Thimphu city of Bhutan goes into complete lockdown
December 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, went into complete lockdown starting Sunday after a 25-year-old woman who visited a flu clinic at...
Bhutanese to celebrate National Day 2020 virtually
December 17 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
The Covid-19 pandemic would change how Bhutanese would celebrate this year’s National Day, as people are expected to stay home bu...
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
December 14 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A signing ceremony was held between the Israeli and Bhutanese ambassadors to India (above).PHOTO: ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY
Israel...
Bhutan Parliament decriminalises homosexuality
December 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan's Parliament approved a Bill on Thursday (Dec 10) to legalise gay sex, making the tiny Himalay...
Bhutan, Bangladesh sign preferential trade deal
December 7 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bhutan and Bangladesh on Sunday signed the first ever preferential trade agreement (PTA) to boost bilateral trade.
Bhutanese Economic...
Bhutan to open four new int’l trade routes soon
December 5 ,2020
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By: Rajesh Rai
In what could be a major boost to the country’s bilateral and transit trade with India and Bangladesh, the Government of India (G...
BIMSTEC Convention ratification sparks debate in Bhutan
December 4 ,2020
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By: Younten Tshedup
Speaker Wangchuk Namgyel during the National Assembly winter session
The BIMSTEC Convention on combating international terrorism,...
Gov’t exploring to give a tablet phone each to student: Bh...
December 2 ,2020
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By: Yangchen C Rinzin
The Ministry of Education is developing Learning Management System (LMS), an e-learning platform, to prepare the ministry to tackle sit...
Satellite Bhutan-1 is just a beginning
November 30 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
Bhutan-1, the country’s first satellite has reached the earth’s atmosphere and is predicted to have disintegrated over Sout...
Bhutan establishes formal ties with Germany
November 27 ,2020
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By: Suhasini Haidar
Bhutan announced on Wednesday that it had established diplomatic relations with Germany, increasing the restricted number of capitals t...
Gender-based violence in Bhutan increases by 36.6% this ye...
November 27 ,2020
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By: Yangyel Lhaden
Gender-based violence (GBV) in Bhutan increased by 36.6 percent this year, according to records maintained by a non-governmental organi...
Conservation sites in Bhutan receive award for doubling ti...
November 25 ,2020
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By: Choki Wangmo
Transboundary partnership between the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and Manas Tiger Reserve in India, known as the Transboundary...
Indian media hype Pangda village as in Bhutan
Pangda village
With some Indian media hyping a Chinese village two kilometers within Bhutanese territory, which is claimed to the...
India announces plans to launch Bhutanese satellite, provi...
November 23 ,2020
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By: MB Subba
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced India’s preparations to launch a Bhutanese satellite into space and provi...
Bhutan denies Chinese village in its territory
November 21 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr Lotay Tshering
Reports showing the construction of a Chinese village inside sovereign Bhutanese territ...
How to behave as a monarch? Ask Bhutan's Thunder Dragon ki...
November 20 ,2020
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By: Ravi Velloor
In the months past, as Covid-19 raged, Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar (above) and his father have toured the nation checking on patients,...
PM Tshering, Indian PM to jointly launch RuPay card Phase-...
November 20 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister Lotay Tshering along with his indian counterpart Narendra Modi will on November 19 launch RuPay card Phase-II that will...
Glaciers in Bhutan retreating at an alarming rate
November 16 ,2020
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By: Choki Wangmo
Benchmark glaciers, Ganju la and Thana retreating at 11.4 and 18.2 m/year
The 700 glaciers in Bhutan are losing its mass or retrea...
Bhutan spends more than Nu 289M on quarantine facilities
November 14 ,2020
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By: Yangchen C Rinzin
The government has spent Nu 289.653 million (M) on hotels that served as quarantine facilities as of November 1.
Of the 24,148 people...
Bangladesh-Bhutan to ink trade deal 6 December
November 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh will sign its first bilateral trade agreement – Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) – with Bhutan on 6 December....
King & Queen of Bhutan share rare photos of their new roya...
November 9 ,2020
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By: Greta Heggeness
These brand-new photos of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s family are totally frame-worthy.
The Bhutanese royals recently...
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