The Latest Breaking News from Bhutan

I’ve recently started reading a charming book called ‘Bhutan to Blacktown’, about Om Dhungel, a man forced to flee ethnic cleansing in Bhutan and rebuild his life in Australia. It’s a story about migration, about someone who lost everything and created a new life, and it’s full of understated wisdom…

Bhutan's blend of natural beauty, cultural richness and commitment to holistic well-being has captured the hearts of many. A transformative experience awaits in Bhutan where His Eminence Khedrupchen Rinpoche of Sangchen Ogyen Tsuklag Monastery in Trongsa will lead a nine-day "Tour Neykor" spiritual immersion retreat from Oct 13-21.

Prosecutors say huge amounts of money collected from hundreds of Nepalis to send them to the US as Bhutanese refugees.

Nepali prosecutors have charged 30 people, including two former cabinet ministers, with corruption in a case involving faking documents for Nepali nationals to enter the United States as Bhutanese refugees, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Known as the forbidden kingdom, Bhutan is famous for its national pursuit of happiness and for being carbon negative. But it is also caught between two feuding giants.

Om Dhungel escaped ethnic persecution in Bhutan to make a new life in Australia. The strength and potential of refugees like him, he says, is vastly underestimated

Manchester is about to start charging visitors a £1 nightly fee – the same amount Bhutan gets from holidaymakers every nine minutes

A disillusioned teacher is sent to a remote Himalayan school in this charming, visually stunning first feature

A trainee teacher’s dreams of becoming a singer are interrupted when he is posted to the world’s remotest school in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s gentle drama