September, 2009
Fewer Tourist: 2009
September 28: The annual Thimphu Tshechu attracts thousands of tourists every year. For Bhutan festivals like Tshechus are one of the biggest tourist attractions. But not this year. The festival is seeing less number of tourists. At the sitting gallery of the Tendrel Thang in Tashichhodzong there are not as many ... [more]
Annual Thimphu Tshechu Begins
September 28: Thousands of people from in and around Thimphu including tourists gathered at the Tendrel Thang to witness the annual Thimphu Tshechu today. Thimphu Tshechu is considered to be one of the auspicious festivals in the country. It is an occasion for the Bhutanese people to honor Guru Rinpoche, who ... [more]
Population growth is a major driver of climate change: Study
There is at most a weak link between population growth and rising emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, says a study published today (28 September) in the journal Environment and Urbanization. The paper contradicts growing calls for population growth to be limited as part of the fight against climate ... [more]
Bhutan tourism to be professionalised: Minister
Targeting high-end tourists means the services have to be top notch, which needs several measures like hotel management training, standardisation and gradation of hotels and improved services Kesang Wangmo Thimphu The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has allocated Nu 800 million for the private sector human resource development (HRD) in ... [more]
Tourism and medicine
Tourism is a source of hard foreign currency for Bhutan since it was opened up in 1974. The global recession made a slight dent in the business but as far as reports go, it hasn’t affected our industry. All this goes to prove, on this occasion of the International Tourism Day, ... [more]
241-year-old thongdroel unfurled after 47 years
Gyalwa Jampa thongdroel in Phajoding. Picture by Karma Nima, Kuense 28 September, 2009 - A 241-year old Gyalwa Jampa thongdroel (giant thangka) of the Buddha Maitreya, or the future Buddha, was unfurled at the Phajoding monastery in Thimphu yesterday, after 47 years. The 37 by 31 feet thongdroel, the first ... [more]
“I know Bhutan pretty well”
28 September, 2009 - Mark LaPrairie, 44, has been appointed as the first representative to the World Bank’s country office in Bhutan, which will start functioning in December. Mark LaPrairie is no stranger to Bhutan. He first came in the late ‘80s as a volunteer teacher under the ... [more]
His Majesty’s message to the graduates
Every year His Majesty addresses the graduates in the final day of their two-week long orientation program. This year, for a change, His Majesty hosted the 1,330 graduates at the Lingkana Palace. There was reason and meaning to it. His Majesty wanted to take the opportunity to spend more time interacting with ... [more]
Celebrating the traditional Bhutanese woman
Book Review 27 September, - 2009 - Taking inspiration from the lives of ordinary women in rural Bhutan and from her own experiences, Kunzang Choden’s latest book, Tales in Colour and Other Stories, provides us stimulating tales about Bhutanese women, who, in the face of changing and often ... [more]
Gyelwa Jamba thongdrel unfurled after 47 years
September 27: Hundreds of people gathered in Phajodhing Lobdra in Thimphu yesterday to witness the Gyelwa Jamba thongdrel. The thongdrel was unfurled for ... [more]