Bhutan News
ECB prepares 2013 election budget
And plans to cut election expenses The amendment of Tobacco Control Act of 2010 by the eighth session of Parliament will not be applied retroactively. Which means 63 people, who have already been convicted and sentenced to prison under the act, will not benefit from the amendment to the act. Currently, there ... [more]
All the prayers are not for him, but for ourselves
After passing away of his father Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche has been inundated by mails from his disciples across the world seeking his advice on what they should do at the time of the great soul’s departure. Here’s what Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche wrote to his disciples Thank you for your sympathy and ... [more]
Shangri-La’s dying culture
For a tiny landlocked country like Bhutan, preservation of its rich cultural heritage is important for its identity and sovereignty. It is like a soul that keeps the nation breathing forever. Knowing culture’s critical significance to the very survival as a nation state, Bhutan has adopted preservation and promotion of ... [more]
Dungse’s kudung arrives at Paro
The purjang will be held on March 3, until which time, people will be ferried on buses to pay their respects It was under a clear sky that the nation’s 48-seater ATR descended from behind hills down, sweeping over Paro valley before finally screeching to a halt on the runway around ... [more]
Missing banded cranes
The two birds are a crucial part of the research to understand them better For 2011, the total number of cranes that visited Bumdeling has fallen short by two birds compared with the records of 2010. After the arrival of the last crane-couple, its number stands at 102. Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation ... [more]
Bamboo spells prolific business
Of late, bamboo has been added to the list of plants that some Gelephu residents have begun growing and selling for cash and a good amount at that. With more and more construction activities taking place at the border town, mostly government constructions, demand for bamboo from local contractors has been ... [more]
Access to habitat could threaten Ludlow’s swallowtail
Protecting and conserving Ludlow’s Bhutan swallowtail (Bhutanitis ludlowi) butterfly is not a challenge as of now but it could be in future Bumdeling wildlife sanctuary officials say. “If the roads come closer to the habitats then illegal entry into the habitat area and illegal trade might happen if proper strategies are ... [more]
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]