February, 2010
Human capital
17 February, 2010 - The greatest asset of a nation is neither its natural resources nor its economy, but its people. From the time Bhutan opened its doors to the outside world and began drawing up its development plans, people were sent to India for training to return equipped with the ... [more]
WWF HELPS BHUTAN BUCK TIGER TREND
The strategy adopted by WWF and the Bhutan government offers hope for the future of the global tiger population. Experts have said that in 15 to 20 years time there will be at least 115 tigers in the world and they will all be in Bhutan. Policies adopted by the government have ... [more]
THE TRADITIONAL AND THE MODERN APPROACH
It was often thought disciplinary action and corporal punishments are synonymous. That is the traditional approach. Many of this generation have grown under the shadow of corporal punishment. The traditional approach is that only corporal punishment will make any one understand what discipline is all about. Yet many of the generation that ... [more]
What to do at India’s Buddhist holy sites
Book Preview 17 February, 2010 - Maybe you are missing grandparents, relatives and friends, who are away on pilgrimage to Bodhgaya or Varanasi in India. Perhaps you have decided you might just accompany them the next time, but aren’t quite sure what a pilgrimage is all about, or what ... [more]
BPC plans big
Among others, a project to provide power, cable TV and internet on a single line 16 February, 2010 - The Bhutan power corporation (BPC) is working on a project called ‘BPL’ that aims to provide electricity, cable TV and internet all in the same line. “What we have to do is send ... [more]
TIGER STAMPS LAUNCHED TO MARK THE YEAR OF THE TIGER
Bhutan Post released a set of stamps along with a special cover at an event at the Clock Tower square yesterday to highlight the importance of saving tigers in the region. The event, which was attended by guest of honour, agriculture minister Lyonpo Pema Gyamtsho, the education minister, opposition leader, members ... [more]
A losar celebration at Lingkana
His Majesty with students and teachers of NID 16 February, 2010 - His Majesty the King celebrated Losar yesterday with 48 students and 14 teachers from the national institute for the disabled, Khaling, at the Lingkana palace. As a Losar soelra, His Majesty also sent the students and teachers on a ... [more]
People make up national wealth: PM
World HRD Congress 15 February, 2010 - The wealth of a nation is neither its economic strength nor its natural resources but its people, what economists call “human capital”, therefore, the need to invest in human resources. This was the message in Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley’s keynote address at the ... [more]
Big cats in small numbers
Unbridled development activities have led to dwindling tiger numbers Future Imperfect: The mounted tiger reflects the plight of the living equivalent in the wild 15 February, 2010 - The tiger mount (reproduction of a dead tiger) unveiled at the clock tower square on Saturday could be indicative of the future of ... [more]
The first sun rise of the new year as seen from the hills of Thimphu
15 February, 2010 - The first sun rise of the new year as seen from the hills of Thimphu yesterday. [more]