Should Bhutan join WTO?
29 May 2009
Sir, As a Bhutanese currently studying abroad, I am as much concerned as any other Bhutanese on the issue of Bhutan joining WTO. Having lived and experienced the lifestyle of a developed country, I truly understand what GNH really means to me. Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba in his foreword for Bhutan 2020 Document has written: “The socio-economic changes must be what we seek, not what the forces beyond our... Read the story »
A broken heart is an open heart
29 May 2009
The recent floods struck unexpectedly. The tragedy that unfolded was a single day’s punctuation in a long sentence of peace but it altered the meaning of many lives. Lives were lost, families were displaced, flustered tourists fled their riverside resorts and national life was disrupted. A concerned government watched in utter helplessly. This was not a day when Bhutan resembled ‘a peaceful kingdom... Read the story »
Flood spectacle
29 May 2009
With the rains, we have seen a spate of confusion everywhere. Thimphu was one chaotic picture. Everybody woke up and suddenly found water everywhere. By the time residents knew that Wangchhu and its tributaries were in flood, considerable damage had already been done. Soon the raging river and damaged sites became a spectacle for the residents. Hundreds of people came out in the rain. By the time the... Read the story »
Last Tuesday, Thimphu witnessed a devastating flood which destroyed properties and claimed a few lives. Here are the glimpses of what our readers saw.
29 May 2009
An excavator clears debris that partly buried a sewage pipe Residents near Olarongchhu salvage furniture through waist-deep flood waters Two cars washed away and buried under sand at Olarongchhu Read More →
Gold& Silver Rates
29 May 2009
100th customer of A-Star
29 May 2009
Anoj Chhetri, a two-and-half-year-old boy became the 100th customer of the Maruti Suzuki A-Star car on May 22. The lucky customer received a digital rice cooker from Bhutan Zimdra Automobiles, the dealer of Maruti Suzuki A-Star in Bhutan. Anoj’s father, an engineer in a private firm in Phuentsholing, said he was planning to buy a car and his son was always after A-star when its advertisement came... Read the story »
Rural taxes lost in collection
29 May 2009
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has recommended the government to institute a systematic rural tax collection. According to the RAA, lapses in collection of rural taxes have been a major issue in the gewog administrations. Recent audit reports show shortfalls of Nu 0.315 million from rural tax collections in Chhukha, Dagana, Mongar, Samtse, Wangdue and Zhemgang dzongkhags. The lapses have occurred... Read the story »
Road: boon or bane?
29 May 2009
The road to Gasa is directly impacting the business of horsemen Nothing comes without a cost. For the porters and horsemen of Gasa, the construction of the Punakha-Gasa road is a curse in disguise. For decades, the porters and horsemen have been earning their living ferrying people from the road end in Punakha to Gasa. But since the road construction began, many of them say their income has dwindled.... Read the story »
Bhutanese archers prepare for world championship
29 May 2009
Bhutan will take part in the 45th World Outdoor Target Archery championship in Ulsan, Korea, from September 1 to 9. In preparation, the archery federation has been training 20 girls and 21 boys out of which three girls and three boys will be selected based on their performance to participate in the world championship. Once selected, the six archers will be trained in Korea from July for a few weeks. SWEET... Read the story »
Bumthang’s first basketball tournament
29 May 2009
The first open coronation basketball league tournament in Bumthang is in full swing these days. Organised by Amankora, the tournament is held at Wangdichholing Lower Secondary School. Three women’s teams and eight men’s teams are participating in the tournament. The men’s teams include Zhidae, Chumey Middle Secondary School, Acid, Wandgichholing Lower Secondary School 1 and 2, Shangrila, Regional... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Thursday March 11 2010
26th Day of the 01st Month - Iron Male Tiger Year Year
Auspicious for: Construction of new ten-sung, conducting consecration and blessing ceremonies, propitiating gods and deities, sowing seeds, planting flowers, starting business, learning rig-nye and astrology, entering new houses, calling upon superiors and holding discussions. But it is she-zha (unfavourable day) for people who are born in the year of Tiger and Rabbit.
Inauspicious for: Starting construction of houses and conducting lue-cho.
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