August of 1989

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UNICEF reviews activities

August 26, 1989 - With a proposal to be submitted to the royal government by the Health Department and UNICEF, there Is a possibility that the Bangkok route will be used to bring in EPI vaccines into the country in fut...

Aug 26, 1989 1 mins read 756 views
Certificates awarded

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 540 views
UN: a family of nations?

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 3 mins read 464 views
Burglaries very common in Gomtu

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 433 views
Hit the ball, not the table cloth

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 474 views
BOC: doing its best for schools

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 499 views
Solar electricity

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 432 views
Create more jobs for the disabled

Letters to the Editor

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 559 views
Accident kills two

Accident

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 0 views
Wangdi farmers on industrial tour

Agriculture Activities

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 416 views
Royal government stresses management

Government Department

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 507 views
Fifteen trained in electrical wiring

Power

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 504 views
Bhutan at water and sewerage meet

Urban Development

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 511 views
Bhutan to expand regional export

Exports

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 506 views
Auditors complete in-country training

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 498 views
Thimphu DYT emphasises repair of bridges and canals

Dzongkhags

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 438 views
Accident victim not found

Accident

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 411 views
Leg injury turns fatal for victim

Diseased Personalities

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 404 views
Father Mackey turns 75 (A grand celebration by former pupils)

Personalities

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 442 views
Bhutan and Bangladesh discuss flood control

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 396 views
BCS Rules

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 498 views
Terminated

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Steady increases in food prices

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 430 views
HRH Ashi S.C. Wangchuck attends independence reception

Royalties

Aug 18, 1989 1 mins read 363 views
Visit by AIR team

Visitors

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 454 views
Essay Competition

Competition (A-Z)

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutan in UNESCO Advisory Committee

UN Agencies

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 425 views
PR presents credentials

Bhutan - UN

Aug 18, 1989 0 mins read 377 views
Golf

Sport

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Inter-school football knockout tournament

Sport

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 487 views
Table Tennis Championships to be held

Sport

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 426 views
First National Taekwondo Championships held

Sport

Aug 11, 1989 2 mins read 406 views
The reply from Survey canteen

Letters to the Editor

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 410 views
Wangdiphodrang clarifies

Letters to the Editor

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 429 views
Taekwondo : a source of discipline and strength for Jigme Wangmo

Sport

Aug 11, 1989 3 mins read 447 views
Wireless station in Chukha

Telecommunication Department

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 431 views
New strategy for malaria control

Health Disease

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 423 views
Doll lady (Dechen) finds new companion

Personalities

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 409 views
Water for Ghumauney

August 12, 1989 - Ghumauney gewog under Samchi dzongkhag may not have to face water problems in the future.

Aug 12, 1989 1 mins read 393 views
Health workers train in diarrohoea control

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 393 views
Drama at YHS

Drama

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 435 views
A new breed of businessmen

Business

Aug 11, 1989 2 mins read 406 views
A different Thimphu by night

City Corporation

Aug 11, 1989 1 mins read 401 views
Promotion and transfers

Government Department

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 413 views
Royal Government implements cadre system

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 11, 1989 2 mins read 439 views
Ambassador completes successful tenure

Ambassador Nareshwar Dayal of India left Thimphu this week after completing a very successful tenure in Bhutan.

Aug 12, 1989 2 mins read 474 views
No re-employment

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 442 views
Training

Animal Husbandry Activities

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Cultural troupe from India<br>

Associations

Aug 11, 1989 0 mins read 413 views
Compulsory

Letters to the Editor

Aug 04, 1989 0 mins read 420 views
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