Project 108

April of 1997

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High inflation, but good growth, says CSO

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 510 views
BDFC declares first dividend

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 528 views
SAARC meeting looks at sports, culture, and education

SAARC Activities

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 624 views
Bhutanese economy doing well, says ADB

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 529 views
Truck seizure reveals illegal sales

Crime

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 492 views
Bhutan Posts plans to deliver bills

Bhutan-Post

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 564 views
New-born's arm saved

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 517 views
Bhutanese student killed

Crime

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 518 views
Advanced surgery: an unforgettable boon

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Apr 18, 1997 3 mins read 545 views
Japanese university strengthens friendship

Bhutan- Japan

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 518 views
NAM ministers discuss UN security council

Non-Aligned

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 502 views
Their Majesties attend RIM fete

Festival (A-Z)

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 520 views
Scorning the village school

Letters to the Editor

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 548 views
Tax, a taxing business

Viewpoints

Apr 18, 1997 3 mins read 592 views
Temporary jobs and the reality

Editorial

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 566 views
Forestry officials discuss management rules

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 544 views
One killed, three injured in road accidents

Accident

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 558 views
Remaining GWMC assets to be sold

GWMC (Gedu Wood Manufac. Corporation)

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 491 views
Indian businessman commits suicide

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 505 views
West Bengal officials visit Bhutan

Bhutan- India

Apr 18, 1997 1 mins read 730 views
His Holiness Geshe Geduen Rinchhen passes away

Diseased Personalities

Apr 18, 1997 2 mins read 578 views
Measles

Health Disease

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 553 views
New Workshop

Roads

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 916 views
Drubchhen

Festival (A-Z)

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 957 views
Golf

Golf

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
Ecology study

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 18, 1997 0 mins read 519 views
Thimphu house burgled

Crime

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 615 views
SAARC to exchange educational material

SAARC Activities

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 514 views
Tala applicants keep post office busy

Hydro Project

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 505 views
Trashigang fire threatens town

Dzongkhags

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 551 views
Students caught sniffing correction fluid

Narcotics/Drugs

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 536 views
Labour agency formed

Government Department

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 557 views
Trashiyangtse deysho makers respond to growing demand

Handicraft

Apr 25, 1997 2 mins read 516 views
Open air vendors enjoy growing sales in clothing

Shops

Apr 25, 1997 2 mins read 572 views
Keeping the ecological balance

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 487 views
Kerosene siphoned in Trongsa

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 481 views
Fire halts factory for two days

Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd (BFAL)

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 550 views
Food prices increase

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 595 views
Farmers learn banking

Agriculture Irrigation

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 486 views
Wangdue workshop to service equipment

Roads

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 528 views
A responsibility of all citizens

Letters to the Editor

Apr 25, 1997 2 mins read 542 views
On being a non-national

Letters to the Editor

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 546 views
May justice prevail

Letters to the Editor

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 663 views
Respect the post

Letters to the Editor

Apr 25, 1997 2 mins read 628 views
Survival : a necessity

Editorial

Apr 25, 1997 3 mins read 526 views
Indonesian Minister hopes to enhance cooperation

Bhutan and other Countries

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 528 views
Transport agreement drafted

Bhutan- India

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 588 views
His Holiness helps institutions

Religion

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 503 views
His Majesty felicitates Prime Minister Gujral of India

Bhutan- India

Apr 25, 1997 1 mins read 570 views
Accident

Accident

Apr 25, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
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Recents

Protect chhuzhing before it is too late

Bhutan is losing its paddy land faster than it is protecting it. The country has recorded 868 cases of structures built on chhuzhing (wetland) without prior approval. Rice self-sufficiency has fallen to 25 percent, and the country spends billions of ngultrum each year importing the grain it once grew itself.

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Pelsung to move from training first to building around demand

I think the first year has validated Pelsung’s mandate of preparing the youth of Bhutan for GMC and 10X Bhutan, while also showing us where the model needs to evolve. We think about our work through two distinct pathways. Professional Readiness is for young people who need the skills and employability to work in GMC and emerging sectors.

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