May of 1987

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Time wasted

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 488 views
'Thin planks for seats'

Letters to the Editor

May 15, 1987 0 mins read 447 views
Football final

Sport

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 506 views
Demonstration by Korean experts

Sport

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 434 views
More subjects

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 335 views
Agriculture in schools

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 0 views
Bus service irregular

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 402 views
Extra charges

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 441 views
Expert to rid flies

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 551 views
DSCD appreciated

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 406 views
Bhutanese student doing well

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 398 views
Visit an honour

Letters to the Editor

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 456 views
Health course

Health Activities

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 441 views
Graduates build latrines at Mongar

Sherubtse College and Graduates

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 421 views
New Member

National Assembly

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 446 views
Messner abandons attempt

Tourism

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 309 views
Bhutan will chair SAARC committee

SAARC Activities

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 315 views
Haa bridge collapses

Bridges

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 350 views
Agricultural workshop makes proposals

Agriculture

May 29, 1987 2 mins read 343 views
Industrial guidelines released

Bhutan - Trade

May 29, 1987 1 mins read 340 views
Red Scarf for Geylegphug Dzongda

Promotion

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 326 views
Technology important for country's development

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

May 29, 1987 2 mins read 313 views
Assembly announced

National Assembly

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 357 views
New sport

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 344 views
Boarder talks

Bhutan- China

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 331 views
Indian Foreign Secretary visits Bhutan

The new Indian foreign secretary Mr. K. P. S. Menon, paid a brief official visit to Bhutan from 24-26 May, 1987. This was his first visit to Bhutan. He was received by Bhutan's fo...

May 30, 1987 1 mins read 0 views
Childbirth course

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 378 views
Exam results

Education-BBE

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Dzongda, cleared

Judiciary

May 29, 1987 0 mins read 359 views
Volleyball tournament

Sport

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Translate educative programmes

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 366 views
Be more constructive

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 387 views
Petrol pump approved

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 308 views
What next doctor?

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 292 views
Watch population control

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 276 views
Imported food safe

Letters to the Editor

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 325 views
Misconceptions on Group Savings Scheme

Viewpoints

May 22, 1987 2 mins read 340 views
Focus on tech education

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 324 views
Mushrooms and asparagus will do well

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 22, 1987 2 mins read 358 views
Buddhist heritage

Buddhism

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 334 views
Agriculture research important

Agriculture Activities

May 22, 1987 2 mins read 338 views
Health workshop

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
VSA in Bhutan

Volunteers

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 353 views
Joint potato cultivation

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 309 views
WFP conducts training

WFP (World Food Program)

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 340 views
Japanese volunteers

Volunteers

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 366 views
Indian Army chief in Bhutan

Bhutan- India Defence

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 399 views
President Gayoom to visit

Bhutan - Maldives

May 22, 1987 1 mins read 382 views
Bumthang warms up

Dzongkhags

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 375 views
Measles outbreak

Health Disease

May 22, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
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NA adopts International Big Cat Alliance

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Universities must shape identity and purpose: Educators

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

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BDB to close gewog offices, transition to agency-banking model

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Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graces soft launch of biodiversity-based collection

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

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One health, one future

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

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Walking for those who cannot walk

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Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

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A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Understanding the importance of the festival itself

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Adding colours to life

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Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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