July, 2009
Movie on GNH
Peter Cattaneo (The Rocker) has signed on to direct Gross National Happiness, a film about golfing in Bhutan, for National Geographic Films.
According to Variety, National Geographic is financing the movie through its partnership with Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
The story, penned by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley, centers on Carl Marinello, who tutored Bhutan’s golf team [...]
Bhutanese Author long listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2009
Bhutan Times Editor Gopilal Acharya has been longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2009 for his debut novel With a Stone in My Heart.
The longlist was announced last Thursday in Hong Kong by the administrative committee for the 2009 award.
According to a press statement posted on the Prize’s website the longlist of 24 unpublished [...]
Heaven in Nature
Bhutan’s pristine environment and its policy of sustainable development has been commended the world over. And at the backburner, working along with the government is World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Bhutan program, toward conservation of environment and the rich biodiversity Bhutan is abundantly endowed with.
The first initiative began in 1977 when WWF started supporting the government [...]
The story of Wood Snipes
The Wood Snipes, an endangered species of bird, have disappeared from Thimphu, with one source claiming it is extinct in the dzongkhag. The Wood Snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) has been threatened globally because of habitat loss due to development.
According to Rebecca Pradhan, an ecologist with the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN), the Wood [...]
Alpine Garden Society Botanical Tour to Bhutan 2009
The Tour, details of which have been on your website, has now been completed and was a resounding success in every detail. It was an ambitious Tour involving a group of 17 botanists whose ages ranged from 26 to 72, and whose backgrounds and mountain experience were similarly diverse. It was undertaken during the monsoon [...]
Margaret and David Thorne, United Kingdom, Email: craigurd@hotmail.com
Solar eclipse
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity which was not to be missed. And many did not miss it. Even as the day broke, many people climbed to vantage points like Sangaygang and Dochula to witness the total solar eclipse. Many others watched the event LIVE on BBS TV.
The sky was overcast at 6am. [...]
Study on GNH
The Institute for Management Studies (IMS) is doing what many simply might brush off as mere bravado – applying GNH to everyday life. But the institute is dead serious, and it has the Center for Bhutan Studies backing it all the way up.
From an abstract philosophy to fleshing out the concept into concrete indicators, Gross [...]
Town planning in Samtse
After waiting for almost 20 years, the first phase of the Samtse town planning has been finalized. It will include the Samtse core town area, Devithang and Garigoan.
Samtse town was established in the late 60s making it one of the oldest towns in Bhutan. However it has not seen any major development since the 90s. [...]
First of its kind opened
Bhutan’s first private college, the Royal Thimphu College, has been opened today. It was opened by Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother. Over 300 students have enrolled with the college. 56 percent of the students are girls.
The college is located in Ngabiphu, some 10 kilometres from Thimphu.
Royal family members, the Prime Minister, senior government officials [...]
Eastern Dragon Fest
Aug 24, 2010 to Sep 07, 2010
Featured Attraction
Trashi Chhoe Dzong
This Dzong (Fortress) houses the office of His Majesty’s Secretariat, the Ministry of Home and cultural Affairs, Ministry of finance, Cabinet Secretariat, GNH Commission and ...
