September of 1998

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National Assembly expresses concern over His Majesty the King's safety

THE NATIONAL Assembly of Bhutan recorded its special concern over the safety of His...

Sep 26, 1998 3 mins read 690 views
Major Ugyen Phuntsho takes Puensum trophy

Tennis

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 0 views
Contaminated oil still in shops

Letters to the Editor

Sep 11, 1998 1 mins read 554 views
Funds raised

Education- Schools

Sep 09, 1998 0 mins read 592 views
Group tries conserving mountain trails

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 466 views
Monsoon road damage to cost millions

Roads

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 499 views
RICB cards to tie up with other credit cards

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 472 views
Keeping rural school children out

Dratshang

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 471 views
50 % more tourists for Thimphu Tsechu

Tourism

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 483 views
Plan ready to restructure football federation

Sport

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 536 views
South Trashigang festival

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 497 views
Dzongkhag training

Agriculture/Horticulture

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 489 views
Archery team with maximum kareys loses

Sport

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 451 views
Haa golf tournament resumed after three years

Golf

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 435 views
The unartistic art of reading

Viewpoints

Sep 25, 1998 4 mins read 494 views
Threat from pet dogs

Letters to the Editor

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 508 views
Inconvenient timing

Letters to the Editor

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 437 views
Advertising gimmicks - beware

Editorial

Sep 25, 1998 3 mins read 452 views
Safety first, says ministry

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 519 views
Disabled students on concert tour

Disabled

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 477 views
New Forestry Alliance

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Sep 25, 1998 4 mins read 430 views
Meters to stop errant taxi fares

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 415 views
Woman commits suicide

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 0 views
Man to be tried for rape

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 503 views
Edible Oils not contaminated

Health Disease

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 482 views
Taxi drivers warned

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 479 views
House gutted, one killed

Accident

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 418 views
Sentenced

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Bus robbed

Terrorist

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 446 views
Government renews agreement with Red Cross

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 454 views
Washed away

Natural Calamities

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 496 views
RMA issues rural credit bonds

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Sep 25, 1998 3 mins read 440 views
Telecom to introduce "intranet"

Telecommunication Department

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 457 views
CHPC earns record revenue in 1997

Hydro Project

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 479 views
Thimphu Tsechhu

Tshechu

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 470 views
Inflation

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Convicted

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 482 views
Arrested

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Dechenphodrang Monastic School: a foundation for Bhutanese monks

Monasteries

Sep 18, 1998 5 mins read 473 views
Major Ugyen Phuntsho takes Puensum trophy

Sport

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 511 views
Defining skilled and unskilled workers

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 450 views
Apple: the trick is to package it well

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 499 views
100 students and teachers treated for food Poisoning

Poisoned

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 519 views
Tradition and Modernity in Dzongkha Oral Discourse

Viewpoints

Sep 18, 1998 5 mins read 454 views
Not from Druk Air

Letters to the Editor

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 443 views
TCC knows where the shoe pinches

Letters to the Editor

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 440 views
Rural communities: overlooked?

Editorial

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 444 views
Mahindra Jeeps back

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 481 views
Biggest health campaign planned during Thimphu Domchoe

Health Activities

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 452 views
Changzamtog school wins girls' football

Sport

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 481 views
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