September of 1999

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Conjunctivitis outbreak in the South

Health Disease

Sep 17, 1999 1 mins read 375 views
Mela: a disturbance

Letters to the Editor

Sep 24, 1999 1 mins read 357 views
kuensel.com.bt

Editorial

Sep 24, 1999 1 mins read 437 views
Coaching camp ends

Sport

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 525 views
Attractive prizes won

Archery

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 372 views
Yangphel Open Archery Tournament finals today

Archery

Sep 10, 1999 1 mins read 342 views
Close match concludes victory to the Dukpas

Archery

Sep 17, 1999 2 mins read 403 views
Activities galore, interest in game grows

Sport

Sep 17, 1999 1 mins read 388 views
Visit from Singapore

Visitors

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 407 views
Illegal workers deported

Immigration/Census

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 383 views
Tshechu looks good for tourism

Tourism

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 374 views
Denmark to support textile museum

Handicraft

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 376 views
25 qualify as pharmacists

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 450 views
The taxi meter paradox

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 431 views
`Central depository' alien to investors

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 378 views
Volunteers raise money for the disabled

Disabled

Sep 03, 1999 3 mins read 340 views
Monks to play greater civic role

Religion

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 340 views
Assault tops crime list

Crime

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 363 views
Workshops go hi-tech

Private Sector

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 329 views
Excess liquidity absorbed through RMA bills

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 305 views
Gup for Daga-Uma geog

Home Affairs

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 392 views
Traffic branch expanded to increase highway patrol

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 335 views
Basis for RNR statistics established

Agriculture Activities

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 322 views
Bear escapes from its cage in Taba

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 334 views
Schools encouraged to grow flowers

Education- Schools

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 319 views
Thimphu Drupchen begins

Tshechu

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 310 views
Science Exhibition

Exhibition

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 331 views
Child killed in accident

Accident

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 394 views
Decentralisation taken to the grassroots

Government Department

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 332 views
Sports is necessary for all

Letters to the Editor

Sep 03, 1999 3 mins read 347 views
Let us look after nature

Letters to the Editor

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 345 views
Decisions... decisions

Editorial

Sep 03, 1999 3 mins read 427 views
Draft legislation for juvenile justice

Judiciary

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 330 views
Roads, Dantak cooperate to keep Sorchen open

Roads

Sep 03, 1999 2 mins read 328 views
Fuelwood, vehicles behind Thimphu's air pollution

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 346 views
Nyoshul Khen Rimpoche passes away

Diseased Personalities

Sep 03, 1999 1 mins read 363 views
Peace conference

International Organisations

Sep 03, 1999 0 mins read 356 views
Symposium

Planning Ministry

Sep 03, 1999 0 mins read 415 views
Literacy centre

Druk Literacy Resource Centre

Sep 03, 1999 0 mins read 361 views
Truck seized

Accident

Sep 03, 1999 0 mins read 382 views
Salary increase

Salary

Sep 03, 1999 0 mins read 344 views
Plant import is risky

National Plant Protection Centre (NPPC)

Sep 10, 1999 2 mins read 387 views
Samdrup Jongkhar most prone to malaria

Health Malaria Control

Sep 10, 1999 2 mins read 357 views
Kerosene supply resumed in eastern dzongkhags

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Sep 10, 1999 1 mins read 354 views
Dance programme of the Thimphu Tshechu

Tshechu

Sep 10, 1999 1 mins read 353 views
Honing drafting skills

Planning Ministry

Sep 10, 1999 1 mins read 345 views
NFE centre: a drive towards greater literacy

Education- NFE

Sep 10, 1999 2 mins read 345 views
Druk Satair: villagers like the taste of shares

Companies

Sep 10, 1999 2 mins read 393 views
Entrepreneur friendly project evaluation

Private Sector

Sep 10, 1999 2 mins read 324 views
Children's park at Wangdichholing

National Park

Sep 10, 1999 1 mins read 339 views
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Lhak-Sam marks World AIDS Day in Genekha

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Equity in education merits discourse

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

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The classic egg and chicken situation

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Internalising our deeper values

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Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 537 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,965 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Solving the crisis before it deepens

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Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,130 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

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A hard, but not a new question

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A gift to farmers

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.

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