February of 2002

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Cricket and umpiring

Sport

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 647 views
Origin of the kabney

Bhutan - History

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 683 views
The 16 arhats

Religion

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 677 views
Better school management

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Feb 22, 2002 0 mins read 636 views
New FAO representative for Bhutan

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 556 views
Religious treasure added to Tashichhodzong

Consecration

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 554 views
Delicious but environmentally unsound

Dzongkhags

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 678 views
Good scope for Gypsum-based industries

Coal/ Mine

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 680 views
Non-formal education gains momentum

Education- NFE

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 578 views
Dry port area identified in Phuentsholing

Bhutan - Trade

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 579 views
School gears up to provide "special" education

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 594 views
Sherubtse College reschedules academic session

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 492 views
Environmental education emphasised

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 0 views
Football : preparing for a more "respectable" future

Sport

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 549 views
A stint in Bollywood

Feature Film

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 603 views
Four Bhutanese killed in accident in India

Accident

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 622 views
Bhutan Telecom revises tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 666 views
Patag making - lost craft on the path of revival

Bhutan - Tradition

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 558 views
Kinds of Patags

Bhutan - Tradition

Feb 22, 2002 0 mins read 521 views
A misleading picture

Letters to the Editor

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 547 views
No cause for alarm

Letters to the Editor

Feb 22, 2002 3 mins read 616 views
Public debate

Editorial

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 607 views
The balance

Editorial

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 518 views
SAARC youth: building friendship

SAARC Activities

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 512 views
Engineering degree inaugurated

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Feb 22, 2002 2 mins read 438 views
Driglam Namzha for civil servants streamlined

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Feb 22, 2002 3 mins read 500 views
Test flight

Druk Air

Feb 22, 2002 0 mins read 554 views
Auditing

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Feb 22, 2002 1 mins read 534 views
Environmental norms met

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 510 views
Constitution committee studies issues

Government Department

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 513 views
Three killed in Lhuentse accident

Accident

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 602 views
Swiss folk music

Drama

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 487 views
Zhemgang receives Kurichu power

Dzongkhags

Feb 08, 2002 0 mins read 525 views
RCSC announces transfer of officials

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 544 views
The aftermath

Accident

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 508 views
Badminton: vast potential

Sport

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 546 views
Foreign minister visits Sri Lanka, Maldives

Foreign Affairs

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 490 views
"We can do it"

Disabled

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 496 views
Monk and a blood donor

Volunteers

Feb 08, 2002 1 mins read 483 views
Assessment skills

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 571 views
Kurichu power reaches Pemagatshel

Power

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 501 views
In the spirit of cooperation

Education- Student

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 564 views
Over the hills, across the valley

Trekking

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 516 views
People not consulted in town planning

Letters to the Editor

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 488 views
Government did not "lose massive funds": MOA

Letters to the Editor

Feb 08, 2002 3 mins read 501 views
FDCL clarifies

Letters to the Editor

Feb 08, 2002 3 mins read 543 views
Kuensel's coverage lacks objectivity

Letters to the Editor

Feb 08, 2002 2 mins read 522 views
Audit report is inaccurate: Bhutan Telecom

Letters to the Editor

Feb 08, 2002 3 mins read 472 views
Striding forward

Editorial

Feb 08, 2002 3 mins read 529 views
Wild facts

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Feb 08, 2002 0 mins read 553 views
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The trap of spiritual materialism

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Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

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Unshackling the state

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Living hand to mouth

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When Words Create Worlds

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Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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