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Hydropower Sector Generates Over Nu 36 Billion in Export Revenue
Business Bhutan
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July 10, 2025
Bhutan’s hydropower sector continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and growth, solidifying its position as the backbone of the nation’s renewable energy ambitions and a key driver of regional energy trade. According to recent macroeconomic...
Debt and civil service situation under control: PM
Kuensel
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Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has informed the National Council (NC) that Bhutan’s national debt remains at a manageable level, despite being classified as a “moderate risk” country by international institutions such as the World Bank and the...
SDF and Save the Children launch inclusive early childhood development and basic education initiative
Kuensel
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The SAARC Development Fund (SDF), in collaboration with Save the Children’s Nepal and Bhutan Country Offices, officially launched a regional initiative titled “Partnership for Quality Inclusive Early Childhood Development & Basic Education”...
NA passes ADR (Amendment) Bill 2024
Kuensel
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The National Assembly (NA) yesterday unanimously adopted the Alternative Dispute Resolution (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024 during the ongoing Third Session of the Fourth Parliament. ADR culture NA Centre locked content instructed education...
Consumption report highlights sharp urban-rural divide
Kuensel
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Urban households in Bhutan spend nearly 46 percent more each month than their rural counterparts, according to the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2025, launched yesterday by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). though...
Bitcoin Forces Global Policy Trilemma on Central Banks
CryptoPotato
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July 10, 2025
“Bitcoin has effectively cornered the world’s central banks, and there is no way out,” said author Adam Livingston on July 9. He added that the banks face an “unprecedented challenge,” in that they cannot print Bitcoin to defend their currency,...
From devotion to disarray: Kuenselphodrang left reeking after major religious gathering
Kuensel
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What lingers in Kuenselphodrang these days isn’t just the echo of prayers from the recent month-long Nyingthig Yazhi oral transmission, it’s a stench strong enough to rival a compost heap in midsummer. supply, Bhutanese their no locked content...
Another populist gamble?
Kuensel
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Even as we decry traffic jams, vehicular pollution, parking shortages and the fossil fuel import bill, elected leaders are championing, on behalf of the “common man”, to reduce tax on import of certain vehicles. than Taktsang reduce vehicle locked...
Pharmacy shortages in rural areas hinder access to medicines
Kuensel
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Limited pharmacy services in several remote districts, including Zhemgang, Gasa, and Samdrupjongkhar, are restricting access to essential medicines and pushing residents to obtain drugs from across the border, raising concerns about safety and...
National Assembly passes 5 percent Goods and Service Tax
Kuensel
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The National Assembly (NA) yesterday adopted the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, reducing the applicable GST rate to 5 percent for taxable goods and services, as proposed by the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC), down from the 7...
Draft Competition Bill finalised, awaits Cabinet approval
Kuensel
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The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has finalised the draft of a new Competition Bill, according to the CCAA’s Annual Report 2024-25. Sherab Lhamo The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has finalised the draft of a...
Hindu Kush Himalayas seeing dramatic rise in glacial-origin floods, recent events triggered by nascent glacial lakes: ICIMOD
Down to Earth
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya region covers 3,500 kilometres across Asia, spanning eight countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Up to two billion people are dependent on the region for food, water and...
The Mighty Himalayas
Pilot Guides
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July 7, 2025
The Himalayas, often referred to as the “Roof of the World,” is a vast mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayas stretch over 2,400 kilometers (or 1,500 miles across five...
Beyond gold: India sees America’s bitcoin reserve – and eyes its own
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
A call by a prominent member of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve for the country has stoked debate among digital finance experts over its feasibility. Insisting that New Delhi had a “unique opportunity...
OnePlus announces Nord 5 and Nord CE 5 with specs tuned to global markets
Android Authority
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July 8, 2025
TL;DR OnePlus has announced the Nord 5 and the Nord CE5 globally. An AI button called the “Plus Key” replaces the alert slider on the OnePlus Nord 5. Both phones offer a host of AI applications, voice transcription, live translation, and photo...
MP questions uneven enforcement of attic ban
Kuensel
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lamgong-Wangchang called for a revision of the country’s building regulations after raising concerns about the inconsistent enforcement of a nationwide ban on attic construction. provisions. Paro circular a locked...
Bitdeer Boosts Hashrate and Prepares New SEALMINER as Global Expansion Continues
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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July 9, 2025
Bitdeer Technologies Group has released its unaudited operations update for June 2025, showing continued momentum in its self-mining expansion, hardware manufacturing, and infrastructure development. $BTDR June 2025 mining and operations update...
Rasa House Indian wine bar opens in Rose Bay
Hospitality Magazine
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July 7, 2025
Sydney’s East has welcomed Rasa House to the waterside suburb of Rose Bay. Vinay Matta grew up in his parents’ restaurants Jewel on the Bay and Spice Room, but now, he’s doing things his way. Culinary inspiration has been drawn equally from South...
BFF and BCCB recognised for sports development
Kuensel
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The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) and the Bhutan Cricket Council Board (BCCB) have recently received recognition from international sports bodies for their efforts in developing sports within the country. developing Gho their FIFA locked...
NC supports GST’s commencement date on introduction of the Bill
Kuensel
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The majority of the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Council (NC) yesterday supported the goods and services tax’s (GST) commencement date on May 26 this year, in accordance with the Section 46B of the Public Finance (Amendment) Act...