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Bhutan-Thailand friendship offer
A visit to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is a journey to times past and an uplifting...

Druk Air announces winter schedule from Oct 26 , 14 till 31st Jan 2015
Druk Air, the main national carrier of Bhutan has announced Winter Schedule for 2014/2015, effective 26th October up to...

Jet Airways to offer second daily flight on Mumbai-Kathmandu route from March 30
Jet Airways Ltd will introduce its second daily frequency from Mumbai to Kathmandu on March 30, 2014, as per...

Jet Airways to offer second daily flight on Mumbai-Kathmandu route from March 30
Jet Airways Ltd will introduce its second daily frequency from Mumbai to Kathmandu on March 30, 2014, as per...

Sikkim launches chopper service to Kanchenjunga
Sikkim, India: A 15-minute helicopter service to witness breath-taking views of India’s highest peak Kanchenjunga has been launched by...

Bangkok’s state of emergency lifted
The Thai Cabinet has decided to end the 60-day state of emergency that has been going on in Bangkok,...

The forbidden bridge in Gasa (Bhutan)
Belief: Gasa; Bhutan: An iron bridge near the Gasa tshachu (river) leads to a dense forest where the local...

Tashi Air plans second aircraft
Aviation: Thimphu: Bhutan: Despite losses, Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air) plans to expand its fleet to two aircraft in September.The...

Drukair Additional Flight
Thimphu: Bhutan; As per Druk Air winter schedule 2013-2014, flight KB 204 of 29 March 2014 (last day of...

The Last Cranes leaves for Tibet
Phobjikha; Bhutan; On March, 13, two adults, probably a couple, and a juvenile, which flew from Phobjikha valley in...

Biometric system for foreigners flying in
Thimphu: Bhutan: 12, March, 14: All foreigners flying into the country will be now registered through a biometric system....

Druk Air timing on 1st and 8th April
Thimphu: Bhutan: Kindly be informed that due to poor load, equipment type for the below mentioned flights/dates have been...

Cancellation of Druk air Flights
Thimphu: Bhutan: The following flights for March & April 2014 have been cancelled due to poor load. KB130- 31MAR/7APR...

Road Closure/Opening Timing at Lamperi Area
Bhutan Dochula:The road widening work along Lamperi Area between Dochula and Thinleygang is currently underway. Following is opening and...

Drukair Update (Bhutan)
Bhutan: DrukAir: Kindly be informed that flight KB131 on 5th March will operate as per normal schedule/timings i.e. BKK-IXB-IXB-PBH...

Druk Air Schedule Update
Except for the below mentioned dates, flights KB 128/129 from 1st March to 29 March has been cancelled from...

Nepal drops the price of Mount Everest climbing permits
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepalese authorities have lowered the price of the permit to climb Mount Everest in order to...

China: You go to jail for eating Pandas or Monkeys
China has drafted a law under which people convicted of eating endangered animals face jail time as the country...

Bhutan: Dochula – Simtokha Road Widening timing
Kindly be informed that road widening work will be carried out from Dochula to Simtokha, Thimphu effective from Monday,...

Private airline (Tashi Air) to resume domestic service in October
Bhutan;Tashi Air: The private airline, Tashi Air, will resume its domestic flight services in October this year, information and...

Ancient rock art of Bhutan
Archaeology, Thimphu: Bhutan: Located along a riverbed in the upper reaches of Thimphu are a series of open-air rock...

India to extend visa-on-arrival facility to tourists from 180 nations
New Delhi: India will extend visa-on arrival to tourists of all nations barring eight, as it looks to boost...

Two weekly flights to Mumbai from May 1,2014
India’s commercial capital will be the sixth Indian city on the national airline’s network Thimphu: Bhutan: Drukair: Drukair will...

Thimchu venue for ‘Clean Bhutan’ launch on Feb. 6
The stream-and-river-cleaning component of the project is all set to take off Environment; Thimphu: Bhutan.The cleaning of streams and...

European Commission team to examine Nepalese airlines
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A team from the European Commission (EC) will start conducting on-site inspection of six Nepalese airline...

Nepal doubles tourism service fee to Rs 1,000
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal, a major destination for global travelers, has doubled its tourism service fee to Rs 1,000...