The first private domestic air service was launched today with the arrival of its first aircraft at the Paro airport today. The single engine aircraft made in Switzerland has eight seats. According to David Young, the CEO of Tashi Air, “European authorities did a survey two, three years ago and they decided that the single [...]
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5th Dec, 2011
Tashi Air operates domestic flights in Bhutan
5th Dec, 2011
Drukair to fly to Singapore and Mumbai
Two flights a week each to Singapore and Mumbai from May to December Drukair Schedule 2012 National airline Drukair has added two new routes for its summer schedule 2012. Drukair will operate two flights each to Singapore and the Indian city of Mumbai, according to its summer schedule (May to December 2012) to be released [...]
5th Dec, 2011
Bhutan ranks 38th out of 183 countries in terms of perceived corruption prevalence in the country
But that, anti-corruption officials said, should not be a source for complacency Transparency International Globally, Bhutan ranks 38th out of 183 countries in terms of perceived corruption prevalence in the country. Its ranks fifth among Asia-Pacific nations listed in Corruption Perceptions Index. Better still, going by the ranks, it is the cleanest among South Asian [...]
2nd Dec, 2011
Five Bhutanese living with HIV came out in the open to talk freely and frankly about the trauma of living with HIV
For the first time today, five Bhutanese living with HIV came out in the open to talk freely and frankly about the trauma of living with HIV. Early this morning, Wangda Dorji, one of the five people, spoke to a gathering of students, officials, and parliamentarians at the YDF hall. Her Majesty the Queen Mother [...]
2nd Dec, 2011
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day Thirty eight year old Wangda Dorji gave HIV/AIDS a face today, making him the first HIV positive Bhutanese to go public with his status. Almost 20 years after Bhutan detected its first HIV positive case, Wangda Dorji shared his story to a hall packed of people in Thimphu who had gathered to [...]
1st Dec, 2011
Bhutan celebrates World Aids Day
World Aids Day Thirty eight year old Wangda Dorji gave HIV/AIDS a face today, making him the first HIV positive Bhutanese to go public with his status. Almost 20 years after Bhutan detected its first HIV positive case, Wangda Dorji shared his story to a hall packed of people in Thimphu who had gathered to [...]
«Media professional from the region The summit will be held in Thimphu next year Intra-State Conflicts in South Asia South Asian region media professionals called for a clear policy on covering conflicts, need for journalism trainings and codifying journalists ethics to determine journalism standards. This was one among nine recommendations participants of the 8th annual [...]
28th Nov, 2011
Druk Wangyel Tournament
Fourth to be decided today Druk Wangyel Tournament What spectators watching the last quarterfinals of the Druk Wangyel archery tournament expected to be an exciting and competitive game turned out to be a one horse race as Druk Chapchap construction thrashed Charos yesterday. The game started with both teams cancelling each other’s kareys and, after [...]
26th Nov, 2011
An exhibition on Buddhism in Russia
« The home minister admires a copy of an old Russian thangka at the exhibition Nehru-Wangchuck Cultural Centre An exhibition on Buddhism in Russia that opened yesterday at the Nehru-Wangchuck cultural centre in the capital marked the beginning of Bhutan-Russia relations. Watch video The exhibits are high quality technological reproductions of the 19th century Buddhist [...]
26th Nov, 2011
Bhutan ‘s newest diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Fiji, and the Kingdom of Morocco
Bhutan now has established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Fiji, and the Kingdom of Morocco. Diplomatic relations between Bhutan and these three member states of the United Nations were discussed during the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly, and formalised through the signing of Joint Communiques at the Permanent [...]
