August of 2004

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National Assembly endorses Tenancy Act

National Assembly

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 549 views
Mobile service launched in Jaigaon

Telecommunication Department

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 501 views
The Amanjunkie comes to Bhutan

Tourism

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 832 views
Mail problems

Kuensel

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Misuse of professional talent

Kuensel

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 464 views
Prompt action helps

Kuensel

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 511 views
Power and responsibility

Letters to the Editor

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 471 views
No time frame

Letters to the Editor

Aug 06, 2004 0 mins read 535 views
A painful process

Editorial

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 532 views
Bhutan's organic export to India will need certification

Exports

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 520 views
Heavy rain forces people out of homes

Landslides and Floods

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 474 views
National Assembly updates the Speaker's Act

National Assembly

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 490 views
Connecting with South East Asia

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 497 views
Bribery in Paro

Judiciary

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 520 views
Chukha judgment upheld

Judiciary

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 462 views
Kasho emphasises the threat of HIV/AIDS

Health-HIV/AIDS

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 476 views
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Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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All's well when it ends fairly

It is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.

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