March of 2000

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Professionalism needed on Druk Air

Letters to the Editor

Mar 17, 2000 1 mins read 323 views
Our standards

Editorial

Mar 17, 2000 3 mins read 334 views
Official level talks in Kathmandu

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Mar 17, 2000 1 mins read 308 views
High dividends announced

BCCL (Bhutan Carbide and Chemical Ltd.)

Mar 17, 2000 2 mins read 294 views
Japanese grant lights up museum

Bhutan- Japan

Mar 17, 2000 2 mins read 307 views
Bhutanese vehicles fail emission test

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 17, 2000 2 mins read 246 views
Speed breakers

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 17, 2000 0 mins read 522 views
New project

Projects

Mar 17, 2000 0 mins read 311 views
Gypsum

Companies

Mar 17, 2000 0 mins read 313 views
Religious festivals

Festival (A-Z)

Mar 17, 2000 0 mins read 336 views
"Agents" destroying cultural properties identified to Konyers

Crime

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 352 views
Explosion raises the issue of occupational safety

Explosives (Bomb)

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 305 views
Strengthening South Asian legal fraternity

SAARC Activities

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 289 views
"Seed capital" for bee-keeping

Bee-Keeping

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 264 views
Man under trial for killing

Crime

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 311 views
Kerosene, LPG price increase

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 310 views
Environment: Layaps draw attention

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 300 views
Internet facility, gift shop from Bhutan Post

Bhutan-Post

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 276 views
What does WTO membership mean for Bhutan?

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 315 views
Bhutan prepares for employment challenges ahead

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 31, 2000 3 mins read 264 views
Man commits suicide in Phuentsholing hotel

Crime

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 309 views
Ethanol (cause of three deaths lately) widely prevalent

Poisoned File

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 318 views
Meat vendors to move to vegetable market

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 313 views
TV culture and Bhutanese lifestyle

Television (TV)

Mar 31, 2000 7 mins read 303 views
Bumps needed

Letters to the Editor

Mar 31, 2000 0 mins read 283 views
Low standard of road construction

Letters to the Editor

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 338 views
Radio: good for Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Mar 31, 2000 2 mins read 273 views
Sudden change in Grade

Letters to the Editor

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 309 views
The support cadre is important for administrative efficiency

Letters to the Editor

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 303 views
Towards a skilled workforce

Editorial

Mar 31, 2000 3 mins read 332 views
Is environment conservation over-emphasised?

Agriculture Policy

Mar 31, 2000 3 mins read 294 views
Bangladesh celebrates Independence Day

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 489 views
Film Review Board established

Feature Film

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 291 views
Bhutan's construction industry should be mechanised: CDB

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 31, 2000 3 mins read 303 views
Australian aid

Bhutan-Australia

Mar 31, 2000 0 mins read 386 views
Tobacco banned in Phuentsholing

Narcotics/Drugs

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 406 views
Laya Forum

National Park

Mar 31, 2000 1 mins read 331 views
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Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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