December of 1988

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Bhutan recognises State of Palestine

His Majesty the King has sent a message of felicitations and good wishes to the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Mr Yasser Arafat while extending Bhutan's recognition...

Dec 31, 1988 0 mins read 1,174 views
Swiss Ambassador

Visitors

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 568 views
Gewog Archery

Sport

Dec 02, 1988 0 mins read 559 views
Winter Basketball Tournament

Sport

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 626 views
Phuntsholing Gold Cup final today

Sport

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 609 views
Symposium on rural development

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 577 views
Body guard promoted

Royal Bodyguard (RBG)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 584 views
100th tourist group from Japan

Tourism

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 563 views
Civil servants terminated

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 587 views
Seminar on school management

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 579 views
Workshop on nature conservation

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 581 views
Bhutan participated in all SAARC activities

SAARC Activities

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 536 views
In-country course

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 621 views
SAARC has made good progress

SAARC Activities

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 567 views
Bhutan recognizes State of Palestine

Bhutan-European Countries

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 690 views
Break in at Jakar Lhakhang

Monasteries

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 543 views
His Majesty the King in Islamabad

His Majesty the King arrived in Pakistan on Thursday to participate in the Fourth SAARC Summit in Islamabad. On arrival in Islamabad His Majesty the King was accorded a warm welcome by the Presi...

Dec 31, 1988 1 mins read 551 views
Druk Air

Druk Air

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Druk Air

Druk Air

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Smoking prohibited

Narcotics/Drugs

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 584 views
Archery competition0.

Sport

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 578 views
Pen Friends

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
AIDS threat is real

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 2 mins read 594 views
How about pension system?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 516 views
Lost & found

Lost and Found

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 558 views
Dear Ex-Polyites

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 524 views
National tree, animal and bird of Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 560 views
Sunday market in Daga Dzong

Sunday market/Vegetable market

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 551 views
Agriculture course

Agriculture Activities

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 588 views
Accidents

Accident

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
New petrol station

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 523 views
WFP assistance approved

WFP (World Food Program)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 571 views
Bhutan Week in India

Festival (A-Z)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 0 views
National Day celebrated

National Day

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 615 views
Contract signed for earth station

Telecommunication Department

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 567 views
Cattle show in Mongar

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 0 views
Review Meeting on National Health Information System

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Dec 23, 1988 2 mins read 559 views
Bhutanese delegation leaves for Pakistan

Bhutan- Pakistan

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 666 views
Sri Lankan President felicitated

His Majesty

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 562 views
"Smoking has come down dramatically in Bhutan," WHO

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 487 views
Bhutan leads in immunization coverage

Health Immunization

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 546 views
Student tour

Education- Student

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 570 views
Trade delegation

Bhutan - Trade

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Two Bhutanese awarded HFA medals

Awards

Dec 23, 1988 2 mins read 549 views
Bank opened

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 592 views
No power Supply

Power

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 568 views
Credentials presented

Bhutan- Pakistan

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Road accidents are human error and can be avoided

Letters to the Editor

Dec 16, 1988 2 mins read 546 views
Happy New Year

Letters to the Editor

Dec 16, 1988 0 mins read 590 views
Print related pictures

Letters to the Editor

Dec 16, 1988 0 mins read 601 views
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