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 635 views
Army Basketball

Sport

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 720 views
"I did it"

Golf

Nov 19, 1999 2 mins read 643 views
China's ambassador

Bhutan-China

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 623 views
Terrorist caught

Terrorist

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 628 views
Catching up on advances in medicine

Health/Doctors/Patients

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 642 views
Lam for Lamai Goemba

Appointed

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 582 views
U-turn stopped after drug and traffic meet

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 668 views
Vehicle emission control begun in Jaigaon

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 672 views
Parents of the disabled form support group

Disabled

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 600 views
Boy killed by truck

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 696 views
Two commit suicide in one family

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 673 views
Tourists help rescue accident victims, driver still missing

Tourism

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 646 views
Kathmandu meet on empowering women

Bhutan and other Countries

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 679 views
Preparing geogs for the planning process

Dzongkhags

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 620 views
Gomtu on the telecom network

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 614 views
Delegation from Bangladesh

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 666 views
Fund against vehicle emission

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 582 views
Groundwork for implementing SEZAP done

Agriculture Institutions

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 554 views
Telecommunications Division reduces international tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 577 views
Cable TV operators undeterred by strong government rules

Television (TV)

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 688 views
Government policy has not affected timber production

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 567 views
Language: a long and troubled road

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 549 views
Corruption : food for thought

Editorial

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 606 views
Bhutan hosts WFP meet

WFP (World Food Program)

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 594 views
A "gift to the earth"

His Majesty

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 669 views
Condolence for cyclone victims

Bhutan- India

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 626 views
SAARC to be postponed, bilateral talks move forward

SAARC Summit

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 617 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 638 views
ADB loan

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 607 views
Mandarin price

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 681 views
Traffic closure

City Corporation

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 650 views
RSTA supplies buses to transport operators

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 607 views
Kerosene deflection investigated

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 622 views
DDC drama award for Drukpa Kinley

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 680 views
THPA awards Nu 4.2 billion contract to BHEL

Hydro Project

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 682 views
Phuentsholing is becoming dirtier

City Corporation

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 604 views
More barbers come to town

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 567 views
School drop-outs help make stoves sustainable

Education- Student

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 587 views
Nahi geog to be connected by road

Roads

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 597 views
Imtrat

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 612 views
Replacing firewood with electricity

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 597 views
Climate change : Bhutan needs technical support

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 572 views
A glut of local films : is there really money to be made?

Feature Film

Nov 12, 1999 4 mins read 612 views
Two arrested for vandalism

Crime

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 644 views
Course for Danish expatriates

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 619 views
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Recents

Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significant part of the country’s nightlife economy.

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The house that must never be empty

It has been less than a month since Rinchen Yangzom moved into the Bjarpa community house beside Ngangla Lhakhang in Ngangla Trong. For the next three years, this is her home. She cannot leave it for a single day.

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