May of 1998

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Tennis coaches return home

Tennis

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 0 views
Haa dratsang in Lhakhang Karpo: a blend of the ancient and modern

Lhakhang Karpo

May 22, 1998 2 mins read 0 views
New roads lead to prosperity for Chhukha

Roads

May 15, 1998 3 mins read 545 views
Women not represented

Letters to the Editor

May 27, 1998 0 mins read 561 views
Dzongkha course<br>

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

May 27, 1998 0 mins read 524 views
Tennis coaches return home

Sport

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 554 views
Boys gear up for soccer in Bangalore

Sport

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 550 views
Silver Jubilee

National Day

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Calonel Kipchu takes home Tiger-Beer golf trophy

Golf

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 531 views
Bhutan : at the four-nation biodiversity Conference

Conferences

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 546 views
Tiger protection: Bhutan should not be complacent

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 29, 1998 3 mins read 517 views
Close down or complys. meat vendors warned

Animal Husbandry Livestock

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 494 views
Confusion in Provident Fund contribution

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 576 views
MRP must be watched

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 608 views
Not Karma, it's Singye

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 545 views
Lottery no harm

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 509 views
Report not belated

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 749 views
No raffle draw

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 505 views
Right track

Editorial

May 29, 1998 3 mins read 460 views
Woman commits suicide

Cricket

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Decentralisation project signed

Home Affairs

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 537 views
Lhuntshi awarded tobacco medal

Dzongkhags

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 474 views
UNFPA and Bhutan sign projects on reproductive health

UNFPA

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 551 views
New EDP graduates

Private Sector

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 538 views
More indian tourists visit Bhutan

Tourism

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 561 views
Health Conference: a lot achieved in a short time

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

May 29, 1998 3 mins read 488 views
Dratshang arrives in Tashichhodzong

Dratshang

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 494 views
Football tournaments reduced

Sport

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 450 views
Health has seen healthy developments

Health Activities

May 29, 1998 2 mins read 552 views
Health Fund reaches US$ 3.44 million

Health Trust Fund

May 29, 1998 1 mins read 507 views
National Assembly to start

National Assembly

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Families robbed

Terrorist

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 493 views
Paro goes digital

Telecommunication Department

May 29, 1998 0 mins read 489 views
YGCS-goes to schools

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 519 views
Places to eat, and relax, on Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway

Roads

May 22, 1998 4 mins read 511 views
Tashigang fights decade's worst forest fire

Forest Fire

May 22, 1998 2 mins read 473 views
People take part in formulating forest plan

Dzongkhags

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 485 views
Bhutanese student wins award for studies

Awards

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 464 views
Corruption could tarnish image of civil service: RCSC DY. Minister

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

May 22, 1998 2 mins read 454 views
My village yesterday and today

Viewpoints

May 22, 1998 5 mins read 465 views
Any rights for tenants?

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1998 0 mins read 506 views
Mind your language

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 590 views
Winning a fortune: at what cost ?

Editorial

May 22, 1998 3 mins read 540 views
Mushrooms and cash crops enhance rural income in Haa

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 499 views
Animal transportation carries Samar geog into greater affluence

Dzongkhags

May 22, 1998 3 mins read 505 views
Livestock : the wealth of Haa dzongkhag

Dzongkhags

May 22, 1998 4 mins read 449 views
His Majesty meets the people of Haa

CHAIRING the Eighth Plan meeting in Haa on May 18, His Majesty emphasised the importance of having a free and frank discussion between the people's representatives and the government so th...

May 23, 1998 15 mins read 432 views
Austria pledges Nu 3.00 million for Taktshang

Bhuta- Austria

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 466 views
Haa dratsang in Lhakhang Karpo: a blend of the ancient and modern

Monasteries

May 22, 1998 1 mins read 784 views
Suharto resigns

Bhutan - Foreign Relation

May 22, 1998 0 mins read 482 views
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