Topic: Thimphu

The Mru way of life on canvas

Daily Star, Bangladesh - 22 days ago
After a long hiatus, noted artist Kanak Chanpa Chakma is holding a solo painting exhibition. The exhibition, titled "Dreams-Sowing", will open at...

Training to be monks

San Francisco Chronicle - 121 days ago
0 . About 375 monks reside at the government run monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan that also doubles as a child care facility for under privileged and...

Facebook campaign may herald deeper changes in Bhutan

Reuters US Online Report Technology News - 124 days ago
THIMPHU (Reuters) - For a sign of things to come with isolated Bhutan's young democracy, look no further than a draconian smoking law, some bar talk, and a Facebook page.For decades, Bhutan has been the world's most reclusive kingdom, with ...

Happy crowds greet Bhutan's newly married king

AFP Global Edition - 126 days ago
The newly-married king of Bhutan and his 21-year-old bride greeted huge crowds of well-wishers on Friday during a day-long trip spent largely on foot returning to their palace in the capital.The hugely popular 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck crowned Jetsun ...

Jubilant crowds greet Bhutan's newly married king

AFP Global Edition - 126 days ago
Bhutan's newly-married king and his 21-year-old bride greeted huge crowds of well-wishers on Friday as they made their way on foot back to the capital along windy Himalayan roads.The hugely popular 31-year-old king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married and crowned ...

Bhutan counts down to royal wedding

AFP Global Edition - 128 days ago
Bhutan's king, an Oxford graduate and "prince charming of the Himalayas", is set to marry on Thursday at what promises to be an emotional moment for the 700,000 adoring subjects of his isolated nation.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, a ...

Bhutan gets royal wedding fever

AFP Global Edition - 163 days ago
The royal dress weavers are at work and excitement is building in Bhutan ahead of next month's royal wedding that will see the young king of the Himalayan nation wed in a fairy-tale ceremony.The Oxford-educated mountain-biking fanatic Jigme Khesar Namgyel ...

Modern Bhutanese 'embarrassed' by phallus art

AFP Global Edition - 165 days ago
In the insular Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the phallus is an ancient symbol commonly painted on houses to ward off evil spirits, but it is increasingly rare in the modernising national capital.The demise of this traditional motif, still seen all over ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Bhutan

Reuters Life! Online Report - 280 days ago
THIMPHU (Reuters Life!) - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is becoming increasingly popular for well-heeled travelers keen to explore this remote and unspoiled Buddhist Shangri La.Surrounded by mountains and flanked by India and Tibet, this tiny country has only been opened to ...

Monk first to be charged under Bhutan smoking law

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough - 385 days ago
THIMPHU (Reuters) - A Buddhist monk could face five years in prison after becoming the first casualty of a stringent anti-smoking law in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, which vows to become the first smoke-free nation.The monk has been charged with ...