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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More »Ms. Mikyung Lee, President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), along with three officials from KOICA Headquarters and four officials from KOICA Bangladesh Office in Dhaka, are in the country from 12-15 December 2019. Ms. Lee is the first ever President of KOICA to visit Bhutan. Friday morning, Lyonpo …
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The Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering acknowledged the contribution of the outgoing Chief Justice who finished his term on 30th November. The PM in a Facebook post said the official closure of his tenure as the second Chief Justice of Bhutan post 2008 marks the end of his 32 years …
Read More »According to the information provided by the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), the provisional total tourist arrival, as of September 2019, was 208,457 with a growth of around 13 percent compared to 2018 for the same period. Tourist numbers increased by 25,652 tourists till September 2019 compared to the same …
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The Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji who is also the TCB Chairman confirmed that the final draft Regional Tourism Policy and Guidelines would propose a daily Sustainable Development Fee instead of a one time one. The TCB looked at various formulations including a one-time entry fee based on the suggestion …
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A 15-member group of young Bhutanese journalists representing the spectrum of the audio-visual and print media of Bhutan have embarked on a familiarization visit to India (Delhi, Bodh Gaya and Mumbai) from 17-23 November 2019. During this visit, which coincided with the visit of Foreign Minister of Bhutan to India, …
Read More »Marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Child, which was celebrated on November 20, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering signed the voluntary global pledge, renewing the government’s commitment to the full implementation of the Convention. The signing of the global pledge expresses the government’s renewed commitment …
Read More »The Board of the Druk Holding and Investments will a meeting in the first week of December to decide the pay and allowances of the 7,725 DHI staff working in 14 DHI companies including DHI itself. The expected outcome of the pay hike is that it will maintain the 15 …
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