August of 1987

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Water needed

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
"modernisation" destroys national culture

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 286 views
Doma - healthy or not?

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 331 views
Traditional bridge planned

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 254 views
Airport clean-up called for

Late Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 262 views
Road needs repair

Roads

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 304 views
Paths to market too muddy

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 331 views
BHU too far

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 271 views
Language needs attention

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 280 views
Teachers learn NAPE methods

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 307 views
Growers offered rewards

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 301 views
Rice varieties tested at various elevations

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 262 views
New periphery school at Samay

Education- Schools

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 324 views
Off-peak tourism rates popular

Tourism

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 290 views
Dagana cut off

Roads

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 0 views
Demonstration to treat shingles

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 316 views
Dasho Sangay Dorji awarded Red Scarf

Promotion

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 267 views
South Korea represented in Bhutan

Bhutan - Korea

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 317 views
Government to consider caderisation

Government Department

Aug 28, 1987 2 mins read 314 views
New minister takes over two ministries

Transfer

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 331 views
Animals Restricted

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 421 views
Football

Sport

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Revenue & Customs wins football

Sport

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 356 views
Bhutan trains for SAF games

Sport

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 324 views
Archery team brings back medals

Sport

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 282 views
Road sense

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 285 views
Prevent floods

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 274 views
Park for children

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 412 views
Bridge inadequate

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 300 views
AIDS threat is real

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 0 views
Ayurvedic cure

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 277 views
Temple impressive

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 302 views
Latrines unused

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 305 views
Rules not clear

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 332 views
Shelters needed for the hospital

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 323 views
More sympathy

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 317 views
Procedures should be simplified

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 271 views
Adjust school holidays

Letters to the Editor

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 327 views
Limestone reserves adequate

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 293 views
Cooperative helps orange growers

Aug 21, 1987 2 mins read 317 views
Sheep management

Animal Husbandry Projects

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 289 views
Eggs may come easier

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 278 views
Boulder kills worker

Accident

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 483 views
BBS reaches out to the world

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 284 views
Refresher course held in Tashigang

Agriculture/Horticulture

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 280 views
Attention focuses on bark beetle programme

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 260 views
Samchi students help needy farmers

Education- Student

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 283 views
Bodies found

Diseased Personalities

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 338 views
Senior officials transferred

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 21, 1987 1 mins read 0 views
NAPE expands

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 426 views
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