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The Latest Breaking News from Bhutan

Birdwatchers from India, Nepal and Bhutan to count birds in the Himalayas

First edition of the Himalayan Bird Count (HBC) to be held on May 14

The Hindu

Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM, exchanges views on current global and regional developments

Earlier, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji

The Hindu

Thailand, Bhutan to raise bilateral trade to $120m

Thailand and Bhutan have agreed to raise bilateral trade to US$120 million in 2025, with Thailand specifically calling for the support of Thai herbal and traditional medicines.

Bangkok Post

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Book slams Sashastra Seema Bal for sloth on Bhutan border during peak of militancy in northeast

Personnel of the Central Armed Police Force were totally indifferent to sounds of sporadic gunfire on border, former Bengal DGP Dilip Mitra writes

The Hindu

The goal of an energy-secure South Asia

While universal coverage can catalyse the region’s economic growth, energy trade must be linked to peace building

The Hindu

Explained | What is the BIMSTEC grouping and how is it significant?

How does the regional organisation work? What has it done over the years and how does it figure in the current geopolitical calculus?

The Hindu

IIT Madras launches Master’s course for international students

Focus is on enrolling candidates from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

The Hindu

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

Pawo Choyning Dorji, the director of Bhutan’s first Oscar-nominated film, talks to Maanya Sachdeva about putting the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Lunana on the awards radar, the ‘surreal’ feeling of being in competition with Paolo Sorrentino, and sharing his landmark movie with his community

The Independent UK

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

The Independent UK

Oscars diary: A yak in the classroom, a family in Hollywood

The unlikely Oscar contender “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” recently became the first film from the small Asian nation of Bhutan to be nominated for best international film

The Independent UK

Bangladesh, India, Nepal move ahead on motor vehicle agreement project

Bhutanese parliament has decided not to endorse the plan over sustainability and environmental concerns

The Hindu

A yak at the Oscars: first nomination for Bhutanese film

Thimphu (Bhutan) (AFP) - Filmed in one of the remotest corners in one of the world's most inaccessible countries, "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom", is the first Bhutanese film ever nominated for an Academy Award.

AFP

Lunana: Bhutan’s first Oscar nominee explores ‘happiness index’

The tiny Himalayan nation’s Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is competing for the Best International Feature Film award.

Al Jazeera

From icy mountains to subtropical lowlands: Bhutan’s varied climate

Buddhist kingdom has three distinct zones as altitude rises from south to north

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'Felt like a bullet': Bhutan PM mourns rare Covid death

New Delhi (AFP) - Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death -- just the kingdom's fourth -- shows more work was needed to fight the pandemic there, its leader says.

ABC News

Gina Rinehart offloads three more cattle properties, including some S Kidman and Co holdings

The total amount of land that's been sold is roughly the same size as the nation of Bhutan, and includes some of the S Kidman and Co holdings she bought in a joint venture in 2016.

Tribune News Service

Bhutanese movie ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ came a long way for a shot at an Academy Award

The underdog story of this Academy Award season centers around a yak that marks the nation of Bhutan’s first Oscars submission of the century.

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