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 1,443 views
Swiss Ambassador

Visitors

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 744 views
Gewog Archery

Sport

Dec 02, 1988 0 mins read 703 views
Winter Basketball Tournament

Sport

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 816 views
Phuntsholing Gold Cup final today

Sport

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 805 views
Symposium on rural development

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 742 views
Body guard promoted

Royal Bodyguard (RBG)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 2,223 views
100th tourist group from Japan

Tourism

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 710 views
Civil servants terminated

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 749 views
Seminar on school management

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 737 views
Workshop on nature conservation

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 731 views
Bhutan participated in all SAARC activities

SAARC Activities

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 741 views
In-country course

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Dec 30, 1988 0 mins read 835 views
SAARC has made good progress

SAARC Activities

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 758 views
Bhutan recognizes State of Palestine

Bhutan-European Countries

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 921 views
Break in at Jakar Lhakhang

Monasteries

Dec 30, 1988 1 mins read 689 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 722 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 794 views
Archery competition0.

Sport

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 744 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 756 views
How about pension system?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 705 views
Lost & found

Lost and Found

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 748 views
Dear Ex-Polyites

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 707 views
National tree, animal and bird of Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 781 views
Sunday market in Daga Dzong

Sunday market/Vegetable market

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 711 views
Agriculture course

Agriculture Activities

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 777 views
Accidents

Accident

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

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 696 views
WFP assistance approved

WFP (World Food Program)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 749 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 791 views
Contract signed for earth station

Telecommunication Department

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 766 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 704 views
Bhutanese delegation leaves for Pakistan

Bhutan- Pakistan

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 844 views
Sri Lankan President felicitated

His Majesty

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 749 views
"Smoking has come down dramatically in Bhutan," WHO

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 670 views
Bhutan leads in immunization coverage

Health Immunization

Dec 23, 1988 1 mins read 716 views
Student tour

Education- Student

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 768 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 753 views
Bank opened

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 750 views
No power Supply

Power

Dec 23, 1988 0 mins read 759 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 733 views
Happy New Year

Letters to the Editor

Dec 16, 1988 0 mins read 771 views
Print related pictures

Letters to the Editor

Dec 16, 1988 0 mins read 749 views
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