The Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan, HE A.K.M. Shahidul Karim presented credentials to His Majesty The King at the Tashichhodzong on 17 January 2020.

On 17 January 2020, the Governments of Bhutan and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding to extend the Nehru-Wangchuck scholarship scheme for another five years.  The renewed MOU was signed by Kinga Singye, Foreign Secretary of Bhutan, and Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, on behalf of the Governments of Bhutan and India …

15 January 2020: His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Session of the Third Parliament.

A month-long Foundational In-service Training (FIT) is being introduced for the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) selected technical graduates entering the civil service in January 2020. FIT will start on 3 January 2020 and will be conducted by the Royal Institute of Management as an annual program. The objective of …

The discussion to consolidate forensic laboratory was held yesterday in Royal Center for Disease Control (RCDC) in presence of the Prime Minister. Also present during the discussion were health minister and representatives of relevant agencies. The PMO said in the last three months, the entire nation was disturbed by the …

During the Friday Meet-the-Press session with the government, a question was raised on the issue on the sustainability of football and other sports in the country due to lack of policy support from the government. Though the Under- 23 football team has recently made history for Bhutan by winning silver …

The government along with Department of Law and Order, Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) has come up with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to help those youths who go abroad to work, especially in the Middle East countries. With no employment opportunities in the …

Dorji Lopen Kinley was awarded the Druk Wangyal in recognition of his exceptional services to the Nation. Dorji Lopen entered the monastic order at the age of 7, and throughout his career in the religious order, received important Wang Lung from some of the most important religious figures in the …

The key focus and main announcement of His Majesty The King’s 112th National Day address was the announcement of Gyalsung or National Service. His Majesty’s address did not announce the Gyalsung right away but the entire address built up to it by identifying some key challenges and issues for Bhutan …

The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held in Madrid, Spain from 2-13 December 2019 under the Presidency of Chile. The Bhutanese delegation to the High-Level Segment of the COP25 is led by Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Minister of Agriculture and …