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His Majesty the King granted an audience to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand at Tashichhodzong, yesterday. Her Royal Highness arrived in the country yesterday on a four day visit.

Flights to Myanmar from Bhutan, suspended more than a decade ago, will start again. The revised Air Service Agreement between Myanmar and Bhutan was signed in Thimphu, yesterday.

The final date for resignation of incumbent local leaders, wishing to re-contest, in the upcoming Local Government elections will be announced on June 7. This comes after some local leaders, wishing to re-contest, had expressed confusion over their date of resignation.

Thimphu District Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five years imprisonment today for possessing controlled substances. The sentence is non-compoundable.

Going by the definition of the World Health Organization (WHO), Bhutan has eliminated Leprosy. WHO declares a disease eliminated, if the prevalence rate is less than one per 10,000.

Thimphu police apprehended two men for allegedly possessing about 90 capsules of controlled substance, yesterday.

His Majesty The King granted citizenship Kidu to 163 people at the Tashichhodzong, yesterday. The recipients declared an Oath of Allegiance to the Tsa Wa Sum as Bhutanese citizens.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand arrived in the country, today.

His Royal Highness, Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck graced the inauguration of the newly built buildings of Kunzangling Central School in Tongmajangsa Gewog in Trashi Yangtse.

World Health Organization (WHO) validated that Bhutan, along with 10 other South-East Asian countries, officially eliminated Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.