The first ever local government elections for Bhutan is due on June 27, 2011. Almost three years after Bhutan became a Constitutional Democracy the much delayed local government elections will...
Bhutan’s fast flowing rivers make it possible to tap energy for domestic consumption as well as for export to neighboring countries. Hydropower generates the maximum revenue for Bhutan’s economy beside...
This year Bhutan will be represented at the 18th World Transplant Games in Goteborg, Sweden on June 17 to 24 for the first time. Tashi Namgay, 26, working in Thimphu...
For the first time in Bhutan a takin festival will take place. Takin is the national animal of the country. The Jigme Dorji National Park in collaboration with Tourism Council...
Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh, H.E Mehmet Vakur Erkul, called on the hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigmi Y Thinley in National Assembly Hall on June 8. Ambassador H.E Mehmet Vakur...
Quickly seared, thinly sliced yak with Chef’s version of Bhutan’s most popular dish ‘ema datsi’ (chilli and cheese) toppings is a new creation introduced at Amankora in Thimphu. Yak has...
Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck launched The Bhutan- Poland Friendship Society in Warsaw, Poland on May 25. In her address Her Majesty thanked the government and...
A 48-seater European built ATR 42-500 aircraft arrived on June 4 as the third aircraft of Bhutan’s national airline Drukair. The leased aircraft will be operating between Kolkata, India and...
