April, 2009
Once in a life time experience in Bhutan
Unique incentive, valued at US$16,000 per person, will take seven travel agents on a 10-night journey to a remarkable Himalayan Kingdom
Bhutan & Beyond and the prestigious Aman Resorts group are giving travel agents the chance to experience one of the world’s most intriguing destinations in total luxury.
The two companies today unveiled plans to take seven [...]
Two decades of Thai-Bhutan friendship
The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka, the Royal Thai Consulate in Thimphu and the Royal Government of Bhutan organized a seminar to commemorate 20 years of friendship between Bhutan and Thailand today.
Her Royal Highness Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck was the chief guest at the seminar.
Bhutan and Thailand established bilateral relations in 1989. Since then, the [...]
New monastic school at Chapcha Dokhakay Goenpa
Under the patronage of Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, a new monastic school will be established in Chapcha Dokhakay Goenpa.
The expenses for the new monastic school are being borne entirely by Her Majesty.
Come this June, the Chapcha Dokhakay Goenpa will be the seed of learning for 30 monks. Yesterday, Her Majesty [...]
Sacred Buddhist relics on display
Thousands of devotees, including hundreds of Bhutanese, got a glimpse of sacred Drukpa Kagyud relics, as old as 800 years, in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu last week.
The nangtens (sacred relics), including Dechok Khorlodompa (Cakrasamvara), tutelary deity, a tooth relic of Marpa and an image of Jetsun Milarepa were made public for the first time in [...]
Buddhism information centre in Bhutan
Buddhist Monuments Development Council (BMDC), a national organisation dedicated to promote growing Buddhist sites in India has decided to open Buddhist information centres at various Buddhist sites in India. Initially it will start the information centres at seven Buddhist sites in India- Nalanda, Sarnath, Khusinagar, Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Ajanta and Ellora. At Ajanta and Ellora it [...]
US-Bhutan school
Imagine a planned program where preschoolers in a daycare school in Bhutan work on the same syllabus as preschoolers half a world away, in the United States.
This is just what Carla Raynor, family literacy coordinator at Kishwaukee college, Illinois, envisioned when she designed a class exchange program for a Montessori school in Bhutan “B4” – [...]
Telemedicine in Bhutan
To address the shortage of medical specialists in the country, the health ministry on April 16 launched two telemedicine projects, where an expert from India can diagnose and advise on the complex case of a critically ill Bhutanese patient – all via Internet and through video conferencing.
The prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and the [...]
Private legal firm in Bhutan
For the first time, two professional legal firms have been established in the kingdom. Licenses have been issued to the firms by the Attorney General, who is the ex-officio chairperson of the Jabmi Tshogde or the Bar Council.
These firms are like defense council who will fight cases on behalf of individuals and entities. It can [...]
Spiti in Bhutan
The national horse breeding programme in Batpalathang, Bumthang, is carrying out an intensive trial on a new breed of horse called spiti.
So far, 19 horses have been supplied on a trial basis to farmers from different ecological zones like Nabji Khorpu, Lower Kheng, Dovan and Lauri. Two males and two females were also supplied to [...]
Eastern Dragon Fest
Aug 24, 2010 to Sep 07, 2010
Featured Attraction
National Textile Museum
To know the living art of Bhutanese weaving it is worth visiting the National Textile Museum located at the heart of the city on Norzin ...
