Voice of Shangrila 1 July 2012
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Communism spills into Hong Kong
In 15 years of Chinese rule, the citizens in Hong Kong feel, Communism is gradually gripping the otherwise free and open Hong Kong society, as Chinese government install mainland loyal as chief administrator of the island. Local human rights groups estimate the number of people flung to protest the...
Keeping a record of almost lost tongues
Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects: A documentation project is underway to preserve the unique local dialects and languages of Bhutan. Titled ‘Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects (BOLDP)’, it began in 2010 but was formally launched last year, after approval from the government. A researcher of...
Flood kills over 80 in India
At least 81 people have been reportedly killed and other 11 are missing due to the floods triggered by continuous torrential monsoon rains in north east India in the past one week. According to state government, more than 2.2 million have been displaced when entire two villages where washed...
Hurrying for disaster management bill
Deliberation on Disaster Management Bill comes right after the wild fire raged and turned the historical Wangdu Dzong into ashes. The bill had been mulled ever since earth quake followed by rains badly hit eastern district few years back. The MPs on both the houses have not come to...
China’s success in space science
The successful launch of spacecraft has given tremendous impetus for the Chinese authority to push further on the ambitious mission of building a space station by 2020. The 13-day manual docking mission, carrying three, including first Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, has completed with the capsule landing on earth in...