November of 1999

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Lottery winner

Lottery

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Women - equal ?

Editorial

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 427 views
Army Basketball

Sport

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 515 views
"I did it"

Golf

Nov 19, 1999 2 mins read 410 views
China's ambassador

Bhutan-China

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 421 views
Terrorist caught

Terrorist

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 407 views
Catching up on advances in medicine

Health/Doctors/Patients

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 440 views
Lam for Lamai Goemba

Appointed

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 390 views
U-turn stopped after drug and traffic meet

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 439 views
Vehicle emission control begun in Jaigaon

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 433 views
Parents of the disabled form support group

Disabled

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 389 views
Boy killed by truck

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 479 views
Two commit suicide in one family

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 476 views
Tourists help rescue accident victims, driver still missing

Tourism

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 455 views
Kathmandu meet on empowering women

Bhutan and other Countries

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 461 views
Preparing geogs for the planning process

Dzongkhags

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 399 views
Gomtu on the telecom network

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 443 views
Delegation from Bangladesh

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 455 views
Fund against vehicle emission

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 378 views
Groundwork for implementing SEZAP done

Agriculture Institutions

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 359 views
Telecommunications Division reduces international tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 399 views
Cable TV operators undeterred by strong government rules

Television (TV)

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 439 views
Government policy has not affected timber production

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 359 views
Language: a long and troubled road

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 365 views
Corruption : food for thought

Editorial

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 412 views
Bhutan hosts WFP meet

WFP (World Food Program)

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 398 views
A "gift to the earth"

His Majesty

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 460 views
Condolence for cyclone victims

Bhutan- India

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 413 views
SAARC to be postponed, bilateral talks move forward

SAARC Summit

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 427 views
Sports

Golf

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Film

Feature Film

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Butter lamps

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 434 views
ADB loan

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 415 views
Mandarin price

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 448 views
Traffic closure

City Corporation

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 424 views
RSTA supplies buses to transport operators

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 426 views
Kerosene deflection investigated

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 429 views
DDC drama award for Drukpa Kinley

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 409 views
THPA awards Nu 4.2 billion contract to BHEL

Hydro Project

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 433 views
Phuentsholing is becoming dirtier

City Corporation

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 392 views
More barbers come to town

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 381 views
School drop-outs help make stoves sustainable

Education- Student

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 380 views
Nahi geog to be connected by road

Roads

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 405 views
Imtrat

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 410 views
Replacing firewood with electricity

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 397 views
Climate change : Bhutan needs technical support

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 364 views
A glut of local films : is there really money to be made?

Feature Film

Nov 12, 1999 4 mins read 416 views
Two arrested for vandalism

Crime

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 423 views
Course for Danish expatriates

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 416 views
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