Bhutan News
gdp led development model no longer makes economic sense – pm
Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley will write to all the heads of states and government of the United Nations member countries to voluntarily adopt the recommendations from the UN conference on Happiness and Wellbeing, to be included in the countries’ development policies. “We shall work together to initiate a global movement ... [more]
Learning to protect and care women and children
Being signatory to the Child Rights Convention and the Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Bhutan has the responsibility to ensure that children and women are given all possible protection through legal system. In a move to achieve this, police and legal officials are attending a two-day training on ... [more]
Drukair charter flights to Tokyo this August
Pilot Project: National airline Drukair will conduct a number of charter flights to Tokyo, Japan in August this year. The airline’s commercial manager, Tshering Penjore said that seven to eight charter flights would be conducted as part of a pilot project. Drukair, along with the tourism council of Bhutan, had held a promotional ... [more]
Happiness Meeting
Bhutan finds itself in good company in the pursuit of happiness «Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley leads the delegation from Bhutan outside the UN house in New York Courtesy: Luiz Rampelotto , Europa News Wire(ENW) Happiness Meeting: Wellbeing and happiness, ecological sustainability, fair distribution and efficient use of scarce resources were what came out of ... [more]
Tourist arrivals increase by more than 50 percent
«A cultural destination: Paro tshechu marks the beginning of the spring tourist season The tourism industry earned USD 47.68M from dollar paying tourists last year, up by 32.52 percent from the previous year. Of this, royalty generate USD 14.89M. Tourism council officials said these earnings do not include revenue from other sectors like ... [more]
Kaka: Marathon mask dancer
This diminutive man from Dotey has been performing now for thirty years and counting «Kaka leads the Renga-chudru dance Paro Tshechu: If health permits, Kaka expects to perform at the Paro tshechu for another 10 years. That would make it four decades of mask dancing for the diminutive figure from Dotey. With 30 years already under his belt, ... [more]
GNH in Health Systems – Safety, Responsiveness, Quality, Sustainability, and Integration embodied
“A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move towards higher goals” – Albert Einstein The Bhutanese State, with its stated national philosophy of GNH, is uniquely poised to reorient and realign its healthcare system, based on a holistic paradigm. GNH in health systems recognises the challenges ... [more]
Binding the world with a common tie
Bhutan presents an alternative paradigm in the lead-up to the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development «From right: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla at the high-level UN panel discussion on wellbeing and happiness UN HQ Meeting: It was the resonance in thoughts among the global ... [more]
Bhutan observes its first earth hour
«Memorial chorten during the earth hour Memorial Chorten: Except for causing some changes in the arrangements, the rain did not send home some 100 people, who had gathered at the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu on a gray Saturday evening to observe the earth hour campaign. Students, who were present, requested everyone to put ... [more]
Their Majesties join Japanese community to mark Japan tsunami anniversary
His Majesty the King and the Gyaltshuen joined the Japanese community in Thimphu today to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan last year. Their Majesties offered butter lamps and prayers for the victims at Changgangkha Monastery. Over a hundred Japanese community led by the Resident ... [more]