Duration discount unlikely to happen
Agency: A major measure that the Tourism Industry was looking forward to was the reintroduction of duration discounts. Their hopes were up, especially after the Ministry of Industry Commerce and…
From the exam hall to the Nyagoe arena
Agency: He arrived at the Nyagoe competition as the outsider, the American who had trained alone, watched clips online, and wondered how he would be received. But as soon as…
GMC Airport air routes to depend on finalizing MOU on FIR
Agency: The future of the entire Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project depends on the Gelephu International Airport (GIA) getting the two key routes through India for landing and takeoff. Bhutan…
Their Majesties and hundreds offer alms to Gelongmas
Agency: Hundreds of people gathered along the route to offer alms and prayers as the Gelongmas made their way to the Clock Tower Square, where they were formally received by…
A nation in prayer: His Majesty graces the historic opening of the Global Peace Prayer in Thimphu
Agency: Before dawn broke over the Thimphu valley, thousands of devotees, draped in traditional robes and clutching prayer beads, made their way toward Changlimithang. By the time the first light…
Tranquility Beyond Borders: The Great Fourth’s Diplomacy of Wisdom and Harmony
Agency: In the world where outward success is given paramount importance, Bhutan’s quiet diplomacy under the reign of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo shed the light of peace and…
Dancing Before the King
Agency: My thoughts of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, always return to a single, humbling realization. At 16, an age when most of us are still…
The Blessing from the Golden Orchid
Agency: It was a golden evening in Thimphu, one of those quiet peaceful evenings, when the air was soft, the prayer flags were blowing idly, and the sun was starting…
A country’s happiness measured by people’s well-being, not money
Agency: When His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck first introduced the idea of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the early 1970s, His Majesty was just a teenager.…
The Monarch who brought basketball to Bhutan and inspired a generation of athletes
Agency: As Bhutan prepares to celebrate the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, the nation reflects not only on the extraordinary leadership…