It was a special day for the people of Wochu and other villages in Paro’s Lungnyi Gewog, who welcomed His Majesty The King to their homes and fields, before enjoying a Public Tokha granted by His Majesty, together with their friends, neighbours, and their King. His Majesty on 29th July …

Bhutan hosted the Fourth Meeting of SAARC Ministers on Poverty Alleviation preceded by the Sixth Meeting of SAARC Secretaries on Poverty Alleviation on July 28 -29 in Thimphu. The SAARC Ministers reviewed the implementation of decisions taken at the Third Meeting of SAARC Ministers on poverty alleviation. The ministers also …

The 15th Annual General Meeting for the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) was held yesterday among member tour operators. The annual progress reports, concerns and issues faced by the tour operators were the main agenda. Drukair also introduced its improvised fares and services during the event.  Drukair announced that …

An online web-based promotional campaign, initiated by the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), will allow everyone across the globe to define happiness through photographs and taglines. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay launched the Bhutan Photo Campaign website at the TCB’s conference hall on July 30. The website received its first photograph with …

Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), having faced a lot of difficulties and criticism about e-cars as well as e-taxis, is soon to oversee the installation of five charging stations in three different dzongkhags. MoIC Minister, Lyonpo DN Dhungyel, during meet the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday said the location identified …

The Global Tiger Day saw Bhutan announcing it has 103 tigers. This is up from 74 tigers in 1998. The tigers were painstakingly counted using 1129 camera traps throughout the country during the past two years. Tigers have been caught in these cameras from the plains, at 150 meters, to …

In steps to further promote travel and tourism in the country, the national airline, Drukair, is offering new fares and schemes with higher flexibility and lower rates to suit the tour operators. The scheme was revealed at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators on …

During the monthly Meet-the-Press session held in Thimphu, the new Foreign Minister, Damcho Dorji, explained why the former Foreign Minister was replaced. He said “We all know that what happened to the Lhakhang Karpo case, the foreign minister Rinzin Dorje has been acquainted by the Haa Dzongkhag Court, in both …

Recent reports released by the Ministry of Health (MOH) states that at least 29 new HIV positive cases have been detected from December 1, 2014 to June 2015. It averages to almost 4 patients being detected every month. Although the number of HIV positive cases increase every year, however, the …

During the meet-the-press session held yesterday, the Health Minister Lyonpo Tandin said that in order to curb the doctor shortage in the country, the department has requested the Royal Civil Service Commission to waive the pre entry examination for the doctors and has also negotiated with Ministry of Education (MoE) …