Press Releases

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 ...

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. ...

As COVID-19 has been declared pandemic by the WHO, Ministry of Health would like to provide the following advice while traveling to prevent infection of SARS-CoV-2: Practice and adopt all the precautionary measures for prevention of COVID-19 while traveling. Avoid going to crowded cities, shopping malls or any other public ...

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 ...

As we strive to stay ahead of the spread of coronavirus, with His Majesty’s guidance, the government has introduced highest level of preventive measures all along. This includes recent closure of all border gates early this week. Reinforced by an efficient containment system, the government is making efforts to come ...

  The Government of India has declared a nation-wide lockdown in India from 24 March to 14 April 2020 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. While all government offices, educational institutions, and commercial establishments will remain closed and all transport services would be suspended, the following services would ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...