March, 2009
The man with a pen and purpose
A blast of sarcasm, a burst of humour, an idea - he gave Kuensel shape and set it on course Dasho Kinley Dorji is the Secretary of MoIC today APPRECIATION 30 March, 2009 - A critic once told a Kuensel reporter, a caustic lilt of sarcasm tripping off his tongue, "One ... [more]
Buddhist answers to common questions
27 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know. I have a friend who had a very unhappy childhood. Now he is bitter and angry towards everyone. Are there any Buddhist practices that could help him let ... [more]
Sangay Ngedup leaves the party
26 March, 2009 - Former People's Democratic Party (PDP) president, Sangay Ngedup, blamed himself for PDP's defeat in the 2008 general elections as he resigned from the party on March 22. About 400 PDP members and supporters gathered in Thimphu for their annual meeting, one year after winning 2 of the ... [more]
Kangyur in English in 25 years
26 March, 2009 - Fifty of the world's leading Buddhist translators and six incarnate lamas, including Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, have pledged to translate, within the next 25 years, Buddha's core teachings - the Kangyur - from Choekyed into English The outcome is being hailed as a landmark event in Buddhist history. ... [more]
Bhutanese Show touches Japanese Hearts
26 March, 2009 - Japan and Bhutan share a bond more than friendship. This was felt when a cultural troupe from Paro, Phuntsog Drayang visited the Itami City in Japan on March 12. In its one week of stay, the troupe performed to a packed house at the Apiphonic hall, the ... [more]
Sports for a wholesome society
THEY GOT GAME TOO - Physical activity, everybody agrees, is of universal benefit 26 March, 2009 - All work and no play makes Alu Dorji a dull boy. This Bhutanised proverb, according to experts, will help keep Bhutanese youth from falling into social ills like drugs, juvenile crime ad unemployment. Sports ... [more]
The way ahead for PDP
Mar 24, 2009: The new president of People's Democratic Party (PDP) says the party will focus not on the past or the future, but on the present. The Opposition Leader, Lyonpo Tshering Tobgay, was chosen as the new president of People's Democratic Party's (PDP) at the annual convention that was held ... [more]
“We lost, but we did not die”
Mar 23, 2009: Sangay Ngedup formally stepped down as president of People Democratic Party (PDP) at the annual party convention. He had submitted his resignation in December 2008, and stepped down officially yesterday, refusing to reconsider his decision, despite requests from party members including the opposition leader himself. The opposition leader, ... [more]
New pilots, no flights
21 March, 2009 - When 21-year-old Namgay left for Australia two years ago to join a flight school, he nurtured high hopes of landing a job with Drukair or some other airline company abroad. But he found himself, on his return, joining an increasing number of unemployed pilots in the ... [more]
Conference to initiate the translation of Kanjur into English ends
March 20:The five day landmark conference to translate the teachings of Lord Buddha -the 108 volume kanjur into English ended yesterday. The conference was held in the tiny village of Bir in northern India. The translation will be done under the guidance and leadership of His Eminence Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. Dzongsar ... [more]