When His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ascended the Golden Throne as the Fifth Druk Gyalpo, this unique Bhutanese tradition of ‘Bura Maap’ was institutionalised. While traditionally reserved ...

In December 2023, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ... its own digital currency, the ter, which will be secured by blockchain and backed by gold, as well as Asia’s first (and ...

Mongolia Celebrates the Centennial of the Proclamation of the Republic and the Adoption of the First Constitution The centennial ... King of Bhutan His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, ...

After four months of detainment and trial, a court in Bhutan sentenced Prem Singh Gurung, an ethnic-Nepali Bhutanese citizen, to three years in ... it wasn't until March 2008 that the ruling King ...

As a mark of respect to Singh, Bhutan's national flag was flown at half-mast across the country and at its embassies, and consulates abroad, according to the Royal Bhutan government King of Bhutan ...

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius foreign minister arrived in India on Saturday to attend former prime minister Manmohan Singh's funeral in Delhi. Earlier, the mortal ...

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck honored Laurene Powell Jobs ... GNH Medal upon Ms. Laurene Powell Jobs, making her the first recipient of this prestigious honour,” his official ...

Wangchuck laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Singh during his funeral at Nigambodh Ghat. Singh, who served as the prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and is widely known as the architect of India ...

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful attended the funeral of former Indian PM Manmohan Singh in Delhi. Bhutan held prayer ceremonies ...

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, often heralded as the ‘Kate Middleton of the Himalayas’, joined her husband, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, to bestow a rare ... held at Yosemite national park in ...

A thousand butter lamps were lit at the ceremony that was led by the King. Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Saturday attended the funeral of former prime minister Manmohan Singh ...

India, Dec. 29 -- Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Foreign Minister of Mauritius, Dhananjay Ramful, recently paid floral tributes to late Indian PM Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh ...