March of 2000

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Paro Tshechu: the past and the present

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 590 views
People better informed through population advocacy

Health Family Planning

Mar 24, 2000 6 mins read 606 views
Mandarin: bad fruiting but good market

Agriculture/Horticulture

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 552 views
Changes keep Tshechu popular

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 580 views
Making the construction industry transparent and efficient

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 557 views
PDP, NWAB team up to support deysho making craft

Handicraft

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 591 views
Power failure keeps part of Thimphu in the dark

Power

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 544 views
Tuberculosis still a top killer

Health Disease

Mar 24, 2000 5 mins read 608 views
Temporary teachers: a temporary solution

Education-Teacher

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 590 views
Thimphu has no proper addresses

City Corporation

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 532 views
HRD projects useful: survey

UNDP

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 664 views
Internet cafe targets youth

Computer/Internet

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 550 views
No business for brokers

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 593 views
RICB on complaint

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 614 views
On Bhutanese finances

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 554 views
Unrealistic charges

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 547 views
Still about vehicles

Editorial

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 496 views
Cable TV: content regulation required

Television (TV)

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 504 views
Three die of alcohol poisoning

Alcohol

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 478 views
Business training

Private Sector

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 546 views
RNR research

Agriculture Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 619 views
Urban surveyors

Survey

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 589 views
Farm labour shortage: a potential crisis

OFFICIALLY, close to 85 percent of the country's population live in rural areas, a majority of them farmers, but the problem of shortage of farm labour may be as rife here a...

Mar 24, 2000 5 mins read 597 views
SAARC Law

SAARC Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Water Forum

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 752 views
Boy tops the exam

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 501 views
JICA team reviews Japanese assisted projects

Volunteers

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 507 views
Fund under SDA to strengthen support

Bhutan - Netherlands

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 559 views
Paro households get clean drinking water

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 554 views
Power: cheaper options, encourage private sector involvement

Hydro Project

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 563 views
Food prices stabilise: CSO

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 544 views
More trading but deficit widens

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 513 views
Teachers attend course on guiding youths

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 564 views
City bus service expands

City Corporation

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 612 views
Paro achieves 95% in health sector

Health Policy

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 516 views
Pros and cons of foreign investment

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 588 views
Vehicle emission test from April

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 679 views
Two die from alcohol related causes

Alcohol

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 557 views
Tourism: the pains of liberalization

Tourism

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 527 views
Bhutan Post plan to use electronic media

Bhutan-Post

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 525 views
EDP courses useful in Bhutan

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 524 views
Course on farm businesses, any takers

Agriculture Institutions

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 460 views
NEC concerned on Tseri cultivation

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 524 views
Student jumps off a truck and dies

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 494 views
Resolving disputes in the construction industry

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 575 views
Are we losing our roots ?

Viewpoints

Mar 03, 2000 6 mins read 549 views
Housing : urgent

Editorial

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 514 views
Girl killed, 99 left homeless by fire

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 480 views
BBE-ICSE results: 60% cut-off declared

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 484 views
National Employment Board formed

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 483 views
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The environmental toll of wars

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