January, 2010
PM’s keynote address to the first principals’ workshop on educating for GNH in Paro
Honourable Minister, Aum Secretary, School Principals, Education College Lecturers, and Dzongkhag Education Officers of the Kingdom of Bhutan: I am genuinely privileged to be with you this evening. Far from words, I sincerely hope to embark with you this evening, as true partners, on a journey that is absolutely essential if ... [more]
The stick as last resort?
PM urges educators to discuss truly viable and effective measures against indiscipline in schools Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley speaking to school principals in Paro last week 25 January, 2009 - The prime minister, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, has suggested corporal punishment, which is officially banned in schools, be used as the last ... [more]
Think big, become an online entrepreneur
Thinking big costs nothing says Richard Tan 25 January, 2010 - You don’t necessarily need money to make money today, claimed Richard Tan, who spoke at an event organised to encourage attendees to explore and pursue entrepreneurship, in Thimphu, last Friday. “If you want to make a lot of money today, ... [more]
A GNH education system
January 24, 2010: Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley called on the Bhutanese educators to wield the torch of GNH values and create “enlightened” educational campuses that produce children who are ingrained with the values necessary to pursue and achieve happiness. School Principals, Education Lecturers, and Dzongkhag Education Officers are attending ... [more]
Tourism – the complete turn around
January 24, 2010: When I think of tourism, it takes me back to those youthful years of superdom, an era where so many and every many seemed absolutely possible and promising. We were twenty of us gathered in the “Debating Room” of the Academy. That “Room” of weekly heated debate alternated ... [more]
Realising the GNH endeavour
PM says principals are the main agents Particpants watching a documentary before the PM’s address Educating for GNH24 January, 2010 - School principals are the most important and powerful means through which GNH values can be instilled in classrooms and schools, said Prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley addressing the school ... [more]
GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE ON WTO SOON
Will Bhutan join the World Trade Organization? The question has been asked ever since the new government took over in 2008, and BHUTAN TODAY has found that the answer is around the corner. “I expect the government to take a decision soon,” Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, the Minster for Economic Affairs said ... [more]
PM calls principals onboard
Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley addressed the first principals’ workshop on educating for GNH yesterday evening. Speaking to 227 principals and dzongkhag education officers, Lyonchen said that, if there is no desire and capability of the leaders to deliver, GNH will remain in the paper and disappear into the air. Referring to ... [more]
Faces of Bhutan – Buddhism in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
Nov 2009 – Nov 2010 issue In a world first, a new magazine is taking the sacred spirituality of Bhutan to the rest of the world. The magazine, Faces of Bhutan; Buddhism in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is simultaneously published in two editions – a high quality glossy print edition ... [more]
FOLKTALES – ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION?
Once upon a time, there was a country rich in storytelling. As soon as the dusk fell upon the valley, the family gathered around the hearth and shared stories of Memey Helay Helay, Ap Wangdugay, Gasa Lamai Singye, and the names goes on. But sadly with the rise of modernism and technology, ... [more]