His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the Zhung Drongyer (Chief of Protocol) today, at the Tashichhodzong. Mr. Ugyen Gonphel was appointed as the Zhung Drongyer, by His Majesty The King, on 6 May 2020. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Gonphel served as the Dy. Chief of Protocol in the ...
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Public Notification on requirements to travel to Thailand
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process visa. Upon ...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that a relief flight is being arranged to and from Singapore for Bhutanese on the following dates: DATE FLIGHT NO. SECTOR DEP ARR EQP 27 December 2020 B3 780 PBH-SIN 11:00 hrs 17:30 hrs A319 28 December ...
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Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck has been awarded as the individual laureate for the 2020 UN Population Award in recognition of Her Majesty the Gyalyum’s outstanding contribution to raising awareness and devising solutions to population and reproductive health issues. The UN Population Award is the most prestigious award in ...
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On behalf of the Federal Government of Switzerland and the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi in India, the Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Bhutan, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, handed over 3500 RT-PCR and 5000 Lab based Antibody test kits to the Health Secretary today. Upon the request of the Royal Government ...
Read More »Online Workshop on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation, by the UNITAR
A four-day online workshop, from November 2-5 2020, on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation conducted by UNITAR concluded yesterday. Initially, as a start of collaboration between the UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), UNITAR offered to send their experts to Thimphu to conduct a three-day workshop for the ...
Read More »MFA Lecture Series : Session 1 (2020)
India, the Neighborhood and Beyond, by Her Excellency Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan As part of the Lecture Series of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), H.E. Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, gave a talk on the subject, ‘India, the Neighborhood and Beyond’ on ...
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The Fourth High Impact Community Development Project/Small Development Project Committee Meeting of the 12th FYP between RGoB and GoI held in Thimphu on 29th October 2020 The 4th Bhutan–India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP)/Small Development Project Committee (SDPC) Meeting between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the ...
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VIDEO PRODUCER – P3 – 20211-FT News and Media Division, Office of the Director General and Related Programs Application Deadline – 18-November-2020 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please note that the deadline for applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant’s location. View listing ...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process the Certificate ...
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