Drukair’s more flights to Hong Kong and Singapore
The national flag carrier of Bhutan, Drukair, announced that it will open up new services to Hongkong and Singapore. The national airline currently operates between five countries- Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Nepal, and India, flying to the Indian cities Delhi and Kolkata, and making stopovers at key places like Guwahati,...
Yuba Sansar 25 March 2012
Yuba Sansar 25 March 2012...
Holi: The festival of happiness, harmony
It has almost been two years that I have never seen colours. That does not mean I have turned colour-blind but sentiments coming out of my heart as I severely feel the loss of those colourful days before making Australia my home. Colours form the integral part of human...
Bird and human safety
In the past few weeks, Bhutan experienced panic and havoc of uncontrolled spread of bird flu and anthrax at the same time. The bird flu detected in Chuka and Thimphu, the major route of the country’s trade, three days after the government lifted ban on import of poultry products...
Bhutanese media irresponsible?
By Pema Tenzin I literally grew up with cattle in a village; from about nine or ten of age, I can remember herding cattle with my friends. Those days were rather adventurous. Sometimes I had to go deep in the jungle alone to locate a missing animal. The search...
Parliamentary entitlement act
Of many amendments made to many legislations this winter session of the parliament in Thimphu is Parliamentary Entitlement Act where the amendment entitles the Members of Parliament (MP) of all annuities even if they retire or resign before the service expires. The older version of the act had odd...