No news is good news, so said someone wise and maybe dead now.
I have been browsing through kuenselonline, bhutan times, bhutan observer for some hint of news update, i mean hot news, and they have none other than the usual kewa dathi feature at KOL, losing candidates cry foul of party politics at bhutan observer, and the link to bhutantimes was dead like the legendary singye karm.
Why they never seem to update their sites, I will never understand. Moreover, links to most government sites are dead or carry the same stuff they uploaded decades ago. Look at National Assembly of Bhutan's site. What is your first thought? Who designed it? Is it supposed to look like that? Frankly, I could have designed a better one when I was introduced to the basics of IT. Then there are some sites...oh forget about it.
Anyway, on this sad note, I wish everyone a very Happy New Year of Earth Rat.
Losar Tashi Delek!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
What should Bhutan fear?
What should Bhutan fear? Threat from militant groups or a natural disaster? We seem to be totally unprepared for both.
Weeks after the explosion of four bomb in four districts, another bomb went off at Samtse. Although no casaulties were reported, its seems they are upto something.
Then Todd Crowell's feature at Asia Sentinel is equally if not more disturbing. In his feature High-altitude flood warning, he says,
Weeks after the explosion of four bomb in four districts, another bomb went off at Samtse. Although no casaulties were reported, its seems they are upto something.
People's expectation and demands are strange that change with time and situation. Back in 1990's, some of these people destroyed public property, murdered innocent people, went againt the nation and left the country all in the name of democracy. Now that Bhutan is introducing democracy, they want to stop the first ever election to be held in March. It is strange.A police spokesperson said that they have recovered leaflets of the Communist Party of Bhutan based in Nepal from the scene threatening to stop the National Assembly election in March. (Kuenselonline)
Then Todd Crowell's feature at Asia Sentinel is equally if not more disturbing. In his feature High-altitude flood warning, he says,
What could be more disturbing? What should Bhutan fear? Militant threat from the south or high altitude flood from the north?Global warming could cause catastrophic emptying of lakes in Nepal and Bhutan.
The upper Himalaya lakes in Nepal and Bhutan that were formed by retreating glaciers are getting bigger as global warming causes glaciers to recede, with possibly ruinous consequences, a development that Japanese scientists have been monitoring with concern.
It is not a new phenomenon, but it is a growing and dangerous one.
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