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Designers and weavers earn their deserts

Bhutan’s designers and weavers walked away with attractive prizes at a fashion show organised by Royal Textile Academy (RTA) and Textile Museum on May 15 at YDF hall in Thimphu. The show was aimed at encouraging local fashion designers by providing a platform to showcase their talents. More than 100 weavers from all over the [...]

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“Acting teaches morals in life”

The winner of the best actor award says acting is more than fun Ugyen Dorji, 42, from Denchi in Pemagatshel, is not an actor; at any rate, not a professional actor. Soft-spoken and down-to-earth, he has a job at Punatsangchu Hydropower Project. He loves hiking and camping and does meditation too. But acting is what [...]

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I am Sonam Kinga Namgyel sweeps film awards

Kinley Tshering’s I am Sonam Kinga Namgyel swept away eight awards at the 11th National Film Awards on Wednesday in Thimphu. The film received the awards for the best film, best direction, best script, best camera, best choreography, best new comer male, best child artist and best visual editing. Kinley Tshering took the best director’s [...]

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Entertainment hungry people frustrated over BBS going off air

People in Pemagatshel say they have been frustrated since Bhutan Broadcasting Service television (BBS TV) went off air two weeks back. BBS TV remains the biggest source of entertainment in rural Bhutan. As the weekend draws closer, it’s time for the popular show Druk Superstar and people get excited. But without BBS TV, their excitement [...]

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Bafra yet to implement food safety rules

Imported food products without labels in English flood the Bhutanese market More than two years since Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (Bafra) issued a notification asking all food importers to clear their stock of goods without labels in English, nothing has changed. Since then, there has been proliferation of imported products in the market [...]

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Bhutan Lil’ Champs grand finale will go live

Bhutan Lil’ Champs finalists Bhutan Lil’ Champs, a reality show by Nguldrup Dorji being aired on Etho Metho cable service channel, will hold its grand finale at Clock Tower Square in Thimphu on April 21. The finale will end on the second day, on April 22. The show will start at 6 pm and last [...]

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Mountain Echoes to come back in May

Mountain Echoes, an annual literary festival organized in Bhutan, is promising to come back with themes such as the need and importance of preserving language, standup comedy, graphic novels, environmental writing, cinema, theatre, poetry, and popular fiction. This year’s festival, scheduled from May 20 to 24, will feature speakers like Her Majesty the Queen Mother, [...]

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Another reality show to begin soon

Best of Drukyuel, yet another live concert and reality show, will be launched between May 7 and 10 in Thimphu. The concert will have one contestant each from the 20 dzongkhags, who will compete for five months from May to September in different dzongkhags. The show will then be broadcast live on television from October [...]

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Monique Rhodes to perform at Mojo

Monique Rhodes, a popular singer and songwriter from New Zealand, will perform at Mojo Park in Thimphu tonight. The New Zealand-born singer, who has been living, performing and recording in Sydney, Australia, now lives in France. Rhodes is known for her powerful voice and often compared with Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge. She is also [...]

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Druk Superstar starts tomorrow

As the number of reality shows increases rapidly, some members of the public say the format and model of the shows need to be changed The second season of Druk Superstar singing reality show will start from tomorrow, April 7. This time, it’s not all about singing. It will feature 16 singers, eight dance groups [...]

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