July of 1993

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Man attacked by antinational "guests"<br>

Terrorist

Jul 23, 1993 0 mins read 367 views
Bhutan and Nepal agree to identify people in camps

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Jul 23, 1993 1 mins read 343 views
Students threatened<br>

Terrorist

Jul 23, 1993 0 mins read 438 views
Floods cause major damage in the south<br>

Landslides and Floods

Jul 23, 1993 2 mins read 363 views
No random price hikes

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 23, 1993 0 mins read 363 views
Road blocks<br>

Roads

Jul 23, 1993 1 mins read 401 views
National sports

Sport

Jul 23, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
National basketball<br>

Sport

Jul 16, 1993 1 mins read 374 views
Lightning strikes chorten

Accident

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 353 views
Bhutan cannot be complacent<br>

Health Family Planning

Jul 16, 1993 2 mins read 407 views
Shaba establishes Gomdey

Dratshang

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 364 views
Seminar on welding technologies

Private Sector

Jul 16, 1993 1 mins read 361 views
Gid control going well

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jul 16, 1993 1 mins read 377 views
Pressure of tourism on the environment

Letters to the Editor

Jul 16, 1993 4 mins read 353 views
Rape under debate

Editorial

Jul 16, 1993 4 mins read 400 views
An era of Bhutanese heroes: glimpses of a fading past

Personalities

Jul 16, 1993 6 mins read 387 views
DANIDA looks at sewerage and water supply<br>

Sewerage

Jul 16, 1993 1 mins read 338 views
Absconders return to attack villagers

Terrorist

Jul 16, 1993 1 mins read 382 views
Nepalese delegation in Thimphu for talks<br><br>

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Jul 16, 1993 2 mins read 354 views
Sports

Sport

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
Thief arrested<br>

Crime

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 345 views
Fax service introduced<br><br>

Computer/Internet

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 286 views
Body found<br>

Accident

Jul 16, 1993 0 mins read 588 views
High tech computer service for Bhutan<br>

Computer/Internet

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 394 views
A Bhutanese bear settles in Kuwait

Bhutan - Kuwait

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 413 views
WFP to purchase local produce

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 0 views
Chorten robbers receive life sentence<br>

Judiciary

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 327 views
The Je Khenpo visits Paro

Religious Personalities

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 378 views
Transport not adequate<br>

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 370 views
Stop brutalities on animals

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 388 views
Help!

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
Keep rocks in place<br>

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 386 views
Bees poisoned by insecticide

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 383 views
The river can be dangerous

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 349 views
On being a Bhutanese

Editorial

Jul 09, 1993 4 mins read 382 views
New arrival hall for Paro Airport

Druk Air

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 364 views
Express mail service<br>

Bhutan-Post

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 391 views
Bhutan exhibition in Laos

Exhibition

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 377 views
Training to upgrade judiciary staff

Judiciary

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 334 views
Southern villagers robbed<br>

Terrorist

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 335 views
Students learn to construct water tanks

Education- Student

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 353 views
Veteran chimi wins Councillor elections<br>

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

Jul 09, 1993 2 mins read 362 views
FAO's Regional Representative visits Bhutan

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Jul 09, 1993 1 mins read 352 views
Assembly discusses several issues on first two days

National Assembly

Jul 09, 1993 3 mins read 385 views
UNFPA poster contest

Competition (A-Z)

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 359 views
Fire destroys two hotels

Accident

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 394 views
Two killed in accident<br>

Accident

Jul 09, 1993 0 mins read 392 views
Highest revenue earning from liquor licence auction<br>

Revenue and Custom

Jul 02, 1993 1 mins read 363 views
The stock exchange not understood<br>

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Jul 02, 1993 3 mins read 403 views
Basketball gains momentum this summer<br>

Sport

Jul 02, 1993 1 mins read 359 views
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