The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi celebrated the joyous occasion of the 44th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy on 21st February 2024. Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade H.E. Lyonpo D.N Dhungyel who is in India for an official ...

His Majesty’s Secretariat organised a prayer ceremony for the full recovery of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati of Thailand at Pangrizampa Monastery today. HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati fell ill last week and has been in hospital since. Members of the Royal Privy Council, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Pema Choden, Acting ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade hereby informs the general public that the collection time of the Passports from the Passport Office on a working day will be as follows:   1) 09:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2) 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm   The additional time ...

NOTIFICATION The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade hereby notifies the general public that it will  facilitate the replacement of the Travel Document issued in lieu of Ordinary Passports from 01st December 2022, as notified earlier (Ref: MFA/DoP/PD-03/2022/337 dated 2nd November 2022).  The replacement will be facilitated without the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to offer our heartfelt Tashi Delek to Ambassador Tshewang C. Dorji, on being granted the Drakpoi Rinchen Tsugtor Medal on 6th November 2022 by His Majesty the King, in recognition of his services by coordinating Bhutan’s participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today organized a special ceremony to mark the rolling out of the Civil Service restructuring within the Ministry. The ceremony was graced by the Hon’ble Minister of Foreign Affairs who unveiled the plaques of the restructured Departments and Divisions in the presence of officials of ...

As part of the Civil Service Reform undertaken by the Royal Civil Service Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is being restructured to make it fit for purpose and responsive to contemporary national needs. The following changes will take effect on 2nd October 2022: A new Department of Economic and ...

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 ...

The 5th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was hosted by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in and from Colombo, Sri Lanka, in hybrid mode on 30th March 2022. The Summit was preceded by the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting and the ...

1. Hon’ble Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan H.E. Dr. Lotay Tshering paid a State Visit to Bangladesh from 23-25 March 2021 as the Special Representative of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, to celebrate the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, ...