His Majesty’s representative, Gyalpoi Zimpon Dasho Ugyen K Namgyel, Cabinet Secretary Kesang Deki, Foreign Secretary Pema Choden, and other Bhutanese dignitaries were also present at the event. The ...

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan has made a rare public appearance alongside her husband, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and their three children to mark the New Year. The Queen of Bhutan ...

A witness to the event attributed the problem to the recent translocation of monkeys from Trongsa to Royal Manas National Park. “The Trongsa’s monkey is now creating a problem here,” he said. I couldn ...

Bhutan's royals have been trying to increase tourism on a limited scale and Queen Jetsun Pema, 34, and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 44, are both set to be at Sheeran's groundbreaking concert.

The project is envisioned as an economic corridor linking South Asia to Southeast Asia and has executive autonomy and legal independence, according to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema, as well as other members of the royal family, were also in attendance. Sheeran’s Bhutan concert has attracted much global ...

But Bhutan’s current king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and his 34-year-old wife, Queen Jetsun Pema – who has been dubbed “the Kate Middleton of the Himalayas” – seem eager to forge ...

In December 2023, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck announced the GMC as part of “wholesale” reforms of the nation’s economy to combat challenges such as 29% youth unemployment ...

Among the guests were Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Prince Abdul Mateen is the ...