Mr. David William McLachlan-Karr, Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, UN Development Coordination Office based in Bangkok, called on Hon’ble Prime Minister, Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. Discussions on alignment of the new Development Cooperation Framework with the 13th Five Year Plan and the need for efficiency both ...

Ms. Carie Morrison, the new Country Director and Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) to Bhutan presented her credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, today. Ms. Morrison, a Canadian national, was appointed as the WFP Country Director by Mr. David M. Beasley, Executive Director of ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby notifies the general public that the Department of Protocol has started issuing a Travel Document in lieu of an Ordinary Passport as an interim arrangement from the 20th of August 2022. This measure has been taken due to the sudden increase in the application ...

  H.E. Mr. Lee Jang-keun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bhutan, handed over four electric cars (Hyundai Kona) to Ambassador Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today in Thimphu. The electric cars are provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea under its Small Grant ...

The Ministry would like to inform the general public that Bhutanese travellers, both by air and road, to Bangladesh will require to process prior visa from the Embassy of Bangladesh in Thimphu. Visa on-arrival, which remains suspended, is available only to the following categories:  Foreign nationals of Bangladesh-descendants and their ...

Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letters of Credence to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin on 5th May 2022, accrediting him as the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Federal Republic of Germany.  Kutshab ...

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/

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 ...

    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 ...

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 ...