December of 1987

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Man: the highest of all living animals

Buddhism

Dec 04, 1987 3 mins read 471 views
First newspaper

Media

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 567 views
School donations

Education- Schools

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 475 views
Korea draws up profile

Bhutan - Korea

Dec 11, 1987 1 mins read 448 views
Minister pays tribute to volunteers' dedication

Volunteers

Dec 11, 1987 2 mins read 439 views
UNICEF marks 41 years

December 12, 1987 - To celebrate its forty-first anniversary on December 11 UNICEF has produced a basic list of health information it believes every family in the developing world has a right to know.

Dec 12, 1987 2 mins read 528 views
BOC course

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 423 views
Bhutan wins medals

Sport

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 448 views
Dzongkhag self-reliance: A sound policy

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 2 mins read 425 views
Mongar forms sports group

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 481 views
UFO seen

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 489 views
Field work supported

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 451 views
Blind not appreciated

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 453 views
Advice column for motorists

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 430 views
Art poorly displayed

Late Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 461 views
Fish for Gasa?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 355 views
Market opens mid-week

Letters to the Editor

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 399 views
CARD tries direct seeding of rice

Agriculture Activities

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 370 views
School study shows poor state of teeth

Health Activities

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 377 views
Plastic proves profitable for farmers

Dzongkhags

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 387 views
Straw treatment important

Animal Husbandry Activities

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 388 views
Farmers attend workshop

Dzongkhags

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 368 views
Bhutan represented at population conference

International Convention

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 379 views
RCI trainees awarded certificates

Industries- (A-Z)

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 362 views
Chukha Dzongda identifies school's problems

Education- Schools

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 413 views
Teachers study Dzongkha

Education-Teacher

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 424 views
Students visit Calcutta

Education- Student

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 416 views
Monorail at Bondey

Bhutan-Colombo

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 385 views
Dept tackles power problems

Power

Dec 04, 1987 2 mins read 427 views
Graduates for RIM training

Institutions

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 358 views
ADB team reviews projects

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 397 views
Italian assisted projects under discussion

Projects

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 376 views
His Majesty meets Swiss ambassador to Bhutan

His Majesty

Dec 04, 1987 1 mins read 404 views
Volunteers' day

Volunteers

Dec 04, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Tashi Tagye: the eight auspicious signs

Astrological College

Dec 25, 1987 6 mins read 437 views
Benefits seen from lotteries drawn in Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 372 views
Buses overloaded

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 387 views
Dental unit should stay in Phuntsholing, and be modernised

Late Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk

Dec 25, 1987 2 mins read 406 views
'First aid' hints for the family car

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 356 views
Flag produces pride

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 369 views
Association provides lodging

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 388 views
Action promised

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 407 views
Student seeks return of holiday jobs

Letters to the Editor

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 372 views
Hundreds of helpful insects at home in paddies

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Dec 25, 1987 2 mins read 374 views
Bhutan develops rice research

Agriculture Activities

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 376 views
NWAB promotes handicrafts

National Women Association (NWA)

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 344 views
NAPE programme to expand

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 423 views
Hydro station ready

Power

Dec 25, 1987 1 mins read 373 views
New energy into handicrafts development

Handicraft

Dec 25, 1987 2 mins read 356 views
Deadline for ID Cards

Immigration/Census

Dec 25, 1987 0 mins read 435 views
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