Bhutan News

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Countries recently wracked by earthquakes, tsunamis and political unrest were the winners in this year's travel awards, voted for by the readers of W anderlust magazine, the bible for independently minded travelers.

The Kudung of late Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche arrived in Paro from New Delhi today.

Newswise - Project Look Sharp, an initiative at Ithaca College that promotes media literacy, will work with the Kingdom of Bhutan as it attempts to enter into modernity in a conscious and thoughtful way that is consistent with its cultural values.

The report, published by Bhutan's Vector-borne Disease Control Programme in the Malaria Journal last month , said malaria cases declined from 40,000 in 1994 to 194 in 2011, and deaths from 42 to one during the same period.

The airlines will operate four flights a week -- on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays -- between Kathmandu and Varanasi.

The GNH index based on results of the GNH 2010 survey shows that 41 per cent of Bhutanese can be classified as happy, while 59 per cent are "not-yet happy", according to an analytical presentation available on the GNH website.

SPEAKING FREELY Refugees blur Bhutan's image By David Koppers Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.

The 40 poultry owners at Changedaphu, Thimphu would receive Nu 83,916 either Monday or Tuesday for the bird s and eggs that were culled and destroyed to contain the bird fl u outbreak in the Bhutan ese capital.

The 8th session of the first Parliament concluded on Saturday with the offering of tashi moenlam, a tradition that symbolises people's allegiance and loyalty to the Druk Gyalpo.

Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Sunday said the Himalayan nation would not allow any Indian militant groups to once again set up bases in the country.

The Taktsang monastery is the most famous Bhutanese monastery located in the Paro valley, western Bhutan.

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck succeeded his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in December 2006 after the former monarch announced his abdication.

1972 - King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck dies and is succeeded by his son, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who continues policy of cautious modernisation.

New Delhi: Government owes over Rs 110 crore to cash-strapped Air India for its special flights which ferry VVIPs including the President and the Prime Minister on their visits abroad which it is trying hard to realise.

Changedaphu A bird flu outbreak in Thimphu was confirmed yesterday afternoon after the deaths of 38 chickens in the past week at the camp in Changedaphu .

I very much enjoyed Ben Ross's article on 17 December. However, I question your choice of route.

Wellington Airport has been named one of scariest places in the world to land and take off by a British newspaper.

From ground level, access to the Tiger's Nest monastery - which dates back to the 15th century and is one of Bhutan's key tourist attractions - seems impossible.

Despite more than four hours of discussions at the joint sitting and about 20 submissions by the members, including the prime minister, Parliament yesterday could not adopt the election amendment bill, in which features the controversial state funding of the political parties issue.