August of 1996

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Cosmetic industry emerges as Bhutanese become fashion conscious

Private Sector

Aug 23, 1996 4 mins read 323 views
Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd. struggles back<br>

Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd (BFAL)

Aug 23, 1996 2 mins read 513 views
Career guidance

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Aug 02, 1996 2 mins read 416 views
Telephone lines restored

Telecommunication Department

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 391 views
Second batch graduates from NRTI

Natural Resources Training Institute (NRTI)

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 395 views
Training for second batch of Jabmis

Judiciary

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 370 views
IECH wins football

Sport

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 405 views
Why youths do drugs?

Letters to the Editor

Aug 02, 1996 4 mins read 392 views
The origin of the name "Bhutan"

Letters to the Editor

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 383 views
Far from the medallions

Editorial

Aug 02, 1996 3 mins read 356 views
Pin trading : an Olympic mania

Olympics

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 404 views
Bomb throws scare into Olympic festivities

Explosives (Bomb)

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 323 views
The Centennial Olympiad

Olympics

Aug 02, 1996 2 mins read 449 views
Highway opened to traffic

Roads

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 380 views
Public transport fares go up

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 391 views
Two killed, eight injured in truck accidents

Accident

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 308 views
Floor prices for apples fixed

Agriculture/Horticulture

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 345 views
Attempt to kidnap councillor's son

Crime

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 348 views
Six boys disappear

Lost and Fund

Aug 02, 1996 1 mins read 395 views
Judiciary officials resign

Judiciary

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 331 views
Jubzang loses in close tie-breaker

Archery

Aug 02, 1996 2 mins read 353 views
School cons parents and students

Education- Schools

Aug 02, 1996 5 mins read 333 views
Basketball

Sport

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Bridge

Bridges

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Laboratory

Animal Husbandry Institution

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 320 views
Price

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 338 views
Football

Sport

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Reward

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 02, 1996 0 mins read 360 views
Council for SAARC FUNDS

SAARC Activities

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 364 views
Learning about local orchids

Education- Student

Aug 09, 1996 2 mins read 310 views
The Rams become national champions

Sport

Aug 09, 1996 2 mins read 340 views
Studying the wild boar menace

Wild Animal

Aug 09, 1996 2 mins read 314 views
Biodiversity as a priority of Sustainable Development

Viewpoints

Aug 09, 1996 4 mins read 399 views
Drug addicts: more sympathy

Letters to the Editor

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 302 views
Encouraging sports

Letters to the Editor

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 0 views
Lost...survival instinct

Editorial

Aug 09, 1996 2 mins read 327 views
Good governance and decentralization mark Bhutanese government

Personalities

Aug 09, 1996 4 mins read 357 views
One dead in accident

Accident

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 382 views
Ambassadors present credentials

Bhutan-Embassies

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 392 views
Intensive search

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 09, 1996 3 mins read 298 views
Two boys dead, four found

Accident

Aug 09, 1996 2 mins read 364 views
Thai officials propose closer relations

Bhutan-Thailand

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 300 views
UNHCR officials visit Bhutan

Visitors

Aug 09, 1996 1 mins read 404 views
Contributions

Education- Student

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 298 views
Mauled

Accident

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 413 views
Food purchase

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 460 views
Independence Day

Indian National Day Celebration

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Indian Foreign Minister to visit Bhutan

Bhutan- India

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 323 views
Prayers for Prime Minister's mother

Bhutan- India

Aug 09, 1996 0 mins read 341 views
Road blocks affect potatoes: prices down

Agriculture/Horticulture

Aug 16, 1996 3 mins read 311 views
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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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One health, one future

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 897 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

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Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,908 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

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Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,232 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,848 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

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Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 765 views
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A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Recents

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

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