The Prime Minister’s Office talking about the Lhuentse flash flood said that under the close guidance and support of the Office of Gyalpoi Zimpon, the search, rescue and coordination efforts are underway to make the most out of the pressing time. Prayer ceremonies are being held alongside. Some of the …

Bhutan National Bank won the Best Bank in Bhutan award at the Indian Chamber of Commerce Emerging Asia Banking Conclave and Awards 2022 in Goa, India. The Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted the Emerging Asia Banking Conclave and Awards 2022 in Goa in July 2023, an event which aims to …

This summer, from August 4-6, some of the brightest and most creative minds from across the globe will convene in Bhutan for the annual Drukyul’s Literature Festival under the theme “Reconnecting and Reviving”. This year’s festival headliners are notable talents. These include Ashi Kunzang Choden Roder, our favorite children’s author; …

In what is one of the biggest losses of life in recent memory, 23 people camped near a small stream below the Ungar village in Maedtsho gewog, Lhuentse was washed away by a flash flood at around 7.30 pm on Thursday night. Of the 23 washed away, eight people worked …

The Samtse case involving two girls who went missing after a school event is much murkier and involves 2 others girls and more accused too. On 3rd June an 18-year-old girl and her friend a 17-year-old girl from Gomtu went missing after a school event and did not come back. …

Y Art Project in Singapore said it was excited to present Bhutanese artist Galek Yangzom’s first solo exhibition, “Patterned Prayer,” at Gallery II, The Arts House in Singapore on July 21st and 22nd, 2023. This exhibition is also co-presented by Coinllectibles. Surrounded by the mountains of the Himalayas and the …

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the Indian Foreign Secretary, His Excellency Vinay Mohan Kwatra, in Gelephu on 07 July, 2023. The Foreign Secretary is in Bhutan to discuss plans to further expand bilateral cooperation between Bhutan and India, which were discussed between the two governments during His …

The Paro police on 3rd July 2023 detained a Druk Air employee and his wife in connection to a large amount of US dollars seized from him by Thai customs on 23 June 2023. It is alleged that in their random checking Thai customs checked the baggage of the man …

The Minister for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR) Loknath Sharma said the price of fuel has been increasing from 2021. He said in 2021 the ministry changed the domestic price formula to bring down the price of fuel by around Nu 1 per liter. Lyonpo said they …

Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering went to Vienna, Austria, to attend the OPEC Fund for International Development Forum scheduled on June 20. The Prime minister spoke as the “special guest” at the one-day forum, sharing Bhutan’s stories. The PM met the Asian Development Bank team led by the Director General of …