The most palpable change in the media industry in Bhutan is that it continues to expand, at an unimaginable speed. From one national newspaper less than a decade ago, today there is a flood of weeklies and biweeklies – many Bhutanese don’t even know them by name or they...

Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinleyis set to inaugurate the SAARC Chamber of Commerce (CCI) Youth Convention in Paro today (21 April). This year’s youth convention has been themed under “Light Tomorrow with Today”. The inauguration will be followed by technical session. SAARC ICC chairperson Vikramjit Singh Sahney has also...

There are unconfirmed reports from Trongsa district of anthrax outbreak since a few days. The report comes from a remote village in the district called Willing. With reports coming to the district headquarters, the district authority has dispatched a medical team for investigation. Several domestic animals had died of...

By the end of the year 5,000 refugees from the small South Asian country of Bhutan will call Canada home, with hundreds of them settling in Lethbridge. Dan Bahdur Gurung, his wife and two children landed in Canada seven months ago. So far his daughter is the only one...

By Govinda Rizal There was once a very wise teacher, whose words of wisdom students would come from far and wide to hear. One day as usual, many students began to gather in the teaching room. They came in and sat down very quietly, looking to the front with...

While major secondary markets, except in US, around the world are getting to positive signs of improving economic performances, Spanish still look bleak to improve their internal situation. Spanish are waiting for a new debt auction offer from the government today. The Treasury is auctioning between Euro 1.5 to...