August of 1988

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Message to Pakistan

Bhutan- Pakistan

Aug 19, 1988 1 mins read 463 views
Former Dzongda jailed

Judiciary

Aug 19, 1988 0 mins read 427 views
First flight approaches

Druk Air

Aug 19, 1988 0 mins read 400 views
Badminton prizes awarded

Sport

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 400 views
Football final tomorrow

Sport

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 445 views
Schools table tennis finals today

Sport

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 385 views
Sports clinic gives confidence

Sport

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 395 views
Knockout tournament coming up

Sport

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 391 views
Social forestry message

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 461 views
Japanese show the way

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 528 views
Teachers and pupils find new textbooks enjoyable

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 500 views
Woman thrown from vehicle

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 554 views
The six EPI diseases - what are they?

Viewpoints

Aug 12, 1988 4 mins read 557 views
Thieves caught

Crime

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Driglam Namzha for tourism staff

Driglam Namgshag

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 401 views
Nutritional training

Dzongkhags

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 401 views
Narcotics law introduced

Narcotics/Drugs

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 444 views
Wage rates for work force

Home Affairs

Aug 12, 1988 3 mins read 390 views
Horticulture programme proposed

Agriculture/Horticulture

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 472 views
Survey finds children short for age

Health Activities

Aug 12, 1988 2 mins read 373 views
Assessment called for

SAARC Activities

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 433 views
Bhutan makes pledge

SAARC Summit

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 404 views
Fire accident disrupts Chukha power

Accident

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 455 views
Summit venue changed

SAARC Summit

Aug 12, 1988 1 mins read 409 views
Vital role in development for BCCI

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Aug 12, 1988 4 mins read 396 views
South Korea tour

Bhutan - Korea

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 480 views
Earthquake

Natural Calamities

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
BBS to expand

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 392 views
Blessings in Paro

Wang

Aug 12, 1988 0 mins read 420 views
Selling medicines without prescription is dangerous

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 363 views
Understand canteen problems

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 0 mins read 409 views
Vets need more cooperation

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 444 views
Rinderpest still a threat

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 382 views
A letter from Singapore

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 465 views
School to solve space problems

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 1988 2 mins read 435 views
Agents exempted from tax on FCB goods

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 537 views
Students in fertilizer exercise

Education- Student

Aug 05, 1988 0 mins read 456 views
Wangdi dzongkhag bans roofing sheets

Dzongkhags

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 504 views
Pasteurised milk for Thimphu and Phuntsholing

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 383 views
Facility to store meat and butter underway

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 392 views
Meeting enhances WFP coordination

WFP (World Food Program)

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 379 views
Telephone lines down (repair work continuing)

Telecommunication Department

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 402 views
Education tours within the kingdom

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 436 views
SAARC summit date to be finalised

SAARC Summit

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 416 views
Satellite link for Bhutan

Telecommunication Department

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 370 views
More effort in cultural relations

Visitors

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 408 views
House rents reduced

Bhutan - Finance

Aug 05, 1988 1 mins read 415 views
Chukha audit

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Aug 05, 1988 0 mins read 427 views
Food sale cut down

City Corporation

Aug 05, 1988 0 mins read 388 views
Apple export increases

Exports

Aug 05, 1988 0 mins read 388 views
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