October of 2012

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Editorial

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 171 views
United Press International: No insurgents on southern borders

Bhutan-India

Oct 03, 2012 1 mins read 175 views
Bhutan Post: City bus service doubles fleet

City bus

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 161 views
Local Government Elections: Last call to fill in the blanks

Election

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 172 views
Foreign Exchange Reserve: No foreign currency net reserve

Foreign Exchange Reserve

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 144 views
PM

Wangduephodrang Dzong Fire

Oct 02, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Dozens roll into finals, men up for semis today

Basketball

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 124 views
Man gets nine years for stabbing taxi driver

Crime

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 167 views
10-km Farm Road: A project beset by many problems

Road

Oct 02, 2012 2 mins read 153 views
Tashichhodzong, Thimphu: The buck that stopped (by) on Pedestrian day

Wildlife

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 164 views
Who's responsible?

Letter to the editor

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
Attic antics

Editorial

Oct 02, 2012 2 mins read 156 views
Boy drowns

Accident

Oct 02, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Fire guts house

Fire

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
It's either full house or attic so far : TCC

Attic

Oct 02, 2012 2 mins read 144 views
Dasho (Dr) Gado dismisses reports of party affiliation

Politics

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 133 views
VTI, Buna, Rangjung: Court dismisses almost all corruption charges

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Oct 02, 2012 3 mins read 155 views
Resa villagers kill predator

Wildlife

Oct 02, 2012 1 mins read 178 views
Nangpa FC bags its first win

Football

Oct 01, 2012 1 mins read 165 views
BNBL wins with a goal

Football

Oct 01, 2012 1 mins read 143 views
Sparks into finals, Phojas and Jachung into semis

Basketball

Oct 01, 2012 1 mins read 153 views
Ula, Wangduephodrang: Work resumes after four-month idle spell

Road

Oct 01, 2012 2 mins read 126 views
Farm-Roads: Building one is only half the job done

Road

Oct 01, 2012 3 mins read 122 views
The bane of imported bows

Letter to the editor

Oct 01, 2012 1 mins read 174 views
Fallen victim to urban blight

Editorial

Oct 01, 2012 2 mins read 167 views
Jimthang, Punakha: Man held for friend's killing

Crime

Oct 01, 2012 1 mins read 137 views
Home Leave Travel Passage : Officials in question refund USD 24,854

Foreign Ministry

Oct 01, 2012 2 mins read 176 views
Managing the hounds

Media

Oct 22, 2012 3 mins read 132 views
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A bold tax reform

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Don't let consultancy firms exploit our youth

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Recents

Games they didn’t play

The lone women’s team taking part in the Bhutan National Archery Championship has literally raised some eyebrows. Smartly dressed in kira and competing shoulder to shoulder on compound bows with 83 other teams, team Kurukulle is also attracting a lot of attention.

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Private sector optimist about the seven loan restructuring measures

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) introduced a new set of loan restructuring measures this year aimed at helping struggling borrowers, particularly businesses hit hard during pandemic. The move marks a shift from the broad loan deferment approach under Monetary Measures IV (MM4), which officially ended on June 30, this year.

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