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Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness is highly overrated

April 27, 2019 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan economy, bhutan news, gross national happiness, harvard divinity school

By Bhuwan Gautam Harvard Divinity School recently hosted a conference focused on the topic of ‘governing for happiness’ and featured

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Bhutan is not happy – Happiness Report 2017

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, gross national happiness, happiness, internal day of happiness

Bhutan observed International Day of Happiness (IDH) amidst reports Bhutan stands nowhere in the world happiness ladder despite being leader

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Bhutan crushed by China in WC Qualifying

November 12, 2015 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, china, gross national happiness, World Cup 2018

Bhutan faced yet another crushing defeat from China at the 2018 World Cup Qualifying match on Thursday. China hammered 12

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Culture Top News 

Bhutanese are happy but rural life fractured

November 6, 2015 Bhutan News Network 1 Comment bhutan, bhutan news, bhutanese news, GNH, gross national happiness, happiness

People in Bhutan are getting happier as living standards improve, but social isolation is increasing, says a new report by

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First Vietnamese envoy to Bhutan assumes office

June 20, 2015 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, gross national happiness, jigme khesar namgyal wangchuk, Ton Sinh Thanh, tshering tobgay

The first ambassador of Vietnam to Bhutan, Ton Sinh Thanh, presented his credentials to king King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

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Bhutan slips further on happiness ladder

April 26, 2015 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments Adrian White, bhutan, bhutan news, gross national happiness, happiness, Jeffrey Sachs, John F. Helleiwell, Richard Layard, world happiness index

In the span of nine years, Bhutan slipped by 71 positions in the list of world’s happiest country. This probably

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Bhutan’s debt exceeds GDP

April 4, 2015 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, GDP, gross national happiness, RMA, Royal Monetary Authority

Against the campaigners of the Gross National Happiness to drive Bhutan to the path of self reliance, the size of

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HAF to organise briefing on Bhutanese refugees

November 12, 2014 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, bhutanese american, bhutanese refugees, Doria Bramante, Dr. Chhabi Sharma, gross national happiness, hindu american foundatin, hindu american foundation, Madhav Sharma, Markus Weinfurter

Hindu American Foundation (HAF) is bringing together for a congressional leaders, staffers, NGOs, and the public at large to a

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King Kesar invited to give speech on GNH

November 10, 2014 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solution, GNH, gross national happiness, Happiest Pinoy, king khesar, Royal University of Bhutan

If this went as planned, we will hear for the first time Bhutanese monarch giving speech on Gross National Happiness,

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Time to challenge Bhutan’s gross national hypocrisy

November 5, 2014 Bhutan News Network 0 Comments bhutan, bhutan news, bhutanese refugees, gross national happiness, refugee council of australia

Australia and the seven nations resettling 100,000 Bhutanese refugees must do more to challenge the endless repetition of Bhutan’s claims

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