The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Master Hsin Tao of Taiwan along with a group of pilgrims will be in the country on a nine day visit next week, in search of Padmasambhava’s trace and heritage. The group of tourists has plans to visit heritage sites across the western and central regions of the country. According …
Read More »US Attorney delivers talk on rape at RENEW event
Rape is a tool to express anger, to dominate, to control, humiliate and hurt someone. It is motivated in the same way as any other type of violence but it is hardly reported so the number is cases is not always factual. Adolescent girls are the most likely victims of …
Read More »Global Wellbeing and GNH Lab – Bhutan Learning Journey
The GNH Centre Bhutan is being established in Bumthang with the purpose to manifest in living practice Bhutan’s unique balanced development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). It will show how GNH can practically permeate every aspect of the fabric of a society. It will manifest simple and sustainable living in …
Read More »Figures show Bhutan exported huge volumes of Cordyceps in last five years
Bhutanese collectors and exporters have reaped substantial benefits from the government’s legalized collection and export of the Cordyceps (Cordycep sinensis), a high value medicinal plant found growing and thriving in high altitude areas of the Country. The plants better known as Yartsa Goenbub or Chinese Caterpillar is collected by the …
Read More »Surprise inspections on highways seizes controlled substances in large quantities
The officials of Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA), Royal Bhutan police (RBP) Customs and Royal Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) in a jointl surprise inspection on 22 March this year seized large quantities of numerous banned substances. Fines and penalties were also imposed on the defaulters. According to a BNCA …
Read More »Young American helps establish READ center
A 15 year old Californian school girl Claire Thomsen from USA, donated a generous US$ 50,000 to help build a READ center in Chuzagang village under Sarpang She was in Bhutan sometimes in 2010 and when she left for her country she decided to come back with funds to help …
Read More »Camera traps capture the most elusive Marble Cat
The camera traps set by the Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) under the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) have captured the most elusive and rarely-sighted marble cat. According to the WCD’s section head of biological corridor, Sangay Dorji, the cat has been captured by the camera-traps set as part …
Read More »Royal Bengal Tiger captured in a camera trap set in Royal Botanical Park
The presence of Royal Bengal Tiger in Royal Botanical Park in Lamperi, Thimphu is evident. And what stands proof is live video footage captured with camera traps set up in the park provinces, by the Royal Botanical Park (RBP) of the Nature Recreation and Ecotourism Division (NRED) under Department of …
Read More »Inadequate Fluoride content in Bhutan’s waters a probable factor for tooth decay
A recent research by the Public Health Laboratory shows that inadequate Fluoride content in drinking water could be attributed as the reason for high number of tooth decay (cavity) cases in the country. Fluoride is a chemical that is known to protect teeth. The findings of the Water Quality Section, …
Read More »Zilukha archery range poses lethal risks to residents
While stray arrows continue to threaten lives, the range still operates in defiance of the Thromde’s orders to shut shop An archery range in the capital located at Doetshana, Zilukha has turned out to be of extreme risk for some residents whose settlement falls in the direction of the arrows. …
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