July, 2010
Thai school shows the GNH way
Bhutanese educators go to Thailand and come back with experiences Bhutan is aching for. Pushkar Chhetri reports on how a school in Thailand is perfect destination for GNH teachers Children at Sathya Sai School in Thailand A prayer followed by an hour of moral story-telling and meditation. That is how students start ... [more]
Clean Bhutan: eco-bags
Can eco-bags replace polythen bags and put to an end the naming and shaming of a bold but failed ban on plastic in the country? The ambitious ban on plastic almost 10 years ago is still a far cry from coming anywhere near being accomplished. Repeated government notifications have fallen to ... [more]
Tashi Taj sponsors trainings
Taj hotel resort and palaces selected 24 young Bhutanese school pass outs for hotel operation training to be held at a skills certification center managed by the Taj hotels at one of the Luxury hotels – Taj Lands of End, Mumbai. The training period is for one year. The 24 class ... [more]
Tertiary Education Compact signed
The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley and the Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdyel signed the Tertiary Education Compact today. Lyonchhen said Tertiary Education Compact will help in the expansion of tertiary education in the country. The Education Minister said the compact is aimed at shifting Bhutan to a knowledge ... [more]
Buddha Dorderma Statue
The external part of the giant statue is expected to finish by next year Buddha Dorderma Statue 26 July, 2010 - A dzomyu, worth approximately USD 5M (about Nu 230M) was installed on the brow of the giant Buddha Dorderma statue at the Kuenselphodrang yesterday. The dzomyu, which was installed and ... [more]
Parliamentrians in Geneva
Tshogpon Jigme Tshultim, Speaker of the National Assembly attended the 3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliament held in Geneva, Switzerland from July 19 to 21. He was accompanied by Sonam Kinga, Dy. Chairperson of National Council and Lhatu, Member of the National Assembly. Tshogpon Jigme Tshultim addressed ... [more]
Renewal Energy Division : To harness the wind
Pilot projects at Tshimasham, Chelela and Rubesa to test feasibility In action: A wind mast being erected at Tsimasham Photo: Nar Bahadur Renewal Energy Division 25 July, 2010 - If the morning wind in Tshimasham is like blowing from a fan, Wangduephodrang is called Windy Phodrang because of the strong winds, ... [more]
The Chagpori Healers
The first king’s personal physician Gyeltshen Rinzin Gyamtsho Photo: RGS Part I 25 July, 2010 - “He was quite a character, and posed himself for this picture with his human thigh-bone trumpet and skull drum.” This is how John Claude White (1853-1918)1 described the traditional healer (shown in ... [more]
Towards promoting responsible tourism
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) and the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the protected areas and government reserve forests lands. The TCB and MoAF came into an agreement, appreciating the need to diversify and promote ... [more]
Buddha said it all
Workshop finds links between Buddhist principles and human rights concepts Lord Buddha had the concept of natural rights, rights belonging to a person by nature, because he was a human being. He treasured right to life and denounced destruction of it, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, ... [more]