February of 1989

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New rest houses

Tourism

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 451 views
Tourist numbers

Tourism

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 448 views
The East opens up

Tourism

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 422 views
Flights cancelled

Druk Air

Feb 10, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Migration documents<br>

Letters to the Editor

Feb 15, 1989 0 mins read 497 views
Remote places like children lacking love

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 521 views
Well prepared?

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 512 views
Stamp exchange

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 424 views
Newspapers, magazines give knowledge

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 389 views
Local quiz needed

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 474 views
Snowballs on main street

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 430 views
Hospital becomes inhospitable

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 447 views
Slip up lowers standard

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 427 views
Community wants film show

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 444 views
Tradition in a bottle

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 434 views
Concern for the takin

Letters to the Editor

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 395 views
White carpet of snow brings lots of Problems

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 24, 1989 2 mins read 360 views
Trade fair gives lessons for the future

Bhutan - Trade

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 357 views
Wangdi completes model rural house

Dzongkhags

Feb 24, 1989 2 mins read 411 views
Credit comes within reach of small, poorer farmers

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Feb 24, 1989 2 mins read 340 views
Trees promise a greener Thimphu

City Corporation

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 353 views
Seminar on environment

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 374 views
Rafting part of new tourist package

Tourism

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 348 views
Community health workers on rounds

Health Activities

Feb 24, 1989 2 mins read 386 views
Highway unsafe, says police chief

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 389 views
Many materials for 'Little Bhutan''

Exhibition

Feb 24, 1989 1 mins read 385 views
His Majesty attends Emperor Hirohito’s funeral

His Majesty the King accompanied by the Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Dawa Tsering, and senior officials of the Royal Government left for Tokyo, Japan, on...

Feb 25, 1989 1 mins read 407 views
UN Secretary General to visit Bhutan

Bhutan - UN

Feb 24, 1989 2 mins read 374 views
Census begins

Immigration/Census

Feb 24, 1989 0 mins read 396 views
Druk Air adds another destination with Kathmandu link

Druk Air

Feb 17, 1989 2 mins read 420 views
Mathematics foundation on which to build

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 504 views
Immunisation cards required

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 0 mins read 423 views
Essential knowledge for farmers and herders

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 406 views
Orange season a success

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 0 mins read 353 views
Changes for the better

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 424 views
Black sales reported

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 407 views
How many can draw a map?

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 400 views
Boy seeks to be a gentleman

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 0 mins read 380 views
People crawl on their feet to Samdrup Jongkhar

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 417 views
Proud to learn from traditional architects

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 409 views
Losar celebrated

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 447 views
A glimpse of Punakha Domchoe

Festival (A-Z)

Feb 17, 1989 0 mins read 418 views
Physiotherapy a challenge for Sanga Dorji

Health/Doctors/Patients

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 402 views
Road opened for Gaselo area

Roads

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 378 views
Teachers learn about NAPE

Education-Teacher

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 351 views
Countries consider co-production

SAARC Activities

Feb 17, 1989 2 mins read 402 views
Health meet on planning and review

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 392 views
New campaign to combat rabies threat from dogs

Animal Husbandry Activities

Feb 17, 1989 2 mins read 414 views
Co-ordinated winter count on black-necked cranes

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 383 views
New principal sees challenge ahead

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Feb 17, 1989 1 mins read 420 views
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