State-owned financial institutions are reportedly being called upon … Here’s hoping that 2024 and the Year of the Dragon bring with it good news too for Bhutan, South Asia and all the Asia Pacific …
Exit the Rabbit, Enter the Wood Dragon
State-owned financial institutions are reportedly being called upon … Here’s hoping that 2024 and the Year of the Dragon bring with it good news too for Bhutan, South Asia and all the Asia Pacific …
New Luxury Accommodations In Bhutan
Built in the late 1940s, the property’s design is centered around a three-tiered temple, dedicated to the Buddha Maitriya, Buddha Shakyamuni and the patron saint of Bhutan Guru Rimpoche respectively.
Can Bhutan’s plans for a ‘mindfulness city’ convince its diaspora community to come home?
Bhutan’s king has announced ambitious plans to develop a “mindfulness city” in a bid to boost the country’s economy and reverse an exodus of young and qualified people seeking opportunities abroad — …
Can Bhutan’s plans for a ‘mindfulness city’ convince its diaspora community to come home?
Bhutan’s king has announced ambitious plans to develop a “mindfulness city” in a bid to boost the country’s economy and reverse an exodus of young and qualified people seeking opportunities abroad — …
Bhutan expands protected area network with new biological corridor
When it comes to conservation and sustainable living, Bhutan has the biggest heart. The small Himalayan nation tucked between towering Himalayas has once again proved her commitment to nature with the …
Bhutan’s new ‘Mindfulness City’ is massive — with plans showing a city unlike any other in the world
The kingdom of Bhutan is planning a “mindfulness city” that, if built, will cover some 2.5% of the country — an area larger than Singapore. Plans show the 1,000-square-kilometer city will be …
Businesses to appeal to govt. after significant hike in State land lease rate
among other factors and the Section 309 of the Land Act of Bhutan 2007 mandates the revision of the land lease rates every five years. The revision was coordinated by the Property Value and Assessment …
Against populist decisions
Urban Bhutan is short of space. In towns like Thimphu and Phuentsholing … That the previous government revised the land and property tax is a good example. Increasing tax is not a popular decision …
Movie Review: A village in Bhutan learns about democracy and teaches us, too, in ‘Monk and the Gun’
For a piercing refresher lesson on democracy, one wouldn’t necessarily think of rural Bhutan as the first place to look. For one thing, democratic elections only came to the tiny, long-isolated …