May of 2003

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New Dzongkha dictionary released

Books

May 02, 2003 1 mins read 479 views
EC commits Euro 15 million to Bhutan

Bhutan-European Countries

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 469 views
Wanglung in Bumthang concludes

Wang

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 440 views
FIFA ranks Bhutan at 195

Olympics

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 440 views
CPI more accurate

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 436 views
Illegal structures must vacate

City Corporation

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 385 views
ATM service to start in July

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 395 views
Trade show does good business

Exhibition

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 411 views
Kabisa and Tagala electrified

Power

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 409 views
BCCI outline points for the National Assembly

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 431 views
Vocational institutes spread to dzongkhags

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 490 views
Life at the Dhutroe

Crematorium

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 470 views
The industrial town of Pasakha

Companies

May 30, 2003 4 mins read 544 views
Buses for Wamrong and Rangjung schools

Education- Schools

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 471 views
Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji presents credentials

Bhutan-Asia

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 418 views
Safety at the pool ?

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 438 views
Transboundary pollution

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 378 views
Controlling the Jharna slide

Landslides and Floods

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 365 views
Festival of India

Festival (A-Z)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 371 views
Poor show at Samtse cinema

Feature Film

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 375 views
Grant for Sakten sanctuary

National Park

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 398 views
Court accountants complete training

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 404 views
Member or representative ?

Kuensel

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 341 views
Taxi fares

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 384 views
Traffic police clarifies

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 374 views
Dealing with garbage

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 420 views
AWP clarifies

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 417 views
Understanding technology

Editorial

May 30, 2003 3 mins read 392 views
Thimphu spent Nu 135.5 m on meat in 2002

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 409 views
National Assembly to start next month

National Assembly

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 403 views
BBS wins copyright battle

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 412 views
Accident victims missing

Accident

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 406 views
DPCL to bounce back ?

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 427 views
Armyworm alarms Thimphu farmers

Agriculture/Insecticide/Disease

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 423 views
Biggest catch of counterfeit notes

Crime

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 425 views
Trade show

Exhibition

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 449 views
WHA releases health walk stamp in Geneva

Bhutan-Post

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 389 views
Bhutanese-Dutch bilateral cooperation

Bhutan - Netherlands

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 368 views
Government web portal launched

Telecommunication Department

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 409 views
Samtse's Kuenphen Zam opened to traffic

Bridges

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 345 views
Rigsum Goenpa restoration nearing completion

Monasteries

May 23, 2003 3 mins read 482 views
Japanese trucks improve garbage collection in Thimphu

City Corporation

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 400 views
Reminiscences of early years

Education- Schools

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 390 views
Better telecommunication services for Kanglung

Telecommunication Department

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 343 views
Cable operators unhappy

Television (TV)

May 23, 2003 3 mins read 396 views
Computer games : the latest trend in Thimphu

Computer/Internet

May 23, 2003 4 mins read 450 views
LAN launched in Paro

Computer/Internet

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 399 views
Woman killed in accident

Accident

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 0 views
Insurance claims thin RICB's profit

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 352 views
New Dzongkha words

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 402 views
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