His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 5th Session of the Third Parliament on 27th May 2021.  Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen also graced the ceremony, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck and His Royal Highness Prince Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck.  Following the official opening of …

After a deadlock within the Joint Committee of the National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) the ruling party members of the committee are having a meeting on their position on the bill while the opposition is expected to do the same. The ruling party and opposition are largely on …

Says same measures whatever the variant With a rise of cases in Phuentsholing and with cases in Samdrupjongkhar, Samtse and now Merak-Sakteng there has been increasing rumors of a National lockdown being planned by the government and the Central COVID-19 Task Force. However, the Foreign Minister and member of the …

International Biodiversity Day (IBD) is a United Nations sanctioned international day on 22nd May to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This year the theme is “We are part of the solution”.  On this day the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests will be inaugurating the Biodiversity …

In line with the ensuing risks and government advisory to refrain from crowding, the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC) said it will not be in the position to facilitate auction for cordyceps, this coming season. However, to ensure uninterrupted business the DAMC announced the introduction of direct buying …

The National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) joint committee formed to trash out differences over the Mining Bill are still unable to reach common ground even after five meetings including a first meeting that was held in a resort in Paro for around 4 days. The main difference between …

After spending almost a month in the south, His Majesty The King returned to Thimphu on 17th May and entered 7-day facility quarantine. His Majesty The King visited the southern Dzongkhags to oversee containment measures during lockdown in the high risk areas.  Before embarking for Thimphu, His Majesty met with …

Almost one and a half year since the first COVID case was reported in the country on March 5, 2020, Bhutan continues to get positive cases. Bhutan expected that after the COVID-19 vaccine, the situation in the country would be normal but it turned out just the opposite with a …

His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the newly elected Thrompons of Phuentsholing, Uttar Kumar Rai (L) and Gelephu, Tshering Norbu (R) at Phuentsholing on 14th May 2021.

His Majesty The King is in Phuentsholing to oversee measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the community and manage other issues related to the pandemic, as the border town remains in lockdown.  His Majesty began a tour of the south on April 21st, after lockdown was declared in …