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Kelen at Kuzu Bhutan Weblog comments about the delayed pay revision process in the Bhutanese government service: “people were blessed with fake promises and the provision of revise pay still remains fancy”.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Image Caption: This image shows the termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades. USGS researchers have found a strong correlation between increasing temperatures and glacial retreat in this region. (NASA)
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks in Bhutan, which has to be THE most unspoilt and wondrous country on Earth. My group was also lucky enough to have the services of an absolutely top guy, Karma, as our lead guide whilst there. Absolutely everything was laid on for us from start to finish, including a trek into the high himalayas, people were always on hand and nothing was too much...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Expressions blog pays tribute to the King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck recognizing that the nation’s dreams are shared fully by the new King.
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Syful Islam Bangladesh and Bhutan are going to sign a Trade Agreement (TA) in November with a view to boosting trade between the two countries, informed sources said. Bhutan recently in a letter expressed its interest to ink the deal in November when it's Minister for Economic Affaits Khandu Wangchuk is scheduled to visit Bangladesh to attend a business conference of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Bridge to Bhutan quotes Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley, who reminded the world of a wake up call while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly recently: “Economic well being is not human well being,” and “the main cause of the financial crisis nations faced today was the result of ‘living beyond our means‘.”
FWBO & TBMSG News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
A year on from an assignment working for Bhutan's ministry of education, the FWBO's Clear Vision Trust has just returned from an international conference on Buddhism and Ethics, held in Thailand near Bangkok. As education officer at Clear Vision ( www.clear-vision.org ), Munisha was invited to give a presentation on “Using Video to teach Buddhist Ethics in British Schools” at the first conference of...
Toronto Craft Alert (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
TEXTILE TALK: Bhutan-Impressions of the Land of the Thunder Dragon Andrea McGuire Friday, Oct. 3 7 pm Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op. 401 Richmond St. W, Studio 109. www.textilestudio.ca $6 After spending some time exploring and seeking inspiration in this mystical land, artist and writer Andrea Maguire will offer her impressions of the remote and little-known Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan with its...
China travel industry news (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Not about China but some wise words from the Prime Minister of Bhutan should be heard in China: NEW YORK, 26 September 2008 – Bhutan’s Prime Minister warned today at the UN General Assembly that consumerism is draining the world of key natural resources and helping spark or exacerbate recent crises over fuel prices, water reserves [...]
Harold Doan & Associates Ltd. (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
BHUTAN, AT UN, HITS OUT AT IMPACT OF CONSUMERISM ON SCARCE NATURAL RESOURCES Press Release - UN News Center Sep 26 2008 Bhutan's Prime Minister warned today at the General Assembly that consumerism is draining the world of key natural resources and helping spark or exacerbate recent crises over fuel prices, water reserves and the financial markets. Too much of the global population had developed a...
Gadling (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Filed under: Talking Travel , Budget Travel Tim Patterson comes from the Rolf Potts School of travel writing-- thoughtful, funny, and talented. But above all else, he's a traveler. It seems Tim is constantly on the move, whether it's to Cambodia, Bhutan, or Uruguay. He shares his love for travel on a number of sites, including Brave New Traveler , Matador , and his personal site, Rucksack Wanderer...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Thimpu: A new entry and exit point in Phuentsholing along the India-Bhutan frontier will soon come up to ease traffic at the border town. The place for the gate has been tentatively identified near the State Trading Corporation of ...
sellsius° real estate blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Yep. This postage stamp from Bhutan is a working CD-ROM. Just under 3″ x 3″, it plays an 8 minute long documentary of Bhutan’s monarchy, complete with sights and sounds. A world’s first, from a country famous for firsts in postage stamp technology. Renowned by stamp collectors for its rare and unusual postage, Bhutan is a [...]
BollywoodBlog.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Kimaya De, 27 Sep 2008 Katrina Kaif has been tagged with the title of ‘Queen of Bollywood’ after the super success of 'Singh is Kinng'. Read the full story at Bollywoodblog
Harold Doan & Associates Ltd. (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
MORE THAN 5,000 BHUTANESE REFUGEES RESETTLED FROM NEPAL WITH UN HELP Press Release - UN News Center Sep 23 2008 Over 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left their camps in Nepal to resettle in third countries this year, in one of the United Nations refugee agency's largest and most promising resettlement programmes. The vast majority of the refugees have left for the United States, followed by Australia,...
