May of 2003

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New Dzongkha dictionary released

Books

May 02, 2003 1 mins read 585 views
EC commits Euro 15 million to Bhutan

Bhutan-European Countries

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 592 views
Wanglung in Bumthang concludes

Wang

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 550 views
FIFA ranks Bhutan at 195

Olympics

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 569 views
CPI more accurate

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 566 views
Illegal structures must vacate

City Corporation

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 482 views
ATM service to start in July

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 504 views
Trade show does good business

Exhibition

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 512 views
Kabisa and Tagala electrified

Power

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 497 views
BCCI outline points for the National Assembly

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 542 views
Vocational institutes spread to dzongkhags

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 612 views
Life at the Dhutroe

Crematorium

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 636 views
The industrial town of Pasakha

Companies

May 30, 2003 4 mins read 705 views
Buses for Wamrong and Rangjung schools

Education- Schools

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 575 views
Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji presents credentials

Bhutan-Asia

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 540 views
Safety at the pool ?

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 546 views
Transboundary pollution

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 507 views
Controlling the Jharna slide

Landslides and Floods

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 459 views
Festival of India

Festival (A-Z)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 490 views
Poor show at Samtse cinema

Feature Film

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 477 views
Grant for Sakten sanctuary

National Park

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 497 views
Court accountants complete training

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 499 views
Member or representative ?

Kuensel

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 445 views
Taxi fares

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 500 views
Traffic police clarifies

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 479 views
Dealing with garbage

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 542 views
AWP clarifies

Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 525 views
Understanding technology

Editorial

May 30, 2003 3 mins read 492 views
Thimphu spent Nu 135.5 m on meat in 2002

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 514 views
National Assembly to start next month

National Assembly

May 30, 2003 0 mins read 521 views
BBS wins copyright battle

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 512 views
Accident victims missing

Accident

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 504 views
DPCL to bounce back ?

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 30, 2003 1 mins read 537 views
Armyworm alarms Thimphu farmers

Agriculture/Insecticide/Disease

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 523 views
Biggest catch of counterfeit notes

Crime

May 30, 2003 2 mins read 527 views
Trade show

Exhibition

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 571 views
WHA releases health walk stamp in Geneva

Bhutan-Post

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 495 views
Bhutanese-Dutch bilateral cooperation

Bhutan - Netherlands

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 464 views
Government web portal launched

Telecommunication Department

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 509 views
Samtse's Kuenphen Zam opened to traffic

Bridges

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 461 views
Rigsum Goenpa restoration nearing completion

Monasteries

May 23, 2003 3 mins read 601 views
Japanese trucks improve garbage collection in Thimphu

City Corporation

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 502 views
Reminiscences of early years

Education- Schools

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 492 views
Better telecommunication services for Kanglung

Telecommunication Department

May 23, 2003 2 mins read 441 views
Cable operators unhappy

Television (TV)

May 23, 2003 3 mins read 520 views
Computer games : the latest trend in Thimphu

Computer/Internet

May 23, 2003 4 mins read 591 views
LAN launched in Paro

Computer/Internet

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 499 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 440 views
New Dzongkha words

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

May 23, 2003 1 mins read 519 views
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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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