Bhutanese soccer fans will have an opportunity of a lifetime when they get to feast their eyes on the 6.1 kg FIFA world football cup made of 18-carat gold at...
Bhutan’s first private airline, Tashi Air’s Airbus 320 landed in Paro this morning. Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck and the MoIC Minister, D.N.Dhungyel inaugurated the Airbus. The Airbus has 132 economy,...
1. Shingzo (Carpentry): Skilled carpenters are involved in construction activities including building dzongs, houses and temples. They also make tools. 2. Dozo (Masonry): Building of dzongs, stupas, temples, millstones and...
Druk Hotel: One of the oldest and best hotels in town, it boasts a bar, a restaurant, a business centre and a health club with a gym, sauna and steam...
The Chairman of the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives from Japan, Katsuyuki Kawai, proposed to open their embassy in Thimphu by April next year. The...
An eight-member Chinese delegation led by the Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenrin will arrive in the country tomorrow for the 21st round of Bhutan-China border talks. Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorje will...
1. A white scarf with fringes is for commoners. 2. A white scarf with fringes and a red band running lengthwise down the middle, with one, two or three red...
The Bhutanese use certain ritual objects which are associated with particular deities during religious ceremonies. 1. Dorje/ Vajrayana – The “diamond-thunderbolt” looks like a small dumb-bell with four or eight...
