May of 2001

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Ministers on official visits

Government Department

May 11, 2001 0 mins read 585 views
Bus passengers robbed

Terrorist

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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 513 views
Khuruthang : waiting to boom

Dzongkhags

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 558 views
Depesh retains title<br>

Tennis

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 489 views
Planning at the geog level

Agriculture Activities

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 557 views
New chimi

Home Affairs

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

Visitors

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 538 views
New BHU to benefit 115 Kheng households

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 578 views
DIT to create one stop point to access web sites on Bhutan

Computer/Internet

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 603 views
Use of rock and soil pigment to be revived in painting

Handicraft

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 613 views
Expatriate lecturers find orientation useful

Sherubtse College and Graduates

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 603 views
Cricket picks up but needs "recognition"

Sport

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 476 views
Museum exhibits rare 18th, 19th century artefacts

National Museum

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 549 views
Windfall or deceit ?

Social Problem (Bhutan)

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 507 views
Some suggestions to boost business

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 527 views
Our views must be heard

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 498 views
The RSTA will listen to complaints

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 502 views
Taxi fares are based on situations

Letters to the Editor

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 544 views
When is it a problem ?

Editorial

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 539 views
ICRC reviews prison conditions

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

May 25, 2001 1 mins read 566 views
Saying `yes' to children

UNICEF

May 25, 2001 3 mins read 514 views
A gender study

Social Services

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 499 views
193 countries pledge to remove poverty

UN Agencies

May 25, 2001 2 mins read 617 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 548 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 608 views
Bottles, everywhere

Editorial

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 563 views
Bhutan at the LDC conference

UN Agencies

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 492 views
LDC III : building a case for the world's poor

UN Agencies

May 18, 2001 4 mins read 456 views
IT course for Bhutanese teachers

Computer/Internet

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 453 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 487 views
Disabled athletes in New York

Disabled

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 491 views
Heritage revived

Monasteries

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 538 views
Students show new opportunities

Education- Student

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 514 views
Druk Air announces fixed scheduled

Druk Air

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 497 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 498 views
HIV : a growing problem

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 501 views
Lyonpo Sangay addresses WHA

International Convention

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 521 views
Red Cross in Bhutan

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 524 views
Police investigations

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 641 views
Private sector : serving the nation

Private Sector

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 560 views
Taxi rates high

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 2001 1 mins read 598 views
The rewards of faith

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 2001 2 mins read 612 views
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