February, 2010
Australian aid for eastern schools
Earthquake Recovery 10 February, 2010 - The government of Australia has committed to grant one million Australian dollars (about Nu 41.5 mn), for emergency reconstruction of schools and sanitation facilities damaged by the September 21 earthquake last year in eastern Bhutan. The Australian ambassador to Bhutan, Peter N Varghese, who is ... [more]
PM, FORMER INDIAN AMBASSADORS SHARE THE COUNTRIES’ DEEP BONDS
India’s ambassadors to Bhutan have played an important role in the Kingdom’s development, shaping Indo-Bhutan relations, and generally lifting Bhutan’s profile in the international community. Meeting the ambassadors at the Royal Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi yesterday, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley said if Bhutan is a subject of some degree of ... [more]
Record slump in tourist arrivals
8 February, 2010 - Tourist arrivals dropped by 15 percent in 2009 from the year before, prompting people in the industry to call it one of the worst slumps in recent years. Arrivals fell to 23,480 in 2009, compared to 27,636 tourists in 2008, a drop of 4,156 tourists. Tourist arrivals ... [more]
Bhutan – The last bastion of the hornbill
Researcher Rinchen Drakpa, a Thrumshingla park official, will be mapping the bird’s habitat Safe in Bhutan The rufous-necked hornbil 8 February, 2010 - Bhutan’s forests provide a safe haven for the rufous-necked hornbill, a bird that is classified vulnerable by the international union for conservation of nature (IUCN) and Birdlife international, according ... [more]
Indian rally teams take top 3 prizes
Winners of the Bhutanese rally team 3rd Indo-Bhutan friendship car rally8 February, 2010 - The lost time in navigating the traffic in Siliguri during the first leg did not stop the professional rally team from Kolkota, Arindam Ghosh and Somdeb Chanda in bagging the first prize of Rs 75,000 and ... [more]
PM, NIIT Chairman discuss IT project
NIIT chairman, Rajendra S. Pawar and Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley 8 February, 2010 - The chairman of Indian ICT giant NIIT, Rajendra S. Pawar, and Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley met in New Delhi, India, to take the Nu 2.05 billion Total Solutions forward. The project, funded by the government ... [more]
PM meets former Indian ambassadors
Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley talks to former Indian ambassadors to Bhutan at an informal gathering at the Bhutan embassy, New Delhi 8 February, 2010 - “If Bhutan is a subject of some degree of admiration around the world it was attributable to ‘the special benefits’ that Bhutan enjoyed through its ... [more]
Hydropower construction company by 2012
Bhutanese company to bid for 10,000 MW and other project 8 February, 2010 - Druk Green Power corporation’s (DGPC) planned hydropower construction company, once formed, will bid for a slice of the Nu 525 bn construction pie of the 10,000 MW projects. The DGPC plan is to set up the construction company ... [more]
“The gods have abandoned their abode” : PM
From left: prime minister of Greece, George Papandreou, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and the president of Kiribatic Republic, Anote Tong Delhi Sustainable Development Summit7 February, 2010 - Bhutan is formulating policies for the construction industry to employ green technology and practices, said Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, while speaking to world ... [more]
LYONCHHEN PRESENTS YUVA AWARD TO A 20-YEAR OLD
Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley gave away the Youth Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA) award to the youth who has made the most contribution to environment yesterday. The Lyonchhen was invited as a guest of honour at the Green Globe Award function held at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. 20-year old ... [more]