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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),...
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....
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...
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...
UN experts demand answers on disappearance of Bhutanese rights defender Acharya
Nepal News
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June 29, 2025
KATHMANDU: In a powerful joint move, four United Nations human rights experts have raised urgent concerns regarding the unresolved disappearance of Lok Nath Acharya, a prominent Bhutanese human rights defender of Nepali origin who went missing in...
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...
Transboundary elephant raids: Farmers in Bhutan leave croplands fallow
The Hindu
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June 29, 2025
GUWAHATI: Farmers in Bhutan and India tend to leave their croplands fallow, fearing raids by elephants driven out of their natural habitats owing to anthropogenic or human-caused activities. Data on farmers on the Indian side of the boundary...
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...
Opposition politicises issue of Hindi language in education policy
Sunday Guardian Live
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June 28, 2025
Rahul Gandhi and allies oppose Hindi in education, sparking debate over language, identity, and politics. NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, along with its allies like M.K. Stalin from Tamil Nadu, Uddhav Thackeray from...
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...
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....
Bahrain women all set to take on Bangladesh
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S women’s football national team take on their counterparts from Bangladesh today in their opening match in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers. The Bahrainis are looking to secure an historic first-ever berth...
8 Cool & Offbeat Things Everyone Should Do In Bhutan
Forbes
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Dancer at the Talo Tshechu festival on the grounds of mountaintop Talo Goenpa monastery. PHOTO BY JOE YOGERST From trekking to Tiger’s Nest monastery and exploring Punakha Dzong palace to attending the flamboyant Paro Tshechu festival and snapping...
From isolation to inspiration
Bhutan Times
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The journey of Rukha village, a story of Tarayana’s endearing grassroot approach to development DAWA ZANGMO Thimphu Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck inaugurated an exhibition showcasing the Rukha Village Model last week. The exhibition...
NA Demands Zero Tolerance for Harmful Online Content
Bhutan Times
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KINZANG DORJI TSHERNG Thimphu In a unanimous decision, the National Assembly has taken a resolute stance against the proliferation of pornographic, violent, and unethical content circulating through digital platforms in Bhutan. With MPs sounding...
Social and Cultural Committee warns reintroducing Class 10 cut-off could increase inequality among students
The Bhutanese
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June 28, 2025
The Chairperson of the Social and Cultural Committee (SCC) and Member of Parliament (MP) from Wamrong constituency, Lam Dorji, moved a motion in the Parliament to reconsider and reassess the Ministry of Education and Skills Development’s (MoESD)...
Parliament sets legal marriage age at 18 for both sexes
Bhutan Times
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TIL BDR GHALLEY Thimphu The Joint Sitting of the Parliament on June 25 passed the Marriage (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024, establishing 18 years as the legal minimum age for marriage for both men and women. The Bill secured the required...
Tshering Zam Shatters a Glass Ceiling: Bhutan’s First Female “Khenmo”
Business Bhutan
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June 28, 2025
At just 15 years old, Tshering Zam made a choice that would forever alter her destiny, which is now transforming Bhutan’s spiritual history. Leaving behind her quiet village of Rubesa in Wangdue, she stepped into the sacred halls of Sangchen Dorji...
What plagues Bhutan’s Financial Markets
Business Bhutan
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June 28, 2025
From the legal and regulatory aspect to international collaboration, Bhutan has a lot to do While the recently released World Investment Report 2025, by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) agency underscores the critical role of...