Bhutan daily news site updated from web

2007-10-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

Let's measure Gross National Happiness
Xinhua, China - 7 hours ago
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of Gross National Product as a gauge of well-being. The king decreed that his people ...

A tastier dish of forbidden fruit
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 8 hours ago
22 October, 2007 - It is illegal in Bhutan to have a Direct-to-Home (DTH) Dish TV connection but more and more Bhutanese are opting for the service, ...

Made in Bhutan: A kingdom emerges from isolation, along with its ...
International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 18, 2007
By Anupama Chopra Until last year Penjore, 34, was aide de camp to Bhutan's crown prince, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, who has since become the country's ...

Call centres still on hold
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 8 hours ago
22 October, 2007 - Low band wave and costly connectivity are still the source of major headaches for Bhutan’s call centre business hopefuls and perhaps that ...

Bhutan elections on December 26
Hindu, India - 17 hours ago
Thimphu: The elections to Bhutan’s National Council — the upper house of parliament — will be held on December 26, the Himalayan nation’s poll panel has ...

2007-10-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

BBS-Bhutan gets technology grant from Japan
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (press release), Malaysia - Oct 19, 2007
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service has received, as grant assistance from the government of Japan, Broadband Global Area Network System (BGAN) equipment that ...

Poverty alleviation through creativity
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
22 October, 2007 - Observing the international day for the eradication of poverty on October 17 in Thimphu, Bhutan looked at the possibility of ...

Advanced economies still have global sway
Fund Strategy, UK - 1 hour ago
People who a few years ago would not know Bhutan from Bolivia seem ready to invest in exotic places. It is not hard to explain the growing popularity of ...

Nepal: Time for Bhutanese refugees to choose their future path
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Oct 17, 2007
While the leaders know that accepting resettlement does not forever preclude the possibility of return should political change come to Bhutan, ...

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Report: Chinese army intrudes Bhutan
NDTV.com, India - Oct 9, 2007
In a shocking revelation, sources in the government have said that the Chinese army may have intruded into Bhutan. Indian government is talking to both ...

Chinese intrusions in Bhutan worry Indian government
Hindustan Times, India - Oct 9, 2007
India is deeply concerned at reports of Chinese intrusions into non-delineated parts of Bhutan's northern border with Tibet and is speaking to the ...

Blog: Wriggling at The Down Under Discotech in Bhutan
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 8, 2007
The playlist was almost entirely Bhutanese or Nepalese pop. The exceptions were Staying Alive and Stand by Me. I'd left my white jumpsuit at home so opted ...

2007-10-22T06:33:00.000-07:00

HIV cases on the rise in Bhutan
Times of India, India - Oct 6, 2007
THIMPHU: There has been an alarming rise in the number of HIV patients in Bhutan, with the Health Ministry detecting about 20 cases this year. ...

Bhutan go down in finals
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - Oct 16, 2007
Sports 16 October, 2007 - For the first time in Bhutan’s football history, the national team made it to the finals for the Chief Minister’s Gold Cup, ...

Blog: There's nowhere like Bhutan
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 3, 2007
When we land the windows of the Druk Air (Bhutan's national carrier) plane immediately fog up in the humidity. 8am: We're moving back in time but now flying ...

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Democracy to good governance to Gross National Happiness
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - Oct 18, 2007
The premise of such discourse is the inspiration of His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo’s vision that Bhutan must develop a system that is best for Bhutan. ...

2007-10-22T06:29:00.000-07:00

Blog: Gross Domestic Happiness
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 18, 2007
By Jill Worrall The valleys of Bhutan are changing colour almost as I watch. Rice, its vibrant emerald green stalks and burnished heads of grain, ...

Profile of the Terrorist Insurgency in North East India
Asian Tribune, Thailand - Oct 19, 2007
Following the military operations in Bhutan in December 2003, most of its top leadership reportedly operates from unspecified locations. ...

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The Bhutan Buddhist retreat
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - Oct 14, 2007
The Bhutan Buddhist retreat is being organised by Hotel Zhiwaling at Paro. During the retreat, participants will practice meditation and meditative walks ...

Sweden's Ericsson gets broadband network deal in Bhutan
International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 3, 2007
In the deal with Bhutan Telecom, Ericsson will supply and design the network, also known as WCDMA/HSPA. Ericsson will also be in charge of integrating ...

2007-10-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

Monk in the City
Beliefnet.com, NY - 8 hours ago
I spent several months traveling around Sikkim, Bhutan, went to Nepal. And that was my introduction to that part of the world back in 1973. ...

WINDING ROUTES FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 9 hours ago
At the heart of Teltscher’s story are two monumental journeys — that of Bogle’s, from Bengal to Tibet via Bhutan, the other of the Panchen Lama, ...

Enjoy India in Luxury with Oberoi Group
Economic Times, India - 10 hours ago
... itinerary-based holidays branded as Journeys of Distinction in Europe, Asia and South America while Aman resorts offers such travel options in Bhutan.

2007-10-05T00:09:00.000-07:00

Mr. Karma Dukpa is the new director for Department of Forest
Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture, Bhutan - 19 hours ago
... having held various key posts in the field of forestry, we have yet another dynamic leadership at the helm of the premier natural recourse of Bhutan. ...

Ericsson wins Bhutan 3G contract
TeleGeography, DC - 20 hours ago
Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a deal with Bhutan Telecom (BT) to supply a W-CDMA/HSDPA network for the Himalayan mountain kingdom. ...

2007-10-02T01:49:00.000-07:00

Woman offers Bhutan’s dogs some salvation
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 20 hours ago
By Charlotte Phillips Thimphu, Bhutan » Inside her clinic perched on a hill in rural Bhutan, in the shadow of the Himalayas, Marianne Guillet tossed one ...

ULFA strikes to show it still has power
Indian Muslims, CA - 22 hours ago
The ULFA, fighting for an independent homeland since its inception 1979, has been facing major reverses since an assault on its camps by the Bhutan army in ...

2007-10-02T01:47:00.000-07:00

Burma - A Crumbling Palace of Glass
Desicritics.org, India - 22 hours ago
With the exception of Bhutan & China, all of our neighbouring states are in the grips of the sort of political turmoil and armed conflict that at worst ...

Former Top Jammu And Kashmir Cop Takes Over SSB
NEWSPost India, India - 22 hours ago
The paramilitary force also patrols the 669-km Indo-Bhutan border along the states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

More than three agreements on regional transits
Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - Oct 1, 2007
Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan for a long time also demand transit facilities through India. But India avoids the demand using many excuses. ...

Space: The final frontier
Economic Times, India - Sep 30, 2007
So he joined Bhutan Board in 1994, and made the best of his stint working closely with its CEO to learn how to manage a business, design work processes, ...

Bhutan Telecom ditches donkeys
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Sep 30, 2007
For decades, monks in the remote kingdom of Bhutan have carried magnetic tapes from 12 remote telephone exchanges across the Himalayas to the Bhutanese ...

2007-09-30T07:27:00.001-07:00

Surfers' new paradise: a stranger's couch
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 44 minutes ago
In an age of cheap airfares and porous borders, where almost every corner of the Earth, from Bulgaria to Bhutan, is open for tourism, the home is the final ...

Bhutan exhibit in docent tour
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 7 hours ago
The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum will hold a docent tour of "Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom, Photographs and Artifacts" today. ...

2007-09-30T07:26:00.000-07:00

Greece arrests 69 illegal immigrants
Pakistan Dawn, Pakistan - 10 hours ago
KOMOTINI, Sept 29: Greek border guards have arrested 69 illegal immigrants and seven suspected smugglers who were trying to enter the country from Turkey, ...

Talking truth to power
The News - International, Pakistan - 16 hours ago
... Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives. On Thursday afternoon, I had to make a brief presentation on challenges and constraints to achieving the MDGs, ...

Regional food security
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 17 hours ago
Maldives was to contribute 200 tons and Bhutan 180 tons. India was to contribute the highest quantity of 153200 tons of food grain. ...

Traveling back in time
Houston Chronicle, United States - 23 hours ago
... hardly any cars at all. Made me think that nature-lovers would pay a pretty penny to go there some day. Maybe it will become the Bhutan of East Asia.

2007-09-30T07:24:00.001-07:00

Peakadventuretour.com reinvented with a new look, feel and ...
PR Leap (press release), CA - Sep 29, 2007
At Peak Adventure Tours Pvt. Ltd we deliver Knowledge with a decade experiences that we have gained about India, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. ...

More than 100 mountain climbers disappear in India's Himalayas
Pravda, Russia - Sep 29, 2007
The Himalayas stretch across six nations: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are the source of three of the world's major river ...

Aruna Roy urges media to support social activists
Indian Muslims, CA - Sep 29, 2007
About 20 senior editors from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka came together for the UN-Oxfam organised ...

No Time For Complacency
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - Sep 29, 2007
Nepal has been placed ahead of Bhutan (119th), India (120th) and Afghanistan (159th) in the report. The report has ranked the countries on the basis of ...

BIMSTEC agrees on negative list, value addition criteria
Kantipur Online, Nepal - Sep 28, 2007
Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar are members of BIMSTEC. "In a bid to render free trade successful, trade negotiators ...

2007-09-27T06:12:00.000-07:00

TI Corruption Index dubs South Asia most corrupt
Merinews, India - 39 minutes ago
Its not surprising that Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most corruption free state and it is ranked 47 th on the CPI report card, with a score of ...

Nepal making no progress in business and economic reforms: WB report
Nepalnews.com, Nepal - 53 minutes ago
Nepal ranks fifth after Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but is ahead of three other South Asian nations - Bhutan, India and Afghanistan. ...

India fared better in Corruption Perception Index, ranked at 72nd
Newstrack India, India - 1 hour ago
Bhutan enjoyed the best ranking among the South Asian countries in the previous annual reports is now ranked 46th with a couple of other countries. ...

Why the king must go
New Statesman, UK - 4 hours ago
He also supports the repatriation of more than 100000 refugees from Bhutan who have languished in camps in eastern Nepal for 17 years. Bhutanese Maoists ...

SAARC leaders seek greater mutual cooperation
Zee News, India - 4 hours ago
India alongwith Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are members of the group. Mukherjee also had intensive discussions with the ...

2007-09-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Know your new Director - Department of Agriculture
Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture, Bhutan - 6 hours ago
Before joining the present post, he was the Program Director for National Soil Services Centre (NSSC), under the Council of RNR Research of Bhutan (CoRRB), ...

Cultural exchange programme
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
... left Sherubtse on September 22. The programme was proposed by Sherubtse College and supported by India-Bhutan Foundation, Embassy of India, Thimphu.

2007-09-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

Best of Asia?
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
Jointly organized by the Nirvana Pilgrim Society from India and the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the expo was organized to encourage ...

Lottery winners loth to claim prizes?
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
Out of the 50000 printed tickets, 35000 were sold all over Bhutan. He said that, as per the rules, winners should claim their prizes within a month. ...

Tracking nutritional status of adolescents and pregnant women
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
Bhutan eliminated iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) since 2003 with its total goiter rate falling to less than five percent in 2001 from 65 percent in 1983. ...

Singapore is best, Egypt gets reformers’ crown
Financial Express, India - 7 hours ago
Another 11 countries — Armenia, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, the Czech Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mauritius, Mozambique, Portugal, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan ...

2007-09-26T07:30:00.000-07:00

Explaining India's silence over Burma
BBC News, UK - 1 hour ago
The Burmese army has not undertaken a big operation against our north-eastern rebel groups like Bhutan did in 2003. The junta has taken us for a ride, ...

Doing biz gets easier in India, but not much: WB
Expressindia.com, India - 2 hours ago
Bhutan and Sri Lanka are the other top reformers in South Asia this year. Bhutan introduced the country's first fundamental labour protections. ...

RP among most corrupt nations, says watchdog
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 3 hours ago
Bahrain 5.0, Bhutan, Costa Rica 5.0; 49. Cape Verde, Slovakia 4.9; 51. Latvia, Lithuania, 4.8; 53. Jordan, Mauritius, Oman 4.7; 56. Greece 4.6; 57. ...

2007-09-26T07:29:00.000-07:00

The dro goey system
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 9 hours ago
The mountains of Nubri, at elevations between 3500 and 4600 metres above sea level, are home to 2135 of Bhutan’s 45538 yak population. ...

Sri Lanka's business confidence stifled by taxes: report
AFP - 9 hours ago
Sri Lanka however, scored ahead of Bangladesh (107), Nepal (111), Bhutan (119), India (120) and Afghanistan (159) in the "Doing Business 2008" report by the ...

Thri in Tsirang
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 9 hours ago
It is believed that every Bhutanese must receive empowerment and transmission of Thri once in a lifetime. Thri means “to lead or to bring along with. ...

6 years for illicit relationship
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 9 hours ago
Court officials said that Namgay was sentenced for a felony of third degree, according to the Bhutan Penal Code, because he had no criminal record in the ...

2007-09-26T07:28:00.000-07:00

Bhutan exhibits at JATA for the first time in 20 years
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition, Australia - 12 hours ago
The annual event, JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) World Travel Fair, welcomed the return of Bhutan's tour companies and tourism officials this ...

Nepal: Mission to assess plight of Bhutanese refugees
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 13 hours ago
The refugees, who are of Nepali ethnicity and are known as Lhotshampas, fled persecution in the isolated kingdom of Bhutan in the early 1990s. ...

Doing Business 2008: Large Emerging Markets Reforming Fast; Egypt ...
World Bank Group, DC - 14 hours ago
Another 11 countries—Armenia, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, the Czech Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mauritius, Mozambique, Portugal, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan—had ...

Burma rates as 'least popular' Asian destination
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 15 hours ago
In Asia only the tiny mountainous kingdom of Bhutan, with 17000 visitors, and Bangladesh, with 200000, received fewer tourists in 2006, according to WTO ...

2007-09-26T07:26:00.000-07:00

Villagers crusade to preserve forests
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 16 hours ago
The society, based in Ultapani, north of Kokrajhar near the Indo-Bhutan border, is doing a commendable job in preserving forest and wildlife resources in ...

Meghalaya eyes global market for roses, strawberries
Hindu, India - 16 hours ago
... known globally for its turmeric that contains the highest curcumin content, is now eyeing Japan for marketing its Dutch cut roses and Bhutan, ...

Turning waste into rich resources
The Japan Times, Japan - 18 hours ago
He then joined Delhi University as an associate professor and for 10 years was posted to Bhutan, where he taught environmental science and became passionate ...

2007-09-25T04:08:00.001-07:00

From the barracks to the ballot
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
A retired senior officer from the Royal Bhutan Army will contest from Trashiyangtse to represent the Yangtsips in the National Council. ...

25 September, 2007-Know your candidates contesting a seat in the ...
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 5 hours ago
Is fronting a way of doing business in Bhutan? Yes, in some way. Fronting is seen as business run by non-nationals, but house owners are profiting a lot ...

Source: Bharat Book Bureau > 25 September 2007 (Distributors ...
PRMinds (press release), France - 5 hours ago
We are the distributors for Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Euromoney for the SAARC region (India, Nepal, Srilanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, ...

Asia's Mobile Industry Has Been One of the Largest and Fastest ...
TMC Net, CT - 7 hours ago
33 countries are covered including: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, ...

2007-09-25T04:07:00.001-07:00

TRADITION, MODERNITY AND FUTURE OF CIVILISATION
PR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria - 12 hours ago
An epitome in this direction in the modem era is Bhutan, which has declared as its state policy to respect each other, mutually cooperate and coexist, ...

Law and order … one set of rules for all Australians
On Line opinion, Australia - 12 hours ago
These countries were Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Samoa and Ukraine. There are 192 members of the ...

Trade aids barter of culture with Bhutan
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 12 hours ago
Shopping for daily commodities in a neighbouring country may not sound like the most convenient option, but for residents of the little Bhutan town of ...

Niger seeks UNESCO executive council seat
Le Mali en ligne, Mali - 14 hours ago
Paris, France - Niger will seek a seat on UNESCO's executive council during the organisation's 177th session opening on Tuesday in Paris, a Niger government ...

Aiyar: Liberate NE states from geopolitical trap
Times of India, India - 15 hours ago
"There is a need to supplement this by looking west towards Nepal and Bhutan, before turning one's gaze eastwards through Myanmar to the ripe fields of ...

2007-09-25T04:06:00.001-07:00

Friends of Nepal group formed in Europe
Nepalnews.com, Nepal - 15 hours ago
... India and Bhutan at the European Commission, officials of the Foreign Ministry of Nepal and officials of the Mission of Nepal to the EU. ...

BIMSTEC Trade Negotiation Begins In Bangladesh To Form A Free ...
AHN - 15 hours ago
Nearly 40 delegates from the member countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Burma, officially known as Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand - are ...

Bimstec TNC meet begins to reach consensus on FTA
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 16 hours ago
Around 40 delegates from the member countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand - are participating at the meeting. ...

Bhutan releases Dzongkha Debian Linux
TechWhack, India - 17 hours ago
The Bhutan government has launched their own version of Linux which has been named Dzongkha Debian Linux. As seen from the name, it is based on Debian and ...

2007-09-25T04:05:00.000-07:00

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME FOR SIXTY-SECOND SESSION ...
Media Newswire (press release), NY - 18 hours ago
... Suriname; Libya; Benin; Turkmenistan; Lithuania; Cape Verde; Afghanistan; Bhutan; Luxembourg; Maldives; Lesotho; Dominica; Iceland; Nigeria; Pakistan; ...

Bhutan Deploys Linux
PC World - 19 hours ago
The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating ...

Ministers to debate education and economic development
UNESCO (Communiqués de presse), France - 21 hours ago
A school in Bhutan. The right to education and development are on the ministerial agenda. A ministerial round table on education and economic development ...

2007-09-24T02:57:00.000-07:00

Digital data storage adds new life to networks
Electronics Talk (press release), UK - 35 minutes ago
New Zealand based ARM solutions provider, Bluewater Systems, has confirmed that the principality of Bhutan, nestled in the middle of the Himalayan mountain ...

Bhutan Government comes back for a second taste of Linux
LinuxWorld.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating ...

'Law to systematise schools in offing'
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 4 hours ago
Some 300 children from nine different countries including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam and Nepal are taking part in the conference. ...

Rescue options in the mountains
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
Yangphel Tours and Travels is also the contact point in Bhutan for International SOS, the world’s leading provider of medical assistance, ...

2007-09-24T02:56:00.000-07:00

On Campus: September 24, 2007
University Daily Kansan, KS - 4 hours ago
Shawn Eichman, Honolulu Academy of Arts, will present the lecture “The Dragon’s Gift: Contextualizing Buddhist Art in Bhutan” at 5 pm in 208 Spencer Art ...

SUMMARY OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE MONTREAL ...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Canada - 4 hours ago
The Solomon Islands, Bhutan, Benin and Croatia referred to networks in their regions that support implementation of the Protocol. ...

Sport: AFC Presidents Cup 2007: Steelwork denies Khurshed double ...
Trading Markets, CA - 6 hours ago
Regar led 5-0 at interval and added eight more in the second session as depleted Bhutanese remained in no mans land. Maruf Rustamov struck his second to ...

High security for World Military Games, Pak not participating
Udayavani, India - 10 hours ago
New Delhi, September 23: In the wake of last month's twin bomb attacks in Hyderabad, an elaborate security cover is being put in place across the city, ...

Dhaka may go for 30pc bilateral tariff-cut
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 15 hours ago
There are no direct circuits to make telephone calls to Afghanistan, the Maldives and Bhutan, which are directed through a transit of carriers operating in ...

2007-09-24T02:53:00.000-07:00

BIMSTEC Trade Negotiation Resumes In Bangladesh Monday
AHN - 15 hours ago
... officially known as Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. The aim is to strengthen trade and investment among its member countries.

REL transmission projects cleared
Economic Times, India - 16 hours ago
As of now, the only public-private JV in transmission by an Indian company is the Tala hydroelectric project in Bhutan, between PGCIL and Tata Power. ...

Bhutan's Plans for Democracy Exclude Hindu Refugees
NewsBlaze, CA - 16 hours ago
By Nava Thakuria It's democracy for some as Bhutan refuses to allow more than 100000 Bhutanese Hindu refugees to return home. While the tiny Himalayan ...

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi back in focus as anti-government protests ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 22 hours ago
... Suu Kyi earned a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford in 1967, then worked for the United Nations in New York and Bhutan.

SUFFERING AND SALVATION 5-year-old Afghan refugee Beshta Aslami ...
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA - Sep 23, 2007
... at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle who treated Beshta Aslami and who has worked to establish a burn unit in the tiny Asian nation of Bhutan. ...

2007-09-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

MPC share points with Taipei
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 22 minutes ago
Likewise, Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ began their AFC President’s Cup campaign in style thrashing Bhutan’s Transport United 13-0 in their Group A encounter on ...

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi back in focus as anti-government protests ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour ago
... Suu Kyi earned a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford in 1967, then worked for the United Nations in New York and Bhutan.

"The Peaceful, Stable, Prosperous And Democratic Nepal Is In ...
Media For Freedom, Nepal - 3 hours ago
So obviously, our first preference would be that it should be settled through discussions between Nepal and Bhutan. For the offer of the resettlement other ...

Unveiling the beauty of Manas
Deccan Herald, India - 4 hours ago
... as the once-enemies of the jungle are now its fierce protectors in this famed wildlife spot in Assam straddling the borders of Bhutan. ...

2007-09-22T22:12:00.000-07:00

Duty-free shops fly on aviation boom
Economic Times, India - 8 hours ago
... India may soon emerge as a transit hub for all passengers from south Asia namely Kabul, Lahore, Karachi, Kathmandu, Bhutan, Dhaka, Colombo and Maldives. ...

Forced philosophy in Bhutan
The Japan Times, Japan - 9 hours ago
Bhutan's efforts to practice a happiness philosophy were attempts to divert the international community from Bhutan's mistakes of expelling citizens. ...

Rise above geographical boundaries for regional development
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 11 hours ago
“Agreements on water distribution of these rivers are limited only to India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh,” he said, adding that Bangladesh could be ...

2007-09-22T22:07:00.001-07:00

Civil service executive appointments
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 21 hours ago
... of human resources, and Kinley T Wangchuk, the deputy registrar of Intellectual Property Division, is the director of Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority.

“Son of the soil” versus “Statesman”
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 21 hours ago
Jigme Dukpa went on to earn national fame as a singer and represented Bhutan in many cultural fora abroad, and Nanongpas, many of whom were his relatives, ...

Intellectual property? Right!
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 21 hours ago
But the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan is against them airing these songs without their permission because they sometimes forget to credit the ...

The Hills Are Alive
Outlook (subscription), India - 21 hours ago
Even students from Bangladesh and Bhutan were not spared. Till a couple of years ago, there was little social interaction between Khasis and the non-tribals ...

2007-09-21T22:21:00.001-07:00

Regar TadAZ represents Tajikistan in AFC President?s Cup
Trading Markets, CA - 1 hour ago
Regar TadAZ will compete with Transport United (Bhutan), Pakistan Army (Pakistan), and Ratnam Sports Club (Sri Lanka) in Group A for playing in the ...

Fairwell to the art of quiet conversation
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
He set out on a quest in the mountains of Bhutan, failed to get anywhere near it, gave up, but carried on with the programme anyway. ...

What tourism does for a community
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 11 hours ago
Its incorporation in policy-making in countries such as Nepal and Bhutan has resulted in greater dividends with increasing GDP. The prospect of tourism is ...

2007-09-21T22:18:00.000-07:00

Nutrient-enriched organic farming practice
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 11 hours ago
Among the 40 countries where projects are being conducted, Bangladesh has registered 2 projects, Pakistan 1, Bhutan 1, Nepal 2, Sri Lanka 4, China 37, ...

More Allies, More Problems
Atlantic Online - 13 hours ago
... credibility if NATO wanted to intervene in, say, Bhutan, or that adding Singapore would give our potential operations in Borneo more multilateral cred. ...

Less rigid new climate deal may draw big emitters
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 17 hours ago
A key problem is how to share out the burden of a global pact between countries such as Bhutan, where trees soak up more carbon than its people emit, ...

IIT-Kanpur to help Bhutan set up management school
Economic Times, India - 18 hours ago
21 Sep, 2007, 1610 hrs IST, PTI KANPUR: A five-member delegation from Royal Bhutan University on Thursday reached IIT Kanpur to seek its help in ...

2007-09-21T01:06:00.001-07:00

AFC President Cup Football touranament inaugurated
Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - 1 hour ago
National League Club Champion Football Teams of eight countries including Pakistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan and ...

Bhutan participates international travel fair
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 1 hour ago
21 September, 2007 - For the first time in two decades, representatives of Bhutan's tour companies and tourism officials attended one of Asia's largest ...

EIH plans to increase its room capacity by 66% over next five years
Express Hotelier, India - 2 hours ago
These include two hotels in Abu Dhabi, two in Bhutan, and one each in Sultanate of Oman, Egypt and Marakesh (Morocco). EIH is expecting a topline growth of ...
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21 September, 2007-Know your candidates contesting a seat in the ...
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
Yes, the whole process of democratization has been different in Bhutan and for Bhutanese aspiring politicians. We should not forget that democracy in Bhutan ...

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2007-09-21T01:05:00.000-07:00

Bhutanese, Iraqis coming to Concord
Concord Monitor, NH - 2 hours ago
The Bhutanese, on the other hand, face challenges largely caused by their protracted stay in refugee camps. The refugees fled Bhutan, a Himalayan country ...

Jeffrey Carlson Is Richard II for Yale Rep Starting Sept. 21
Playbill.com, NY - 4 hours ago
Yionoulis has previously staged The Violet Hour, Everett Beekin, Three Days, Sore Throats and Bhutan. Her Yale Rep productions have included Black Snow, ...

Flood in Assam: Isn't it a National Disaster?
NDTV.com, India - 5 hours ago
... with rainfall in the catchments areas of neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and the adjacent country Bhutan. ...

Sport: Governor Punjab inaugurates 8-club event today
Trading Markets, CA - 5 hours ago
The opening match will be followed by Regar TadAZ (Tajikistan) - Transport United (Bhutan) tie at 11 PM at same Group and same venue. ...

The country of Bhutan is interested in Phuket’s tourism and education.
ThaisNews, Thailand - 6 hours ago
A delegation from the small mountainous country of Bhutan led by its Head of Services Division in the Department of Tourism, Rinzin Jamtsho, paid a call on ...

2007-09-21T01:03:00.000-07:00

Floods in Assam
Chowk, CA - 14 hours ago
... with rainfall in the catchments areas of neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and the adjacent country Bhutan. ...

Extremely current affairs
Hindustan Times, India - 14 hours ago
The debate on the India-US nuclear deal has been seen largely in political terms. Proponents for and against have viewed the pros and cons through the prism ...

Gross National Happiness
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia - 17 hours ago
In 1972 when the new king of the Himalayan nation of Bhutan was crowned, he declared that he was more concerned with “Gross National Happiness” (GNH) than ...

2007-09-21T01:00:00.000-07:00

Lifestyle diseases on the rise
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 21 hours ago
In Bhutan, 48 percent of people older than 35 years had hypertension, according to a study conducted by Epidemiology and Research Unit. ...

Strengthen health systems to control Dengue: WHO
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 22 hours ago
Bhutan reported its first case in 2004 and has seen a gradual increase in the numbers; and Nepal reported its first case in 2006. Countries must implement a ...

Mind your mushrooms
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - Sep 19, 2007
The centre has proposed plans to open regional centres in eastern and central Bhutan, so that they can cover more remote areas and also appoint field ...

2007-09-20T00:40:00.000-07:00

Filmmaker Lynn Sachs to visit Swarthmore
Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online, United States - 2 hours ago
BY ALEX HO Looking to kick back and relax at the pictures this weekend? How does an “experimental documentary” sound to you? No? ...

Surfing the World Wide Couch
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
In an age of cheap airfares and porous borders, where nearly every corner of the earth, from Bulgaria to Bhutan, is open for tourism, the home is the final ...

Monk brings tale of 'the sinner's saint' to screen
Orange County Register, CA - 6 hours ago
I was traveling from India to Bhutan and (sneaked out) with a friend to see it. It was very interesting and very exciting. So I started watching movies ...

China pushes south, says remove bunkers
Times of India, India - 7 hours ago
KOLKATA: Moves by the Chinese army along the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, culminating in a demand for removal of two Indian army bunkers near an outpost ...

Villages bordering on despair
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 9 hours ago
From these forest villages — located along the Indo-Bhutan border in the extreme north of the district — one has to trek 56km to get as far as Bishmuri near ...

2007-09-20T00:36:00.000-07:00

Rapist reward funds school
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 9 hours ago
As Lepcha’s travel business takes up much of his time, a relative, Andrew Paul Shyodhi, a retired forest officer from Bhutan, runs the school with the help ...

Audrey Ronning Topping photo exhibit at Adelphi
Newsday, NY - 10 hours ago
Exuberance permeates her kaleidoscopic pictures of Bhutan, which Topping considers a nation steeped in joy. In 2002, the High Lama of Bhutan's Gangteng ...

2007-09-20T00:35:00.000-07:00

Two years after bunkers came up, China protests
Times of India, India - 10 hours ago
... shows it may be trying to gain a dominant position at a height on the tri-junction as the adjoining Chumbi Valley in Bhutan, where they are located, ...

Repertory Film
Philadelphia citypaper.net, PA - 10 hours ago
Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom (US, 120 min.) Tom Sterling's travelogue on the mountainous little Shangri-La-like country of Bhutan, which is sandwiched between ...

Security along Indo-Bhutan border tightened
Hindu, India - 11 hours ago
20 (PTI): Security along the Indo-Bhutan border has been beefed up following reports of movement of Maoists from Nepal into Bhutan through Indian territory, ...

Flood in Assam: Isn't it a National Disaster?
Asian Tribune, Thailand - 12 hours ago
... with rainfall in the catchments areas of neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and the adjacent country Bhutan. ...

Asia urged to step up dengue control efforts
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 12 hours ago
Bhutan also reported its first case in 2004 and has seen a gradual increase in infections. In Thailand, a total of 41975 cases were reported between Jan 1 ...

2007-09-20T00:33:00.000-07:00

Time to give Saarc a facelift
BBC News, UK - 15 hours ago
It has, for the most part, been a rudderless organisation, initially, of seven nations - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka ...

Grenades recovered from Guwahati-bound bus
NewKerala.com, India - 15 hours ago
The bus had originated in Nagrijuli, on the Indo-Bhutan border, and was on way to Guwahati. It is not confirmed yet whether the grenades were meant for ...

DHL Express announces senior management changes in South Asia
NewKerala.com, India - 15 hours ago
Subramanian will focus on building the business in Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. The country managers of each of these ...

Arrested Ulfa leader behind Rs 500-cr ONGC extortion demand?
Zee News, India - 16 hours ago
Neog was also wanted in connection with several bomb blasts in oil pipelines carried out by the group in this district after the Bhutan operations in 2003. ...

Centre to invest Rs 46000 cr in NE power sector
NewKerala.com, India - 16 hours ago
They said that India had already signed an agreement with Bhutan for power utilisation and setting up a hydro electrical project in the Himalayan kingdom.

2007-09-19T05:43:00.000-07:00

75 Per Cent Of Asia Pacific Population At Risk Of Getting Dengue
Indian Muslims, CA - 2 hours ago
Bhutan reported its first case in 2004 and has seen a gradual increase in the numbers while Nepal reported its first case in 2006, the world body said after ...

Establishment of tele centres in govt priority: Mahara
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 3 hours ago
The meeting will discuss possible development of the information technology in the nations including Nepal, India, China, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, ...

Women on the waves of democracy
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 3 hours ago
It is known that the voice of women in Bhutan is not suppressed but it has had no outlet either. “In the larger picture the top positions in the civil ...

Armed gang kills man
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 3 hours ago
18: An unidentified group killed Lok Nath Kattel, a resident of Bhutanese refugee camp, Sector-D of Camp-1 in Beldangi on Monday night. ...

Live telecast of Thimphu tshechu
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 5 hours ago
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation (BBSC) will telecast live the tshechu on all three days. The nationwide telecast will be accompanied by running ...

2007-09-19T05:41:00.000-07:00

His Majesty with Lt. General Susheel Gupta (left), Mrs. Poonam ...
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 5 hours ago
19 September, 2007 - The Royal Bhutan Army has always received very close cooperation from the Indian Army. The visit of the Deputy Chief of Army Staff ...

‘We have appointed E&Y as consultants to work out a roadmap for ...
Express TravelWorld, India - 7 hours ago
We do get a large number of medical tourists from countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. River tourism also has huge potential and there are exciting ...

Armed gang kills a refugee in Jhapa
Media For Freedom, Nepal - 11 hours ago
A refugee was killed by an unidentified armed group Monday night in Beldangi I Bhutanese refugee camp in eastern Nepal, a refugee news portal said. ...

CA polls panacea for Nepal ailments
Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal - 11 hours ago
... he no more no less than the Prime Minister of an India dictated “protectorate” that is Nepal by all means very close to what Bhutan is today. ...

PNB to set up JV in Bhutan, credit cards biz by April
Economic Times, India - 23 hours ago
18 Sep, 2007, 1800 hrs IST, PTI MUMBAI: Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) is setting up a banking joint venture in Bhutan and also launching ...

2007-09-18T00:11:00.000-07:00

DPT’S YESHEY ZIMBA, former trade minister
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 1 hour ago
Where would you like to see Bhutan 10 years from now? A role model for the world as a country that has managed to truly realize Gross National Happiness. ...

Andaman News highlights this week
ThaisNews, Thailand - 3 hours ago
On Thursday 20 & Friday 21 September, we also plan to show interviews on Underwater Clean Up; Phuket Yacht Club sailing & dragon boats; Bhutan Tourism ...

2007-09-18T00:07:00.000-07:00

Hardworking and intelligent player
Hindu, India - 8 hours ago
“We defeated Pakistan I 3-0, edged out Singapore 3-2, and blanked Bhutan 1 3-0 in the group. India defeated Pakistan II 3-0 in the semifinals and Singapore ...

Ulfa top gun caught in transit
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 9 hours ago
... demoted from the rank of commander of 28 Battalion for failing to execute retaliatory strikes on security forces after the military operation in Bhutan. ...

Good life & democracy
The Statesman, India - 9 hours ago
Bhutan is a case in point. It measures it development by Gross National Happiness instead of Gross National Product. Thus we cannot assume that democracy is ...

2007-09-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

Launch IPOs, will buy
Express Money, India - 2 hours ago
The Power Grid IPO has once again turned attention to investor preferences. Many still see IPOs as a sure way to earn a good return, as they believe a ...

Developing Asia To Grow 8.3% In 2007-ADB
RTT News, NY - 3 hours ago
The completion of a large hydro-project in Bhutan will give a boost to its tiny economy, the report said. In Afghanistan, growth is revised up due to a ...

74-year old ex-paratrooper on cycle to fight corruption
NewKerala.com, India - 4 hours ago
With 18965 kms of cycling across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and India to his credit, he vows to continue this struggle till the last drop of his ...

Typhoid rates tripled in southern BC since 2000
Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago
Surrey, BC -- BC's Fraser Health Authority says typhoid fever rates have tripled in parts of the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley since 2000. ...

Google Maps expands by 54 countries
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago
Afghanistan, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, ...
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2007-09-17T06:28:00.000-07:00

Soccer tourney gets off to a flying start
The Statesman, India - 5 hours ago
A total of 28 teams from Goa, Nepal, Bhutan, Shillong, Bangladesh, Bangalore, Chhattisgarh, Durgapur and north Bengal are taking part in the meet, ...

ULFA hints at resuming talks with government
NewKerala.com, India - 6 hours ago
... of sovereignty or independence, releasing five top jailed leaders, and whereabouts of 'missing' rebel members during the Bhutan operations in 2003. ...

Discount bills “hugely” oversubscribed
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
“We are re-launching the one bill to see which type of short-term bill might be suitable for Bhutan,” said a RMA official. An observer said that the ...

AusAID increases scholarships
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
Mr. Stanley told Kuensel that the Australian government has seen diversity in areas of studies and an increase in the quality of education in Bhutan over ...

2007-09-17T06:25:00.000-07:00

For clean, free and fair politics
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
“We urge agencies such as the Election Commission of Bhutan and the Anti-Corruption Commission to be proactive and ensure the political process remains ...

Contractor for Chapcha-Bongo
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
After being in the construction business for more than 15 years, Ugay is now a successful contractor, with businesses in many places in southern Bhutan.

DPT’s Phuentsholing Candidate
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
A successful businessman in the cash crops export trade, Chencho Dorji previously worked with the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited before ...

PDP woos tourism industry
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago
“I even agree that eastern Bhutan should open up to tourism, and we need to identify proper areas for trekking routes, which are of interest to tourists. ...

South Asia meets on anti terror cooperation
Mathaba.Net, UK - 7 hours ago
SAARC is an econnomic and political organisation of eight countries including Afganistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri ...

2007-09-17T06:23:00.000-07:00

Starpulse News Blog
Starpulse.com, CT - 7 hours ago
Actress Keira Knightley insists a recent trip to Bhutan proves reports she suffers from an eating disorder are false. "I want to do an accessories line and ...

Indian Foreign Secretary lays emphasis on time CA election in Nepal
Media For Freedom, Nepal - 11 hours ago
On the Bhutanese refugee crisis, Menon clarified that India wanted Nepal and Bhutan to resolve the problem bilaterally. He also informed that India was ...

Ulfa bowls talks googly at Delhi
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 15 hours ago
... information on the whereabouts of its members who went missing after Bhutan’s military operation and the release of its jailed central committee members ...

Menon leaves for China
The Tribune, India - 16 hours ago
Tawang is very strategically located near the India-China-Bhutan trijunction looking down at the short strip, the Siliguri chicken neck. ...

Infrastructure Development Bank in Offing
Himalayan Times, Nepal - 17 hours ago
... head of Asia Department of DEG KFW Bankengruppe; Per Kjellerhaug, IFC country manager Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh also spoke on the occasion. ...
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2007-09-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

Irish midfielder caught fibbing about grandmother's death
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago
Bhutan has pulled out of the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup because it was unable to complete its stadium in time for the fixture, ...

Olathe woman ‘bittersweet’ about her ‘Millionaire’ appearance
Kansas City Star, MO - 4 hours ago
“A) Qatar, B) Bhutan, C) Togo, D) Liechtenstein.” After using two lifelines — the phone-a-friend the 50-50 — Rees guessed “B.” Unfortunately, the answer was ...

LATIN AMERICA: Native Leaders Half-Heartedly Embrace ‘Historic ...
IPS, Italy - 6 hours ago
Only four countries -- the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand -- voted against it, while Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, ...

Bhutan pulls out of 2010 World Cup qualifying
SportingNews.com - 7 hours ago
FIFA said Friday that Bhutan was unable to complete its stadium in time for its home game and that Kuwait automatically will advance to the 20-team third ...

2007-09-15T00:44:00.000-07:00

Python's progress
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
In 2002 he trekked across the Sahara and three years ago he travelled for six months in the Himalayas, via Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Bhutan and ...

India border weapons plan revived
BBC News, UK - 14 hours ago
In 2001, the SSB was placed under the Home Ministry and given the job to guard India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan and told to discontinue its earlier ...

'Foolproof security for athletes for Hyderabad World Military Games'
NewKerala.com, India - 15 hours ago
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Maldives had been given observer status in the Games touted to be the biggest multi-sport event the country ever been ...

WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 17 hours ago
_ ZURICH, Switzerland _ BC-EU-SPT-SOC--WCUP-BHUTAN WITHDRAWS. Has moved. _ LONDON _ BC-EU-SPT-SOC--ARSENAL-WENGER. Has moved. By Stuart Condie. ...

Flat-out art: Painter creates way to take murals with you
North County Times, CA - 18 hours ago
They are so fond of a mural she did for them of a monastery in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, they never want to part with it. "If we ever move, ...

Bhutan pulls out of 2010 men's soccer World Cup qualifying
The Canadian Press, Switzerland - 18 hours ago
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Bhutan has pulled out of the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup of men's soccer. FIFA said Friday the tiny Himalayan ...

2007-09-15T00:43:00.000-07:00

The Trojan Horse
Reformatorisch Dagblad, Netherlands - 19 hours ago
... of the letterbox opening, and of the soft ’thud’ on the mat as letters arrived from my aunt in Australia or pen friends in Denmark, Nepal, and Bhutan. ...

SVP NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY TO CELEBRATE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR TOMORROW
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 19 hours ago
The present Batch of trainee officers comprises 88 IPS Officers, including 18 Lady Officers (the highest so far), and 4 Officers each from Royal Bhutan ...

Int’l community have important role in protecting Nepal’s peace ...
Kantipur Online, Nepal - 19 hours ago
Dr Bhattarai and Canadian ambassador Malone also held a serious discussion on the Bhutanese refugee crisis. According to sources, the Maoists are very ...

BJP for joint military action to wipe out terrorism
Hindu, India - 20 hours ago
The proposed military action could be on the lines of the operation that was launched by Bhutan against militants in 2003 when the NDA was in power, ...

2007-09-15T00:42:00.000-07:00

Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering - DPT
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 22 hours ago
I have seen Bhutan blossom and undergo dramatic, favourable changes under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty the King. It is my duty to ensure that ...

Guyana backs UN declaration on indigenous rights
Stabroek News, Guyana - 23 hours ago
Those abstaining were Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Samoa and Ukraine. ...

Artist exhibit 'maps the darkness'
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - Sep 14, 2007
By Kim Hughes - For The Sun News Expect the unexpected when you stop by the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum to check out an exhibit by ...

Three Indians die in Bhutan landslide, accident
Hindu, India - Sep 13, 2007
14 (PTI): Two Indians were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit their camp in Bhutan while another died in a road mishap, the state media ...

The future of tertiary education in Bhutan
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - Sep 13, 2007
Over the next month Kuensel will feature a series of articles written by Dr. Austin Reid setting out the challenges and the choices facing Bhutan in its ...

2007-09-13T23:02:00.001-07:00

Asian travel sparks typhoid warning in BC
CBC British Columbia, Canada - 15 minutes ago
But people returning from countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are also vulnerable, it said. ...

Aiming High: Book describes visits to 50 state summits
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 2 hours ago
He purposely chose countries that are culturally and geographically different than the United States, such countries as Libya, Ecuador and Bhutan. ...

Refugee camps mgmt poll by Sept-end
Kantipur Online, Nepal - 2 hours ago
There are about 108000 Lhotsampas (Nepali-speaking citizens of southern Bhutan) in the camps. The elected committee will represent all the administrative ...

2007-09-13T23:01:00.001-07:00

UN Adopts Historic Statement on Native Rights
OneWorld US, DC - 3 hours ago
The nations that neither supported nor objected were Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Samoa, and Ukraine. ...

Bosworth and Knightley: A pair unfazed by the glare
USA Today - 5 hours ago
A friend and I went to Bhutan. We had a lot of this red rice. I love learning about food. It was amazing." So was starring in Atonement. ...

State govts lining up sops to attract airlines
Livemint, India - 9 hours ago
“Earlier, there was a proposal to permit airlines operating in north-east to fly neighbouring countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri ...

2007-09-13T22:58:00.000-07:00

Promoting tourism through sports
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 10 hours ago
In 2008 they would add Bhutan/ Nepal tour, Beijing/ Lasha Rail tour, Indo-China tour (Covering Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam), Jakarta, Borobudur, ...

PNB to partner with AIG for credit card business
Economic Times, India - 13 hours ago
Besides, the board also approved setting up of a joint venture bank in Bhutan. The bank also plans to upgrade its Representative Office in Shanghai, ...
AIG

Punjab National Bank to form JV with AIG and Venture Infotech for ...
Equity Bulls, India - 16 hours ago
Punjab National Bank has announced that the Board of Directors of the Bank has approved the setting up of a Joint Venture Bank in Bhutan. ...
BOM:532461 - AIG

PDP elects Garab Dorji as Gelephu constituency candidate
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 19 hours ago
13 September, 2007 - Garab Dorji beat the managing director of Bhutan Post, Achyut Bhandari, by five votes to stand as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ...

Bhutan’s ambassador in Bangladesh
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 19 hours ago
13 September, 2007 - Bhutan’s ambassador to Bangladesh, Tshering Dorji, presented his credentials to the President of Bangladesh, Professor Lajuddin Ahmed ...

2007-09-13T02:34:00.000-07:00

Progress on the stray issue
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 36 minutes ago
Although slow, the plan to make Bhutan stray-free by December this year is materialising, livestock officials said. A fund of about Nu 27 million has been ...

Bhutan: ‘Good but not perfect’ for tigers
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 42 minutes ago
13 September, 2007 Bhutan was a critical and an important intact portion of the tiger range in the high altitude Himalayan corridor, according to tiger ...

Hoteliers hunt debtors
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 42 minutes ago
Hoteliers in Bumthang, another tourist hotspot in central Bhutan besides Thimphu and Paro, complain of similar problems. A few of them were already planning ...

RAW: An Instrument of Indian Imperialism
World Press Review - 1 hour ago
RAW was given a list of seven countries—Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Pakistan, and Maldives—that India considered its principal regional ...

2007-09-13T02:32:00.000-07:00

Three exhibits opening today
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 2 hours ago
"Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom" on the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan features photographs by Tom Sterling; "The Art of Stephen Chesley: Twilight, ...

Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
Express Healthcare Management, India - 2 hours ago
Patients come from neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for treatment of difficult and complicated conditions. ...

Centre assures help to State
Assam Tribune, India - 5 hours ago
By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Sept 12 – Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi today called up ...

Problems for Omar Assar but he met the challenge and succeeded
ITTF, Switzerland - 5 hours ago
Top seed Soumyajit Ghosh beat Pakistan’s Salman Ahmed Tahir Virk and Bhutan’s Sonam Adikari, whilst Sourav Saha overcame the latter’s compatriot Khedup ...

Indo-Bangla border
E-Pao.net, India - 7 hours ago
Besides, Bangladesh and Myanmar, North Eastern States share International boundary with China, Bhutan and Nepal as well.

South Asia flood devastation worsens
Tehran Times, Iran - 8 hours ago
The flooding has also affected the neighboring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan where several fast-flowing mountain streams are changing their course, ...

2007-09-13T02:31:00.000-07:00

Nagaland laces boots
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 11 hours ago
Kohima, Sept. 12: School teams from Nagaland will look to repeat the state’s 1980 feat when they take the field for the Subroto Cup under-14 and under-17 ...

Assam seeks water deals
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 11 hours ago
Dispur wants MoUs with Bhutan and neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and power giant Neepco, which will make it mandatory for them to warn ...

IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 11 hours ago
The process of migration of the Nepalis to northeast India, Darjeeling and southern Bhutan began about two centuries ago with the recruitment of Gorkha ...

In 100 days, 14 leopards bite the dust
Times of India, India - 12 hours ago
"They are sold off and smuggled out to Nepal and Bhutan," he says. In recent times many leopards have been killed in man-animal conflicts. ...

India and her neighbors: Problems of omission and commission
INDOlink, CA - 14 hours ago
The kingdom of Bhutan and India signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1949 according to which Bhutan agreed to let itself be guided by India in its external ...

2007-09-13T02:29:00.000-07:00

Natural disasters: Implication and remedies
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 15 hours ago
If we look at our region, we find a number of joint venture cooperation projects between India and Nepal and India and Bhutan that are beneficial to the ...

JFA: We will serve as NMIFA's big brother
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia - 19 hours ago
“I was part of the delegation that worked very hard in helping Guam, Mongolia, and Bhutan get accepted in the AFC and FIFA. I have visited 27 countries in ...

Basketball Tournament in memory of Pawo Thupten Ngodup played in NYC
Phayul, Tibet - 21 hours ago
... Toronto Dream Team, (Canada), Team Tibet (NY ), CT (Connecticut), Druk (Bhutan) and Rangzen (NY), altogether ten teams, played in the boy’s category. ...

Supply routes cut off, Malaria and starvation rampant in ULFA camps
Merinews, India - 22 hours ago
ULFA established several camps in Arunachal and Nagaland after ‘Operation All Clear’, carried by Royal Bhutan Army in their southern border in ...

Rain wreaks havoc in Dagana
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 23 hours ago
The Bhutan Power Corporation office is reinstalling broken electricity lines in other parts of the dzongkhag. “The electricity poles had collapsed and there ...

PM-FM discuss envoy appointments, agenda for UN session and ...
Nepalnews.com, Nepal - Sep 12, 2007
Yechury is scheduled to visit Bhutan by this month's end to discuss the refugee impasse. nepalnews.com ia Sep 12 07.

Greater Nepal is not impossible!
Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal - Sep 11, 2007
If we get our lost territories back, Nepal ’s eastern periphery can extend up to Bhutan and Bangladesh . This implies that the Indian controlled eastern ...

2007-09-11T22:13:00.000-07:00

Japan boys favourites at World Junior Circuit TT
Navhind Times, India - 52 minutes ago
... a world level event in which Japan, Singapore, Egypt, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran will participate besides India which will be fielding two teams. ...

Profile: Tim Fischer
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
Fischer travels to Bhutan every second year (he is off trekking there next month) and greatly admires their "Gross National Happiness Index", ...

S Asia flood devastation worsens
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
The flooding has also affected the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan where several fast-flowing mountain streams are changing their course, ...

Realities belie national boast
The Japan Times, Japan - 5 hours ago
By SANTI RAM POUDEL Bhutan, which pompously boasts of its gross national happiness index, has some realities worth considering. For example, 20 percent of ...

2007-09-11T22:10:00.000-07:00

For once, police were on time
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 7 hours ago
Release of rainwater accumulated in Bhutan has been blamed for the devastation in the villages under Golokganj and Agomoni circles of Dhubri and in Barpeta ...

Corporate Briefs
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 7 hours ago
... has inked a 10-year licensing agreement with Chogori India, to market and distribute the latter's brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh. ...

River erosion wreaks havoc in Cooch Behar
The Statesman, India - 8 hours ago
This monsoon, heavy downpour has occurred at the upper catchment areas in Bhutan Hills and also in the plains. This inflated the hilly rivers. ...

Confession: My Carbon Footprint Looks Like a Clown Shoe
Huffington Post, NY - 8 hours ago
The Sierra Club, for instance, advertises many fabulous sounding trips, such as "Best of Bhutan: Trekking, Buddhism and Birds" or "The Antarctic: Nature's ...

Furious flood, gratuitous relief in Assam
Merinews, India - 11 hours ago
The waters of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan have affected the Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and lower Assam badly. Red alert has been sounded in the ...

2007-09-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

ULFA Alienated From the Masses
Merinews, India - 2 hours ago
The surrendered militants, who belonged to the 28th and 709th battalions of the outfit, had undergone training in Bhutan and Myanmar. ...

S Asia flood devastation worsens
BBC News, UK - 4 hours ago
The flooding has also affected the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan where several fast-flowing mountain streams are changing their course, ...

Subroto Cup football tourney kicks off on Friday
Press Trust of India, India - 5 hours ago
United Arab Emirates would participate for the first time in the tournament, which will also feature teams from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and ...

Bhutan photo exhibit opens today
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 5 hours ago
"Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom" centers on the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, with photographs by Tom Sterling. The exhibit is composed of dozens of images ...

NEPAL: Some 60000 Bhutanese refugees could settle in USA "soon"
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 6 hours ago
Since 1990 Bhutanese citizens of Nepalese origin - known as Lhotsampas in Bhutan - have been evicted from their homes by the Bhutanese government, ...

2007-09-11T05:54:00.000-07:00

On democracy, politics, the voter, the King
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 6 hours ago
Passing through Bhutan this week, he shared his thoughts with Kuensel. (Excerpts) Mr. Fischer: It's busy. I am on five boards but it's enjoyable and I have ...

The pain of losing a nation
Nepalnews.com, Nepal - 7 hours ago
The strategists of RAW didn’t want to repeat a Bhutan in Sikkim . Bhutan managed to acquire the membership of the United Nations in 1968. ...

Through a photo lens
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 8 hours ago
11 September, 2007 - Bhutan A Certain Modernity by Serena Chopra, a photo exhibition, that opened in Thimphu on September 2, attempts to capture the essence ...

2007-09-10T21:12:00.001-07:00

Home > News > Focus on Afghanistan Drug Trading & Proc...
World Bank Group, DC - 1 hour ago
(Read More ») Launching pad to all information on World Bank activities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. ...

Cement from abroad to rein in local prices
Economic Times, India - 9 hours ago
Cement firms from Pakistan, the UAE, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also registered with BIS. Sources said many Indian firms are planning to import from ...

Sri Lanka: SAARC Meeting On Terrorism Measure
Stratfor (subscription) - 13 hours ago
Officials from SAARC member states Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are set to meet in the Indian capital ...

2007-09-10T21:11:00.001-07:00

Understanding Urbanization's effect on Sustainable Development
Lifted Magazine, TX - 14 hours ago
Afghanistan, Madagascar, Angola, Malawi, Bangladesh, Maldives, Benin, Mali, Bhutan, and Mauritania make up the top ten least developed countries (United ...

Who’s running for whom
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 16 hours ago
Two aspiring PDP candidates left hanging are the former managing director of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Mingbo Dukpa, and former councillor Dasho ...

Fresh flooding leaves millions homeless in S. Asia
Reuters - 17 hours ago
The flooding has also affected the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan where several fast-flowing mountain streams are changing their course, ...

2007-09-10T03:12:00.000-07:00

Japan contributes $2 million to UNHCR
Nepalnews.com, Nepal - 25 minutes ago
UNHCR said the contribution would go towards meeting the ongoing protection and material needs of the refugees from Bhutan in eastern Nepal and persons of ...

Remote Lands Gives the Gift of Travel This Holiday Season
Emediawire (press release), WA - 2 hours ago
Itineraries will bring travelers to the distant reaches of Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, and Bhutan, and the unique beauty of India. ...

2007-09-10T03:09:00.000-07:00

Phuensum Tshogpa: No presence yet in Zhemgang
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
Like most parts of interior Bhutan, villages in Zhemgang need roads and electricity. “I participated in the land management campaign with Lyonpo Sangay ...

I am from Galing
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
In 2008, when I press the button on the voting machine, as a citizen of Bhutan and not as the niece of the two candidates, I am confident that my finger ...

Bhutan's EC to act tough to check graft
Deccan Herald, India - 2 hours ago
Apprehending that money and muscle power might become decisive factors in the upcoming elections, Bhutan's poll panel has drafted stringent rules to check ...

Assam: Militant surrenders increase after government bonanza
Merinews, India - 4 hours ago
The militants, who surrendered at Tamulpur and Lengri, include a woman cadre of ULFA named Jonali Das, who was trained in Bhutan in 1999 and had since been ...

2007-09-09T21:51:00.000-07:00

FSM Newsletter 10 September 2007
Free Software Magazine, British Virgin Islands - 4 hours ago
Linux Goes Native in Bhutan - Bhutan has come up with an operating system called the "Dzongkha Debain Linux," an updated version of the Dzongka Linux ...

Nine football chiefs to get the boot after FIFA order
Kuwait Times, Kuwait - 8 hours ago
... the possibility of suspending Kuwait's international participation, the first of which will be World Cup qualifying rounds next month against Bhutan. ...

Sri Lanka should make better use of existing trade deals: experts
Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka - 11 hours ago
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Thailand and Myanmar are also part of BIMSTEC, though trade under the agreement has not really taken off as expected, ...

Saarc Nations To Finalise Anti-terror Pact
NEWSPost India, India - 20 hours ago
Home/interior ministers of the member nations - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives - are scheduled to meet ...

2007-09-08T22:57:00.000-07:00

Picturing help for children in Bhutan
Kansas City Star, MO - 2 hours ago
By ANN SPIVAK At the Gaselo School in the Kingdom of Bhutan, a country near China, students use outdated textbooks and lack many basic educational materials ...

Singularity Summit 2007: Designing rational self-improving AI
ZDNet - 4 hours ago
Bhutan is a country focused on happiness of its citizens. If we choose carefully the human values that matter most and cause those to expand around world ...

Bangladesh's Three NCBs Start Negotiations On Financing Import Of Fuel
AHN - 11 hours ago
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Three nationalized commercial banks (NCBs) -- Sonali, Janata and Agrani -- have started negotiations with the state-owned ...

Nepal’s Menace!
Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal - 15 hours ago
If we are, then we must understand the “designs” of the once colonial India that it wants to transform Nepal into some what like a Sikkim or Bhutan ? ...

2007-09-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

Магістарская праграма e8
Новая Европа, Belarus - 18 hours ago
Only citizens of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, ...

Filipino Revolutionary, Cleared of EU "Terrorist" Charge, Arrested ...
Bulatlat, Philippines - 20 hours ago
It must note with alarm news of a Maoist People's War unfolding in the small but strategically located country of Bhutan. While it coddles the Cuban ...

EXPERIENCE SHARING PROGRAMME OF AGAOA
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 22 hours ago
India is a founder member of AGAOA along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Maldives. It aims at promoting ‘professional ...

KLM - Northwest offer free iPods to passengers
Moneycontrol.com, India - 22 hours ago
According to Mr Warner Rootliep, General Manager, KLM – Northwest, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka & The Maldives, “Passengers booking on ...

Will money make a difference?
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 23 hours ago
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has drafted stringent rules to prevent the adverse influence of muscle and money power in politics and governance. ...

Drukpol retains title
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 23 hours ago
Bhutan Audiovisual will play Friends United at 2:30 pm and Forever Young will play Puna Wang today at 4:30 pm today.

WWF seeks donors to help protect endangered wilflife
Deccan Herald, India - 23 hours ago
... Programme aimed at educating, empowering and inspiring youngsters in Kenya, Tanzania, Nepal, Bhutan and Madagascar at an annual cost of USD 1000. ...

2007-09-07T22:27:00.000-07:00

Thousands Bid an Emotional Adieu to MiG-21
Merinews, India - 1 hour ago
... has always been increasing - it is the convenient base to defend ourselves against threats from China, Myanmar, Bhutan and lately, Bangladesh. ...

Nepal: Bhutanese Maoist threaten to foil relocation process
Telegraphnepal.com, Nepal - 2 hours ago
The Bhutanese Communist Party-Maoist has requested the UNHCR (UN-High Commission for Refugees), the government of Nepal and the US government, ...

Flood misery back
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 7 hours ago
The Gaurang, Swrmanga, Heel, Gongia and Sankosh, which flows through Bhutan, flooded low-lying areas of Banargaon, Kachuagon, Serfanguri, forcing many ...

2007-09-07T22:25:00.000-07:00

Flood wreaks havoc in hills & plains
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 7 hours ago
7: Incessant rain since yesterday coupled with overflowing rivers and streams from the hills of Bhutan have led to inundation of large areas in Jalpaiguri ...

Sri Lankan men's swimmers win three silver medals
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 9 hours ago
Today is the final day of the meet and 11 events will be worked off followed by farewell dinner to teams from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.

Strand special exhibits focus on Tibetan themes
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 13 hours ago
"Bhutan, the Cloud Kingdom" opens Tuesday for a run through Oct. 21 at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery ...

CPB-Maoist asks UN, US, Nepal not to start refugee resettlement
Kantipur Online, Nepal - 15 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Sept 7 - The Communist Party of Bhutan (Maoist) has urged the UNHCR, the United States and Nepal not to start the process of third country ...

Bhutanese journalists on course for elections
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 16 hours ago
by Sigrid Deters* In 2008 the 700000 citizens of Bhutan will go to the polls to elect a parliament for the first time in history. ...

2007-09-07T02:01:00.000-07:00

Panda's tooth work aims to extend life
Billings Gazette, USA - 52 minutes ago
Ailurus fulgens, commonly known as the red panda or lesser panda, is an endangered species that lives in mountainous regions of Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, ...

Jai Nepal
Nepali Times, Nepal - 1 hour ago
The Himalayan Belt, once a chain of independent kingdoms reaching from Bhutan to Ladhak was crushed by the 20th century. Nepal is the only sovereign state ...

How Market Turmoil Waylaid the 'Quants'
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
So over the next several years, Mr. Muller traveled to Bhutan, New Zealand and Hawaii, and kayaked in the Grand Canyon. He spent time in California and took ...

2007-09-06T21:35:00.001-07:00

New fish species discovered in Lingshi
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 24 minutes ago
7 September, 2007 - A new fish species, not previously reported in Bhutan, has been discovered in the streams of Lingshi gewog, say officials of the ...

Pakistan borrows $985m from WB in FY07
The News - International, Pakistan - 4 hours ago
Its portfolio spreads across eight sectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The financial and manufacturing sectors are the ...

Bangladesh Pays $390 Million Asian Clearing Union Payment
AHN - 5 hours ago
The ACU is an arrangement among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Burma, officially known as Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to settle payments for ...

The Grander Hotel
TIME - 5 hours ago
"You have to give your guests a warm, genteel, caring kind of feeling," says Adrian Zecha, whose 18 minimalist Amanresorts--from Bhutan to Morocco to ...

A Global Coalition of Good
TIME - 5 hours ago
Dr. Tabin and his colleagues honed their techniques working in Himalayan communities in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and other parts of the region. ...

2007-09-06T21:34:00.004-07:00

Darjeeling park to breed two more species
Hindu, India - 5 hours ago
“It has also been selected as a participating zoo for the Himalayan tar goat, the blue sheep, the blood pheasant, the Bhutan grey peacock pheasant and the ...

Busy Builder
Forbes, NY - 6 hours ago
He's been heliskiing in the Himalayas, dogsledding in Greenland, traveling in Bhutan, hiking the gruelling Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea (twice) and ...
ASX:LEI

Linux Goes Native in Bhutan
TechNewsWorld, CA - 10 hours ago
People in Bhutan will soon be able chat, send e-mail , and surf the Internet in the native language of Dzongkha. The country's Department of Information and ...

2007-09-06T21:34:00.003-07:00

Hidden Kingdom
Atlantic Online - 10 hours ago
The Chimi Lhakhang monastery sits atop a knoll in the Punakha Chhu valley in western Bhutan, surrounded by terraced rice fields and clusters of chalet-like ...

Haryana police to fill 980 vacancies
PunjabNewsline.com, India - 11 hours ago
He said that the candidate should be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before ...

2007-09-06T21:34:00.001-07:00

2007-09-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

Energy security is now a foreign affairs subject for the Government
DailyIndia.com, FL - 13 hours ago
To strengthen energy security, India has also been holding talks with Nepal on specific hydropower projects and cooperation with Bhutan is already going on. ...

World Wildlife Fund Launches 'Extraordinary Gifts Catalog' to ...
Earthtimes.org - 14 hours ago
... Empowering, Inspiring: Help educate girls in Kenya, Tanzania, Nepal, Bhutan and Madagascar for one year ($1000) -- Antipoaching Patrols: saving Sumatran ...

2007-09-06T04:33:00.000-07:00

NEW DIVISION OF ENERGY SECURITY
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 8 minutes ago
In the same sector, our cooperation with Bhutan has been mutually beneficial. Possibilities of cooperation in the non-conventional energy front are also ...

Intense Expands Global Leadership Team Brings Jami Duncan to Head ...
NDTV.com, India - 3 hours ago
Globally, it has also been implemented at Ghana Telecom, Bhutan Telecom and Jordan Telecom, Arab National Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Pepsico to name just ...
BOM:532326

Bhutan joins Anti-Corruption Initiative
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 3 hours ago
6 September, 2007 - Bhutan became the 28th member of the Asian Development Bank Organisation (ADB) and the Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ...

3000 frogs recovered from smugglers in Assam
Merinews, India - 4 hours ago
On 28th of August, some NGO people had recovered a white bellied Heron from Indo-Bhutan. This species is on verge of extinction and its total world ...

2007-09-06T04:31:00.000-07:00

Cooperation between the Asia-Pasific countries against corruption
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - 4 hours ago
The Initiative welcomed Bhutan as its 28th member. The ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative was launched in 1999 and the 2001 Anti-Corruption Action Plan for ...

Copper-thieves target transformers
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
The transformer had been installed in mid-May last year by the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited. Lhendup, caretaker of the crematorium, told Kuensel that ...

Woman convicted on lesser charge
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 5 hours ago
6 September, 2007 - The Thimphu Dzongkhag court has sentenced a woman to three years in prison for violating the Immigration Act of Bhutan. ...

Revenue and customs officials fined
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 5 hours ago
The Thimphu police had charged the officials under section 294 and 436 of the Bhutan Penal Code for official misconduct and malpractice when the case was ...

2007-09-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

UNCCD COP 8 HIGHLIGHTS:
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Canada - 2 hours ago
Chenchu Norbu (Bhutan), CST 7 Vice-Chair, presented the report on a UNCCD fellowship programme (ICCD/COP(8)/CST/5). Several delegates highlighted their ...

Bangladeshi Remittances Up 18 Percent To $1 Billion
AHN - 4 hours ago
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Remittances sent by Bangladeshis working abroad reached $1.0 billion USD in the first two months of the current fiscal year, ...

Whiff of Jatinga in butterfly ‘massacre’
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 5 hours ago
The road connects National Highway 31 at Bishmuri with the southern Bhutan town of Sarpang. Sadly, a stretch of jungle pathway that could have been a ...

Nepal to Seek World Support for Polls
Himalayan Times, Nepal - 7 hours ago
She will hold separate bilateral meetings with friendly countries, including Bhutan, and is scheduled also to attend a meeting of South Asian Association ...

Flawed US Asia Strategy-1
American Chronicle, CA - 8 hours ago
The combined figure of 1.560 billion people already living below international poverty standards in Indian, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, ...

2007-09-05T20:38:00.000-07:00

India ranks 10th in military expenditure globally in 2006: Centre
DailyIndia.com, FL - 10 hours ago
Though the defence products have been sold to countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, the Government has received proposals from various countries like ...

Pressmart joins Summit for new media delivery services
Indiantelevision.com, India - 11 hours ago
... to attract and acquire publishing customers in the Indian Sub-continent region including India, Srilanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. ...

MANUSCRIPT IN HISTORY DIVISION OF MOD
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 12 hours ago
... Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factory Board are engaged in sale of Defence products to countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan etc. ...

Businessmen Opinions Sought For Second Currency In Eight-Nation ...
AHN - 14 hours ago
... the Bangladesh Bank, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Central Bank of Myanmar, the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan and Rastra Bank Nepal. ...

2007-09-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

Campaign coffers
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 21 minutes ago
“We started raising funds through registration fee, membership fee and voluntary contributions since the Election Commission of Bhutan gave the go-ahead in ...

Drukpol still on top
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 59 minutes ago
Forever Young drubbed Bhutan Audiovisual on Monday September 3 five goals to one. Lothuen will play Friends United today.

Asian men more likely beat prostate cancer than white men
Food Consumer, IL - 2 hours ago
South Asians included men from southern India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bhutan and Sikkim . Dr. Anthony S. Robbins, from the California ...

2007-09-04T23:26:00.000-07:00

The G Spot
Kolkata Newsline, India - 3 hours ago
A photo essay on Bhutan takes us behind the bamboo curtain where we get a glimpse of the land caught between China and India that has managed to retain its ...

Thailand contributes seed money
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 4 hours ago
SEARO member countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and East Timor. ...

Blast duo in cop net
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 8 hours ago
He is from Boko in Kamrup district and underwent training in the use of arms and explosives in Bhutan. Thapa was an Ulfa conduit as a student at Pragjyotish ...

2007-09-04T08:36:00.000-07:00

Subscribe to Power Grid IPO: UTI Securities
Moneycontrol.com, India - 51 minutes ago
Through a JV with Tata Power PGCIL has commissioned Tala transmission network connecting Bhutan to Delhi. PGCIL also has a stake in 2 JVs with Torrent Power ...
HKG:0626

Kenya: Gross Nation's Happiness is True Measure of Well-Being
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 5 hours ago
In 1972, the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan made history of sorts by changing the measurement of its economic well being from the familiar Gross National ...

Travel Expert and Author Announces Tour to Bhutan
PR Leap (press release), CA - 5 hours ago
COM) Experience travel to Bhutan with travel expert and author, Beth Whitman. This exclusive tour, organized through Wild Card Adventures, will take place ...

Nepal: IOM opens Kathmandu office, will resettle refugees
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 5 hours ago
While hopes remain that some of the refugees may eventually be able to return to Bhutan, as many as 60000 of the refugees referred by UNHCR are expected to ...

2007-09-04T01:17:00.000-07:00

ULFA blames Centre for failure of peace process
Merinews, India - 1 hour ago
... the senior jailed leaders and information about the whereabouts of the rebel leaders who had gone missing during Operation All Clear in Bhutan in 2003. ...

Kerosene coupon system worries gups
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
4 September, 2007 - In response to numerous complaints that kerosene, an important cooking and lighting fuel for many households in rural Bhutan, ...

Dzongkha Debain Linux: Made for Bhutanese
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
According to Pema Geley, the launch of the Dzongkha Linux marks Bhutan’s move towards free and open source software. “Linux is a free operating system and ...

CA polls golden opportunity, says Congress (I) Spokesman
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 3 hours ago
Spokesman Singhvi, while responding to a question related to the Bhutanese refugees, said India should not interfere on it, as the refugee problem is the ...

Political Economy Of Foreign Aid
Gorkhapatra, Nepal - 3 hours ago
As an example, India's aid to Bhutan tends to be for such projects that are beneficial to the Indian economy. The end of the cold war led to higher business ...

2007-09-04T01:16:00.000-07:00

Stolickzkae triplophysa-loach discovered in Bhutan
Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
This new species will be added to the existing list of 49 fish species recorded from Bhutan. The fish is distinguished by black saddle-shaped bands on the ...

Conservatives and Liberals in a global context
Spero News - 8 hours ago
... or “conservative” regimes actually tend to maintain themselves through liberal approaches such as national health systems in the case of Bhutan . ...

Malaysia makes renewed push for single Asean visa
Travel & Tourism News Middle East, Bahrain - 10 hours ago
... the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, that groups India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan. On top of that, ...

The G Spot
Delhi Newsline, India - 11 hours ago
A photo essay on Bhutan takes us behind the bamboo curtain where we get a glimpse of the land caught between China and India that has managed to retain its ...

Polls will Solve Problems: Indian Leader
Himalayan Times, Nepal - 12 hours ago
On the issue of Bhutanese refugees, he said that while the problem was that of Nepal and Bhutan, India, too, should play a role in finding a solution to it. ...

2007-09-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Lure of Everest captures 25000 travellers
Opodo, UK - 15 hours ago
It is part of the Himalaya range of mountains, which stretches across six countries: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. ...

My weeks as an iPhone user
Albany Times Union, NY - 19 hours ago
Bhutan is looking real good right now. The real test, though, came Tuesday night. My iPhone arrived the day of the Dave Matthews Band concert at SPAC. ...

Tibetan Youth Congress elects 13th CENTREX members
Phayul, Tibet - 19 hours ago
... Yangchen earlier told Phayul that 158 executive members from 48 regional chapters, including Nepal, Bhutan, and USA would be attending the 13th GBM. ...

Filipino Revolutionary, Cleared of EU “Terrorist” Charge, Arrested ...
Dissident Voice, CA - 20 hours ago
It must note with alarm news of a Maoist People’s War unfolding in the small but strategically located country of Bhutan. While it coddles the Cuban ...

2007-09-03T02:48:00.000-07:00

Yemen & India: A historic connection
Yemen Times, Yemen - 1 hour ago
It is bordered by Pakistan and Afghanistan to the northwest; China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. ...

Gloucester County smokers face more restrictions
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 2 hours ago
Ireland, Australia and a little-known Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan, have all passed national laws prohibiting smoking. New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, ...

ICIMOD: Linking priorities
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
3 September, 2007 - Focusing on range and pasture development and watershed management in Bhutan, the International Center for Integrated Mountain ...

No survey without NSB clearance
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 4 hours ago
3 September, 2007 - Lack of statistical data has often been cited as one of the biggest drawbacks in Bhutan’s planning process. Today, the problem seems to ...

2007-09-03T02:46:00.000-07:00

NEWS CAPSULE
Assam Tribune, India - 5 hours ago
PTI UDALGURI, Sept 2: The jawans of 17 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), stationed at Bhairabkunda, seized 166 kg of Bhutan ganja from one Jiron Daimari of ...

South Asian Swimming Set to Start in Pakistan Today
Pakistan Times, Pakistan - 10 hours ago
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan will be the rivals in the swimming pool, bringing together nearly 316 competitors, both boys and ...

PFF assures foolproof security for AFC President’s Cup
Daily Times, Pakistan - 11 hours ago
... former champions Regar-Tadaz of Tajikistan, Tatung Club of Chinese Taipei, Transport United of Bhutan, Mahendra Police Club of Nepal and Pakistan Army. ...

Neeraj Sharma quits Lenovo
Times of India, India - 12 hours ago
Sharma was retained in Lenovo to look after the markets in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. He was also responsible for the overall ...
OTC:LNVGY - IBM

UAE to prepare for Asia Under-15 tournament from September 6
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 13 hours ago
The teams competing in the Under-15 tournament are hosts Nepal, UAE, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Oman and Bhutan. ...

The G-spot
Mumbai Newsline, India - 13 hours ago
A photo essay on Bhutan takes us behind the bamboo curtain where we get a glimpse of the land caught between China and India that has managed to retain its ...

2007-09-03T02:42:00.000-07:00

JNU to spread wings to SAARC countries
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 14 hours ago
The SAARC has eight countries as members - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan. This initiative of JNU will help ...

WHO praise for Lanka’s health sector
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 14 hours ago
COLOMBO: The World Health Organisation has complimented Sri Lanka’s health services at the annual South East Asian Summit held in Bhutan, stating that it ...

A rail link to the world
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 14 hours ago
A rail corridor has been mooted between Chennai and Colombo as part of a SAARC initiative to increase connectivity between member countries. ...

From 'Public Privacy' to rock 'n' roll, MoPA spreads its wings
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 20 hours ago
7, 2008): A retired businessman turned professional photographer, Roberts has traveled to India, Cambodia, Bhutan and Thailand, among other countries, ...

Destination Pakistan Year
Chitral News, Pakistan - 21 hours ago
Take Nepal , Bhutan , India , and Iran . All have developed tourism to such at extent that no matter how worse the political climate may prevail in the ...

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Forget wealth: These bowmen aim for fun
Baltimore Sun, United States - 2 hours ago
Bhutan archery is a team competition with 11 or 13 bowmen on each side. A best-of-three match of 25-point games can take as long as eight hours to complete. ...

Figure the fun from your days in the sun
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - 2 hours ago
The country of Bhutan doesn't measure Gross National Product. On becoming king in 1972, Jigme Singye Wangchuck declared his Himalayan mountain nation's ...

Exhibits end at museum
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 3 hours ago
New exhibits will open in September, including "Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom" and "The Art of Stephen Chesley: Twilight, Slight Rain" on Sept. 11. ...

US$3.5m emergency fund for Southeast Asia mulled
The Brunei Times, Brunei Darussalam - 5 hours ago
... existence from January next year," Singh told PTI before she left for the Regional Committee meeting in Bhutan where a decision will be taken on this. ...

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State Zoo to carry out captive breeding
Assam Tribune, India - 5 hours ago
Among the species identified for the project are one-horned rhino, golden langur, serow, and grey Bhutan pheasant. The Central Zoo Authority has already ...

Captive breeding to start again
Newindpress, India - 8 hours ago
BHUBANESWAR: After putting a cap on captive breeding for last several years following issues of overcrowding, the Nandankanan Zoo which once used to boast ...

No to Unwanted Interference
Lankaweb, Sri Lanka - 9 hours ago
... India, Pakistan, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and also Nepal, Bhutan and tiny but dignified Maldives handle their interferers. ...

Terrorism major hurdle in relations among S. Asian nations - FM
Indian Muslims, CA - 12 hours ago
India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives are the eight members of SAARC, which was created in 1987. ...

India begins on a winning note
Hindu, India - 13 hours ago
HYDERABAD: India began its campaign on a winning note with a 3-0 verdict against Nepal in the 11th SAARC carrom championship at Nagpur on Saturday, ...

Glacial overview
The Statesman, India - 14 hours ago
The Himalayas — source of Asia’s nine largest rivers and a lifeline for 1.3 billion people downstream — sweep over 2400 kilometres across Bhutan, China, ...

Nandankanan Zoo to go for planned tiger breeding
Newindpress, India - 14 hours ago
BHUBANESWAR: With 28 tigers, including 10 white, the Nandankanan Zoo has chalked out a planned breeding programme for the animal to maintain its viable ...

South Asian countries to implement International Health Regulation
NewKerala.com, India - 16 hours ago
In his inaugural address, Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji listed some of the key public health achievements in Bhutan. ...

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iPhone clicks with a Gen Xer
Albany Times Union, NY - 6 hours ago
Bhutan is looking real good right now. The real test, though, came Tuesday night. My iPhone arrived the day of the Dave Matthews Band concert at SPAC. ...

WHO proposes emergency fund for Southeast Asia
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 7 hours ago
... existence from January next year,” Singh told PTI before she left for the Regional Committee meeting in Bhutan where a decision will be taken on this. ...

The Capital City Of China, Beijing
PR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria - 7 hours ago
China shares its border with India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the South; Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and ...

Hyderabad, One Of The Most Modern Cities In India
PR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria - 7 hours ago
With a coastline of over 7000 kms, it is bounded by Pakistan in the west, China, Nepal & Bhutan in the north-east and Bangladesh & Myanmar in the east. ...

2007-09-01T00:31:00.000-07:00

Book Review 'The India Doctrine'
World Press Review - 17 minutes ago
While concentrating on the Sri Lankan situation the writers also manage to draw in examples from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan to back up their ...

Road Connectivity projects among SAARC nations
Newstrack India, India - 42 minutes ago
India and Bhutan and Sri Lanka have proposed nine sub-regional and regional projects including a rail corridor between Colombo and Chennai, ferry service ...

“Reaching the unreached”
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 1 hour ago
The WHO director-general, Dr. Margaret Chan, said that, while Bhutan was the only country among 193 countries on track to achieving the Millennium ...

In search of the ‘right stuff’
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 1 hour ago
... have these qualities but lack a formal university degree, the all-important criterion to be in politics, as set by the election commission of Bhutan. ...

How to be apolitical
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 1 hour ago
But given Bhutan’s close-knit society, where everyone knows everyone else, observers doubt if government civil servants can keep themselves, at all times, ...

2007-09-01T00:30:00.001-07:00

Lead-Foots levitate
Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 2 hours ago
Agay Menpas thrashed Bhutan Audiovisual 6-3 on Wednesday, August 22. On August 24, Meto Transport trounced Yangphel by three goals to nil. ...

Goa to host world jr circuit TT event
Navhind Times, India - 2 hours ago
Japan, once the powerhouse in TT, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China, Bhutan, Iran, Singapore, Pakistan will make up the 120 players who will display ...

NE may get road links with SAARC nations
Assam Tribune, India - 3 hours ago
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 – Isolated North-east may get a boost of extensive road linkages with neighbouring countries with India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka recommending ...

Shawnee Mission arts notes
Kansas City Star, MO - 4 hours ago
Brud Jones of Mission Hills and Kevin Sink of Roeland Park were among the eight area photographers who went to the Kingdom of Bhutan to photograph the ...

SAARC transport ministers put forward ambitious pilot projects
People's Daily Online, China - 4 hours ago
According to a press release of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka recommended nine sub-regional and regional projects, ...

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South Asian Transport Ministers Plan Rail Corridor To Link South Asia
AHN - 7 hours ago
Of the nine projects, India has proposed four including two projects that connect Nepal with India and Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka and Bhutan have proposed ...

Bhutan pushes toward democracy
OregonLive.com, OR - 7 hours ago
But earlier this year, before coming to the paper, she spent four months in northern India and Bhutan studying Himalayan culture. ...

Gill Charlton: On the case
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
It is essential I collect these on arrival in Delhi, as I am flying on to Paro in Bhutan seven hours later for a walking holiday which requires specialist ...

Wonders of the west
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
"We've got geographic plantings from various parts of the world, from Chile, Bhutan and the Himalayas, Tasmania and more recently Japan," says curator Peter ...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net
Art Daily - 9 hours ago
Sir Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA, (30 July 1898 - 31 August 1986) was a British artist and sculptor. His signature form is a pierced reclining figure, ...

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Saarc transport corridor
The Statesman, India - 10 hours ago
31: Transport ministers of South Asia today considered the setting up of a Saarc transport corridor, with India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka proposing to develop ...

ITTF World Junior circuit event in Goa from September 12
Newindpress, India - 11 hours ago
PANAJI: Nine countries - hosts India, Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hongkong, Pakistan, Bhutan, Singapore and Iran - will participate in the 2007 Indian ...

Colombo-Chennai rail link proposed
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka - 11 hours ago
During the meeting, India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka recommended nine sub-regional and regional projects including a rail corridor between Colombo and Chennai ...

India inks hydroelectric pact with Bhutan
United Press International - 13 hours ago
India has inked an agreement with Bhutan to set up a 1095 megawatt hydroelectric project in that country. The seven Iranians helping Baghdad fix its ...

Post flood action plan: Some thoughts in retrospect
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 13 hours ago
For permanent solution of our natural calamities I visited India, Nepal, China, Bhutan etc. to collect first-hand knowledge and help from the specialists. ...

2007-09-01T00:25:00.000-07:00

Ensure proper river management to reduce flood damage
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 13 hours ago
... deprived Bangladesh of any control on the flow generated outside as over 92 percent of water flow comes from China, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. ...

Birgunj-Chittagong, Kathmandu-Kolkata corridors among 9 SAARC ...
Kantipur Online, Nepal - 14 hours ago
As per the study, Nepal, Bhutan, and north-eastern states of India will be directly benefited from these projects. “The main thing is the Birgunj, ...