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That The People Shall Be Amused
Once in a while there appears reports in the media that can amuse and entertain the readers - but most often it is clear that people fail to see the real implications of what they are saying or doing....
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You Found The Donkey - Now Find The Load
The KUELSEL reports in their today's newspaper that the DrukAir has established an interline arrangement with the Turkish Airlines, with the stated objective of handling passengers and their...
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The Despots Are At It, Yet Again!
The progenitors of Bhutan’s democracy are surely shedding tears of anguish at the way our democracy is shaping out. Now the Election Commission has willed that the political parties and their...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Smuggler
Over the years, I have doggedly insisted that our national flag carrier - DrukAir - is a vehicle on which few hundred business entities must ride - for business and prosperity. Because it is a public...
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Why We Have To Lose to Win
I am encouraged to learn that the slumbering colossi may finally be awakening from their extended siesta. Two days back, TheBhutanese newspaper reported that the DrukAir is looking at reducing airfares...
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Reaching For The Stars
His Majesty the King’s dream project in Gelephu extending all the way to Kalikhola is truly mind-boggling and mesmerizing. It is so complex, and the scale so colossal that it is beyond the...
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Sa Maartang - NOT Pice
Dear Mr. Bose,Thank you for your e-mail. Even more, THANK YOU for the privilege and honor to be of help to a person of your standing.I am happy to return herewith the image of your modern Bhutanese...
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Democracy’s Death Knell
Exactly forty two (42) days back, on August 2, 2023 the Kuensel informed the nation of the Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB’s) announcement that they would put in place a Committee that would...
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Century by Century
It was in the 8th decade (1970’s) of the 20th Century, that Bhutan imposed a BAN on commercial harvesting of timber. As of 1979, Bhutan prohibited the export of logs and unprocessed raw lumber - by...
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Sorting Out The Confusion: Is It Koch Bihari Or Is It Bhutanese?
Dear Mr. Goron,Thank you for your prompt response to my mail. I was hoping that you might be able to help me - given that I am told you catalogued the coin collections of the late Mr. Nicholas Rhodes–...
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A Hydropower Abundant Nation’s Angst
Just yesterday evening, sitting at the round table of my favorite restaurant Paday Bistro, I was seeking help from two friends - Lhakpa and Gyamtsho - to help me stock up on some barrels of kerosene...
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In Any Garb, Bhutanese are Bhutanese
While the autocrats inside the House of Democracy in the Happy Kingdom of Bhutan is driving the country’s five political parties bonkers with their undemocratic diktats, it appears that our UN Mission...
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March of Democracy
The Kingdom of Bhutan is one of the world’s five youngest democracies. That is not quite unusual in itself - what is unique about it is that unlike elsewhere in the world when democracy came into being...
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The Lambs Have Submitted
The KUENSEL has it on record that it is now all signed, sealed and delivered - on the 28th of September, 2023. As dictated, all the five political parties hoping to contest the upcoming 4th National...
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Bhutan’s Culture of Mulling: Part I
It is incredible that the government is still “mulling” over the issue of the URGENT need for a major reduction in the fares charged by the DrukAir - a state owned air transport company that is...
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Bhutan’s Culture of Mulling: Part II
It has been my experience that it is not in the character of the Bhutanese people to act with speed and precision. The sloth-like pace at which we act would explain why progress in this country is...
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Rest & Respite
When one’s soul is on fire and the heart is singed with disappointment, one tries to find solace elsewhere ---- not necessarily that you will find it - but it gives you momentary diversion and respite...
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CQ …. CQ …. CQ …. A52AA Calling from the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Come in….
Beginning this morning, a HAM Radio operator from the US of A will start broadcasting SSB HAM Radio voice signals from Jambayang Hotel in Thimphu. He is provably the first HAM Radio operator to operate...
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Alpha Five Two Alpha Alpha Live from Bhutan
After struggling for two days - the struggle is still on - HAM Operator Abie Alexander from the USA who has been allocated the visitor's local CallSign of A52AA is now on air from Jambayang Hotel in...
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Six Years Since : Down Memory Lane
Hi Andrew,Greetings from Bhutan.I learn with great pleasure that you are still with DAA and busy installing SkyHydrants.Although I am not in the Rotary anymore .... DAA honors me by continuing to send...
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