January, 2012
winter basketball coaching camp at Changlimithang in Thimphu
About 120 students between 8 -16 years across the country are attending the winter basketball coaching camp at Changlimithang in Thimphu. The camp is organised by the Bhutan Basketball Federation and BOC with the help of voluntary coaches from abroad. Source: kuenselonline [more]
Bhutan hosts its first Asia Pacific Network meeting
Bhutan hosts its first APN meeting Twenty environmental scientists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka spent four days in Paro this week learning to develop competitive proposals that can get funding from Asia Pacific Network. Asia Pacific Network (APN) is an intergovernmental body headquartered in Kobe, Japan, which funds ... [more]
What’s it like to fly
A view from the cockpit COVER STORY Dressed in a crisp white shirt, gold shoulder stripes gleaming in the sun, an original Samsonite luggage trailing, the airline pilot exits the airport, and conspicuously moves through the crowd hanging around the arrival gate. He walks over to a gleaming sports utility vehicle, gets ... [more]
Not yet happy more than happy
The GNH index based on results of the GNH 2010 survey shows that 41 percent of Bhutanese can be classified as happy, while 59 percent are “not-yet happy”, according to an analytical presentation available on the GNH website. The categorising was determined by a sufficiency threshold and a happiness threshold. For ... [more]
Australia reaffirms support to endorse Bhutan to UNSC
Australian delegates will also talk with its universities to waive off IELTS requirements for Bhutanese students With the signing of the memorandum of understanding yesterday, Bhutan and Australia took another step forward for an increased interaction and cooperation in the future. The memorandum was signed between foreign secretary Daw Penjo and Australian ... [more]
ENTER THE DRAGON: THE BUNNY’S STORY
It is the beginning of yet another year. 2011 is now history and the year showered on us moments such as the Royal Wedding, which is indisputably the most memorably event of 2011. Apart from this, there have been several events which have given us a reason to rejoice and celebrate. On ... [more]