On June 29, China objected to Bhutan’s application for a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council for the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary s …
Bhutan demarches China on new claim over Sakteng Sanctuary; Beijing refuses to budge
Bhutan has issued a demarche to China upset by its claims over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary located in eastern Bhutan. Taking the diplomatic step The Royal Embassy of Bhutan lodged a formal protest …
China makes border dispute with Bhutan public, in apparent move to pressure India
Thimpu had issued a demarche to Beijing against its claim on the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, which is close to the Arunachal Pradesh border, but to no avail.
UNDP and GNHC sign project on Covid-19 response and recovery
The Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan, Satoshi Suzuki joined the signing remotely from … through a value chain analysis of essential products and identifying appropriate business solutions. The project …
China s new claim on Bhutan land and third party
The sanctuary is located in the easternmost part of Bhutan, covering 650 sq km. (Photo: The Hindu) In yet another new move to claim land in Bhutan, China opposed funding to a project for the Sakteng …
China doubles down on claims on eastern Bhutan boundary
Days after Bhutan sent China a demarche protesting Chinese claims to the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in Eastern Bhutan, Beijing has doubled down, including Bhutan’s “Eastern sectors” to the boundary …
Beijing now bullies Bhutan
China stakes claim to tracts in east of the country that include the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary adjoining Arunachal Pradesh …
Days after demarche, China doubles down on claims on Eastern Bhutan boundary
Beijing has included Bhutan’s ‘Eastern sectors’ to the boundary dispute between the two countries for the first time …
China says it has border dispute with Bhutan too
Bhutan and China have held 24 rounds of talks between 1984 and 2016 to settle their border issue and, according to discussions in the Bhutanese parliament and other public records of these meetings, …
No foreign players this season in the Bhutan Premier League
For the first time, Bhutan Premier League (BPL) will be played without international players due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Major clubs including Paro FC, Thimphu City FC and Transport United FC have …