1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (106+ words) Kuensel Online - Ageing warning systems expose gaps as Bhutan prepares for bigger disasters More than 70 percent of Bhutan’s settlements are located along major river basins, where roads, bridges, hydropower plants, schools, hospitals, farmland and other critical infrastructure are also concentrated....

5+ day, 27+ min ago   (100+ words) Kuensel Online - Nepal’s disaster is a wake-up call for Bhutan’s flood preparedness The recent flood disaster along the Nepal–Tibet border, which has claimed over thousand lives with thousands still missing, should give Bhutan serious pause. You may also like…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) Kuensel Online - South Asia needs stronger cross-border climate cooperation: Experts South Asian countries need stronger regional cooperation on climate change, disaster preparedness and energy security as climate-related risks increasingly cross national borders, experts said at a parliamentary forum in Thimphu…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (121+ words) Kuensel Online Between disaster and devotion We are not lumps of rock, and so we naturally feel the pain of those affected by such tragedies. The great Dzogchen master Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche gave an example: if we see a child…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (112+ words) Kuensel Online - Labour shortage, dry weather, and invasive species threaten eastern region’s lemongrass trade The blazing August sun and the heat from the furnace do little to bother 49-year-old Rinzin as he busies himself around the boiler of his small…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (108+ words) Kuensel Online - Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project breaks ground with inaugural tunnel blast The 570MW Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project has entered its main construction phase, with the first blast for the diversion tunnel marking the start of underground excavation and a major step towards…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Kuensel Online - Bhutan runs short of engineers as megaprojects take off Bhutan is facing a growing shortage of engineers as construction, hydropower, and other infrastructure projects expand, leaving companies struggling to recruit and retain technical professionals. You may also like…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) Kuensel Online - Their Majesties lead prayers for Nepal and China flood victims His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty The Queen, Their Majesties the Queen Mothers, and Members of the Royal Family lit a thousand…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (100+ words) Kuensel Online - Nepal flood exposes gaps in Bhutan’s early warning systems Nepal’s recent flood has demonstrated that rain need not fall where people live for floodwaters to reach their homes, a risk Bhutan must also prepare for. You may also…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (82+ words) Kuensel Online The vanishing trade of Drukor “Merak Sakteng cee Sakteng, Waaktsa beeley cee mala. Radhi Phongmey toh Phongmey, Waaktsa beeley toh mala.” You may also like July 18, 2008: His Majesty the King signs the Constitution of Bhutan January 14, 1986: The 20th branch…...