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Royal Government of Bhutan moves Bitcoin worth $60 million to Cobo, supposedly to sell
Cryptopolitan
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August 7, 2025
The Royal Government of Bhutan has sent $60M in BTC to an exchange hot wallet. The probable sale arrives about a day after the country’s wallets started moving a portion of their reserves. The Royal Government of Bhutan most probably set aside...
From stage to studio: Creatives explore gender, identity, and culture at Bhutan Echoes
The Bhutanese
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August 9, 2025
At the Drukyul Literature and Arts Festival, held from 2nd to 4th August this year, Singaporean lawyer-poet-playwright, Amanda Chong, and Indian actress-author, Huma Saleem Qureshi, came together in a session titled Challenging Stereotypes: Amanda...
Page Industries Q1 Results: Profit rises 21.5% to Rs 200.8 crore
The Economic Times
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August 8, 2025
Apparel manufacturer Page Industries Ltd has reported a 21.52 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 200.79 crore for the June quarter of FY26, helped by volume growth, supply chain efficiency and cost optimisation. The company had posted a net...
Mongolia to Strengthen Cooperation with the Kingdom of Bhutan Across All Sectors
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 8, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Inaugural Consultative Meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Kingdom of Bhutan was held in Ulaanbaatar on August 7, 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by State Secretary of...
Why India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan should recognize Kosovo
Dhaka Courier
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The Republic of Kosovo is the youngest nation in Europe. Since declaring independence in 2008, Kosovo has made the recognition of its statehood a priority of its foreign policy. Bangladesh recognized Kosovo on 27 February 2017. Kosovo's embassy in...
A New Trend for Bitcoin Mining: 6 Trusted Cloud Mining Platforms Make Bitcoin Mining Easier
Finbold
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August 7, 2025
Bitcoin’s recent price movement shows a consistent upward trend, sparking renewed interest among investors. Bitcoin today, the 7th of August, is priced at $115,453.28, up 1.1% from the previous day, showing a consistent upward momentum. Crypto...
Mongolia-Bhutan Relations and Cooperation Expand
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 8, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Member of Parliament and Deputy Head of the Mongolia-Bhutan Parliamentary Group, Bayarbaatar Bayarmagnai, along with other Group Members, received representatives of the Bhutan-Mongolia Parliamentary...
EI's Global Energy Snapshot: Wind, Solar Boom Amid Persistent Fossil Reliance
Saur Energy
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The year 2024 registered record-breaking growth in clean energy year even as the fossil fuel use remains stubbornly high. The latest energy data as per the 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy report, released by Energy Institute (EI), in...
Embossed number plate system branded costly, inconvenient and ineffective
Khabarhub
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August 28, 2025
Embossed number plate. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Even as Nepal’s major highways and border routes reel under floods, landslides, and chronic neglect, the government has remained fixated on enforcing an embossed number plate system for vehicles, a...
FAC Mokokchung & Bhutan's Sherubtse College ink MoU for academic collaboration
The Morung Express
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Dr I Wati Imchen, Principal, Fazl Ali College and Dr Benrithung, Associate. Professor, Dept of Political Science and Convenor, Research Development Cell, FAC along with faculty of Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan after the signing of the MoU at...
Indonesian officials eye Bitcoin mining for national reserves after key meeting
CryptoSlate
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August 5, 2025
Indonesia has opened discussions on integrating Bitcoin (BTC) into its national reserves following a high-level meeting between the Vice President’s office and Bitcoin Indonesia, Asia’s largest BTC community. The meeting marked a pivotal moment in...
France considers redirecting nuclear surplus to state-backed Bitcoin mining
crypto.news
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August 4, 2025
Members of France’s National Rally have championed Bitcoin mining as a way to monetize France’s surplus nuclear electricity. Summary 76 French lawmakers, led by the National Rally, have proposed a five-year Bitcoin mining pilot using surplus...
Climate crisis clouds Bhutan’s tiger conservation plan
Tehelka
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August 4, 2025
Similar to India’s situation, tigers are increasingly at the centre of human-wildlife conflict due to the loss of habitats and a dwindling natural prey base in Bhutan. Both these issues could be attributed to a changing climate. A report by...
JICA-funded agricultural warehouses to boost horticulture sector
Kuensel
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In a bid to enhance Bhutan’s capacity for producing and distributing high-quality temperate fruit seedlings, the National Seed Centre (NSC) in Paro constructed two agricultural warehouses at a cost of Nu 9.58 million. You must be logged in to make...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Yalamanchili appoints Dihan Rodrigo as Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives
Daily FT
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Yalamanchili Solutions for Payments (YSP), a Singapore based global technology leader in digital payment processing, has announced the appointment of Dihan Rodrigo as Country Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives. With this strategic appointment,...
Exports rise, Bhutan’s trade gap drops by over Nu 17bn
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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August 2, 2025
Bhutan’s economy showed encouraging signs of improvement last year, with the country recording a smaller trade deficit than the previous year. This is according to the National Accounts Statistics 2025. The trade gap, the difference between what...
The LDC graduation conundrum
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...
4 apps you should use instead of Google Tasks
Android Authority
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August 27, 2025
Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Tasks is, without a doubt, one of the company’s worst apps. While its barebones nature might appeal to some, its lack of basic features — like natural language processing — makes it feel well behind the times...
New skill-based rehabilitation centre in Yarju, Wangdue Phodrang under construction
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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August 2, 2025
To tackle future congestion and support inmate reintegration, a new skill-based rehabilitation centre in Yarju in Wangdue Phodrang, is being constructed. It is expected to open in two years’ time. Chamgang Central prison in Thimphu is the largest...