His Majesty The King led the government and the Indian Ambassador in offering prayers and a thousand butterlamps for His Excellency Pranab Mukherjee at the Simtokha Dzong on 1 September, 2020. The former President of India passed away on 31st August. His Excellency was well loved across party lines in …

Question: What are the new SOP measures and compliance measures at the MDP to ensure our lifeline remains open and functional? Taskforce: Bhutan relies heavily on imports of a variety of goods and commodities from the region and beyond and Phuentsholing has always been the key hub for trade and …

The Royal Bhutan Army began a nationwide stray-dog feeding program beginning today, to ensure that dogs do not starve during lockdown.  The different RBA wings in Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Samtse, Gelephu, Chukha, Haa, Paro, Wangdue Phodrang, and Samdrup Jongkhar will be operating in their respective towns to feed the dogs daily.  …

Bhutan went into a lockdown on the morning of 11th August as a 27-year-old woman who had returned from Kuwait and spent a month in quarantine in Paro testing negative 5 times on the RT-PCR finally tested positive when she reached Sershong Gewog after spending time in Thimphu and Gelephu …

His Majesty The King came back in Thimphu on 9th August after a two-week Royal Tour of the south to review and reinforce security measures in place, with active COVID-19 cases on the rise in the neighborhood. His Majesty visited the border areas to personally talk to the people about …

The PDP President also explains why the party took a stand now after a long hiatus Clarifying the PDP position the PDP President Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that since the current government has come they tried their best to stay quite as they are outside Parliament, there is an Opposition …

Four soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army lost their lives during a brave rescue operation to save the lives of people caught in the flash floods in Gelephu yesterday. His Majesty The King travelled to Gelephu on Tuesday, accompanied by the Prime Minister and Chief Operations Officer of the RBA, …

His Majesty The King conferred  the Drakpoi Khorlo Medal to Chuma Kinzang Dorji of the Royal Bhutan Army, and the National Order of Merit (Silver) to Anjan Rai and Tashi Wangchuk, both of whom are excavator operators.  The Drakpoi Khorlo medal is awarded to military personnel and recognises heroism and …

A 20-year-old man from Tshongzom (Malbashey) village, Samtse, had illegally entered his village after returning from Assam, India. He entered his village on 5 July after discreetly crossing the boundary wall by taking advantage of the heavy rainfall at night. The man has tested negative for COVID-19, but more tests …

His Majesty The King arrived back in the capital today after a tour of the Eastern parts of the country.  After visiting Bumthang, His Majesty visited the eastern dzongkhags of Mongar, Lhuentse, Tashiyangtse, and Tashigang in the last few days. Besides meeting COVID-19 task force teams, His Majesty met with …