June of 1993

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Most salary earners benefit<br>

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 334 views
Professional courses delayed

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1993 0 mins read 297 views
Tourists should be disciplined

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1993 2 mins read 261 views
Letters a responsibility

Editorial

Jun 18, 1993 2 mins read 256 views
Regional football coachs trained

Sport

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 267 views
Poaching and illegal wildlife trade threatens Bhutan's natural heritage

National Park

Jun 18, 1993 5 mins read 350 views
Well-wishers help hospital fund<br>

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 251 views
Indo-Bhutan telecom officials discuss cooperation

Telecommunication Department

Jun 18, 1993 2 mins read 259 views
German Foundation to build Punakha hospital

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 259 views
Anti nationals resume terrorist activities

Terrorist

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 280 views
Dantak hands over BBS restoration work

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 251 views
Two killed in motor vehicle accident

Accident

Jun 18, 1993 1 mins read 260 views
Bhutan to receive technical assistance worth Nu. 41 million

International Assistance

Jun 18, 1993 2 mins read 251 views
Antinationals destroy telephone cables

Terrorist

Jun 18, 1993 0 mins read 245 views
Public transport service<br>

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jun 18, 1993 0 mins read 290 views
Stock exchange necessary for efficient transactions<br>

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Jun 11, 1993 3 mins read 229 views
BCCI 8th Annual General Meeting clarifies business issues

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Jun 11, 1993 2 mins read 261 views
RICB residents receive unhygienic water

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1993 1 mins read 268 views
Salary tax<br>

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 269 views
Thoughts on the Spring Mela<br>

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1993 4 mins read 253 views
A responsibility for every Bhutanese citizen<br>

Editorial

Jun 11, 1993 4 mins read 248 views
Video rentals become lucrative with increasing movie fans<br>

Feature Film

Jun 11, 1993 4 mins read 267 views
His Majesty raises goongda woolla wages

His Majesty the King issued a kasho this week, raising the goongda woolla wages paid by the royal government to Nu. 25.00 for all workers, from July 1 this year. In the past, m...

Jun 12, 1993 1 mins read 284 views
Four power projects selected under Masterplan

Hydro Project

Jun 11, 1993 1 mins read 280 views
Officials encouraged by abatement of terrorist activities<br>

Government Department

Jun 11, 1993 1 mins read 247 views
Sports

Sport

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
High pass percentage in ICSE

Education-BBE

Jun 11, 1993 1 mins read 267 views
Dutch-Bhutanese co-operation underway

Planning Ministry

Jun 11, 1993 1 mins read 238 views
PM's visit re-scheduled

Bhutan- India

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 283 views
Bhutan at Human Rights meet

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 279 views
Burglars arrested

Crime

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
BBS tower to be handed over<br>

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Jun 11, 1993 0 mins read 308 views
Government responds to private sector queries

Government Department

Jun 04, 1993 6 mins read 257 views
STD/AIDS workshop

Health-HIV/AIDS

Jun 04, 1993 1 mins read 271 views
Local service for Lhuntshi

Dzongkhags

Jun 04, 1993 1 mins read 263 views
UNDP to strengthen technical education

Education-Youth/Counselling/Delinquence

Jun 04, 1993 2 mins read 238 views
New approach to anti-smoking campaign<br>

Health Activities

Jun 04, 1993 1 mins read 239 views
186 students pass ISC exams<br>

Education-BBE

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 233 views
Prevention is better than cure

Viewpoints

Jun 04, 1993 6 mins read 417 views
What choice for consumers?

Editorial

Jun 04, 1993 2 mins read 270 views
Bhutanese melody to waft westwards?

Drama

Jun 04, 1993 2 mins read 276 views
Industrial boom ahead for business community

Government Department

Jun 04, 1993 6 mins read 262 views
Business community pledges full commitment to the nation

Business

Jun 04, 1993 3 mins read 239 views
Prisoners escape from Samchi jail

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jun 04, 1993 1 mins read 245 views
Boy killed in fire

Accident

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 416 views
Snake bites<br>

Accident

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 268 views
His Majesty confers title of Lam on learned Tantric Master

Religious Personalities

Jun 04, 1993 1 mins read 278 views
PM Rao to visit<br>

Visitors

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 247 views
Coronation anniversary

National Day

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 409 views
Air agreement

Druk Air

Jun 04, 1993 0 mins read 302 views
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Education without values is a failed system: Former Education Minister

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Court judgements still out of public reach

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Walking for those who cannot walk

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Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

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A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

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Adding colours to life

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The silent killer we can no longer ignore

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Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

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The world needs a peace prayer

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Why our highland festivals matter

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The recent floods are not of our making

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Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

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When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

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Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,511 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

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In the face of natural disasters

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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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