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Siem Reap and the Buxom Apsaras of Ancient Temples of Angkor, Cambodia
On October 30, 2013 I flew into Singapore Changi Airport and within 45 minutes of landing, I was propped up on the dentist's chair getting my gums inspected for the dental procedure that he had started...
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Bhutan and Cambodia: A Shared History?
Foreign travels are always educative provided, ofcourse, you keep your eyes and minds open. My recent unplanned trip to Cambodia was one such trip - I was confronted with something that puzzles me to...
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Province of Siem Reap, Cambodia
The towering ruins of the ancient temples of Angkor - mostly made of sandstone and blocks of solidified molten lava, are architectural marvels. Built by the ancient rulers of Khmer Empire nearly a...
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Fishing for Fish
The Bhutanese people are slowly beginning to realize that the hydropower projects will, over time, not only ruin our environment but will also be the cause of the loss of our nationhood. Some Bhutanese...
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A Forgotten Birthday
As usual, I had completely forgotten that yesterday the 19th of November was my birthday. But I do not celebrate my birthday .. so there is nothing unusual about being absent mined about it. But there...
View ArticleVehicle Ownership Transfer Tax
There is considerable discussion happening on the sudden re-emergence of the issue of levying 5% tax on transfer of ownership of vehicles. For the record, the PDP government is not responsible for this...
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Certification of Dungsam cement
Today’s (10th January, 2014) Kuensel news article reports that the Dungsam Cement Corporation Limited can begin to export cement once the collected samples pass the lab test and a license is given by...
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Law & Calamity
For me yesterday was a satisfying day - not because I did something noble or useful - but because someone else did. At about 10.30AM I was driving down from Motithang on my way to the Druk Air office...
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PHALLUS Crazy Wisdom from Bhutan
In all provability, Karma Choden the author of the book titled "PHALLUS Crazy Wisdom from BHUTAN" must be frantically going mad - supervising the arrangements for the launch of her maiden publication...
View ArticleFantastic News Coming Up
Talk to any birder worth his/her salt about the rarest of rare Herons - White-bellied Heron (Adrea insignis) - and you are likely to hear a catchy slogan: “Happiness is a Place” - the “Place” being...
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Singapore's Rare and Valuable Visitor
Historically, the range of the world's rarest of rare herons - White-bellied Heron(Ardea insignis) - is believed to spread from Nepal and Bhutan in the north to India in the center, into Myanmar in the...
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Singapore's Rare and Valuable Visitor: Not so Rare After All
My last post claiming the rare and first time sighting of the White-bellied Heron in Singapore aroused a huge interest among the birding community around the world - only to find that it was nothing...
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Experience & Capability = Complete Package
From what KUENSEL reported recently, it would appear that if the National Council were to have its way, we will finally see some much needed change in our electoral laws - particularly those that...
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RCT Invites Applications for Rotary International Peace Fellowships
The Rotary Club of Thimphu (District 3292) is calling for applications for Rotary Peace Fellowships from all eligible Bhutanese scholars and students.Additional details can be found at the Club’s...
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Emerging Sophistication Of The Bhutan Palate
Did you know that there is a meat shop in Thimphu that sells canine meat? Order your supplies from the following meat shop located in Chang Bangdu area:But please remember that canine meat does not...
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A Splendid Isolation: An Essay on Bhutan
Madeline Drexler, a friend and a celebrated writer in the US who has recently released an essay on Bhutan, writes to me as follows:--------------------------------- Hi Yeshey --I am very curious what...
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Tengney Police Namgay
On the morning of 22nd February, 2014, I was on my way to Paro Rinpung Dzong - but was undecided as to how to approach it - whether on foot over the Paro Ngami Zampa cantilever bridge or, by motor road...
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Bunakha Reservoir - Daming The Wangchu
Well, it seems like it is finally happening! For the past many years I have gone hoarse making noise that the way to go is NOT TO build disastrous projects such as Punasangchu I & II, but to dam...
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KUENSEL - The Grand Old Dad Among Bhutanese Newspapers
One of the first things Dasho Kinley Dorji (currently the Secretary of the Ministry of Information & Communications) did, as soon as he took over the Kuensel as its CEO some two decades back, was...
View ArticleEducation City
What exactly is happening to the Bhutanese people? Are we slowly going insane? What happened to our capacity to think objectively and rationally?Take, for instance, the case of the Bhutan Education...
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