At a time when Japan’s economy was in a bubble stage, when the Japanese people were considering TV, washing machine, refrigerator as necessities at their homes, a Japanese youth, an agriculture expert was writing development plans in a remote village in Bhutan under a lamp-light lit from pine extract. The agricultural development in Bhutan and [...]

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March 09, 2010: The enthusiasts for third country resettlement have yet another reason to cheer for now, thanks to United Kingdom that it has offered to settle some of the exiled Bhutanese from Nepal. The country will start the process for resettlement from next week, in Damak, where all other countries — United States, Canada, Australia, [...]

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Beldangi March 08, 2010: A girl, in response to her parents not allowing her to marry the boy she loved, committed suicide on Monday afternoon, creating shock for local residents and making the parents regret for what they did. Pabi Maya Karki of Beldangi II, Sector D4, Hut No 57 hanged her to death in Humse [...]

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March 03, 2010: At least three people have been injured in a vehicle accident at the Debum Lam in Hongkong market, Thimphu on Tuesday. A Chinese bus lost control and crashed unto motor vehicles parked by the roadside damaging over a dozen of cars at around 2:15 pm. The bus however suffered minor damage on the [...]

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Come March 15, and all the households living in the USA will receive a special packet along with a stamped envelope from the US Census Bureau asking everyone to fill up a questionnaire about the people living in the household. This is a census exercise that US Bureau has been conducting since 1790 after the American [...]

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21 February 2010 - Coinciding with His Majesty’s 30th birthday anniversary, His Majesty the King issued a royal kasho (charter) formally establishing the Bhutan media foundation. The media foundation is being established to support the development of mass media, so that it can carry out its roles and responsibilities in the [...]

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Bhutan long cherished the mission of culture preservation, the energy primarily injected by the Kagyupa priesthood, the national cult declared officially in 2008 when constitution was adopted. The attempts to end the isolation were long shattered by the leaders of Drukpa Buddhism in the past. Though efforts are still on hold, they are gradually becoming fragile, [...]

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February 28, 2009: The fuel prices in Bhutan have been increased following price hike in India. The prices of fuels in Bhutan are adjusted at par with Indian market. The price of the petrol has been increased by Nu 2.67 per liter and that of diesel by Nu 2.59 per liter. Before, the fuel prices in [...]

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February 25, 2010: The right to education in Bhutan is likely to deteriorate in the years to come, thanks to rigidity in issuing new permits to open more private colleges in the country. Less than half of the grade 10 pass out students will get admission this year in government-run higher secondary schools. Noting poor existence [...]

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February 25, 2010: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed both happiness and caution on the entry of foreign banks in the banking industry of Bhutan. Though it said, the entry would open up markets for competition and improve distribution of money, the IMF said it will also pose challenges on loans and credits. The international monetary [...]

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