girl ends life in Kovai – IBNLive.com. more >>
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– Modern Bhutanese ‘embarrassed’ by phallus art. more >>
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– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– Collateral damage of increased traffic. more >>
– Gearing up for Bhutan’s royal wedding. more >>
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– The economics of happiness – Al Jazeera. more >>
– Rizvi for transit fee, ‘not share of benefits’ – Bangladesh News 24 hours. more >>
– Paresh Baruah safe, claims ULFA – Hindustan Times. more >>
– Earn bragging rights by completing the Great Himalayan Trail – AsiaOne. more >>

Topix – Bhutan

– Stosur upsets Williams 6-2, 6-3 in US Open final. more >>
– Gearing up for Bhutan’s royal wedding. more >>
– On the wane. more >>
– Bhutan: The costly ‘Shangri La’. more >>
– FEATURE: Royal wedding fever grips tiny kingdom of Bhutan. more >>
– Nation builders from across the border. more >>
– THIMPHU: Bhutan villagers worry lake will burst open. more >>
– The Fukushima farmer experiment. more >>
– More scope for short-term trainings in India. more >>
– Bhutan’s smokers contend with the strictest tobacco laws in the world. more >>
– Why this IT start-up calls itself ‘Happiest Minds’. more >>
– Using a zip-lock bag as a toilet and other trekking tips. more >>
– Banks play safe. more >>
– ‘Emulate Japanese engineers’. more >>
– The economics of happiness. more >>
– Class III to be put to the test. more >>
– Bhutan: the costly ‘Shangri La’ set in an isolated Himalayan paradise. more >>
– Modern Bhutanese ‘embarrassed’ by phallus art. more >>
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– Breaking the one million barrier. more >>

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Boy detained for alleged attempted rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Dagana have arrested a 19-year-old school dropout for allegedly attempting to rape a 15-year-old student in Dagana. The incident reportedly took place in Namchala under Tsangkha Geog on August 30. … [read more]

65-year-old accused of rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Samtse have detained a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman. … [read more]

Carpentry receives lukewarm response

Sep 8, 2011 – The Shershong Institute of Civil Engineering in Gelephu is withdrawing carpentry course from this year. … [read more]

Changjiji gets flak on flat allocation

Sep 8, 2011 – The Changjiji housing complex has attracted much criticism. The allocation is not fair according to critics. … [read more]

Land transaction- an uphill task

Sep 8, 2011 – On a busy Monday morning, a group of men are chatting amiably in front of the Thimphu Thromde office. They had all come with one purpose- to transfer their land to their name. This is not their first visit. And it is unlikely it would be their last. … [read more]

The grounding of the recently acquired aircraft raises questions

Sep 6, 2011 – After the recently acquired Drukair plane was grounded on several occasions, many questions are asked. … [read more]

New institute, teething problems?

Sep 6, 2011 – The students of the institute of language and cultural studies in Semtokha who shifted to Taktse in Trongsa are expressing dissatisfaction with the conditions at the new institute. … [read more]

Building top need proper enclosure

Sep 6, 2011 – Authorities in Samdrupjongkhar are inspecting every building in the town to ensure that the building top which is often left roofless is properly enclosed. … [read more]

Woman murdered

Sep 4, 2011 – A 45-year-old woman has been murdered in Pugli Geog under Samtse dzongkhag. Her body was found in the bush, about 50 metres from her house in Bhoteykharka on Thursday. Her throat has been slit with a sharp object. … [read more]

Gelephu youth abuse dendrite

Sep 4, 2011 – Youth in Gelephu are apparently abusing dendrite. … [read more]

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Kuensel

Kuensel (newspaper) turns silver

– 11 September, 2011 – As Kuensel celebrates its silver jubilee as a newspaper, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect on the journey so far. … [read more]

Collateral damage of increased traffic

– Accidents involving animals will only escalate with the number of vehicles

A stray dog escapes unhurt

Lifestyle 11 September, 2011 – No one keeps a count of how many die or are left to die.
But the increasing number of vehicles in the city has been driving dogs and cats to their graves, if records with the veterinary hospital in Chubachu are any indicator. … [read more]

Yet to be vetted for domestic air service

– Foreign expertise will be called upon before DCA accords its final approval

ATR Aircraft 11 September, 2011 – The department of civil aviation (DCA) has not yet approved the national airline’s ATR aircraft from performing test flights at Yonphula airstrip in Trashigang. … [read more]

Making rooms for tourism

– A consultant will shortlist and select from 59 proposals submitted to date

High End Hotels 11 September, 2011 – The Tourism Council of Bhutan has received 59 proposals from across the country to develop high end hotels in partnership with foreign investors. … [read more]

Lha-dhom – The Blue Bear

– An elusive northern ursine oft mistaken for the legendary yeti

Photo of the Blue Bear at the British Museum (Natural History) Photo: Malcolm Lyell

11 September, 2011 – In 2001, a hair believed to be that of the yeti was found in Bhutan. The team leader of the yeti expedition, Harry Marshall, got it tested in a laboratory in Oxford University. The world’s leading DNA expert, Professor Sykes, did the DNA sequencing and could not match it to any known species. … [read more]

Nation builders from across the border

– Brick by brick, these labourers form the backbone of Bhutan’s booming construction industry

Expat Workers 11 September, 2011 – The midday heat trapped in the makeshift hut makes it no better than a furnace. But Baroman is least bothered by the scorching heat. Lying flat on his stomach, he is relishing every second of the short rest he got from work. … [read more]

Corporate Bhutan’s compensation woes

– Perspectives 11 September, 2011 – Just as the recent pay revision came as relief for the corporate sector, whose employees were relishing a sense of being rewarded, many felt disheartened by the apparent unhappiness of the concerned authorities over the revision. … [read more]

Gearing up for the grand occasion

–
Kunzang Wangmo starting weaving at 19

The Royal Wedding 11 September, 2011 – Like most Bhutanese, Kelzang Choden, 29, is looking forward to the October 13 royal wedding, which has generated a great deal of excitement all across the country. … [read more]

The dust is yet to settle

– High court admits appeal by seven disappointed shopkeepers

Bajo town

Plot Allocation 11 September, 2011 – Seven shopkeepers have on Tuesday appealed to the high court, accusing the works and human settlement ministry of not allotting them plots in the new Bajo town. … [read more]

South Asia needs to integrate

– Particularly in terms of trade, transport and infrastructure

11 September, 2011 – Emphasising the need for economic integration within the South Asian region, the two-day South Asia Forum (SAF) held in New Delhi saw participants from the eight member countries extensively deliberate on the importance of intra-regional integration in trade, transport and infrastructure for an improved livelihood. … [read more]

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Rural poor behind national progress

Sep 10, 2011 – RTM document highlights rural poverty among biggest development challenges Ensuring sustainable livelihood and expanding decent employment is critically important to make a sustained progress in scaling down poverty levels. This is one of the core ingredients of the 11th Round Table Meeting (held last week in Thimphu) document titled “Turning vision into reality: the development [...] … [read more]

Dream comes closer to reality

Sep 10, 2011 – The Chiphen Rigpel Project, Bhutan’s bedrock of an IT-enabled knowledge society, came closer to reality yesterday as it celebrated its year-long achievements. Speaking at the celebrations, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said Bhutan’s journey has been full of dreams, and one such significant dream has been to promote Bhutan as a world class ICT-driven service [...] … [read more]

Bajo still in disarray

Sep 10, 2011 – The business people of Gangthangkha town in Wangdue have been asked to shift to the new town in Bajo. But the new town is still in the construction mess. With some 30 buildings still under construction, the town has no proper parking space, footpaths, drainage, and sewage tank, among others. It will be months before [...] … [read more]

Where there are no Bhutanese

Sep 10, 2011 – The members of the private sector have once again questioned the logic behind… … [read more]

India to raise marble import quota

Sep 10, 2011 – The Indian directorate of foreign trade has increased the import limit of marble from Bhutan, according to Indian media reports. Reports say this was done on August 4 when the government of India released the policy for issue of import licences of rough marble blocks for 2011 and 2012. The policy has trebled the import [...] … [read more]

Bhutan to host major tourism event in 2012

Sep 10, 2011 – The third Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference will be held in Paro in February next year. The theme for the event will be High Value Tourism – Low Impact Footprints. “We are honored to host the PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart in Bhutan for [...] … [read more]

Road must go to poor Lhuentse

Sep 10, 2011 – A group has been created in the popular social networking site Facebook inviting users to ‘like’ the page titled ‘Stop the construction of Shingkhar-Gorgan road, Bhutan’. The page was yet to gain supporters at the time of writing this article, but it was surely anti-development. Conservation is a broad topic often ridden with conflicts, and [...] … [read more]

Why silence on teacher transfer issue?

Sep 10, 2011 – The whole nation is shaken up by this issue and there has been a lot of discussion on the net, print media and BBS TV but in the absence of representatives from the government and the Ministry of Education in particular. People have exercised their democratic freedom of speech and opinion and expressed their views [...] … [read more]

Changjiji malaise

Sep 10, 2011 – Changjiji housing colony in Thimphu has been a blot on the modern Bhutanese society. It is the picture of a failed urban community. Therefore, it has received the most frequent media coverage among thousands of communities in the country. It is in the capital and its failures are glaring. The Changjiji housing colony was built [...] … [read more]

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brokpas’ tryst with bruce lee and filmy romance

– As darkness descends over the valley of Merak, a long queue of people line up near Dawa’s house waiting impatiently to get inside holding Ara (locally brewed liquor) bottles and… Read more » … [read more]

driving on a potholed highway

– The Thimphu–Wangduephodrang highway is literally strewn with potholes, with little remnants of asphalt covering to show.  With heavy vehicles continuously plying to and fro from hydropower projects including other trucks… Read more » … [read more]

displaced land owners say they have not got their due as promised

– What seemed a good barter three years ago has turned bitter now. Land owners of Gase-Tsho-gongm in Wangduephodrang, who are being displaced due to the construction of the 1,095MW Punatshangchu… Read more » … [read more]

bad geological make up at punatshangchu I site poses major construction hurdles

– The ongoing construction of the Punatsangchu I hydropower project is experiencing unexpected hiccups due to the unstable composition of the geological strata of rocks putting engineers’ skills and patience to… Read more » … [read more]

remaining carbon neutral means sacrificing potential revenue

– A conspicuous fallout to Bhutan’s commitment to remain carbon neutral for all times to come, that was made  at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties of the United… Read more » … [read more]

Examining the pm’s stand on gyelpozhing

– On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley made his stand on several pertinent issues raised by the media through two live interviews in Dzongkha and English on BBS TV…. Read more » … [read more]

stricter measures to curb alcohol consumption

– The government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to control the sale and consumption of alcohol. In the latest regulation issued by the  Ministry of Economic Affairs, all… Read more » … [read more]

farmers earn steady income selling roasted maize with butter topping and salad

– At the break of dawn, farmers of Gitshulum village, some 10 kilometers away from Wangduephodrang town towards Thimphu, scurry downhill to the road with baskets filled with maize. On reaching… Read more » … [read more]

government spending and better investment freedom helps bhutan climb the economic freedom ladder

– Bhutan is also ranked 18th out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Bhutan’s has been ranked 103rd out of 183 countries where government allows labor, capital and goods to… Read more » … [read more]

many interested to start commercial banks, rma says no

– Despite getting an increasing number of entrepreneurs interested in starting new commercial banks, the RMA will not even consider it till 2013 end. Even after that, the central bank is… Read more » … [read more]

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Boy detained for alleged attempted rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Dagana have arrested a 19-year-old school dropout for allegedly attempting to rape a 15-year-old student in Dagana. The incident reportedly took place in Namchala under Tsangkha Geog on August 30. … [read more]

65-year-old accused of rape

Sep 8, 2011 – Police in Samtse have detained a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman. … [read more]

Carpentry receives lukewarm response

Sep 8, 2011 – The Shershong Institute of Civil Engineering in Gelephu is withdrawing carpentry course from this year. … [read more]

Changjiji gets flak on flat allocation

Sep 8, 2011 – The Changjiji housing complex has attracted much criticism. The allocation is not fair according to critics. … [read more]

Land transaction- an uphill task

Sep 8, 2011 – On a busy Monday morning, a group of men are chatting amiably in front of the Thimphu Thromde office. They had all come with one purpose- to transfer their land to their name. This is not their first visit. And it is unlikely it would be their last. … [read more]

The grounding of the recently acquired aircraft raises questions

Sep 6, 2011 – After the recently acquired Drukair plane was grounded on several occasions, many questions are asked. … [read more]

New institute, teething problems?

Sep 6, 2011 – The students of the institute of language and cultural studies in Semtokha who shifted to Taktse in Trongsa are expressing dissatisfaction with the conditions at the new institute. … [read more]

Building top need proper enclosure

Sep 6, 2011 – Authorities in Samdrupjongkhar are inspecting every building in the town to ensure that the building top which is often left roofless is properly enclosed. … [read more]

Woman murdered

Sep 4, 2011 – A 45-year-old woman has been murdered in Pugli Geog under Samtse dzongkhag. Her body was found in the bush, about 50 metres from her house in Bhoteykharka on Thursday. Her throat has been slit with a sharp object. … [read more]

Gelephu youth abuse dendrite

Sep 4, 2011 – Youth in Gelephu are apparently abusing dendrite. … [read more]

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There’s gold in thar hills …

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COVER STORY 9 September, 2011 – The hunt for the most popular mushroom, se se shamu (golden chanterelle) is at its height. On a given day, there are hundreds combing the coniferous forest floors of Thimphu and Paro. The number doubles on weekends. … [read more]

The mushroom of misconception

– Because it’s hard to digest, the belief grew that it could be consumed time and again

Cat’s Ear: Bjili Namcho 9 September, 2011 – Which mushroom can be eaten again and again, and again? … [read more]

Transferring files

– TECH CORNER: Ask Boaz 9 September, 2011 – What is the simplest way to transfer files between computers?
– Karma … [read more]

Check with Mr Bhutan

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Name: Kesang Wangdi
Age: 52
Profession: Director General, Tourism Council of Bhutan

HEALTH & FITNESS 9 September, 2011 – Fitness regime:
“The importance in exercise and a healthy lifestyle is moderation and consistency,” the director general says. “Exercise for me is not only physical but also deeply meditative. It’s an opportunity to hit the refresh button every day.” … [read more]

Topic of the week

– 9 September, 2011 – Now that emergency contraceptive pills are available in market, will it reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions? … [read more]

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

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REVIEW 9 September, 2011 – Sem Hingi Sangtam is an inspirational movie. It plays around the familiar theme of love, dejection, ambition, tragedy, and the ultimate sense of fulfillment. … [read more]

What is Article 1 of the Constitution about? The Kingdom of Bhutan.

– LET’S MAKE IT SIMPLE: KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTION 9 September, 2011 – It says Bhutan is a sovereign kingdom and that the sovereign power belongs to the people of Bhutan. … [read more]

The Love/Hate Relationship with Change

– LAST PAGE 9 September, 2011 – What has always baffled me is our love/hate relationship with change. It’s not change per se that’s baffling, but the quality of change. Change for the better or change for the worse, that’s the indomitable characteristic of change beyond the remit of any agent. And that’s to reaffirm that change is unchallenged. … [read more]

Picture story

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9 September, 2011 – His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the new Zhabdrung Phuensum Tshogpa thongdroel for Lingzhi dungkhag at the Tashichhodzong yesterday morning. Constructed at a cost of Nu 1.4M, the thongdroel will be taken to Lingzhi dzong tomorrow. … [read more]

Prisoners and their problems

– The visiting team has a list of recommendations to improve the living conditions of those in conflict with law

Human Rights Committee 9 September, 2011 – Prisoners in Mongar jail go to bed early. In Bumthang, they breath stale air. In Samdrupjongkhar and Nyungzor jail in Trashigang, they fan themselves cool; some sleep on the cement floors; Lodrai jail in Gelephu is better than their guards’ quarters. … [read more]

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Breathing a new life into copyright law

Sep 9, 2011 – MPAB says Bhutanese filmmakers should start by respecting others’ creations Copyright infringement is rampant in Bhutanese music and film industry, yet the authorities concerned have not been able to do much to curb this problem, which filmmakers and musicians say is crippling them. Some people say Bhutanese film producers are fiercely against others using their [...] … [read more]

European Union to India, Daniele Smadja, called farewell on Lyonchhen

Sep 9, 2011 – On September 5, the ambassador and the head of delegation of the European Union (EU) to India, Daniele Smadja, called farewell on Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang in Thimphu. The ambassador acknowledged the warm relationship between EU and Bhutan. She informed Lyonchhen that her delegation is gratified by the results of the [...] … [read more]

Ecotourism workshop

Sep 9, 2011 – From September 5 to 6, nature recreation and ecotourism division (NRED) under the department of forests and park services (DoFPS) of ministry of agriculture and forests conducted a workshop on the theme “Enhancing ecotourism as a tool for conservation and sustainable community development”.  The workshop discussed potentials, programmes and issues related to ecotourism in protected [...] … [read more]

Training on GPS equipment use

Sep 9, 2011 – A six-day training programme is underway at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment in Bumthang. It trains field forestry staff on carrying out surveys with GPS and its application, prepare maps using simple software (Oziexplorer & Arc GIS), and to perform simple analysis like parameter and area calculation using maps. The programme began on [...] … [read more]

Training offers to be scrutinised

Sep 9, 2011 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests has notified all departments and non-departmental agencies that any offer for training, seminars, conferences and meetings addressed to or sought by individuals from any external training institutes will not be entertained. Such offers, according to the notice, should be addressed to the ministry for appropriate nominations through the Weekly [...] … [read more]

The result of the preliminary examination

Sep 9, 2011 – The result of the preliminary examination, the first stage of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE), will be declared today. Of the 1,856 candidates registered for the examination, 1,686 had appeared the examination on August 28. A three-member delegation from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, led by its Chairperson Professor D P [...] … [read more]

Grand Master Younten Tharchen

Sep 9, 2011 – Grand Master Younten Tharchen is the first Bhutanese to be conducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame. He was conferred the prestigious award on August 25 at Kukkiwon gymnasium, South Korea, for his significant impact and contribution in taekwondo in Bhutan. … [read more]

National Women’s khuru finals tomorrow

Sep 9, 2011 – Phub Dem (alias Aum Naka), much feared and loved player, in action yesterday Bhutan Active Ladies, Baso Chhu and Gomo team will clash in the final of the second national women’s khuru tournament tomorrow at changlingmithang, Thimphu. Yesterday in the last semi-final match, Baso Chhu women knocked out favourites Aum Naka in the penalty round [...] … [read more]

Royal Wedding Cup in the quarters

Sep 9, 2011 – Yesterday, SMD Kanglung United edged past Methidrang United 6-5 in the first quarter-final match of the ongoing Royal Wedding Cup in Rangjung, Trashigang, to book a place in the semis. Today, Lotus FC will play against Sherubtse. The tournament has 29 teams from Mongar, Trashiyangtse and Rangjung taking part in the knockout tournament which began [...] … [read more]

Typically Bhutanese

Sep 9, 2011 – Beer flows freely at the last semi-final… … [read more]

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private sector proposes, government disposes

– During the fourth private sector development committee (PSDC) meeting held recently, certain issues raised by the private sector did not see fruitful resolutions as expected. The Construction Association of Bhutan… Read more » … [read more]

last hour rush leave residents scrambling for apartments in the new bajothang town

– The old Wangduephodrang town wore a deserted look on Thursday. The usually bustling town was unusually empty with very few vehicles plying that day. Most of the shops were closed… Read more » … [read more]

man detained for alleged rape of a minor

– A 40-year old teacher of Narang community primary school in Mongar has been detained by the police for allegedly raping a 10-year old school girl last month. The victim is… Read more » … [read more]

bhutan’s graduation from ldc could hamper flow of funds to fight climate change

– Bhutan has declared to remain carbon neutral provided that support is forthcoming If Bhutan graduates from the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the country will not be able to… Read more » … [read more]

On calling the Gyelpozhing expose a political stunt

– Democracy is a calling of the masses. As such, there are several trends that come in as excess baggage with the coming of democracy. Bhutan has just started to get… Read more » … [read more]

Too little, too late?

– In an unprecedented move, the prime minister during the 16th meet-the-press said that the government will propose amendment of the controversial Tobacco Control Act (TCA) in the upcoming winter session… Read more » … [read more]

renewable energy policy contradicts bhutan electricity act

– The draft Renewable Energy (RE) Policy that bars private sector from identifying and developing renewable energy projects directly contradicts the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) Act permits private sector to survey… Read more » … [read more]

mps cannot visit their constituencies unless they submit performance report- lyonchhen

– The monthly meet-the-press saw interesting issues that popped up for dicussions as journalists asked questions to the top leaders of the government. Opposition leader’s eastern tour Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi… Read more » … [read more]

demystifying the gyelpozhing land issue

– In light of the prime minister giving a political angle to the Gyelpozhing case and asking the country to contemplate on the motive behind the  news article which he claims… Read more » … [read more]

7 hardships

– At the tender age of 12, he made his first epic journey from Thimphu to Phuentsholing accompanying his father on a business trip. Today at 60, Dorji Gyeltshen is one… Read more » … [read more]

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