SAARC trade portal launched

November 5: Bhutanese importers and exporters will now be able to avail trade information on any South Asian association of regional cooperation (SAARC) member country, online. In an effort to increase inter regional trade, SAARC recently launched www.saarctrade.info to provide regional businesses with a single point of access for all current SAARC-related business and trade information. On how the information trade portal would increase inter regional trade for the country, Bhutan chamber of commerce... Read more

Bhutan Bangladesh to renew bilateral trade agreement

November 5: A key feature in the renewed Bhutan – Bangladesh bilateral trade agreement that will be signed when Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, visits this week is the addition of a new trade route that should benefit eastern Bhutan. The new route to Tamabil, northeastern Bangladesh, passes through the Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya and is the fifth route the two countries have identified to enhance trade. It will be a shorter distance for eastern Bhutanese exporters to use this... Read more

SAARC payment council meets in Thimphu

November 4: Deputy governors of the SAARC central banks met yesterday in Thimphu as part of a regional forum created in 2008 to build a common understanding and help member countries in reforming national payment and settlement systems (PSS). The regional forum, called the SAARC Payments Initiative (SPI), also looks broadly at establishing appropriate regional payment systems to facilitate safe and efficient trade and investment flows in the region. In yesterday’s meeting, the sixth one since the... Read more

Learning from each other’s experience

November 4: A delegation of education officials, school and institution principals and monks from the Thai education ministry is in the country on an exchange programme. The prgramme is expected to build partnership with the Ministry of Education in Bhutan in re-enforcing the objective of learning from each others’ experience and further existing institutional ties. The major focus of the cooperation would be teaching of value based education, environmental studies in schools, institutions and... Read more

Queen of Belgium arrives

October 31: The Queen of Belgium, Her Majesty Queen Paola is in the Kingdom on 11 days visit. Arriving at the Paro airport yesterday. Her Majesty Queen Paola was received by the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, the Foreign Secretary Daw Penjo, other Foreign Ministry officials and Paro Dzongkhang officials. During her stay, Her Majesty will be meeting senior officials and visiting places of historical and cultural interest. Bhutan and Belgium started diplomatic relations last year. Bhutan... Read more

HRH Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck marries Dasho Tandin Namgyel

October 29: Her Royal Highness Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck was married to Dasho Tandin Namgyel at the Dechencholing palace today. The tendrey ceremony of the royal wedding was presided over by His Holiness the Je Thrizur Tenzin Dhendup. The Royal wedding was graced by His Majesty the King, His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty the Royal Grand mother, Their Majesties the Queen Mothers and members of the Royal Family. Dasho Tandin Namgyel is the son of Dasho Kipchu Dorji and Aum Chimi Wangmo. source:... Read more

Sheik Hasina on 4-day state visit

October 29: Bhutan and Bangladesh will sign a new trade agreement when the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, visits Bhutan on a three-day state visit from November 6-9. The chambers of commerce of the two countries will also sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the presence of the prime ministers of the two countries in Thimphu. Bangladesh will also present earthquake relief assistance to Bhutan. Sheikh Hasina will be received by Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Paro international... Read more

Digital library stalled for lack of funds

October 29: The creation of a national digital library, designed to use ICT (information communications technology) to preserve and promote Bhutan’s cultural heritage, has come to a halt because of a lack of government funding. The national digital library project began in 2007 with the goals of digitalising all available Bhutanese content and making it accessible online at no cost to the user. The content available would generally be text, images, audio and video, and other kinds of media, including... Read more

Chief Election Commissioner of India in Bhutan

October 28: His Majesty the King yesterday granted an audience to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Mr Navin B. Chawla. Mr. Chawla gave a talk on “Political Parties: Lessons from Indian Democracy,” in the afternoon. source: kuensel  Read More →

McKinsey formula on tourism adopted

October 28: The cabinet, after a meeting with McKinsey and company, a global management consultancy firm, and senior government officials on 26 October, has decided to implement the recommendations of the consultancy company in the area of tourism. The government has a USD 9.1m (approx. Nu 432m) project with McKinsey to find ways to accelerate Bhutan’s economic growth, create jobs for a majority of the 90,000 projected jobseekers in the current plan and improve delivery of services at a lower... Read more

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