June of 1990

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Football league gathers momentum<br>

Sport

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 245 views
The changing employment situation in Bhutan

Viewpoints

Jun 01, 1990 2 mins read 258 views
Donation for Thimphu General Hospital

Letters to the Editor

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 235 views
No cancer from oral contraceptive

Letters to the Editor

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 256 views
Denchukha blessedly fertile

Letters to the Editor

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 263 views
Meat prices - still a problem

Letters to the Editor

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 247 views
The Taklai irrigation scheme - an ambitious venture<br>

Agriculture Irrigation

Jun 01, 1990 6 mins read 244 views
History of Bhutan - a Ph.D. by C.T. Dorji

Personalities

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 222 views
SAARC makes recommendations<br>

SAARC Activities

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 247 views
New Dzongkha software and script developed<br><br>

Computer/Internet

Jun 01, 1990 2 mins read 244 views
More fellowships to India

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 263 views
Cable joining course concluded

Telecommunication Department

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 273 views
Owner dies after attack by bull

Accident

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 259 views
Body discovered in channel

Diseased Personalities

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 241 views
Workshop to enhance planning skills

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Jun 01, 1990 2 mins read 240 views
Hotel owners learn about hygiene<br>

Dzongkhags

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 251 views
River bank protection scheme completed<br>

Dzongkhags

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 246 views
Course held for health workers

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 284 views
Man swept away by stream in Ha

Accident

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 246 views
No tobacco day observed

Narcotics/Drugs

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 0 views
DDC conducts Dzongkha language courses

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 303 views
Bhutan at ESCAP

Foreign Affairs

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 371 views
Insects attack crops

Agriculture/Insecticide/Disease

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 278 views
Social Forestry - a Bhutanese tradition

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 274 views
Judiciary meet clarifies legal points

Judiciary

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 251 views
BBS launches new programme

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 319 views
Samchi bridges inaugurated<br>

Bridges

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 259 views
Japanese ambassador bids farewell

Bhutan- Japan

Jun 01, 1990 2 mins read 251 views
8.5 per cent inflation in Bhutan

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jun 01, 1990 0 mins read 286 views
"No" to tobacco campaign

Narcotics/Drugs

Jun 01, 1990 1 mins read 246 views
Younger archers dominate National tournament

Sport

Jun 24, 1990 2 mins read 265 views
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Bhutan’s democracy: The Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Vision

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Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

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King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

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The Vajrayana King

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His Majesty’s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship

Few nations have so deeply intertwined their national identity with environmental consciousness as Bhutan. At the heart...

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Momentous News from Tashichodzong

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A Teacher recalls Drukgyal Zhipa’s educational legacy…

He presided over the largest classroom in the world - 38,394 square kilometres in size. His pupils numbered in excess of...

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King who made culture Bhutan’s shield

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King places his crown in the people’s hands

In July 1998, Bhutan witnessed one of the most emotionally charged sessions in the history of its National Assembly. For...

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Legacy of a great leader

As we celebrate the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, I am deeply honoured to reflect on his extraordinary leadership not only as a citizen...

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Lessons we dare not forget

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Epitome of friendship

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Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

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The urgency of civil service transformation

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Should we control social media?

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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One health, one future

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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