July of 1988

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Furniture auction

National Properties Division

Jul 01, 1988 0 mins read 582 views
The six cadres of the civil service

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 22, 1988 7 mins read 617 views
BOC to train school coaches

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 653 views
Primary sports

Sport

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 741 views
League finals today

Sport

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 561 views
Plant pathologists: the family doctor

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 623 views
Texts need exercises

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 577 views
Better food needed

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 578 views
School agriculture considered

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 561 views
Gross national happiness: a tribute

Viewpoints

Jul 29, 1988 4 mins read 576 views
District agriculture news

Agriculture Activities

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 519 views
Traffic violators warned

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 540 views
Hotel service training completed

Tourism

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 581 views
Computers to enhance agricultural research

Computer/Internet

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 555 views
Communications down

Telecommunication Department

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 0 views
Chukha covers western region

Hydro Project

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 551 views
Increased production emphasized

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 468 views
Monastic student drowned

Accident

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 493 views
Project to harness renewable energy

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Jul 30, 1988 1 mins read 550 views
Bank agreement extended

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 29, 1988 1 mins read 489 views
Record pass out

Education- Institutions

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 519 views
New pilots

Civil Aviation

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 580 views
Graduates briefed

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Resettlement to begin

Home Affairs

Jul 29, 1988 0 mins read 512 views
Embassy sports

Sport

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 571 views
IMTRAT wins football

Sport

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 542 views
New Field Director for VSO

Volunteers

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 0 views
Non food items: a complement to food assistance

WFP (World Food Program)

Jul 22, 1988 5 mins read 490 views
Heavy rush for seized goods sale

Revenue and Custom

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 525 views
Conference successful

Agriculture

Jul 22, 1988 2 mins read 526 views
Seminar on waterborne diseases

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 540 views
Orientation for graduates begin

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 538 views
Australia resumes aid to Bhutan

Bhutan-Australia

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 508 views
Paro chhorten robbed

Crime

Jul 22, 1988 1 mins read 497 views
Services of nine officials terminated

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 628 views
A new system of cadres

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 22, 1988 2 mins read 526 views
New approach to the kidu land policy

Government Department

Jul 22, 1988 3 mins read 604 views
Survey begins

Survey

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 548 views
Furniture loans

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 524 views
New committee

Agriculture Activities

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 575 views
Nationals take over schools

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jul 22, 1988 0 mins read 522 views
Games in full swing as finals draw near

Sport

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 534 views
Vaccinate your children now

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 2 mins read 517 views
Parents should help

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 0 views
Students and farming

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 573 views
Paper unsuitable

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 0 mins read 596 views
Guidelines needed

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 0 mins read 550 views
Drivers should be more careful

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 482 views
Charged wires are dangerous

Letters to the Editor

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 583 views
Reforestation doing well

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Jul 15, 1988 1 mins read 514 views
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