Bhutan News » Punakha News Bhutan » Punakha » Government: Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang, the palace of great happiness in Punakha
News channel or source: https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/unterhaltung/reisen/pungthang-dewachen-phodrang-the-palace-of-great-happiness-in-punakha/70023345
Published on: Saturday 29 August 2026
Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang, the “palace of great happiness”, rises on a tongue of land between two rivers in Punakha in central Bhutan. Built in the seventeenth century as a fortress-monastery, it ...
News Bhutan » Punakha » Government: Bhutan votes in final round of national elections, economy main issue
News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/16591083
Published on: Monday 08 January 2024
Both Bhutan Tendrel Party and People’s Democratic Party have similar election manifestos, in which they have vowed to boost the $3 billion economy.
News Bhutan » Punakha » Government: Punakha Dzong: Inside Bhutan’s Rivers Palace of Happiness
News channel or source: https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/unterhaltung/reisen/punakha-dzong-inside-bhutan-s-rivers-palace-of-happiness/69505542
Published on: Monday 08 June 2026
In Punakha, Bhutan, Punakha Dzong—known locally as Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang—rises between two rivers as a fortress?monastery where Bhutanese history, faith, and daily life still converge. Punakha ...
News Bhutan » Punakha » Government: Punakha imposes formal dress code to cross bazam
News channel or source: https://kuenselonline.com/news/punakha-imposes-formal-dress-code-to-cross-bazam
Published on: Tuesday 25 March 2025
Punakha—Visitors and residents crossing the iconic bazam—the wooden cantilever bridge—leading to the Punakha Dzong must now wear formal dress. The directive, issued by the Dorji Lopen, aims to ...