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Women entrepreneurs receive AI and digital tools training in Phuentsholing

1 Sept 2026, 20:53

About 22 women entrepreneurs and their employees in Phuentsholing were trained to use artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools to improve their businesses during a three-day capacity-building workshop held recently at the College of Science and Technology.

Also covered by The Bhutan Live

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Earlier

Not a fab (FAB) show

Bhutan’s luxury hotels cash in on premium rates while staff wages lag behind

Essential food supplies remain heavily dependent on imports

Bhutan to host sustainable aviation fuel and biodegradable plastics project

Petrol consumers pay more as govt. claws back fuel subsidy

Budget report and State of the Nation Report differ on 13th Plan’s fiscal position

CSOA rejects FAB’s appeal to renew registration

JDWNRH radiotherapy service failure: Who is accountable?

The illegal timber business

El Niño conditions to strengthen and peak in second half of the year: What it means for Bhutan

ACC suspends 18 sawmills in Haa and Paro over alleged corruption

Trade, transport, agriculture, credit cards breach NPL threshold

More headlines

The GMC Culture

Small businesses, smart innovations: The power of working capital and stock rotation

DoT approves 84 hotels under interest subsidy scheme

Govt. spends Nu 1B on digital tax system