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Ministry’s new vegetable garden

Taking cue from the Government initiatives during the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has converted 2.4 acres of fallow land in the premises of the Directorate of Services to a vegetable garden. The work was coordinated by the Directorate of Services, with most of the ...

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Chief of Protocol Appointed

  His Majesty The King awarded Kabney and Patang to Zhung Dronyer (Chief of Protocol) Ugyen Gonphel, on 6 May 2020, at Thimphu Techpark. Zhung Dronyer Ugyen Gonphel who assumed his new post on 12 May 2020 succeeds Aum Kunzang C. Namgyel. Prior to his appointment, he served as Deputy ...

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The Third High Impact Community Development Project/ Small Development Project Committee meeting of the 12th FYP between RGoB and GoI is held today

The 3rd Bhutan – India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) /Small Development Project Committee (SDPC) meeting between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) was held on 6th May 2020 at Hotel Taj Tashi in Thimphu. The RGoB delegation ...

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NOTIFICATION ON SPECIAL FLIGHTS FOR EVACUATION OF BHUTANESE FROM ABROAD

1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform that several requests for evacuation have been received from Bhutanese living abroad in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Severe measures like lockdowns, curfews and travel bans imposed by many countries have caused inconveniences for many Bhutanese living abroad. 2. ...

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Notification

This is to inform that Drukair is organizing a flight on 28 March 2020 to Chandigarh for a very specific Government purpose with special approval from the Government of India. Since the flight will return empty from Chandigarh, special approval has also been obtained from the Government of India to ...

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English Translation of His Majesty’s Address to the People of Bhutan on 22 March 2020

Starting tomorrow, our land borders will be sealed. We are compelled to take this drastic measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. As you have been made aware through various government bulletins, the virus is spreading, causing immense disruption worldwide, and drawing closer to us each day. At such a ...

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MESSAGE FROM THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO ALL BHUTANESE LIVING ABROAD

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is now affecting the whole world. Many countries and territories have taken sudden and extraordinary measures like lockdowns, curfews and travel bans to prevent the spread of the contagion. Such measures have and will affect Bhutanese living abroad, such as difficulty in flying back to ...

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Press Release

Hon’ble Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering participated in the SAARC Leaders’ Video Conference on combatting COVID-19 held on 15 March 2020. The video conference initiated by His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi created a platform for the Leaders to share experiences on combatting the pandemic in respective countries and chart out collective ...

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Notification

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that, in view of the need to take more measures to prevent COVID-19, the travel advisory issued by the Ministry vide letter no. MFA/PDD/W1 dated 7 March 2020 is withdrawn herewith. Accordingly the para (V) of the notification of the Ministry ...

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Notification

The Ministry has constituted a team to coordinate all matters relating to COVID-19. The team will comprise of the following: Mr. Sonam Tobgay, Director, Bilateral Department (overall coordinator) (Email: sonamtobgay@mfa.gov.bt, contact#+975-17374997) Mr. Tenzin R. Wangchuk, Director, Multilateral Department (member) (Email: trwangchuk@mfa.gov.bt, contact#+975-77743108) Mr. Rinchen Kuentsyl, Director, Department of SAARC and ...

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