Belgium consulate in Bhutan
The first honorary consulate of Belgium in Bhutan was inaugurated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Didier Reynders, on August 6. During the…
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Festival dates, valley guides, books worth packing and dispatches from fifteen years of travelling the Kingdom.
Pedestrian’s Day every Tuesday
The Prime Minister of Bhutan walking during one of the Pedestrian Day Tuesdays have been observed as the Pedestrian day since June 5 this year. Although…
Highlanders and Cordyceps of Bhutan
Cordyceps Sinensis Mushroom found in Bhutan Bhutan has many tribes of highlanders living at an altitude of about 5000ft above the sea level especially in…
Royal Wedding symbol launched
Royal Wedding Symbol of Bhutan has been Released by the media and publication committee. The symbol which represents the Royal wedding is a modified wheel…
GNH: a failure?
Bhutan is often addressed as a GNH country by the outsiders but how true is it? Are the people really happy and content with their lives? Is there nothing…
Roads to connect the remote highlands of Bhutan
Inhospitable geographic conditions is the main challenge Bhutan faces in delivering the basic facilities to rural villages. The mountainous terrain makes…
Bhutan's Takin to be part of exhibiton
Takin, the national animal of Bhutan Takin (budorcas taxicolor white) the national animal of Bhutan will soon gain international recognition if Bhutan…
Book on chief abbots of Bhutan released
A book on the chief abbots of Bhutan was released this month in Thimphu. His Holiness the 70th Chief abbot (known as Je Khenpo in Bhutan) Trulku Jigme…
Trekking in Bhutan becomes safer
Bhutan received 2753 trekking tourist last year which made up 10.3 percent of the total tourist visits, an increase by 15 percent in the previous year.…
Tourism increases no. of jobs and revenue
Bhutan received almost 41,000 high-end tourists last year, exceeding the target of 35,000 tourists for the year by almost 17 percent. According to the…
Bhutan expands flight routes to Maldives and Guwahati
Drukair - Royal Bhutan Airlines Bhutan has signed agreement with Maldives to expand air route in future. Bhutan has also signed the revised air services…
Driving in Bhutan to be safer
Road safety is a growing concern in Bhutan as more number of vehicles gets registered every year increasing the number of accidents. To address this issue…