September of 1998

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National Assembly expresses concern over His Majesty the King's safety

THE NATIONAL Assembly of Bhutan recorded its special concern over the safety of His...

Sep 26, 1998 3 mins read 512 views
Major Ugyen Phuntsho takes Puensum trophy

Tennis

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 0 views
Contaminated oil still in shops

Letters to the Editor

Sep 11, 1998 1 mins read 481 views
Funds raised

Education- Schools

Sep 09, 1998 0 mins read 491 views
Group tries conserving mountain trails

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 393 views
Monsoon road damage to cost millions

Roads

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 416 views
RICB cards to tie up with other credit cards

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 388 views
Keeping rural school children out

Dratshang

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 389 views
50 % more tourists for Thimphu Tsechu

Tourism

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 389 views
Plan ready to restructure football federation

Sport

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 449 views
South Trashigang festival

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 407 views
Dzongkhag training

Agriculture/Horticulture

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 395 views
Archery team with maximum kareys loses

Sport

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 365 views
Haa golf tournament resumed after three years

Golf

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 369 views
The unartistic art of reading

Viewpoints

Sep 25, 1998 4 mins read 423 views
Threat from pet dogs

Letters to the Editor

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 422 views
Inconvenient timing

Letters to the Editor

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 361 views
Advertising gimmicks - beware

Editorial

Sep 25, 1998 3 mins read 367 views
Safety first, says ministry

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 411 views
Disabled students on concert tour

Disabled

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 395 views
New Forestry Alliance

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Sep 25, 1998 4 mins read 335 views
Meters to stop errant taxi fares

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 342 views
Woman commits suicide

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 0 views
Man to be tried for rape

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 400 views
Edible Oils not contaminated

Health Disease

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 386 views
Taxi drivers warned

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 388 views
House gutted, one killed

Accident

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 341 views
Sentenced

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Bus robbed

Terrorist

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 352 views
Government renews agreement with Red Cross

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 380 views
Washed away

Natural Calamities

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 385 views
RMA issues rural credit bonds

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Sep 25, 1998 3 mins read 357 views
Telecom to introduce "intranet"

Telecommunication Department

Sep 25, 1998 2 mins read 359 views
CHPC earns record revenue in 1997

Hydro Project

Sep 25, 1998 1 mins read 400 views
Thimphu Tsechhu

Tshechu

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 375 views
Inflation

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Convicted

Crime

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 388 views
Arrested

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Sep 25, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Dechenphodrang Monastic School: a foundation for Bhutanese monks

Monasteries

Sep 18, 1998 5 mins read 380 views
Major Ugyen Phuntsho takes Puensum trophy

Sport

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 397 views
Defining skilled and unskilled workers

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 362 views
Apple: the trick is to package it well

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 398 views
100 students and teachers treated for food Poisoning

Poisoned

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 417 views
Tradition and Modernity in Dzongkha Oral Discourse

Viewpoints

Sep 18, 1998 5 mins read 370 views
Not from Druk Air

Letters to the Editor

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 369 views
TCC knows where the shoe pinches

Letters to the Editor

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 347 views
Rural communities: overlooked?

Editorial

Sep 18, 1998 2 mins read 359 views
Mahindra Jeeps back

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 393 views
Biggest health campaign planned during Thimphu Domchoe

Health Activities

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 355 views
Changzamtog school wins girls' football

Sport

Sep 18, 1998 1 mins read 396 views
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Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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