August of 1987

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Victory by AMC

Sport

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 390 views
Rangthangwoong school takes the trophy

Sport

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 374 views
Chengmari School wins football

Sport

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 492 views
Dratshang: Maha-Mangala Sutra (Tashi Chenpoi Do)

Dratshang

Aug 28, 1987 3 mins read 411 views
Call for commitment, support, cooperation

National Assembly

Aug 28, 1987 2 mins read 351 views
Promotion of National Self-Reliance

Planning Ministry

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 378 views
New accounting system explained

Bhutan - Finance

Aug 21, 1987 0 mins read 388 views
Clean up needed at movie theater

Letters to the Editor

Aug 14, 1987 0 mins read 382 views
Babesa site for Thimphu rubbish disposal

City Corporation

Aug 14, 1987 1 mins read 392 views
Way to peace and happiness

Buddhism

Aug 07, 1987 2 mins read 418 views
New office timings for government

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 07, 1987 0 mins read 360 views
No high school

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 309 views
Memo of accounts out soon

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 294 views
Higher rent allowance wanted

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 303 views
Idea appreciated, advice not so worthy

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 1 mins read 411 views
More parks

Letters to the Editor

Aug 28, 1987 0 mins read 284 views
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Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

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The case for seasonal foreign workers in agriculture

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Mindfulness: The new paradigm

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Bridging the gap

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Recents

Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country taking its first steps toward modernisation, while gradually coming out from years of isolation. Geo-politically, it was a time of turmoil and uncertainty.

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The selfless Warrior-King

The winter of 2003 would forever be etched in Bhutan’s history as the time when a King walked into the jungles of the south, especially in Samdrupjongkhar, not as a ruler commanding from afar, but as a warrior leading from the front. The air was cold, heavy with mist, and beneath the thick canopy of trees lay the sound of tension.  A nation’s patience was stretched to its limit.

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Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compassion, and courage that defines true greatness. Bhutan is fortunate to have been blessed by such a leader in His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, a visionary Monarch whose reign ushered the nation into an era of peace, progress, and profound transforma

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King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves the heart most profoundly is something far more silent, far less seen: the quiet, invisible sacrifice of his own youth. It is a story etched deeply in the soul of the nation, for in giving up his own, he gifted a future to us.

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The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, marks one of the most sacred and transformative eras in our history.

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