His Majesty The King will celebrate the 109th National Day in Trongsa. The historic town of Trongsa is aglitter with anticipation for the celebration, which will be the most important event to take place in Trongsa since His Majesty’s investiture ceremony as Trongsa Penlop 12 years ago. Streets are spotless …
Read More »His Majesty The King granted Nu. 10m to ex-armed force personnel of Thimphu Dzongkhag, on 9th December with the Command that the fund be used to build a lhakhang in Thimphu Dzongkhag, for the benefit of all armed force personnel who have served successive Kings, as well as for the …
Read More »In deep appreciation and as a mark of respect and goodwill to His Majesty for the prayers following the passing of His late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Thailand Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Foundation (PCSF) offered heart surgeries for 99 children in Bhutan suffering from congenital heart disease. The first surgery …
Read More »Today there are 3,375 registered tour guides in the country who are trained from different guide training institutes. As of now there are nine such training institutes with courses accredited by the Department of Occupational Standards (DoS). However, there is now increasing questions on the quality of some of these …
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Lyonchhen was on a three-day visit to Singapore from 27th to 29th November 2016. During the visit, Hon’ble Lyonchhen called on Mr. J.Y. Pillay, Acting President of Singapore, and met H.E. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore. Lyonchhen was received at The Istana, the official residence of the …
Read More »To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of His Majesty the King’s accession to the Golden Throne, a Nation Wide Cleaning Campaign will be conducted on 9th December 2016. Videoconferencing with the Dzongdags of 20 Dzongkhag from Thimphu yesterday, Lyonchhen said “the real gift to His Majesty the King would be to …
Read More »Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay was awarded the prestigious German Sustainability Award (GSA) for 2016 for his outstanding contributions in promoting sustainability at an event organized by the German Sustainability Award Foundation in Dusseldorf, Germany on 25th November 2016. The other honorary laureates for GSA 2016 include UN Secretary General Mr. Bank …
Read More »Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay in a Facebook post today clarified that Cabinet ministers are not allowed to keep their duty vehicles after the completion of their tenures. He said, “Duty vehicles belong to the government – they are provided to us to help fulfill our official responsibilities and serve our people …
Read More »The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Bhutan Red Cross Society Bill 2016 after all 44 Members present voted in favour of the Bill to be passed. The Speaker of the House expressed appreciation to all parties involved in drafting the Bill which he said would benefit the country …
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His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint Colonel Chimi Dorji as the Chief of Police on 19th November. Colonel Chimi Dorji has been serving as the Deputy Chief of Police of the Royal Bhutan Police. The post of the Chief of Police has been vacant since the superannuation of …
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