April, 2010
Are you a good human being?
Is the question His Majesty put to youth during the 12-day trek in the east His Majesty takes part in a game with students of Jurmi gewog at the Jurmi community primary school in Mongar during the recent tour of the eastern districts. 26 April, 2010 - “Are you a good ... [more]
Fifth SAARC Journalists’ Summit
Setting the environmental tone26 April, 2010 - About 90 journalists and media personnel from south Asia have arrived in Paro to attend the fifth SAARC journalists’ summit, which Bhutan is hosting for the first time and will take place alongside the 16th SAARC summit. Themed ‘Environment and South Asia,’ the summit ... [more]
Linking climate change to health
RSPN Manual 26 April, 2010 - If the movers and shakers of South Asia are all set to discuss climate change during the 16th SAARC summit, Bhutanese youth could learn a few things about climate change and why Bhutan chose it as a Summit theme. The royal society for protection ... [more]
A melting pot of many cultures
Rainbow Believers: Religious gatherings present opportunities to showcase cultures Annual Drukpa Council25 April, 2010 - Besides, being a forum for exchanging religious views and teachings, the annual drukpa council (ADC) held in Kathmandu, Nepal, was also an opportunity for more than 10,000 pilgrims from 65 countries to learn and exchange ... [more]
School that grows happiness
A microcosm of a GNH society is emerging on the campus of a remote district school. Gyembo Namgyal reportsing Since the Educating for GNH workshop for principals and dzongkhag education officers in Paro earlier this year, schools around the country have made remarkable progress in infusing GNH values into the classroom. Most ... [more]
With Love from Bhutan
“All the SAARC countries believe in the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). Bhutan is going to seize the opportunity of the Summit to share with the member countries the philosophy of GNH which Bhutan has been following in its development policy,” said Lyonchen Jigme Y. Thinley in the media ... [more]
100 teachers a year from Canada
Continuing Ties: BCF chairman Sam Blyth and education secretary Sangay Zam after the MoU signing in the presence of education minister Lyonpo Thakur S Powdyel 21 April, 2010 - While the country’s many educational institutions grapple with a shortage of Bhutanese teachers, the Canadian government intends to send some of ... [more]
Bhutan and Afghanistan establishes diplomatic relations
The ambassadors sign the joint communiqué 21 April, 2010 - Bhutan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have established formal diplomatic relations from April 20 this year. The joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between ambassador and permanent representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New ... [more]
His Majesty:3rd Hottest Head of the State
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is listed as the third hottest heads of the state website list. The first place is bagged by Michaëlle Jean, the Governor General of Canada followed by Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway in second place. US president Barack Obama could manage only 15th place. www.hottestheadsofstate.wordpress. ... [more]
Looking back and seeing ahead
20 April, 2010 - The gates are up, the SAARC village where the leaders will reside has been inaugurated, the streetlights are all lit, the flags of the eight members nations are fluttering in Thimphu’s breeze. Bhutan is ready to host the 16th SAARC summit, which it is doing for the ... [more]