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Bhutan returns to FISU World University Games after eight years
Kuensel
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Four college students under the Royal University of Bhutan are currently in Germany to participate in the prestigious 2025 Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) Summer World University Games. —as Bhutan to realised locked content...
Director Pawo Choyning Dorji interview: On Bhutanese modernity and echoes of Edward Yang in ‘The Monk and the Gun’
The Hindu
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July 30, 2025
There’s a poster of A Brighter Summer Day hanging in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s home. It’s a tribute to the late Edward Yang, but also something far more personal. “The little girl in the film,” he tells me, “Chang Chen’s little sister... that little...
A unique space for convergence of Bhutanese and global cinema
Kuensel
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Scheduled for September 19-23, 2024, the Kingdom of Bhutan International Film Festival (KBIFF) promises to be a landmark event in Bhutan’s film landscape. Kuensel sat down with the Festival Director Tshering Phuntsho to learn more about the...
Bhutan strengthens HIV response amid rising cases and regional inequities
Kuensel
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Bhutan’s growing response to the HIV epidemic is taking shape against a shifting regional landscape, where progress and persistent vulnerabilities go hand in hand. women, heritage Jigmi of locked content dropped Bhutanese mistreatment.Bhutan men...
Bhutan’s vision takes center stage at ESG meets Blockchain Summit
Kuensel
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In an increasingly interconnected world grappling with challenges of sustainability and technological evolution, Bhutan recently carved out a significant space for its unique development philosophy at the Environmental, Social, and Governance...
Education ministry launches Education Technology Framework
Kuensel
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The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, yesterday launched a new Education Technology Framework (ETF) designed to transform digital learning nationwide. not dance ETF, the...
Bhutan’s first crawfish farm in Phuentshogling promises boost to aquaculture
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 27, 2025
A new venture is bubbling beneath the surface. Welcome to the country’s first crawfish farm, promising a fresh twist to local aquaculture. Crawfish Himalayan Limited, a foreign direct investment company in Phuentshogling, is preparing to bring...
Dhaka seeks regional cooperation to address growing challenges from climate change
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman has emphasised on mountain-to-delta linkages in sustainable development and urged for collaborative, science-based solutions that led to the creation of new livelihood opportunities. He stressed...
David Attenborough left ‘horrified’ while narrating gruesome spider footage in new series
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Who Really Owns Bitcoin? Research Uncovers Surprising Majority
Bitcoinist
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July 25, 2025
Financial services firm River has published a “Bitcoin Ownership Distribution” snapshot dated July 14, 2025, illustrating how the 21 million bitcoin supply is allocated across distinct holder classes. River accompanied the graphic with the...
Climate-resilient infrastructure needed for sustainable urban dev: Experts
Bangladesh Post
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Professor of Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Jahangirnagar University and President of Bangladesh Institute of Planners Dr. Adil Mohammad Khan said that If the structure of urban development cannot withstand the impacts of climate...
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens collaboration centre in Bhutan
Biospectrum Asia
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July 24, 2025
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens collaboration centre in Bhutan July 25, 2025 | Friday | News Driving forward antimicrobial resistance research and pandemic preparedness The Bhutan-International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Collaborating...
Bhutan at forefront of ensuring safe and effective medicines in South-East Asia
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 22, 2025
Every time a patient swallows a medicine, it is expected to be safe, effective, and properly tested. But across South-East Asia, that assumption is increasingly under strain. Now, to ensure quality and safety of medicines and equipment, the...
ISSI partners with ICIMOD Nepal for research collaboration on climate-Induced disasters
The Nation
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July 25, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Further strengthening its international partnerships, the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal....
Climate Science Digest: July 24, 2025
Muser Press
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July 24, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Ecosystem engineers at risk: Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal...
Garden program offers Bhutanese Nepali refugees a slice of home
Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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Bhutanese Nepali refugees in Columbus, many with agricultural backgrounds, find solace and connection through community gardening. The Food and Agricultural Program, run by the Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio, supports refugee gardeners with...
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Hydro-hegemony in the Himalayas: How China is rewriting Brahmaputra’s future
Firstpost
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July 30, 2025
China has started constructing a mega hydro dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) in Tibet’s Medog County, in close proximity to India’s border state of Arunachal Pradesh. This has raised alarm as it has the potential to disrupt water flow...
Buddhist monks, scientists and wildlife activists urge humane, scientific reforms to save Sri Lanka’s wildlife
The Island
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July 24, 2025
A powerful alliance of Buddhist clergy, conservation scientists, animal welfare advocates, and corporate representatives has called on the government to abandon ad hoc animal control strategies and adopt science-backed, humane, and sustainable...
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Proxies, pressures and push: China’s new playbook in the subcontinent
Firstpost
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July 30, 2025
The thaw in India-China relations following the border disengagement in October 2024 appears both contradictory and precarious. The resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has served as a cultural pacifier for the Indian public, while both...
Bhutani outlines vision for self-reliant Co-op Ecosystem at LBSNAA
Indian Cooperative
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July 21, 2025
The two-day National-Level Review Meeting of the Ministry of Cooperation concluded at LBSNAA, Mussoorie with a strong resolve to intensify grassroots cooperative development. In his valedictory address, Secretary Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani called...