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Bhutan Newsletter June 2013 Show Details Kuzu zang pola (Hello) from the Tourism Council of Bhutan! Summer has arrived here in the Kingdom and the warm sunny weather has allowed our Yak herders to migrate to the high altitude wild meadows accessible only at this time of the year, while on the valley floors the moist rice paddies are covered in the vibrant green in full growth. This month we will focus on one of the most beautiful districts at this time of the year, Bumthang. This area is centrally located, forming the heart of the country and has its own unique architecture. UNDERSTANDING BUMTHANG The region is easily accessed by a weekly flight from Paro International Airport to Bumthang Domestic Airport located at the town of Chamkhar. It can also be reached via a 10 hour drive from the capital Thimphu. The main town of Chamkhar is home to the Bumthang Cheese factory, Red Panda Beer Distillery, the stunning Kurjey and Jambey Lhakhang temples as...

R AHUL GANDHI WITH  Family of IAF officer Rahul today met the family members of Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Akhilesh Kumar Singh who died in Tuesday's chopper crash in Uttarakhand. Mr Gandhi met the officer's father, Vikramjit Singh, and wife, Anju Singh, and assured all possible help to the bereaved family. He also attended the cremation in the village later. The body of the martyr was brought to his native village today. An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed on June 25 during a rescue mission in Uttarakhand. All 20 people, including its five crew members, were killed in the mishap. Two of the IAF personnel belonged to Uttar Pradseh. Arvind Kumar Singh 10, 000 मौत अभी उत्तराखंड विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष गोविंद सिंह कुंजवाल का एक बयान आया है कि उत्तराखंड प्राकृतिक आपदाओं में 10,000 लोग मारे गए हैं...वहीं मुख्यमंत्री का कहना था कि आंकड़े 1000 के आसपास हो सकते हैं...मैं समझता हूं कि कुंजवाल जी ठेठ पहाड़ी नेता हैं और उनका आकलन जमीनी धरातल पर किया लगता है...मु...

South China Sea focal at ASEAN meet Posted on  June 30, 2013  by  sagarmedia Standard Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are trying to forge a unified policy on China’s increasing maritime presence in the region. Ten ministers began a four-day conference in Brunei on Saturday. Members affected  discussed disputes between China and some ASEAN members over islands in the South China Sea.They are looking to conclude a legally-binding code of conduct with China to peacefully resolve the disputes. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s Yun Byung-Se to come face-to-face and talks on the sidelines of the annual diplomatic and security meetings at  the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brunei, the Japanese foreign ministry said late Saturday.  South Korea’s Yun called off a visit to Tokyo this year two months back after two Japanese cabinet ministers paid their respects at th...

UN approves $7.5-billion peacekeeping budget The United Nations has adopted a peacekeeping budget plan for the year starting in July totaling more than 7.5 billion dollars.The budget was approved in a vote at the General Assembly on Friday. The money will cover UN peacekeeping activities in 14 places. The total is up about 200 million dollars from the previous year to fund new activities. They include peacekeeping in Mali, where government and opposition forces have continued to fight, and an intervention brigade added to the existing UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Egypt’s opposition claims to have 22 million signatures for  Morsi’s resignation ahead of mass protests Pressure on embattled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is building, as opposition claim more people want him to resign, than those who voted him into office. There are fears that huge protest rallies scheduled for Sunday will descend into violence. NSA spied on EU diplomats in ...