May of 2001

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Ministers on official visits

Government Department

May 11, 2001 0 mins read 457 views
Bus passengers robbed

Terrorist

May 11, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Attributes and Values of Bhutanese Folk and Popular Songs

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 0 views
BDFC helps rural business

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 400 views
Khuruthang : waiting to boom

Dzongkhags

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 463 views
Depesh retains title<br>

Tennis

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 390 views
Planning at the geog level

Agriculture Activities

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 436 views
New chimi

Home Affairs

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Foreign Minister visits Thailand

Visitors

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 442 views
New BHU to benefit 115 Kheng households

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 483 views
DIT to create one stop point to access web sites on Bhutan

Computer/Internet

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 488 views
Use of rock and soil pigment to be revived in painting

Handicraft

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 476 views
Expatriate lecturers find orientation useful

Sherubtse College and Graduates

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 476 views
Cricket picks up but needs "recognition"

Sport

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 373 views
Museum exhibits rare 18th, 19th century artefacts

National Museum

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 456 views
Windfall or deceit ?

Social Problem (Bhutan)

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 394 views
Some suggestions to boost business

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 415 views
Our views must be heard

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 383 views
The RSTA will listen to complaints

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 394 views
Taxi fares are based on situations

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 437 views
When is it a problem ?

Editorial

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 411 views
ICRC reviews prison conditions

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 442 views
Saying `yes' to children

UNICEF

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 390 views
A gender study

Social Services

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 387 views
193 countries pledge to remove poverty

UN Agencies

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 484 views
New Councillors to be elected

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Golf

Golf

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Pay and use

City Corporation

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 422 views
Prayer

Religion

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Health conference

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
ISC results

Education-BBE

May 25, 2001 0 mins read 416 views
Bottles, everywhere

Editorial

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 452 views
Bhutan at the LDC conference

UN Agencies

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 397 views
LDC III : building a case for the world's poor

UN Agencies

May 18, 2001 4 mins read 347 views
IT course for Bhutanese teachers

Computer/Internet

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 351 views
Attributes and Values of Bhutanese Folk and Popular Songs

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

May 18, 2001 3 mins read 0 views
Danish grant for environment

DANIDA

May 18, 2001 3 mins read 394 views
Disabled athletes in New York

Disabled

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 362 views
Heritage revived

Monasteries

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 419 views
Students show new opportunities

Education- Student

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 416 views
Druk Air announces fixed scheduled

Druk Air

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 399 views
Zhemgang students concerned about employment

Employment was high on the agenda of the Zhemgang students when the chairman of the council of ministers, Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba, met with the students of Zhemgang...

May 19, 2001 2 mins read 385 views
HIV : a growing problem

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 412 views
Lyonpo Sangay addresses WHA

International Convention

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 421 views
Red Cross in Bhutan

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 422 views
Police investigations

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 486 views
Private sector : serving the nation

Private Sector

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 439 views
Taxi rates high

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 490 views
The rewards of faith

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 479 views
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