November, 2009

Bhutan into the information highway

Nov 28, 2009 · Filed Under Bhutan News · Comment

By 2011, Bhutan, along with Bangladesh, India and Nepal, will share an information superhighway.
The four countries will be directly linked to one another with high speed optical fibre cables, as part of the Asian development bank’s (ADB) South Asia sub-regional economic cooperation (SASEC) project. Through SASEC, ADB has been supporting and promoting regional cooperation among [...]

PM in GNH Conference

Nov 26, 2009 · Filed Under Bhutan News · Comment

The Fifth International GNH conference in Iguacu, Brazil, ended on November 24 after prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley thanked all the participants for their support, which made it possible to hold the conference in South America for the first time.
Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, in his concluding remarks, also thanked the officials of Itaipu Binacional, [...]

400 buddhist teaching devotees

Nov 24, 2009 · Filed Under Bhutan News · Comment

His Eminence Dzongsar Jamyang Khentse Rinpoche gave teachings in English on ‘wisdom’ to about 400 Bhutanese devotees in Thimphu from November 20-22.
Wisdom is the 9th chapter of the Mahayana Buddhist text, Jangchub Sempai Chenjug (Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life). The text was written in Sanskrit verse by Gyalshey Zhiwala (Shantideva), a Buddhist [...]

DrukAir Flight schedule from 15th May to 30th October, 2010

Nov 21, 2009 · Filed Under Druk Air Schedules · Comment

TENTATIVE SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR 2010
EFFECTIVE 15MAY-30OCT2010

DAY

FLIGHT.NO

SECTOR

DEP

ARR

MON

KB204

PBH-DEL

0800

0945

KB205

DEL-PBH

1035

1315

KB127

BKK-DAC
DAC-PBH

0650
0850

0820
0950

KB128

PBH-BKK
1050

1450

TUE

KB210

PBH-CCU

0800

0840

KB211

CCU-PBH

0920

1100

KB130

PBH-IXB
IXB-BKK

1140
1205

1135
1635

KB129

BKK-PBH

0650

0850

KB400

PBH-KTM

0940

1025

KB401

KTM-PBH

1105

1220

WED

KB204

PBH-DEL

0800

0945

KB205

DEL-PBH

1035

1315

KB131

BKK-IXB
IXB-PBH

0650
0905

0835
1000

KB128

PBH-BKK
1050

1450

THU

KB210

PBH-CCU

0800

0840

KB211

CCU-PBH

0920

1100

KB126

PBH-DAC
DAC-BKK

1150
1320

1250
1650

KB129

BKK-PBH

0650

0850

KB400

PBH-KTM

0940

1025

KB401

KTM-PBH

1105

1220

FRI

KB127

BKK-DAC
DAC-PBH

0650
0850

0820
0950

KB128

PBH-BKK

1050

1450

KB204

PBH-DEL

0800

0945

KB205

DEL-PBH

1035

1315

SAT

KB129

BKK-PBH

0550

0750

KB210

PBH-CCU

0800

0840

KB211

CCU-PBH

0920

1100

KB130

PBH-IXB
IXB-BKK

1140
1205

1135
1635

SUN

KB131

BKK-IXB
IXB-PBH

0650
0905

0835
1000

KB126

PBH-DAC
DAC-BKK

1150
1320

1250
1650

KB400

PBH-KTM

0940

1025

KB401

KTM-PBH

1105

1220

Druk Air Flight schedule from 28th March to 14th May, 2010

Nov 21, 2009 · Filed Under Druk Air Schedules · Comment

DAY

FLIGHT.NO

SECTOR

DEP

ARR

MON

KB205

DEL-PBH

0900

1140

KB127

BKK-DAC
DAC-PBH

0650
0850

0820
0950

KB128

PBH-CCU
CCU-BKK

1050
1200

1130
1605

TUE

KB210

PBH-CCU

0720

0800

KB211

CCU-PBH

0840

1020

KB130

PBH-IXB
IXB-BKK

1120
1145

1115
1615

KB129

BKK-PBH

0540

0740

KB400

PBH-KTM

0820

0905

KB401

KTM-PBH

0945

1100

KB204

PBH-DEL

1155

1410

WED

KB205

DEL-PBH

0900

1140

KB131

BKK-IXB
IXB-PBH

0650
0905

0835
1000

KB128

PBH-CCU
CCU-BKK

1050
1200

1130
1605

THU

KB210

PBH-CCU

0720

0800

KB211

CCU-PBH

0840

1020

KB126

PBH-DAC
DAC-BKK

1110
1240

1210
1610

KB129

BKK-PBH

0540

0740

KB400

PBH-KTM

0820

0905

KB401

KTM-PBH

0945

1100

KB204

PBH-DEL

1155

1410

FRI

KB205

DEL-PBH

0900

1140

KB127

BKK-DAC
DAC-PBH

0650
0850

0820
0950

KB128

PBH-CCU
CCU-BKK

1050
1200

1130
1605

SAT

KB210

PBH-CCU

0720

0800

KB211

CCU-PBH

0840

1020

KB130

PBH-IXB
IXB-BKK

1120
1145

1115
1615

KB129

BKK-PBH

0540

0740

SUN

KB131

BKK-IXB
IXB-PBH

0650
0905

0835
1000

KB126

PBH-DAC
DAC-BKK

1110
1240

1210
1610

KB400

PBH-KTM

0820

0905

KB401

KTM-PBH

0945

1100

KB204

PBH-DEL

1155

1410

NOTE: kb128 on 1,3 & 5 will operate direct with effect from 26april 2010.

Festival Calender 2011

Nov 21, 2009 · Filed Under Articles on Bhutan · Comment

TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2011

Please note that the dates are tentative. Please consult with us for confirmation.
Dates are based on Bhutanese Lunar Calendar which is similar to the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
This schedule is provided by Asssociation of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) and Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)
The dates of the festival changes from year to [...]

Tourism between Thailand and Bhutan

Nov 19, 2009 · Filed Under Bhutan News · Comment

The tourism council of Bhutan (TCB) and the tourism authority of Thailand (TAT) are in talks to increase the flow of tourists between the two countries.
TAT director, Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, said that the two authorities recently held a meeting in Thimphu to deliberate areas of collaboration.
The first step towards establishing collaboration will be the [...]

Renewal of trade agreement between Bhutan and Bangladesh

Nov 8, 2009 · Filed Under Bhutan News · Comment

Bhutan and Bangladesh signed the renewed bilateral trade agreement this afternoon in the capital. The new agreement will further enhance trade relations between the two countries.
The renewed bilateral trade agreement was signed by the Economic Affairs Minister, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, and the Bangladeshi Commerce Minister, Mohammed Faruk Khan, in the presence of the Bangladeshi Prime [...]