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RAA’s performance audit report recommends schools in Thimphu Thromde to upgrade WASH facilities
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 2, 2025
The Royal Audit Authority, RAA’s performance audit report recommends schools in Thimphu Thromde to upgrade Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities. According to the report, most schools lacked toilet facilities that met all the specified...
Bhutan has 100 females per 97 males
Bhutan Times
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The NSB survey also estimates Bhutan’s total household population at 592,598 people KINZANG DORJI TSHERING Thimphu he National Statistics Bureau (NSB) has released the first-ever Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey 2025 (HCES 2025),...
World News | COAS Upendra Dwivedi Visits Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Tashichhodzong [Bhutan], July 2 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, who is currently on a four-day official visit to Bhutan, visited the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) and Project DANTAK on Wednesday. He also visited the...
Decoding China's Ethnic Engineering In Lhasa, Strategy To Control Dalai Lama Succession | Exclusive
News18
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July 2, 2025
Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 17:47 IST China’s plan to select a new Dalai Lama, as seen in its earlier Panchen Lama power grab, is designed to erase Tibetan resistance spiritually and politically, said sources The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso,...
Duluth-based AGCO reaches agreement with activist shareholder TAFE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreLargest shareholder of Georgia Fortune 500 company wants big changesMeanwhile, AGCO, which has maintained a relationship with TAFE for about 60 years, rejected TAFE’s claims about mismanagement. In April 2024, AGCO announced it would no...
Gen Dwivedi meets Bhutan King and former monarch, reinforces defence partnership
The Statesman (India)
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July 2, 2025
General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, who is on a four-day official visit to Bhutan, today met His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, and His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the former King...
Iran squad for 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification named
Mehr News Agency
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July 2, 2025
The qualification matches will be held in Amman, Jordan, from July 7 to 19. Iran will begin their campaign against Singapore on July 10. Iran have been drawn into Group A, alongside Jordan, Singapore, Bhutan, and Lebanon. Iran’s squad are as...
Starlink Launched in Sri Lanka: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Satellite Internet Services After Bangladesh and Bhutan, Coming in India Soon
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi, July 2: Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, officially launched its services in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. With this launch, Sri Lanka has become the third country in South Asia -- and another of India’s neighbours...
Binance CEO on how Bhutan’s happiness philosophy aligns with crypto
Coin Telegraph
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July 2, 2025
Binance CEO Richard Teng said cryptocurrency and digital asset technology can support the Kingdom of Bhutan’s unique development philosophy, known as Gross National Happiness (GNH), during a visit to the Himalayan kingdom. During a media...
Bhutan embraces crypto payments despite connectivity gaps
Coin Telegraph
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June 30, 2025
In a land where ancient monasteries overlook misty mountains, cryptocurrency is quietly becoming part of everyday life. During the Binance Crypto-Powered Tour in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Cointelegraph traveled across Bhutan’s capital city of Thimphu...
Bhutan Unveils Nation‐Wide Crypto Payment System For Tourists
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Bhutan has become the first country to integrate cryptocurrency payments across its entire tourism infrastructure, enabling visitors to use Binance Pay for everything from booking flights and paying visa fees to...
UN Tourism training in Mongolia highlights culture-driven strategies
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 1, 2025
UN Tourism held its 19th Executive Training in Mongolia, focusing on culture-driven tourism policies, resilience, and inclusive strategies for sustainable development. The 19th edition of the Executive Training Programme on Tourism Policy and...
Bank holiday: Are banks open or closed on July 7, 2025 for Muharram?
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
If you are planning to visit your bank on Monday, July 7, 2025, you might want to double-check your schedule. Muharram, a significant religious observance, also falls on the same date or the day after on July 8, 2025 raises questions about whether...
Home ministry well prepared to safe guard religious monuments
Bhutan Times
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DAWA ZANGMO Thimphu The growing concern over the safety of religious monuments was brought to the fore during a parliamentary session on 24 June when the Member from Sergithang-Tsirangtoed Constituency Lhakpa Tshering Tamang posed a pressing...
Tourism and Culture Take Center Stage at Executive Training Programme in Mongolia
Hospitality Net
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July 1, 2025
UN Tourism welcomed senior tourism officials from across the Asia-Pacific region to put the spotlight on the vital link between tourism and culture in building resilient and inclusive destinations. The 19th edition of the Executive Training...
Nepal aims to end title drought at SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship
OnlineKhabar
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July 1, 2025
Photo: Bikash Shrestha The Nepali U-20 national women’s football team is currently in its final phase of preparation for the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship, slated to begin in the second week of July in Bangladesh. Only four nations are...
Infiltration, population surge in Assam pose long-term security threat
The Assam Tribune
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July 6, 2025
Guwahati, July 6: Demographic change in Assam is a matter of serious concern not only for the State but also for the entire country as there is every possibility of fundamentalist forces taking advantage of the changing scenario. Official sources...
World : Safeguarding Indo-Malaya Forests: RM177 Million Conservation Initiative Unveiled
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 6 (Bernama) -- A global conservation agency announced a RM177 million (US$42 million) project to protect the Indo-Malaya forest, one of the world’s last remaining major primary forest areas. The International...
Bhutan Raises Legal Marriage Age to 18
Business Bhutan
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June 28, 2025
In a landmark decision, the Joint Sitting of Bhutan’s Parliament on 25th June passed the Marriage (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024, officially raising the minimum legal age for marriage for women to 18 years. The amendment aligns the legal marriage...
Bhutanese Community in the US Faces Uncertainty Amid Immigration Concerns
Business Bhutan
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June 28, 2025
Sources say the US Immigration have a list of about 60 Bhutanese who have overstayed The Bhutanese community residing in the United States now finds itself in a state of considerable uncertainty following a recent notification issued by Bhutan’s...