June of 2012

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Bhutan Development Bank: No more commercial ventures

BDBL

Jun 18, 2012 2 mins read 389 views
The kasho that was read at the National Council yesterday

Royal Kasho

Jun 18, 2012 1 mins read 365 views
Gyalpoizhing Land Case: Hours of heated exchange to no avail

National Assembly

Jun 18, 2012 3 mins read 381 views
3rd Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China

Basketball

Jun 17, 2012 0 mins read 366 views
Stray arrow kills an archer

Archery

Jun 17, 2012 1 mins read 409 views
Unidentified mushroom poisons 12

Mushroom

Jun 17, 2012 1 mins read 390 views
Driver's licence seized for impudence

Traffic

Jun 17, 2012 3 mins read 404 views
Cooking Gas Cylinder : Nowhere near enough to go around

LPG

Jun 17, 2012 2 mins read 405 views
Our special children need our support

My Say

Jun 17, 2012 1 mins read 361 views
Rewarding the defaulter

Editorial

Jun 17, 2012 2 mins read 406 views
Rupee Crunch : Are the hydropower projects too hot to handle?

Rupee Shortage

Jun 15, 2012 3 mins read 422 views
Health : When small's not necessarily beautiful

Health - Nutrition

Jun 17, 2012 3 mins read 355 views
Wangringmo Bridge : Comes unstuck 2 months after construction

Wangringmo Bridge

Jun 17, 2012 2 mins read 406 views
Question & Answer Session: From asparagus exports by air to the PM's absence

National Assembly

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 368 views
The Mrs-taken order

Perspective

Jun 15, 2012 3 mins read 419 views
Temporary Flood Protection: An embankment that's built and broken every year

Setikhari Flood

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 419 views
Punatshangchu I: Local supply to meet project demand

Punatshangchu I

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 354 views
Corporal punishment . (PART TWO) : When the shoe is on the other foot

Perspective

Jun 15, 2012 4 mins read 398 views
Stiff sentences handed down to serial rapists

Crime - Rape

Jun 15, 2012 1 mins read 392 views
Trowa Theatre Land: From a lease to a sale

Towa Theatre Land

Jun 15, 2012 3 mins read 453 views
Barber Shop: A saloon in Lhuentse would do very nicely

Lhuentse - Barber Shop

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 350 views
BNB (Gelephu) Case: Convicted employees to appeal to High Court

BNB Gelephu case

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 408 views
Kidnap Case: A second version of the `abduction'

Crime - Abduction

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 391 views
Anti-graft agencies come under scanner

National Assembly

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 391 views
Pension Scheme: Members wish to benefit too

National Assembly

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 342 views
Product certification exercise is in the public interest

Perspective

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 457 views
Inching in on corruption

Editorial

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 390 views
Vegetable/Fruit Imports: Govt. picks up FCB tab

FCB

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 387 views
Rupee Shortage: FCB retail shops to control rising prices

FCB

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 426 views
Batpalathang & Yonphula: Cracks unearthed on both runways

Civil Aviation

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins read 386 views
Lhuentse HSS Investigation: School diet found below standards

Education - Lhuentse HSS

Jun 15, 2012 4 mins read 383 views
Rupee inflows

Rupee Shortage

Jun 15, 2012 1 mins read 372 views
Thimphu Fleet : Many more buses and a few new routes

City Bus

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 355 views
Worst hit gewog last to get paid

Disaster - Earthquake

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 372 views
Sept. Quake Victims : 8 months on, reconstruction yet to take off

Disaster - Earthquake

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 361 views
Bhutan National Legal Institute : Seed money for three more schools to start law clubs

Bhutan National Legal Institute

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 388 views
Penal Interest Clause : Confusion's over with

National Assembly

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 376 views
Hemp - The answer to our problems?

My Say

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 348 views
FCB's first time flop show

Editorial

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 432 views
Amankora robbers caught

Amankora

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 450 views
Unresolved Irregularities : Whittled down from Nu 50M to Nu 5M

National Assembly

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 395 views
Nganglam, Pemagatshel : Continuous rain triggers artificial lake burst

Dungsam Cement

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 376 views
New Student Newspaper : Bilingual college rag `pcEyes' launched

Paro College of Education

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 358 views
Jigmecholing, Gelephu : Illegal squatters lose power

Jigmecholing Illigal squatters

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins read 352 views
Ferrosilicon out of zero duty list

Trade Ferro Sillicon

Jun 14, 2012 3 mins read 400 views
Disproportionate Assets Case : Police investigates their own

RBP

Jun 13, 2012 1 mins read 367 views
Omtekha-Matalungchu : Longstanding dispute settled

Omtekha-Matalungchu Irrigation Channel

Jun 13, 2012 1 mins read 356 views
3 years post-Act : A million collected in tax

Tobacco

Jun 13, 2012 2 mins read 377 views
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Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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