His Excellency Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India is in Bhutan for an official visit from 29-30 April 2022, at the invitation of Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Dr. Jaishankar is accompanied by senior officials of the Government of India. This is the first high-level ...
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Vacancy Announcement
World Meteorological Organization announces vacancies for the following post: Director, Building Management Officer (Short term) Associate Programme Officer For further details, please click on the link below: https://erecruit.wmo.int/public/
Read More »Travel Advisory for Thailand
The following new measures will be implemented for travelers wishing to enter Thailand. A) For the fully vaccinated travelers: Register for Thailand Pass (Link: https://tp.consular.go.th ) by submitting the required documents such as Passport copy, Vaccination Certificate and Medical Insurance. Insurance with minimum coverage of USD 10,000. The policy should cover the ...
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His Excellency Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of the Government of India will make an official visit to Bhutan from 29-30 April 2022, at the invitation of Hon’ble Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs. He will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs. ...
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The virtual handing-over ceremony for the donation of medical supplies consisting of 350,000 Novel coronavirus Antigen Rapid Test kits, 200 sets of Oxygen concentrator, and 1000 sets of Pulse oximeter by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to support Bhutan’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic was ...
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The Third BIMSTEC Ministers’ Meeting on Energy was held by the Government of Nepal on 20 April 2022 in a virtual mode. The Bhutanese delegation was led by the Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan. The Ministers’ Meeting was preceded by the Fifth Meeting of BIMSTEC Senior ...
Read More »Advisory for travellers to Thailand
While international travellers entering Thailand are no longer required to do a pre-departure RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel, it has been observed that many Bhutanese visiting Thailand are testing positive upon arrival. As per the existing regulations, international travellers who test positive upon arrival are required to undergo ...
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The South Asian University, based in New Delhi, is inviting applications for Masters and PhD programmes for the academic year 2022-2023, beginning in July 2022. Kindly note that application shall be submitted latest by 21 April, 2022. For more details, you may wish to email at admission@sau.int or visit ...
Read More »Presentation of Credentials by Ms. Karla Robin Hershey, UN Resident Coordinator
The new Resident Coordinator (RC) of the United Nations system’s operational activities for development in Bhutan, Ms. Karla Robin Hershey, presented her Credentials to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. Ms. Hershey is the second UN Resident Coordinator in the country following the ...
Read More »Notification on Attestation revised as of 4 April 2022
This is to notify all concerned that the Department of Protocol will provide attestation services as follows: Documents shall be attested and returned to the applicant within one working day. The documents for the attestation may be submitted to the Division between 0900 to 1200 hrs on Monday(s) and Thursday(s). ...
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