As part of the fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 60th birth anniversary celebrations, an international GNH conference is being planned for November next year. The plan was announced during Lyonchhoen’s visit to Japan. About 600 participants are expected, half of them international. It’s open to the public, too. The agenda for the conference includes discussing concepts and...Read More
While Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay is on a four-day visit to Japan, his counterpart Shinzo Abe has agreed to look into the matter of introducing electric cars in Bhutan to replace fossil fueled ones to conserve the environment and reduce oil imports. The Japanese PM added that the “government and private sector of Japan will examine...Read More
To commemorate the memory of the man who made modern agriculture possible in Bhutan, Dasho Nishioka, a museum was inaugurated in Paro on June 17. The museum displays pictures and video footage of the late Dasho Nishioka as well as various farming machineries acquired through the Japanese non-profit grant project. Dasho Nishioka, a Japanese horticulturist,...Read More
The “Thuenpha Phuenzhi” or “Four Harmonious Brothers” is a religious painting or fresco often seen on the walls of temples and lhakhangs in Bhutan. It depicts a partridge, rabbit, monkey and elephant one on top of the other in that order. This sacred painting which is supposed to have originated from one of Buddha’s parables...Read More
Images of 198 Bhutanese who sent their photos made it to the largest ever, digitally produced photomosaic Happiness Flag at Arena de Sau Paulo ahead of the opening FIFA World Cup 2014 match. Thirty two countries are represented by their national football team in the match but the faces of football fans from 207...Read More
Bhutan has invited a team of social metric experts to improve the accuracy of measuring its famous concept of Gross National Happiness. Bhutan is famed for focusing on the nation’s well-being via its happiness levels as opposed to more conventional gross domestic product. The government is clearly keen that the Gross National Happiness survey be...Read More
In the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), Bhutan has been ranked the 16th most peaceful country among 162 countries.The Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank attempting to build greater understanding of the relationship between economics, business and peace produces the GPI. The first 28 countries are ranked as having a “very high”...Read More
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan on June 15 after being elected. Among other South Asian countries he visited Bhutan first. He was received by Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay and a delegation of senior government officials. Lyonchhoen said that Prime Minister Modi’s visit was a “historic” event for the kingdom. To welcome Prime Minister Narendra...Read More
The nomad festival this year had four gewogs attending the festival held at the Kizom eco-camp ground in Tang gewog, Bumthang on Feb.23. Nomads from Sephu gewog in Wangduephodrang, Choekhor, Tang and Ura gewogs of Bumthang attended the festival while nomads from eight dzongkhags attended the festival last year. However, 840 visitors, the number of...Read More
The “Bhutan-Thailand Friendship Offer” was launched in the capital and Thailand simultaneously to celebrate His Majesty’s 34th birthday. This offer will remain open to Thai nationals and those who can prove their residence in Thailand, for three months starting June 1. Thai people believe that there is extreme climate in Bhutan during summer and winter and...Read More
