King of Bhutan will wed Jetsun Pema
Much anticipated news by the people of Bhutan was announced today at the opening of the 7th parliament session today that His Majesty the King will marry Jetsun Pema in October this year.
Readmore »The Himalayan Monal Pheasant and Archer
One of the rare and highly endangered bird species, monal pheasant, has come under even greater threat because of the national sport, archery. In traditional archery contests, archers use bamboo bows and arrows. The monal pheasant feathers are highly sought after for making the traditional bamboo arrows. According to the Bhutan Indigenous Games and Sports […]
Readmore »151-foot tall Guru in East
A statue of Padmasambhava in the form of Guru Nangsi Zilnoen is being built in Takela, Lhuntse in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Bhutan to bring peace and harmony to the world as prophesied by Lord Buddha and the Great Dzogchen masters. Within 2013 the construction of the enormous bronze statue of Guru […]
Readmore »Coffee from Bhutan, soon
With most of the formalities almost completed on the possession of 300 acre of reserved forest land at Kalimati and Sasboti in Hangay village, on lease from the government, the nation’s first commercial coffee plantation at Sipsoo in Samtse that Samdhen group has undertaken will begin this year. Samdhen group’s consultant and chief executive officer, […]
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