June of 1999

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How about keeping Norzin Lam traffic-free?

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1999 2 mins read 297 views
Foreign investment is only being discusse

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 424 views
An experience to remember

Editorial

Jun 11, 1999 3 mins read 241 views
Four criminals claiming to be Bhutanese refugees arrested

Crime

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 304 views
Bhutan appreciates increase in Chukha tariff

Hydro Project

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 268 views
Dantak appreciated in Bhutan

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 260 views
Contribution to Taktshang

Monasteries

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 228 views
Appointments

Appointed

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 409 views
Headmaster escapes bomb

Explosives (Bomb)

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 256 views
More monks

Dratshang

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 262 views
Hospital meets new needs

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 227 views
Television sets and modems run out

Television (TV)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 224 views
Anticipating monsoon road blocks

Roads

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 296 views
Woman charged for killing husband

Crime

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 282 views
A farmer starts yak farm in Switzerland

Animal Husbandry Institution

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 339 views
Assault cases rise in the capital

Crime

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 282 views
New directory: compact but hard to read

Telecommunication Department

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 262 views
Taxi meters not popular among users

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 225 views
Improve roads to cut costs

Roads

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 261 views
Government behind success, says WFP manager

WFP (World Food Program)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 280 views
Paro fights rabies outbreak

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 271 views
Starting consumer rights in Bhutan

Consumers

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 265 views
No one taught me to play: Ap Dopoe

Personalities

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 261 views
Bhutan to introduce herbal drinks

Indigenous Hospital

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 302 views
Poetry for children: "cute" but expensive

Books

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 281 views
Fuels safe and up to standard, says supplier

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 281 views
Computer literacy emphasised for effective justice

Computer/Internet

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 280 views
Tertiary institutes face mounting admission pressure

Education- Student

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 218 views
How best to make use of the information age

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1999 3 mins read 283 views
Are we being drained of our spiritual values?

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 230 views
The right direction

Editorial

Jun 18, 1999 3 mins read 288 views
Survey projects on track

Bhutan- India

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 298 views
ICRC happy with Bhutan visit

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 233 views
Youth Development Fund launched

Youth Development Fund

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 261 views
Basketball

Sport

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 480 views
New film

Feature Film

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 255 views
Books donated

Books

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 354 views
Gasa bans tobacco

Dzongkhags

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 236 views
Cabinet Chairman in Japan

Foreign Affairs

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 247 views
Rhino horn case reopened

Monasteries

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 346 views
Teacher arrested for alleged rape

Crime

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 337 views
Cooperation for eco-sensitive tourism

Tourism

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 284 views
Surge in burglary, four arrested

Crime

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 236 views
Bank's profit up 90%, sluggish private sector

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 257 views
Students acquainted about job realities

Education- Student

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 264 views
Labour survey

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 385 views
Paper factory focuses on local market

Factories A-Z

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 248 views
Public expect more from city bus service

City Corporation

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 348 views
Bhutan 20 years hence

Books

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 271 views
Drugs: school adopts a novel approach

Narcotics/Drugs

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 252 views
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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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