Bhutan set for Saarc summit - The Daily Star
Foreign Secretary of Bhutan Daw Penjo announced that Bhutan has completed its preparations for hosting the 16th Saarc Summit scheduled for April 28-29. The remarks were made during the annual consultation with the foreign secretary's Bangladeshi ...
Bhutan to be offered duty-free access for 18 products - Bangladesh News 24 hours
Dhaka, March 13 (bdnews24.com)--Bangladesh will soon give Bhutan 18 of its products duty-free access, commerce minister Faruk Khan has said. The foreign ministry, in a statement Saturday, said Bangladesh would "soon implement its commitment, made by ...
Bhutan to produce hydro power for India - Indolink
Guwahati, Mar 8 (PTI) Bhutan government will produce 10,000 MW of hydro-power for India by 2020 under a joint venture, its Consul General Dasho Tsering Wangda said today. India will provide Rs 35,000 crore for the venture. "On India's request we will ...
Fashion destinations that inspire designers - Daily News and Analysis
Babita Malkani feels that it's the living legacy of the place that interests her the most. She says, "Bhutan has a very old culture to it which really intrigued me. I lived there for a week to understand more of their lifestyle and culture which ...
Lonely Planet puts spotlight on the world's best ... - Pantagraph
There's a town called Happy, Texas, or visit Bhutan in the Himalayas where the gross national happiness is an official measure. Lonely Planet says Denmark is the world's most contented country because of its high standard of living and 11 national ...
Bhutan still wary of law and order in Assam - Daily News and Analysis
"We have not yet given the nod to students and patients who earlier came to Guwahati in large numbers," Bhutan consul general Tsering Wangda said. Wangda, who is based in Kolkata and is in-charge of the northeast, however, expressed keenness to ...
T-Bank joins the (financial) fray - Kuensel Online
14 March, 2010 - T-Bank, Bhutan’s fourth commercial bank, which opened its Thimphu office for business yesterday, will target small and medium scale businesses, according to one of its promoters. “We can’t run after the big clients initially ...
2009 Human Rights Report: Bhutan - U.S. Department of State
Bhutan is a democratic, constitutional monarchy with a population of approximately 700,000. The current king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is the head of state, and executive power is vested in the cabinet, headed by the prime minister, Jigme ...
Next round in New Delhi - Kuensel Online
GNH Seminar 14 March, 2010 - The first ever seminar between Bhutan and India on GNH concluded on March 12, with participants from both sides acknowledging the need for more discussion and study for the development philosophy to be successfully ...
Bhutan capital reports year's first rabies death - Investors Business Daily
Mar 11, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- [By Sonam Pelden] 11 March: In what could be a rare case, a 31-year-old man from Samtse [southwestern Bhutan] died of rabies at the Thimphu Referral Hospital, without any obvious history of animal bite ...
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Avalanche kills at least 3; others missing
 An avalanche strikes a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police say.
Georgia invaded? Hoax report causes panic
 Panic grips Georgia when a pro-government television station broadcasts a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikhail Saakashvili had been killed.
Venezuela seizes 2 tons of cocaine hidden at port
A Venezuelan police official says security forces have seized two tons of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled to the Netherlands.
New border war erupts with Mexico cartel rift
 This border city and others near the eastern end of the U.S. border escaped the worst of Mexico's bloody drug war for years, but now the bodies are piling up, several journalists are reportedly missing or dead and once-busy streets are empty after dark.
2 Indians arrested in alleged Mumbai terror plot
Indian police said Sunday they prevented a major terrorist strike in Mumbai by arresting two men who were preparing to attack several targets in the city, the country's financial and entertainment hub.
At least 30 killed in Afghan bomb attacks
 A series of suicide bombings in Kandahar leave at least 30 people dead and dozens injured.
Police: Suspect in poker heist released
 A suspect has been arrested in connection with a daring $331,000 raid on a poker tournament, according to German media reports.
Ireland releases U.S. woman held in plot
 An American woman and three others arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge.
Strong earthquake rattles central Japan
A strong earthquake hits off the eastern coast of central Japan, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including Tokyo.
Iran temporarily releases Iranian-American scholar
Iran has temporarily released an Iranian-American scholar serving prison time on an espionage conviction so he can spend the Iranian New Year holiday with his family, officials said Sunday.
Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank
Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said.
24 die in gang violence near Acapulco
Thirteen people are killed in and around Acapulco, with four victims found beheaded, security officials say. Another gunbattle in the state leaves 11 people dead.
Catholic abuse claims sweep Europe
 From Ireland to Germany, Europe's many victims of child abuse in the Roman Catholic church are finally breaking social taboos and confronting the clergy to face its demons.
Kissinger leaves hospital in South Korea
 Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is hospitalized after complaining of stomach pains, according to reports.
Marines going rogue or leading the fight?
 At Afghan outpost, troops battle Taliban with an autonomy that riles many higher up in chain of command but may offer model for future missions.
Anti-government ‘Red Shirts’ flood Bangkok
 About 100,000 protesters converge in Bangkok to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more demonstrations.
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