November of 2000

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Zhemgang addresses education issues

Education

Nov 17, 2000 4 mins read 155 views
Crane conservation efforts benefit Phobjikha valley

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Nov 17, 2000 3 mins read 155 views
SDA's reciprocity principle at work

Bhutan - Netherlands

Nov 17, 2000 5 mins read 182 views
Re-thinking urban housing development

Urban Development

Nov 17, 2000 4 mins read 163 views
Annual conference for the clergy

Dratshang

Nov 17, 2000 1 mins read 177 views
Legal issues discussed

Judiciary

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 199 views
Business constraints and opportunities

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 164 views
The poverty challenge

Agriculture Policy

Nov 17, 2000 3 mins read 185 views
KMT routs Basochu in archery finals

Archery

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 180 views
Sonam Tshering wins Embassy Maruti tournament

Golf

Nov 17, 2000 1 mins read 153 views
Contraceptives

Letters to the Editor

Nov 17, 2000 1 mins read 142 views
A way to go global

Letters to the Editor

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 160 views
An outsider looking in

Letters to the Editor

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 140 views
Thimphu's urban future

Editorial

Nov 17, 2000 3 mins read 136 views
Good governance : Bhutan's asset

Government Department

Nov 17, 2000 4 mins read 232 views
Health moves into electronic age

Health Policy

Nov 17, 2000 3 mins read 139 views
Project Dantak

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Nov 17, 2000 0 mins read 143 views
Boundary talks

Bhutan-China

Nov 17, 2000 0 mins read 243 views
Thimphu reviews Eighth Plan

Planning

Nov 17, 2000 0 mins read 145 views
Copyright: still under discussion

Act

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 163 views
The eroticism of Jigten Goedpai Taam

Books

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 143 views
Bomb injures four in Samdrup Jongkhar

Crime

Nov 17, 2000 0 mins read 146 views
Bhutan celebrates His Majesty's birthday

National Day

Nov 17, 2000 2 mins read 268 views
"We have close and extensive interaction"

Bhutan- India

Nov 24, 2000 2 mins read 156 views
RIM to help private sector

Institutions

Nov 24, 2000 2 mins read 159 views
Dratshang to leave for Punakha

Dratshang

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 149 views
Fire hazards

Forest Fire

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 262 views
NIE (Paro): 25 years of growth

National Institute Of Education (NIE)

Nov 24, 2000 4 mins read 168 views
River protection work in Phuentsholing

Urban Development

Nov 24, 2000 2 mins read 124 views
RICB shares: mixed feelings among investors

Royal Insurance Corporation

Nov 24, 2000 2 mins read 145 views
Enhancing IT knowledge

Computer/Internet

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 141 views
A nostalgic return to Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Nov 24, 2000 6 mins read 156 views
Thimphu makes good progress in Eighth Plan

Planning

Nov 24, 2000 5 mins read 136 views
His Majesty shares his vision with students

His Majesty - National Tour

Nov 24, 2000 6 mins read 144 views
Bhutan is united on the nation's security

Planning

Nov 24, 2000 3 mins read 149 views
Singer enthralls Thimphu audience

Festival (A-Z)

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 130 views
Ashi Yangdon: NTTA patron

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 153 views
The "role" of donors

Letters to the Editor

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 138 views
Micro-finance

Computer/Internet

Nov 24, 2000 0 mins read 253 views
SAARC process

SAARC Activities

Nov 24, 2000 0 mins read 145 views
Compassion

Dratshang

Nov 24, 2000 0 mins read 227 views
"Three gifts" from Bhutan

Bhutan - Germany

Nov 24, 2000 1 mins read 151 views
Employment market dogged skills problems

National Employment Board (NEB)

Nov 24, 2000 4 mins read 149 views
Guiding Youth

Editorial

Nov 24, 2000 2 mins read 162 views
RCSC exam

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Nov 30, 2000 0 mins read 288 views
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Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reaping the benefits, modest it may be,of smart infrastructure planning and decisive execution.

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