January, 2008
Bhutan’s first five-star hotel opens today
January 23, 2008-Thimphu: Taj Tashi, a joint venture of the Tashi Group of Companies and Taj Leisure Hotels, India, opens in the capital today to become the country's first five-star hotel. The Taj Tashi-Bhutan, a 66-room hotel including 9 suites, with dramatic hand-painted walls provides the perfect foothold for a visitor ... [more]
March is on to Assembly elections
19 January, 2008 - The country's two political parties will soon begin their final round of getting to voters in the run-up to form the new government with the detailed dates for campaigning and the first general election announced on Thursday. Voters can expect more meetings and promises as parties start ... [more]
GNH takes centrestage
19 January, 2008 - Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji formally announced yesterday in Thimphu the formation of the GNH commission, which will combine the functions of the Planning Commission and the Committee of Secretaries and streamline the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the country's plans and policies. "This will ... [more]
Bhutan Telecom on global fibre network
19 January, 2008 - Call centres, IT parks and other related industries in the country should finally be able to get off the ground with Bhutan now having access to the internet over the global fibre network. Earlier this month the Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) acquired an optical fibre cable ... [more]
The wisdom and relevance of Bhutan’s Buddhist tradition
>> Prof Jeffery Tim Q. You are a frequent visitor to Bhutan. When did you first visit Bhutan and how did that come about? A. This is my seventh visit to Druk Yul and I hope there will be many more. Events leading up to my first visit, in 1999, are ... [more]
Bon: Then and now
Mt. Menri in Dolanji Himachal Pradesh, India 18 January, 2008 - If we really want to understand who we are as a people through our religious history and traditions, it may help that we learn about Bon as much as we do about Buddhism. As Samten G Karmay, a Bonpo Geshe ... [more]
National Assembly election on March 24
17 January, 2008 - Bhutan's first general elections that will elect 47 candidates to the National Assembly will be held on March 24, the Election Commission of Bhutan announced this morning. The National Assembly election period begins with the two political parties submitting the letter of intent, stating the list of ... [more]
Fewer Cranes come to Bhutan
The number of Black-necked cranes(grus nigricolis), locally known as thrung thrung karm, that have migrated to Bhutan this winter has reduced slightly even as the worldwide black-necked crane population had increased, according to officials of the Royal Society for the Protection of the Nature (RSPN). According to RSPN statistics, the 2005-2006 ... [more]
From policy to reality
12 January, 2008 - Teaching history in Dzongkha ... this is one of the current dilemmas facing our school system. It needs to be debated and distilled into a good teaching initiative, not just to make Dzongkha work as a language of instruction, but as an example of how to ... [more]
From policy to reality
12 January, 2008 - Teaching history in Dzongkha ... this is one of the current dilemmas facing our school system. It needs to be debated and distilled into a good teaching initiative, not just to make Dzongkha work as a language of instruction, but as an example of how to ... [more]