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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Addresses 4th Anniversary Event of…
The Impressive Times
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July 6, 2025
Cooperative Movement Gains Momentum as Amit Shah Addresses Anniversary in Anand Anand, Gujarat , July 6, 2025 – Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah marked the 4th anniversary of the Ministry of Cooperation and the 150th birth...
Bob Edwards: Rocket’s Red Glare
Sonoma Valley Sun - California
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July 6, 2025
As this issue hits the streets, Sonoma and the entire nation is preparing to celebrate yet another bombs-bursting-in-air Fourth of July, replete with exuberant flag-waving, bands, parades, fireworks, speechifying and wine, until dawn’s early...
Pune Shocker: Elderly Patient Demands Kiss, Offers Money to 27-Year-Old Receptionist in Exchange for Sexual Favours in Maharashtra’s Vishrambag Road Area; Arrested
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Pune, July 6: A 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a 27-year-old receptionist at a private clinic in Pune’s Vishrambag Road area in Maharashtra. The shocking incident took place on July 3 around 7 pm, when the woman was alone at...
New Aadhaar Rules Announced, Check Updated Document List For Enrolment & Changes
Free Press Journal
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July 6, 2025
UIDAI Issues New Rules for Aadhaar Documents. | File Photo | New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released a revised list of acceptable documents for making or updating an Aadhaar card. This step aims to make the...
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...
Nepal finishes runner-up in South Asian Karate Championship
Khabarhub
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July 6, 2025
KATHMANDU: Nepal secured the runner-up position in the 9th South Asian Karate Championship, winning a total of 50 medals — 21 gold, 9 silver, and 20 bronze — according to Nepal Karate Federation President Yubaraj Lama. Among the standout...
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...
Bhutan acts to stay off travel ban list
The Bhutanese
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June 28, 2025
After working very hard to stay off any travel ban list and cooperating with United States (US) authorities, Bhutan was congratulating itself when the USA, earlier this month, announced a list of countries facing full and partial travel ban that...
Impressed by team’s professionalism: Butler
BDNews24
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The campaign started with a 7-0 thrashing of Bahrain. Now, the Bangladesh women’s football team have crushed Turkmenistan by the same margin. With a 2-1 victory over a sturdy Myanmar in between, the team is on a hot streak. What has impressed...
Druknandini: Tale of a Beautiful Bhutanese Lass
Bhutan Times
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STAFF REPORTER Thimphu On 22nd June, ‘Druknandini’ a Hindi novel based on history, culture and heritage, composed by prominent novelist Sumindra Chowdhury from New Delhi and published by Anamika Prakashan from Prayagraj, was successfully released....
Women’s football squad leave for Asia Cup qualifiers
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S women’s football national team have departed for Myanmar to take part in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers. Matches in their division are scheduled to kick off tomorrow and continue until Saturday next week....
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi Begins 4-Day Bhutan Visit
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Looking to enhancing defence cooperation, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, on Monday, departed for Bhutan on a four-day official visit. During the visit, General Dwivedi will call Bhutan's...