Press Releases

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the award ceremony for ‘Dedicated Civil Service Awards 2018’ at the Minister’s Conference Hall on 12th December 2018. The award was conferred to the recipients in keeping with the Royal Command issued by the Royal Civil Service Commission and as per the Chapter 22 of ...

 On behalf of the people and the Royal Government of Bhutan, it gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest greetings and felicitations to the people of South Asia on the happy and auspicious occasion of the 34th Anniversary of the SAARC Charter Day. Read More

The Royal Government of Bhutan celebrated the establishment of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Friday 7 December 2018, in Tashichhodzong and observed the thirty-fourth anniversary of the signing of the SAARC Charter. A lighting of a thousand butter lamps was organized at the Kuenray of Tashichhodzong ...

On 4th December 2018, Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bhutan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai at the Presidential Palace in Abu ...

At the invitation of the Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Pema Choden of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels attended the traditional annual dinner in London on 26th November 2018.   Speaking at the event, Ambassador Pema Choden conveyed the deep appreciation of the Royal Government and people ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Bhutan Dr. Rui Paulo de Jesus presented his Credentials to the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, at a ceremony conducted at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on November 22, 2018. Dr. Rui holds a University Degree in Medicine and Surgery (M.D.) ...

  H.E. Shri Vijay Gokhale, Foreign Secretary, Government of India, called on Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister, and Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Foreign Minister, on Monday, 19th November 2018. The Foreign Secretary was in Bhutan from 18-20 November 2018 to convey to Lyonchhen the invitation extended by Prime Minister Modi ...

The newly elected  Government of Bhutan led by Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering was sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Bhutan on 31’t October 2018 and have officially assumed Office from 7th November 2018. Earlier in the day, His Majesty conferred Dakyen to Prime Minister, Speaker and Cabinet Ministers. The ...

His Majesty the King conferred Dakyen to Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, who has joined the Ministry of Foreign Minister as the Minister from 7th November 2018.

On 08 November  2018, officials from the Ministry of Health, RGOB, received the second consignment   of   essential    medicines    from   the   Government    of Bangladesh at the  Burimari Land Port. After the symbolic handing-over ceremony of medicines  on 23rd July 2018 in Dhaka between the Bhutanese  Ambassador  H.E. Sonam T. Rabgye and  the ...