November of 1999

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Lottery winner

Lottery

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Women - equal ?

Editorial

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 525 views
Army Basketball

Sport

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 613 views
"I did it"

Golf

Nov 19, 1999 2 mins read 520 views
China's ambassador

Bhutan-China

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 511 views
Terrorist caught

Terrorist

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 521 views
Catching up on advances in medicine

Health/Doctors/Patients

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 529 views
Lam for Lamai Goemba

Appointed

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 484 views
U-turn stopped after drug and traffic meet

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 551 views
Vehicle emission control begun in Jaigaon

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 553 views
Parents of the disabled form support group

Disabled

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 489 views
Boy killed by truck

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 579 views
Two commit suicide in one family

Accident

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 581 views
Tourists help rescue accident victims, driver still missing

Tourism

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 559 views
Kathmandu meet on empowering women

Bhutan and other Countries

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 566 views
Preparing geogs for the planning process

Dzongkhags

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 510 views
Gomtu on the telecom network

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 530 views
Delegation from Bangladesh

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 547 views
Fund against vehicle emission

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 499 views
Groundwork for implementing SEZAP done

Agriculture Institutions

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 444 views
Telecommunications Division reduces international tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 485 views
Cable TV operators undeterred by strong government rules

Television (TV)

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 554 views
Government policy has not affected timber production

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 452 views
Language: a long and troubled road

Letters to the Editor

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 464 views
Corruption : food for thought

Editorial

Nov 05, 1999 3 mins read 508 views
Bhutan hosts WFP meet

WFP (World Food Program)

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 489 views
A "gift to the earth"

His Majesty

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 579 views
Condolence for cyclone victims

Bhutan- India

Nov 05, 1999 1 mins read 510 views
SAARC to be postponed, bilateral talks move forward

SAARC Summit

Nov 05, 1999 2 mins read 534 views
Sports

Golf

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Film

Feature Film

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Butter lamps

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 544 views
ADB loan

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 502 views
Mandarin price

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 564 views
Traffic closure

City Corporation

Nov 05, 1999 0 mins read 533 views
RSTA supplies buses to transport operators

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 526 views
Kerosene deflection investigated

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 527 views
DDC drama award for Drukpa Kinley

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 521 views
THPA awards Nu 4.2 billion contract to BHEL

Hydro Project

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 573 views
Phuentsholing is becoming dirtier

City Corporation

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 493 views
More barbers come to town

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 467 views
School drop-outs help make stoves sustainable

Education- Student

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 488 views
Nahi geog to be connected by road

Roads

Nov 12, 1999 2 mins read 507 views
Imtrat

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Nov 12, 1999 0 mins read 503 views
Replacing firewood with electricity

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 487 views
Climate change : Bhutan needs technical support

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 467 views
A glut of local films : is there really money to be made?

Feature Film

Nov 12, 1999 4 mins read 515 views
Two arrested for vandalism

Crime

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 526 views
Course for Danish expatriates

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Nov 12, 1999 1 mins read 514 views
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