Asian markets fear Federal Reserve’s move
Ripples of US’s growth forecast is felt in Asia. The stock markets in Asia fell Thursday as investors registered dismay at initiative taken by the Federal Reserve to try to invigorate the stalled US recovery. After a prolong debate on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it was extending a...
Bhutanese Minister blames public for rupee crisis
Bhutanese Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu said cause behind rupee shortage in the country is import exceeding export. In response to questions raised by lawmakers on Tuesday’s session of parliament, Mr Norbu said that rupee crisis of today was not a problem of solvency and thus not a problem to...
Bilingual college rag ‘pcEyes’ launched
An endeavour of the media club to develop reporting and editing skills New Student Newspaper: The Paro college of education (PCE) launched its own student newspaper earlier this week. The 20-page newspaper covers events and activities that take place in the college. The newspaper, which is published in both...
Voice of Shangrila 3 June 2012
Voice of Shangrila 3 June 2012...
Diplomats’ crowd in Thimphu
The Bhutanese media remain silent, or remain unknown, but diplomats from 16 countries, mostly based in New Delhi and Dhaka visited Bhutan in last week of May. Diplomats from Lithuania, Ethiopia, Albanian and Dominican Republic, all based in New Delhi, met with Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley in Thimphu on...
Challenging the JYT factor in Bhutanese politics
Bhutan is gradually opening up. Freedom of organisation, freedom to choose political through is getting in though the Bhutanese blood and sense. The mouths that remained shut for centuries are looking for every opportunity to speak, marginalised and sidelined personalities are taking up to show the strength. Suppressed groups...