In order to commemorate His Majesty the King’s 39th Birth Anniversary, Thimphu Thromde has organized various events along the Norzin Lam and Thimphu Clock Tower starting from 21st- 23rd February. The Royal Bhutan Police has issued that the road stretch from Norzin Lam gate to the Main Traffic will remain …

The Annual General Meeting of Les Amis du Bhoutan, the Friendship Association for Bhutan in France was held in Paris on 15th February 2019. Ambassador Pema Choden attended the event at the invitation of the Association. Speaking at the event, Ambassador Choden thanked the President and the members of Les …

His Majesty The King and His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo graced the opening of the 5th Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition at the Tendrel Thang of Samdrup Jongkhar. Members of the Royal Family also graced the event. This year’s exhibition was dedicated to the 39th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty …

There were celebrations across the country To celebrate the 39th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo, about 9000 people gathered at Changlingmithang in the capital on February 21 out of respect and gratitude for His Majesty’s selfless service to the nation. The day started with flag hoisting and …

It became clear in 2018 that the 1200 MW Punatsangchu I project suffered yet another delay as its last date of completion was December 2022 but this was moved to the first half of 2023 to deal with rectification measures. However, the latest additional slide problem in the right bank …

Cervical cancer ranks as the top-most common cancer among women in Bhutan. In an effort to address this, the Ministry of Health is working towards eliminating this cancer. Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo who is the member of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) representing South East Asia …

Despite instructions from ACC to take administrative action, media reports and complaints by parents the government chose to defend the Ministry of Labor and Human Resource officials involved in the Japan case. The Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering claimed that the investigation is not over as the Office of …

The recent resolution moved by the Opposition party to open all border entry points in the south for tourism has led to questions on how it can exacerbate mass regional tourism and also if there could be any security issues. The Opposition Leader clarified saying that the Opposition party is …

To promote and strengthen the research activities in the country, a conference is being organised on 8 th February at the Convention hall of the Royal University of Bhutan. Through plenary and group discussion sessions, the conference attendees will have an opportunity to better understand the research information on research …

The Committee of Secretaries has been reinstituted with its inaugural session held today at Gyalyong Tshogkhang. The inaugural event was presided over by Tshulag Lopen, and attended by the Prime Minister and  Foreign Minister. On 11th December 2018, the Cabinet decided to reinstitute the Committee of Secretaries (COS) with a …