April of 1994

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Anti-monopoly policy pulls on

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Apr 15, 1994 2 mins read 411 views
BCCI meeting focuses on interest rates

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Apr 15, 1994 3 mins read 446 views
Three-month term bills introduced by RMA

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Apr 29, 1994 2 mins read 441 views
Third country importers face stiff competition

Imports

Apr 29, 1994 2 mins read 443 views
Druk Petroleum starts operation

Tashi Commercial Corporation

Apr 08, 1994 1 mins read 466 views
Bhutanese music & film business stifled by piracy

Shops

Apr 08, 1994 3 mins read 461 views
Two brands of alcohol out of the market

Alcohol

Apr 08, 1994 1 mins read 475 views
Tuesdays declared business holiday

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Apr 08, 1994 1 mins read 424 views
Outsiders outbid local businessmen

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Apr 22, 1994 2 mins read 351 views
Recyclable waste to be identified

City Corporation

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 364 views
Business fronting: a big problem

Bhutan - Trade

Apr 22, 1994 3 mins read 423 views
Transport operations to be streamlined

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Apr 01, 1994 2 mins read 404 views
RSEB resumes trading after 2 months

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 377 views
Arrested

Crime

Apr 19, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
RMA to sell gold & silver coins

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Apr 15, 1994 1 mins read 391 views
Help needed in Langjophaka

Letters to the Editor

Apr 29, 1994 2 mins read 377 views
Owner injured and truck hijacked

Terrorist

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 357 views
Armed men continue looting

Terrorist

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 371 views
New JOCV coordinator arrives

Volunteers

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 385 views
Bhutan to cooperate with small Japanese town

Bhutan- Japan

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 389 views
Health surveys being conducted nationwide

Health Policy

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 386 views
Business fronting reports is exaggerated

Letters to the Editor

Apr 29, 1994 2 mins read 356 views
You need not die of ignorance

Letters to the Editor

Apr 29, 1994 2 mins read 394 views
Credential presented

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 446 views
Outreach clinic in Lhuntsi

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 388 views
Police catch veteran Thimphu burglar

Crime

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 373 views
Traditional archery after 2-year break

Archery

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 325 views
BOC conducts football coaching

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 363 views
Village volunteers catch absconder

Terrorist

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 360 views
The pressures and trends of the taxi business in Thimphu

Business

Apr 29, 1994 3 mins read 463 views
Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji cremated in Bumthang

Royalties

Apr 29, 1994 3 mins read 410 views
An unsavoury business

Editorial

Apr 29, 1994 3 mins read 397 views
Preserving Manas: today's problem and tomorrow's hopes

National Park

Apr 29, 1994 5 mins read 378 views
Bhutan's election to UNCHR

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 399 views
800 children immunized

Health Immunization

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 372 views
Road open

Roads

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
Ambassadors

Bhutan-European Countries

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 419 views
Contraband seized

Crime

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 379 views
Help curb cassette piracy

Letters to the Editor

Apr 15, 1994 1 mins read 381 views
WFP donates non-food items to Public Works Division

WFP (World Food Program)

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 377 views
Lights down and out

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Apr 22, 1994 0 mins read 438 views
Bhutan elected to UNCHR

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Apr 22, 1994 0 mins read 414 views
Hailstorm damage some mandarin plantations

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 384 views
Bhutan attends ESCAP meet in India

Conferences

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 371 views
New Dorji Lopon receives Scarf

Dratshang

Apr 22, 1994 0 mins read 395 views
Switzerland will continue lasting cooperation

Foreign Affairs

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 413 views
Data communication to be introduced

Telecommunication Department

Apr 22, 1994 2 mins read 460 views
Chorten robbed

Crime

Apr 22, 1994 1 mins read 0 views
BCCI delegation

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Apr 22, 1994 0 mins read 384 views
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