Bhutan

Climate crisis made South Asia heatwaves ’30 times more likely’
Study says heatwaves in the region should be ‘rare’ but current level of global warming made them 30 times more likely.
Published On 24 May 2022
What sets Bhutan’s first ever Oscar nominated film apart
The tiny Himalayan nation’s Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is competing for the Best International Feature Film award.
Published On 23 Feb 2022
‘Felt like a bullet’: Bhutan PM mourns kingdom’s rare COVID death
Himalayan kingdom that has recorded just four coronavirus deaths sees surge in infections linked to the Omicron variant.
Published On 31 Jan 2022
Home in India, job in Bhutan: Border shutdown hits Assam workers
Ban on entering Himalayan kingdom results in loss of livelihoods for hundreds of daily wage earners on the Indian side.
Published On 13 Aug 2021

UNICEF hails mass drive as ‘arguably the fastest vaccination campaign to be executed during a pandemic’.

For months, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has been travelling by foot, car and horse to oversee pandemic measures.

The two Himalayan nations have been lashed by heavy rains in the last three days as the annual monsoon season begins.

Tiny Himalayan nation says 470,000 out of 770,000 people administered first shot of a two-dose vaccine donated by India.

Pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, UN report says.

The three are accused of plotting to overthrow country’s top military officer by involving him in a corruption scandal.

Agreement does not appear to be related to its budding ties under US-sponsored accords with four Arab countries.

101 East explores the price of happiness for young people in the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.

The government decision allows smokers to buy tobacco products from state-owned duty-free outlets.

The number of coronavirus cases in South Asia has so far remained low but experts say things could get worse.

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