December of 1987

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Increasing pressure on primary schools

Education- Schools

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 243 views
Food reserve

SAARC Summit

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 288 views
Programme for Lhuntshi district in 1988

His Majesty - National Tour

Dec 25, 1987 4 mins read 244 views
HM awards Red Scarf

Promotion

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 264 views
RBA takes archery title

Sport

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 250 views
Hole proves an obstacle

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 218 views
Supervisors see need for male nurses

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 227 views
Training "is a privilege"

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 242 views
Hassles, delays in getting timber

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 250 views
One wife, many husbands

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 245 views
Forest loses its trees

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 245 views
Girls already at polytechnic

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 234 views
Dental section move disappointing

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 259 views
Delegate calls for rehabilitation centre

Letters to the Editor

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 237 views
Plant protection emphasised

European Economic Community

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 240 views
Social Forestry Day and schools

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Dec 18, 1987 2 mins read 273 views
Eye care campaign will work within established system

Health Activities

Dec 18, 1987 2 mins read 214 views
Proposals to develop programmes for the disabled

Disabled

Dec 18, 1987 2 mins read 238 views
Plant protection given a boost

European Economic Community

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 263 views
Bhutan's entrepreneur strained to develop private sector

Bhutan - Trade

Dec 18, 1987 2 mins read 254 views
Bhutan buys British jet (Late news)

Druk Air

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 242 views
Victory Day celebrated by Bangladesh community

Bhutan- Bangladesh

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 219 views
Era of peace and harmony

National Day

Dec 18, 1987 1 mins read 248 views
Driglam Namzha

Driglam Namgshag

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
School holidays

Education- Schools

Dec 18, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Kuensel editorial

Editorial

Dec 11, 1987 2 mins read 289 views
Thimphu's solid waste needs proper management

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 2 mins read 221 views
Benefit of animals often not recognised

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 261 views
Punakha has risky trees

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 236 views
Queues too much for weaker patients

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 228 views
Are lottery winners missing out?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 268 views
Plea for electricity

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 230 views
Riding the roads with ease

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 267 views
Male health workers needed for checkups

Letters to the Editor

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 245 views
Close up of Bhutanese peaks

Tourism

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 241 views
A familiar figure

Disabled

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 250 views
Red Scarf awarded to Paro Dzongda

Promotion

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 291 views
Yak lose tails

Crime

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 272 views
Focus on disabled in Bhutan

Disabled

Dec 11, 1987 3 mins read 222 views
Postal meet

SAARC Countries

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 254 views
Training in seed selection

Dzongkhags

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 247 views
His Majesty awards progressive farmers

His Majesty the King recently met with the progressive farmers and the dzongkhag officials involved in the Punakha/Wangdi valley development project to discuss the improved variet...

Dec 12, 1987 7 mins read 246 views
Power supply shot out

Water Supply Scheme

Dec 11, 1987 0 mins read 262 views
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Restoring the wing that was lost

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Epitome of friendship

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Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

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The urgency of civil service transformation

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Should we control social media?

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Recents

Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, policy, and industry. This was one of the key issues discussed during the recently concluded third Australian–Bhutan Research Conference.

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

Senior Bhutanese officials and delegates from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) convened for the second session of the Bhutan–ICIMOD Coordination Committee (BICC), reaffirming partnership to enhance climate resilience, strengthen livelihoods, and improve disaster preparedness across Bhutan’s Himalayan landscapes.

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