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Bitdeer’s 500MW Jigmeling facility to be operational mid-to-late 2025

Bitdeer’s 500MW Jigmeling facility to be operational mid-to-late 2025

Bitdeer, a Singapore-based blockchain and high-performance computing company, said that its 500-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility in Jigmeling, Sarpang, will be fully operational by mid-to-late next year. The company, listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, operates data centres in the United States, Norway, and Bhutan. Bitdeer and Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) entered into a strategic partnership last year to establish...

ESP and GSP staff in schools entitled to civil service benefits as para-regular employees

ESP and GSP staff in schools entitled to civil service benefits as para-regular employees

Support staff in schools, such as Elementary Service Personnel (ESP) and General Service Personnel (GSP), including cooks, will enjoy enhanced benefits as para-regular employees. The move, the education minister confirmed yesterday, during the parliament’s question hour session, grants them salary raises, transfers, loans, Provident Fund, gratuity, and professional development at par with regular civil servants. They were recruited as contract...

Government centralizes ESP Window I loans to BDBL

Government centralizes ESP Window I loans to BDBL

The Economic Stimulus Plan’s Nu 3.3bn Window I concessional loans can now be accessed only through the Bhutan Development Bank. This means other banks will not be involved in the ESP Window I Concessional loan programme henceforth. According to the ESP Secretariat, this is to expedite the loan assessment and disbursement process as other participating financial institutions do not have...

Farmers in Goishing-Ridzommo turn to cassava for income, Pema Gatshel

Farmers in Goishing-Ridzommo turn to cassava for income, Pema Gatshel

Cassava is widely used in Bhutan for making flour. In some places, it is a staple food source. In the past, farmers only cultivated for personal consumption. However, some villages in Pema Gatshel are expanding cassava cultivation for flour production. They even sell it to piggery farms as feed. Goishing-Ridzommo Chiwog has embraced the shift, and cassava has become a...

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