Bhutan’s littlest royal is already stealing hearts! Two months after King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan welcomed their second child, a son, they’ve released their first photos as a family of …
May sees a huge spike in Covid-19 cases
After recording the biggest jump of five new cases within 24 hours on May 14 and three cases each on May 22, 24 and yesterday, Bhutan today has 31 Covid-19 positive cases, one of the lowest in the …
Bert Hewitt Was Dying of Coronavirus in Bhutan. Then His Family Asked for U.S. Help.
Repatriations of Americans stranded abroad following abrupt border closings from the coronavirus have topped 90,000, and the number is still rising. The evacuation of Bert Hewitt from the mountains of …
In Conversation With Dr. Phuntsho Thinley, The 2020 ‘Green Oscar’ Winner From Bhutan
Dr. Phuntsho Thinley, the 2020 Whitley Award winner tells World Atlas about the importance of the musk deer in the ecosystem and why we need to save this unique animal.
OPINION: Gross National Happiness may be better measure as we tackle Covid-19
Globally while countries measure gross national product (GNP) as an indicator of progress, Bhutan measures Gross National Happiness (GNH). The Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz has amongst others made a …
American’s rescue from Bhutan involves a king, a ventilator and an 8,000-mile journey
NEW DELHI – The 76-year old American tourist arrived at the hospital in Thimphu, the sleepy capital of Bhutan, on a cool day in early March. His symptoms were perplexing. He complained of stomach …
A king, a ventilator, an 8,000-mile journey: One American’s coronavirus rescue from Bhutan
Bert Hewitt, a retiree from Maryland with a passion for hiking, would become the first confirmed coronavirus case in Bhutan, a country of 780,000 people nestled in the world’s highest mountains and …
‘Authentic’ travel experiences are hard to find — but not in this country
While the rest of the world openly courted tourist dollars, Bhutan dammed the tourist flow. In doing so, it protected its people and its travelers, the latter of whom rave about the authenticity of …
UN Family ‘scaling up’ on nutrition
English News and Press Release on Bhutan about Education, Food and Nutrition, Children and more; published on 11 May 2020 by UNICEF …
Coronavirus pandemic | Landlocked between India and China, here’s how Bhutan managed to curb the spread of COVID-19
Bhutan put in place a National Preparedness and Response Plan and an emergency committee in February. The country has only nine cases of COVID-19 and it has a story of effective management to tell beh …