Bhutanese soccer fans will have an opportunity of a lifetime when they get to feast their eyes on the 6.1 kg FIFA world football cup made of 18-carat gold at Changlimithang stadium on Dec 20. The football trophy which is on a nine-month long world tour prior to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, courtesy...Read More
Bhutan’s first private airline, Tashi Air’s Airbus 320 landed in Paro this morning. Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck and the MoIC Minister, D.N.Dhungyel inaugurated the Airbus. The Airbus has 132 economy, and 12 business seats. Commercial flights will begin from 11 October, after an inaugural flight to Bangkok on the 10th.Read More
1. Shingzo (Carpentry): Skilled carpenters are involved in construction activities including building dzongs, houses and temples. They also make tools. 2. Dozo (Masonry): Building of dzongs, stupas, temples, millstones and stone pestles. 3. Parzo(Carving):Wood, stone and slate carving. 4. Lhazo (Painting): Painting of thangkas (religious pictures), murals, frescoes in temples and dzongs as well as...Read More
Druk Hotel: One of the oldest and best hotels in town, it boasts a bar, a restaurant, a business centre and a health club with a gym, sauna and steam bath. Hotel Phunstho Pelri: It consists of a central courtyard surrounded by bright rooms with tea and coffee facilities. It also has a bar and...Read More
The Chairman of the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives from Japan, Katsuyuki Kawai, proposed to open their embassy in Thimphu by April next year. The Chairman said both countries could thus develop their relationship in terms of friendship, economy, culture and tourism. This is a first time visit for the...Read More
An eight-member Chinese delegation led by the Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenrin will arrive in the country tomorrow for the 21st round of Bhutan-China border talks. Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorje will lead the Bhutanese delegation. The boundary negotiations between the Bhutanese government and the government of the People’s Republic of China are guided by the four...Read More
1. A white scarf with fringes is for commoners. 2. A white scarf with fringes and a red band running lengthwise down the middle, with one, two or three red stripes across it, is worn by an assistant district administrator (Dzongrab, Dungpa). 3. A white scarf with fringes and two broad, red, vertical borders is...Read More
The Bhutanese use certain ritual objects which are associated with particular deities during religious ceremonies. 1. Dorje/ Vajrayana – The “diamond-thunderbolt” looks like a small dumb-bell with four or eight prongs branching off from the middle of the central axis and joining again at the extremities. Diamond and thunderbolt both represent purity and indestructibility i.e...Read More
The Eight Chortens commemorate eight different events in Buddha’s life and each is slightly different from the others. Desheg Chorten: Buddha’s father ordered a chorten to be built to celebrate his son’s birth at Lumbini. Changchub Chorten: The king of Bodhgaya ordered a chorten to be built to commemorate Buddha’s enlightenment. Choekhor Choten: Buddha’s five...Read More
Tashi Airline’s first international flight will be on Oct 10 between Paro and Bangkok, Thailand. A one-way fare for Bhutanese and Indian nationals flying Paro to Bangkok will cost Nu 11,000, while a round trip is Nu 21,000. Infants will receive a 90 percent discount, children-33 percent, and students-30 percent.Read More
