The economic affairs ministry, through the Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi, has requested the Government of India, to reconsider the withdrawal of subsidy on cooking gas and kerosene, whose prices will double or triple in the coming days. According to the new rates, a refilled LPG cylinder will cost Nu 1,145 in Phuentsholing and Nu...Read More
Rigsum Goenpa, one of the oldest monuments in the country, located more than four hours’ walk away from Trashiyangtse, is going to be electrified in July 2013. Till now, the monks in the monastery had been living without electricity. Rigsum Goenpa was founded in the 18th century by Lam Tshering Gyamtsho.Read More
Bhutan lost to Thailand 29-1 in the opening futsal match of 4th Asian indoor and martial arts games (AIMAG) at Incheon, Korea on June 26. Bhutan scored the first goal but thereafter, it was at the receiving end. Bhutan’s national futsal team felt it was unprepared to take on international competition.Read More
World Food Program (WFP) has extended its assistance to Bhutan till 2018 although it was supposed to end by December this year. The program has been feeding 220 schools around Bhutan, mostly in rural pockets. The country’s economic situation besides projections of how it would fare once its hydropower projects start operating has convinced WFP...Read More
Six high school students from Weston, South Florida will be visiting Bhutan for a cultural exchange program. Julian Jacobs, a junior at Weston High School, launched the program following a trip to Bhutan in which he learned that the Royal Education Council of Bhutan wanted to broaden the education of Bhutanese students by exposing them...Read More
World Bank concluded that its USD 8m private sector development project including establishing of IT Park in Thimphu was a success exceeding expectations at the evaluation meeting on June 14.The six-year project aimed at developing IT facilities and infrastructure, IT skills program and so on.Though the project had initially targeted creating employment for 700 youth,...Read More
Fourteen veterinary experts from Bhutan visited the Senaapathy Kangayam Cattle Research Foundation (SKCRF) in Kangayam, Tamil Nadu to study the renowned Kangayam cattle breed. The experts from the National Biodiversity Centre and from Department of Livestock and Agriculture, both under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Royal Government of Bhutan wanted to understand the...Read More
Well known Indian designers Ritu Kumar and Rajesh Pratab Singh, showcased their designs at the Royal Textile Academy on June 6. They worked mainly with Bhutanese materials and textiles. Indian as well as Bhutanese models walked the ramp for the show. The event was graced by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Azhi Sangay Choden Wangchuck...Read More
Greener Way, Bhutan’s first private waste management firm has won the Global Entrepreneurial Award from a leading non-profit initiative present in 40 countries, called, the Youth Business International headed by the Prince of Wales. Greener Way is one of the pioneering projects supported by Loden Foundation, a civil society organization, out of 54 entrepreneurial projects...Read More
The 200-km cross country marathon that started from Punkaha last week ended on June 7 at Paro Taktshang. The participants had to race through trekking routes in Punakha, Thimphu and Paro. There were around 36 participants from 16 different countries. The Chief Advisor, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, awarded winners prizes.Read More
