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- ↑ "Bhutan Majestic Travel". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "King gives red scarf to his brother". 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Education Career
- ↑ Bhutan Todays
- ↑ Tarayana Foundation
- ↑ United Nations Population Award Ceremony
- ↑ Japan-Bhutan Relations
- ↑ Japan's Relations with Each Country and Region
- ↑ "ประกาศสํานักนายกรัฐมนตรี" [Announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister](PDF) (in Thai).