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B.Grimm enters historic hydro power venture with Bhutan
News, Published on 23/06/2025
» B.Grimm Power Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC), marking a significant step in developing a hydropower project in Bhutan.
Milestone for Thai-Bhutanese relations
News, Rinzin Wangchuk, Published on 26/04/2025
» As the vibrant hues of national flags and ornate portraits of the Thai and Bhutanese kings flutter along the expressway and streets of Thimphu, an air of excitement envelops the capital city in a historic event.
Bhutan's trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community
AFP, Published on 12/07/2022
» THIMPU, Bhutan: Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition -- she is also the Himalayan country's only openly gay public figure.
Saving the planet
Life, Published on 30/07/2021
» With a focus on sustainability, a quintet of a marine scientist, conservationist, polar explorer, social entrepreneur and a climate advocate from Brazil, Chad, Nepal, the United Kingdom and the United States have been selected as the 2021 Rolex Awards For Enterprise laureates, for making significant contributions to saving the world and improving the quality of life for future generations.
China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» BEIJING - A Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for "inciting separatism" after appearing in a New York Times documentary has been released from jail, his lawyer said Friday.
Thaw of Himalayas may disrupt Asia's rivers, crops
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2019
» KATHMANDU: At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists said on Monday.
Living by the bow and arrow in Bhutan
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» THIMPHU (BHUTAN) - Every weekend Bhutanese Pema Dorji channels his inner Robin Hood and aims for the bull's-eye, but not without generous sips of the local brew and a leg-kicking dance and song routine.
Six Asians receive Magsaysay awards
Published on 31/08/2018
» MANILA: Six people were honoured Friday as this year's winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, known as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize, including a Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers.