Bhutan News
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]
Agriculture in Bhutan
Lack of markets and access to them have been identified as major challenges for the farmers With the finalisation of the agricultural master plan this week, the farmers in the country can look forward to a better market access for their produce. This is expected to be achieved through construction of ... [more]
The Golden Youth of 2010 shares his thoughts
Golden Youth Award Camp, 2010, is the most memorable experience of my life. I have never seen and experienced such a well-organized camp in my life. I would say that the camp was a model of peace, cooperation and harmony. The camp gave a platform to gain abundant enriching experiences to ... [more]
Tiger in Bhutan
The tigers roaming the forests of Bhutan are more than mere wildlife. From the legends and paintings of the animal on the walls of old monasteries, it is evident that tigers were associated with Bhutan even before the world recognised the so-called wildlife. Bhutanese quite often doesn’t refer to the tiger ... [more]
38th death anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
21 July, 2010 - His Majesty the King attends a prayer ceremony yesterday at the national memorial chorten, to mark the 38th death anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck [more]
Adapting to democracy
A change in attitude sought of lower level personnel Say Kuzuzangpola : SP Tshering Dorji speaks to law enforcers Royal Bhutan Police 21 July, 2010 - “*Tshoed, tshoed*… move your car,” is a disrespectful common phrase many vehicle drivers, especially ones, who don’t drive the flashier ones, receive from traffic policemen. “That’s ... [more]
Tiger Numbers – Doubled by 2022
Bhutan is among 13 tiger range nations pledged to do so Tiger Numbers 21 July, 2010 - Bhutan is among the 13 nations, which will pledge to get their act together to double the number of the endangered big cats, tigers, by the year 2022. The number of tigers in the ... [more]
Bhutan and World Bank
Country Director of the World Bank, Nicholas Kraft (left), and Finance Secretary Lam Dorji Bhutan will receive an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 12 million under the second Urban Development Project (SUDP) from the World Bank. The financing agreement for the project was signed between Country Director of the World ... [more]
Bringing Bhutan to Chennai
Sole Rep: This is the second IITM attended by Phub Gyeltshen India International Travel Mart 20 July, 2010 - “Many people here think Bhutan is just another state of India,” said a Bhutanese tour operator, representing the country at the India international travel mart (IITM) in Chennai, India. The chief executive ... [more]