#ICE deports Nepali Bhutanese refugees from #Pennsylvania back to Bhutan. They were there legally as refugees from Bhutan. #trump #bhutan
https://www.inquirer.com/news/ice-deportation-bhutan-nepal-dauphin-county-20250328.html
Next, for #SaturdayNightCoinShow, another #MysteryCoin - this one is a lovely #Tactile piece, although I must admit, I know very little about the design! Can you #help please? The coin is an 1835-1910 Bhutan 1/2 Rupee, and despite my lack of info on the coin, I did compile some interesting details on the country for you: https://coinofnote.com/1835-1910-bhutan-1-2-rupee/
#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Unknown #WhatIsIt #Bhutan #History #Histodons #Coins @numismatics @histodons
Bhutan hits record high 40°C as global temperatures rise
This signals the intensifying impacts of global warming on the Himalayan regio
https://asianews.network/bhutan-hits-record-high-40c-as-global-temperatures-rise/
Ukrainian, Bhutanese foreign ministers hold historic first meeting in New Delhi (PHOTOS and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3971815-ukrainian-bhutanese-foreign-ministers-hold-historic-first-meeting-in-new-delhi.html #Ukraine #Bhutan #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#America's 
President #Trump has banned all travel from the following nations:
#Afghanistan 
#Yemen 
#Iran 
#Libya 
#Syria 
#NorthKorea 
#Somalia 
#Bhutan
#Venezuela 
#Cuba 
#Sudan 
32 additional countries have also received restrictions, although not total outright bans. Follow for updates
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To add to this, last year, there were reports of a number of Bhutanese crossing the border into Canada and five Bhutanese were even detained.
Data from the US Department of Homeland Security shows that 200 Bhutanese have been caught for residing illegally in the USA between 2013 and 2022 a period of 10 years under the category of ‘Expulsions and Noncitizens Apprehensions by Region and Country of Nationality.’
https://thebhutanese.bt/bhutan-on-a-draft-red-list-for-a-complete-travel-ban-to-the-usa/
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Possible reasons behind why Bhutan is on the list ?
The Bhutanese looked at possible reasons behind this move by the USA.
This inclusion in the draft ‘Red List’ comes in the backdrop of a major immigration scam in Nepal in 2023 where many Nepalese citizens posing as ‘Bhutanese Refugees,’ went to USA. This immigration scam involved top Nepalese politicians and bureaucrats and also certain senior figures from the camps.
https://thebhutanese.bt/bhutan-on-a-draft-red-list-for-a-complete-travel-ban-to-the-usa/
Wow, Bhutan on the red list.
The King won't be pleased.
Is it because of their Gross Happiness Index?
#Bhutan #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon
#BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfBhutan #BhutanBirds #BirdPhotography
#WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife
Photograph published with the kind permission of Dave Farrow, professional bird guide for #BirdQuest
How many photographs of birds are taken and never widely shared freely.
Taken early May 2016 somewhere in fabulous Bhutan.
Fulvous Parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)
LC Least Concern
Just stunning little bird 
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
See more: https://youtube.com/shorts/d_oXUuIoO38
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
See more: buddhistdoor.net
BDG news: AI: Japanese-Developed “BuddhaBot Plus” to Debut in Bhutan
Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3da62wfb
BDG feature: Optimizing the Wood Snake Year
Read here: https://tinyurl.com/we9y8k5p
Butterflies in Bhutan
I'm going to miss Bhutan when I head home, but this time for the most tiny of reasons. The butterflies. Having a few days to step into their miniature world of scaly wings and hairy heads has been an absolute joy.
BDG on YouTube: BDG's World of Buddhism: Masked Cham for Peace in Bodh Gaya (Jan 2025)
Watch: https://youtu.be/pzSACmTR0DU
An artificial intelligence-based Buddhist chatbot developed by a Kyoto University professor and others is to be trialed in Bhutan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/04/japan/ai-buddha-bhutan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ai #buddhism #bhutan #universities
‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw
#ClimateChange played a key role in the “catastrophic” 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in #India, a new study says.
The breach of one of the “largest, fastest-growing and most hazardous” glacial lakes in Sikkim, the South #Lhonak lake, led to cascading floods that killed 55 people and washed away a 1,200 megawatt (MW) #hydropower dam.
The event was identified as a glacial lake outburst flood (#GLOF), which is a sudden release of water from a lake fed by glacial melt.
#Sikkim is a small Himalayan state in north-east India, bordering #China in the north, #Bhutan in the east, #Nepal in the west and the state of West #Bengal in the south.
Part of the eastern #Himalaya, Sikkim is host to more than 90 #glaciers and #Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak. Sikkim serves as the origin and upper river basin for the #Teesta river, one of the largest tributaries of the #Brahmaputra river system.
