Meet the wicked lady of Bhutanese films
1 September 2010
Aum Lhamo Known for her negative roles in Bhutanese films, Aum Lhamo is the wicked lady of the film industry. She has acted in 30 films, mostly as a stern mother, for which she won two awards during the annual national film awards in 2002 and 2009. But Aum Lhamo in real life is just the opposite of her onscreen character. She is friendly, helpful, and dutiful. She started her journey in the film industry... Read the story »
Best of Bhutan for dancing couples
27 August 2010
Popular actors Chencho Dorji and Lhaki Dolma perform at the film awards A break away from the singing shows. Bhutanese audience will soon be treated to a new dancing reality show where couples will dance to rigsar music. Organized by Norling, the couple dance competition, Best of Bhutan, is only for couples in Thimphu. The show will be held nationwide if the response from the public is good, according... Read the story »
Race on for Miss Bhutan title
25 August 2010
Eighteen Miss Bhutan finalists are being groomed The race for Miss Bhutan 2010 has begun in earnest with the grooming sessions already started from this week. The 18 finalists have been put up in three apartments in Langjophakha, Thimphu, where four girls share a room and popular actor Aum Lhamo is their resident mother. To motivate the girls, the three apartments have been named as Hard Work, Determination... Read the story »
Review of Sleeping Beauty
22 August 2010
Sleeping Beauty, the latest film in town, is not the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty as the title suggests but the story of an ordinary boy who believes that he will meet his dream girl one day. The film starts with an old woman telling a story to some small children. She tells the children the story of Sleeping Beauty but her version of the story is different from the fairy tale. The old woman narrates... Read the story »
More participants, poor performance
16 August 2010
The second season of Bhutan Star has attracted about 800 participants for the auditions, but many viewers are not happy with the performance of the participants, which is being aired in the local cable channel. “Most of the contestants were not serious about singing; they read the lyrics. If they were serious enough, they would have at least memorised a few stanzas of songs,” said Nguldrup... Read the story »
Vanity number plates in Bhutan
14 August 2010
Importing different vehicles of the latest model has been a growing trend in the country. But of late, people have started obtaining vanity number plates for their vehicles after the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) introduced it in July 2008. Vanity number plates or personalised number plates are a special type of vehicle registration plate, where one can write one’s own name,... Read the story »
What is in vogue this summer?
9 August 2010
There is no better season than summer to see the streets of Thimphu at its best. Young people in tight jeans and baggy cargos sporting metal studded belts, wristbands, colourful shirts and trendy shoes are a common sight in Thimphu at this time of the year. Most of the youth imitate Korean actors and dress up similar to them with scarves, shoes, bags, accessories and hairstyle. Some go Genji, a style... Read the story »
Top 20 contestants selected
6 August 2010
The top 20 contestants for Miss Bhutan 2010 beauty pageant have been selected after more than a month long auditions across the country. Four girls from Samtse, three from Thimphu, two each from Trashiyangtse, Wangdue, Sarpang and Punakha, and one each from Tsirang, Paro, Zhemgang, Trashigang and Bumthang have been selected. The last audition was held in Thimphu were only five girls were auditioned.... Read the story »
Café provides new dining experience
5 August 2010
Kinley Klein (left), the owner of Café Klein Food is not the only specialty upcoming hoteliers in Thimphu want to provide. With the business becoming completive, giving customers the right ambience, mood and feelings of dining out have become an essential component of the business. Cafe’ Klein, located near the clock tower square in the capital, is set to capture customers by providing a totally... Read the story »
Facebook children
3 August 2010
Toys amusing children is a thing of the past. Apart from adults, many children, especially in Thimphu, have started using Facebook, a popular social networking site. Most children Observer talked to said they had joined the social site to keep in touch with their friends and family members who are on it. Some said they had joined to play games and make friends. Nine-year-old Sangay Dorji saw his... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Thursday September 02 2010
th Day of the th Month - Year
Auspicious for:
Inauspicious for:
Recently Updated
- Nganglam needs the same favours
- Yangphel open archery tournament in the quarters
- Meet the wicked lady of Bhutanese films
- From dung to clean energy
- Contractors appeal to PM to solve stone shortage crisis
- Villagers cry foul of farm road alignment
- Tor Jap – hurling ritual cakes
- PTC teachers need professional incentives
- Tudors win easy over Aspens
- 136 power tillers distributed
Popular Articles
- Building and selling skills (535)
- Coming of the new God (270)
- Bhutan’s GDP growth up (80)
- Archery range still threatens lives (55)
- In peace, the King sleeps (40)
- First Bhutanese to run world-class marathon (378)
- Bhutan runs NY marathon (333)
- Burning a mountain with a single thought (203)
- Buddhas and Bars (159)
- Of those 6 months in Phuenthsoling (51)
