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Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurated a two-day festival at Rongtse Nye in Haa’s Sangbaykha Dungkhag, yesterday. It is aimed at promoting tourism and traditional cuisine, and improve local businesses. This inaugural event is the first of its kind in the Dungkhag, unlocking the cultural and economic potential of the region. Hundreds of people from Gakiling and Sangbay Gewogs under Sangbaykha...

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...

Despite the completion of a cold storage facility in March this year, none of the 130 piggery farms in Tsirang have utilized it to store pork. Farmers attribute this to the low pork production in the area, which has resulted in no surplus. Today, no pork is seen at the Nu 6.5 M facility. Instead, a poultry farmer is using...

In the National Assembly yesterday, the Social and Cultural Committee revealed that the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) colleges have the capacity to accommodate nearly 3,000 more students beyond the current intake. However, only 35 per cent of class 12 graduates, including self-financed candidates, secured admission to tertiary education this year. The education and skills development minister attributed the low...