As part of the effort to enliven a dormant stock exchange, the government may allow private brokerage firms The name stock exchange paints the picture of a crowd of people gazing at large screen monitors with stock prices ticking every fraction of a second. Financial analysts watching the monitors shout into phones stuck between their necks and shoulders speculating how the stock prices would fare in the next few minutes. Investors of the world over... (more...)
Path breaking agreements for economic development, unprecedented media coverage, a unique photo exhibition and a moving speech on the need to start addressing world challenges by embarking upon “our personal journey toward the timeless goal of living a good life”: His Majesty returns home today after a five-day state visit to India marking himself as the new king for the new era. In the presence of His Majesty and the Indian Prime Minister Dr... (more...)
Talks are afloat that Bhutanese soccer is on the decline, especially after the national team’s poor performance at the recent SAF championship in Bangladesh. Many compare this with the better performance last year in Maldives, where Bhutan lost by just one goal to India in the dying seconds of the semi-finals. However, back home expectations of fans have risen, and a lot was expected from the team this year. When the team’s performance did not... (more...)
The Indian capital saw the opening of a unique photo exhibition Wednesday as His Majesty Jigme Khesar, dressed impeccably in a brownish-red kurta inaugurated “Bhutan: An Eye to History” at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. The photographs not only showcased the talent of His Majesty as a photographer but also profiled a vivid story of special relation that India and Bhutan shared over the decades. The photographs that were taken... (more...)
Tucked in a quiet corner between Norzin Lam and Chang Lam, a group of 60 people, beating the cold with uncountable cups of tea and shoutfuls of enthusiasm, are making a movie which the producer says would cross Nu 3m, beating local production figures till date. Light wires criss-cross a local discotheque converted into a drayang for two weeks and Director Tshering Wangyel is studying the final shots that have just been shot. Miss Bhutan Tshokey... (more...)
Still dazed in the surprise honor he received on the National Day, Mr. Gaur Hari Manna sat in his tiny drawing room filled with khadars he received from his colleagues and friends. If allowed to dance around with happiness, he would, but the recipient of the bronze medal of the National Order of Merit said “It’s a great feeling. I have no words to express myself. Being from a humble family, I never thought of such an honor.” Mr. Manna was the... (more...)
Looking through his thick lenses around the busy Saturday market, Birkha Bahadur, 49, signals a vendor at the next row settling back on his tattered stool, “The man was supposed to come by 12 noon and collect the meat but hasn’t showed up.” Birkha Bahadur occupies a small space in the Centenary Farmers’ Market. He brings mutton from Tsirang and sells it to buyers in Thimphu. He fixes the deal through his mobile phone when the sheep is slaughtered... (more...)
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