Two new rhododendron species were discovered in Bhutan by officials of the royal botanical park at Lamperi – R. khochii and princenamgiae. The flowers were found at Dochula between 2,600m to 3,600m The royal botanical park at Lamperi alone has 29 species of rhododendron. The country has now a total of 48 rhododendron species.Read More
Bhutan elected 20 National Council Members on April 23. However, most former council members and women candidates lost. This was the country’s second National Council elections. 171,564 of the 379,819 registered voters voted for their candidates. Out of the total, 23,967 votes were cast as postal ballot and the rest voted in their respective polling...Read More
Bhutan and Thailand have entered into negotiations towards formalising a bilateral trade agreement between the countries. It is hoped that the agreement can be finalised by the end of the year. In 2012 bilateral trade totalled $15 million but it is believed that there is much potential for multiplying this amount. The Thai market has...Read More
National airline Drukair is launching a a new route connecting Kolkata, India to Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are presently very few flights between the two cities, but Drukair believes there is ample potential traffic to justify the routing, and the move will increase the utility of the airline’s planes. Discussions are also underway to extend...Read More
National Council elections are scheduled in Bhutan for April 23. The election commission has accepted the nomination of 67 candidates. They represent a variety of backgrounds. Some are university graduates, teachers, actors, doctors and corporate employees. They rang e in age between 25 and 58, and five are women. The candidates will be entitled to a fund...Read More
A new private museum was inaugurated in Paro this month. “The Druk Home Museum,” exhibits historical and religious artifacts. The Museum displays various traditional and religious objects. The highlight of the museum is thedifferent types of Kabneys (scarfs) on display. The museum will be open on throughout the week.Read More
Bhutan’s second National Council elections will be healed on 23rd April as per the Royal Decree received on March 9. The first National Council term will expire on 28th April, this year. More than 380,000 people are expected to vote in the National Council elections.Read More
Bhutan is proud to have white gold (rivers and streams) in the country from which it generates hydroelectric power and make income for its country. However, the most likely scenario could be it would expect not in distant future. The nations gushing resource could be in danger and it was based on the findings of...Read More
Black-Necked Crane, the species which is considered to be the endangered species is one of the lures for Bumdeling in Trashiyangtse. Unlike in the past year, this year the bird have touched down on October 30, making an early start capping hopes for locals that there could be more birds arriving. So far, Phobjikha saw...Read More
Drukair resumed its flight operations to Bathapalathang domestic airport in Bumthang on Tuesday November 15, six months after it suspended its operation. The flight was resumed after the resurfaced runway was examined. Drukair will fly to Bumthang thrice a week and they will also resume its flight operation to Trashigang soon. Read More
