THE BHUTAN SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Number 26 President: Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG May 2003 10th June 2003 New Hon. Treasurer e are delighted to welcome Robin Lee as the Recent Developments in Bhutan WSociety’s new Hon. Treasurer. Robin takes over from An Informal Talk by Michael Rutland Nicholas Rhodes who has done a wonderful job for the Society over the past decade and is now spending part of An opportunity to hear from Michael Rutland, our each year following up new opportunities in Singapore. Hon. Secretary, who lives in Bhutan for part of each Robin and his wife Elizabeth are founding members of year, about recent changes and developments in the the Society and will already be well-known to Members. country. Robin can be contacted at: 13 Albury House, The Sells, St. Luke's Park, The intention is to provide plenty of opportunity for the Guildford, Surrey GU1 3PE audience to ask questions about any aspects of modern E-mail:
[email protected] Bhutan which interest them. Michael first lived in a very different – or perhaps not so ‘The Other Final’ different – Bhutan in 1970, and is therefore well-placed to comment on the changes he perceives to have taken London screening of Bhutan football film place over the last 33 years. n June 30th 2002, amidst the excitement and The past year has been a particularly eventful and Oanticipation of the World Cup final between star exciting one in Bhutan and has seen the start of changes teams Brazil and Germany, two unknown teams from the which are perhaps the most significant and profound lowest rungs of the FIFA ladder – a Himalayan kingdom since the commencement of the hereditary monarchy.