Lyonchhoen delivers keynote address in Fukuoka

31 August: Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley delivered a keynote address on Gross National Happiness on August 29 at Fukuoka, Japan, where he will hold high-level meetings with Japanese leaders of industry and commerce. The prime minister and the Bhutanese delegation arrived at Fukuoka on August 27 to a warm welcome by the Junior Chamber of Commerce International (JCI). At the Haneda airport, en route to Fukuoka, the prime minister was received by Mr. Kojima Inomata, Director General for Southeast and... Read more

More wild mushroom victims

31 August: Despite awareness messages on the dangers of eating wild mushrooms, at least three people have died and more than fifteen were hospitalised in referral and district hospitals around the country between May and August this year. “We’ve been telling people and sending awareness messages to the villages through gewog centres not to pick mushrooms, which they cannot identify,” said the national mushroom centre’s program director, Dawa Penjor. Three men in the thirties... Read more

Gold in Bhutan?

27 August : The department of geology and mines (DGM) has come across a rock sample with traces of gold in it in an area between Phuentsholing and Pasakha. The department has around a hundred more samples and will be conducting further tests to find out the economic potential or viability of the deposit. This is part of the DGM’s search for potential gold mines in Bhutan, which has received a big boost with this finding and, though no big deposits are confirmed, some promising clues have been... Read more

Closing the Buddhist knowledge gap

27 August: Visiting the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu, Dr Rewatha Thera, asked a Bhutanese lam what the decorations or flags adorning the structure for the annual Moenlam Choenmo symbolised. The lam, after some hesitation, replied that he had no idea. “How can you your younger generations understand when some of your monks don’t in the first place?” asked Rewatha, a Sri Lankan monk of the Theravada school. Dr Rewatha Thera, a Sri Lankan and a monk for the past 25 years, is the general... Read more

New Thai school inspired by GNH

26 August: The approach that humanity should not rely solely on economic indicators to measure progress is gaining ground in Thailand. Generating a paradigm shift away from materialism, and towards public policies centred on alternative development practices, is the ambitious goal of a new school recently established, in collaboration with the centre for Bhutan studies (CBS), in the south-east Asian country. The other two founding partners of the school are Chulalongkorn university and a non-governmental... Read more

PM leaves for Japan

25 August: Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley left for Japan today on the invitation of the Japan junior chamber of commerce. During his visit from August 27 to September 3, Lyonchhoen will deliver a keynote address on Gross National Happiness at *****uoka and hold high-level meetings with Japanese captains of industry and commerce. The prime minister will also visit Tokyo and meet with the president of Japan international cooperation agency (JICA), Sadako Ogata, and also attend functions... Read more

PM accepts Mahabodhi society presidency

25 August: Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley will be president of the Mahabodhi society, a Buddhist organisation based in India. Lyonchhoen accepted the post after an invitation from the society was handed over yesterday by a delegation. The prime minister will assume the post in 2010 for three years. The prime minister said the offer was an honour for him and the people of Bhutan. He also said he would do his best to further the cause of the Buddhadharma during his presidency. The honorary... Read more

Mr. Thimphu

August 24: Out of the 34 body building enthusiasts, Wangchen, 32, is the new Mr. Thimphu. The 2nd National bodybuilding championship was held at the swimming pool complex last evening. Twenty four-year-old Lobzang bagged the gold in the light weight category. In the middle weight category, 29-year-old Sonam Dendup stood first. There were 14 contestants in the lightweight category, 12 contestants in the middle weight category and eight contestants in the heavyweight category. Energy consumption The... Read more

Bhutanese double gold medallist

23 August: A Bhutanese civil servant has been awarded two gold medals for topping the masters in public administration (MPA) examinations and his outstanding performance in the final year from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj (RTM), Nagpur university, Maharashtra, India. Kinzang Dorjee, 32, assistant civil registration and census officer with the department of civil registration and census, ministry of home and cultural affairs, was awarded the Dadasaheb Patel memorial gold medal for topping the two-year... Read more

First private Insurance Company

August 20: The first private insurance company opened today. The opening was graced by the finance minister Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu. The Bhutan Insurance Limited will deal with all types of Insurance policies except life insurance. The shares of the Bhutan Insurance Limited were also floated through out Bhutan on this day. The Bhutan Insurance Ltd office is located above the Memorial Chorten in the Yangphel Building. source: bbs  Read More →

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