GNH workshop

December 8: We spent some years shying away from the responsibility of presenting Gross National Happiness (GNH) in acceptable terms and translating it sufficiently into practical actions. Speaking at the opening of the workshop on Educating for GNH, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley said this option does not exist anymore. The workshop will look at how to put GNH into practice and how to infuse our education system with the values of GNH. Some 68 international educators and experts,... Read more

Last chance to check climate change

December 8 – Setting targets for controlling global-warming emissions and agreeing on how much rich countries should pay for poor nations’ clean energy technology and other projects to counter a changing climate are two key building blocks of a framework that is expected to take shape in the 2-week Copenhagen conference, which began yesterday. The world looks to Copenhagen “to witness what I believe will be an historic turning point in the fight against climate change,” says... Read more

Bhutan in global choir against AIDS

December 8 – Despite some technical glitches, Bhutan yesterday joined a global choir of 196 countries to sing the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” at 8:00 pm as a sign of unity to fight against AIDS in Africa. The singing was broadcast live in London, where singers in each of the 196 countries were seen and heard simultaneously on multiple screens. The event, organised by the Happy Valley Youth Group, pulled in about 36 local artists at the Taj Tashi to sing the song. Sangay... Read more

A book on a special relationship

December 4 – The close cooperation between Switzerland and Bhutan for the cause of socio-economic development in this country has been documented in a book titled “Far Apart and Close Together”, which will be distributed to the secondary schools. Yesterday, on the occasion of strengthening cooperation between the sister organisations, the society Switzerland-Bhutan (SSB) and Bhutan-Swiss friendship association, the SSB, through the support of private Swiss donors, donated 500 copies... Read more

BhutanInfo website launched

December 4 – With the launch of BhutanInfo yesterday, the first comprehensive information centre for Bhutan’s socio economic development goals at various levels is now only a click away. BhutanInfo, which is available in both desktop and online version at www.bhutanInfo.gov.bt, is a customised version of DevInfo (development information), a tool to monitor millennium development goals (MDGs) adopted by the UN systems. DevInfo organises, stores and presents data in a uniform way to facilitate... Read more

Research work on Dramitse Nga Cham

December 3 – A book containing research work on the Dramitse Nga Cham, proclaimed as a masterpiece of oral intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, was launched on December 1 by the prime minister in Thimphu. Research work on the book was coordinated by institute of language and cultural studies (ILCS) in Semtokha, and field research was done by Khenpo Wangchu Jamtso of Drametse. The project worth USD 80,000 was funded by UNESCO and Arirang in 2005. A total of 1,000 copies of the... Read more

public-private role

December 3 – The international finance corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank (WB), will extend its services and experiences, both as an advisor to the government and as a financier to the private sector, in developing infrastructure projects. “IFC will extend its services in developing infrastructure projects, especially in hydropower, air transportation, tourism and telecommunications,” said the vice-president of IFC for the Middle East and North Africa, East and South... Read more

Norway brings target within reach

December 3 – With a contribution of USD 300,000 (Norwegian krone 1,800,000) by one of the biggest donors, the Norwegian government, the Bhutan health trust fund (BHTF) inched closer to its target of creating a fund of USD 24 million. “We’re expecting to achieve the target, but we don’t know that yet,” said the executive director of the trust fund Leki Dorji. “We’ll know if we’ve achieved the target after we get the contribution by the end of this... Read more

Norwegian women

We are three Norwegian women in the late fifties who love trekking both in Norway and abroad. Last June we went to Bhutan where we spent ten days from June 19, six of these trekking. The first day we went up to Tigers Nest, a combination of acclimatizing to the altitude and a test of our physical condition, we assume. It was a stunning experience, both the walk up there and the inside of the temple. The five next days we did the Druk Path route, the old kings route, from Paro to Thimphu. After the... Read more

25 new HIV cases detected in 2009

December 1 - The number of HIV/AIDS infected people in the country has increased to 185, with 25 new cases detected by the health ministry in the past year. Of the new cases, 21 were infected through sexual contact and three through infected mothers. Eleven, including a minor, are females, four of whom are between 25-29 years, three between 30-39 years, two between 15-19 years and one above 50 years. HIV AIDS chartAmong the 14 males, two are minors between 5-14 years and three between 25-29 years.... Read more

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