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A year later, he wrote and directed his first short film, The Open Door, which premiered at Locarno Film Festival and won an award at the Seoul International Senior Film Festival. Currently, Jamyang is cycling across the world for a campaign, 'The Messenger - ride for Action!' (www.themessenger.earth) to raise awareness on climate change issues.
This increased to Nu 36.9 billion in 2006, which was a 15-fold increase in 21 years. Bhutan's per capita income reached US$1,500 in 2006 by the end of his reign. In purchasing power parity terms, Bhutan's per capita income in 2006 was nearly US$4,085. [15] The king introduced an unconventional tourism policy of "high-value, low-volume". [16]
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is the King of Bhutan.His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.
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Gongsar [1] Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King) and founding father of the Kingdom of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926. In his lifetime, he made efforts to unite the fledgling country and gain the trust of the people.
For one thing, democratic elections only came to the tiny, long-isolated Himalayan kingdom in April 2007, when the country held its first mock vote, leading to the real thing late that year and ...
In 2003, the stadium hosted “The Other Final,” a soccer match between Bhutan and Montserrat to determine who would be considered FIFA’s lowest-ranked national team. Bhutan won 4-0.
Two years later, he transferred to JCT Mills in Phagwara, which went on to win the India National Football League in the 1996–97 season. [21] [24] Bhutia was the top goalscorer in the league, and was chosen to make his international debut in the Nehru Cup. [19] He was named "1996 Indian Player of the Year". [19] [22]