April of 2004

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Vandals cut cable TV line

Cable Way

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 702 views
Dutch community celebrates Queen's Day

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 618 views
Police recruits 33 graduates

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 607 views
Cataract : main cause of blindness

Health Disease

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 563 views
Cement price at all time high

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Apr 30, 2004 5 mins read 682 views
Corregidor: the resolute isle

Bhutan and other Countries

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 576 views
Gold offering bowls for Punakha Dzong

Dzongs

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 542 views
Similar problems, different solving techniques

Bhutan-European Countries

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 614 views
New national handicap champion

Sport

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 577 views
Fresh milk supply for urban Thimphu

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 582 views
New bridge in Silambi geog

Bridges

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 575 views
Bhutan Polymers to increase production

Companies

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 542 views
World Bank grant finalised

World Bank

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 621 views
Contract terminated

Termination

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 565 views
Five million Canadian $ to improve English and Mathematics standards

Bhutan-Canada

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 732 views
"Our relations are based on equality and reciprocity"

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 546 views
GNH is relevant to Canada

Bhutan-Canada

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 568 views
Agriculture first priority

Bhutan- Japan

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 598 views
No fitness without insurance

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 618 views
The college student

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 585 views
Archery : wasting office time ?

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 565 views
Bhutanese chillis : too costly?

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 581 views
Electoral responsibility

Editorial

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 644 views
A chilli perspective

Editorial

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 619 views
Royal University of Bhutan takes over ILCS

Royal University of Bhutan

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 679 views
Samtse family robbed

Crime

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 538 views
Mother of three alleges rape

Crime

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 547 views
Land mine blast kills two soldiers

Explosives (Bomb)

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 575 views
Thimphu crematorium, wasted resources

Crematorium

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 556 views
BCA orders removal of dish TV

Ministry of Information and Communication

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 585 views
Non-formal education expands

Education- NFE

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 590 views
Selling Trashiyangtse chillies in Thimphu

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 550 views
Orange squash, BFPL's number one product

Companies

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 557 views
Resuscitating the construction development board

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 644 views
Shops sell expired food commodities

Consumers

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 535 views
Jumja stretch poses a new challenge

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 574 views
The lessons of college education

Education-Scholarships

Apr 23, 2004 7 mins read 586 views
Prayer at Kuje Lhakhang

Religion

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 542 views
Trashigang roads gets a facelift

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 521 views
Bhutan to sign the Asian highway network

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 579 views
BNB shares expected to trade more

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 606 views
ATM : what advantage

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 561 views
Engineers and corruption

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 581 views
Who is special ?

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 601 views
Need for watchdogs

Editorial

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 640 views
Nu 770 million for laws and infrastructure

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 572 views
New stage in Bhutan-UK relations

Bhutan-European Countries

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 627 views
Tender rules refined

Ministry of Work & Housing

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 619 views
Killer receives life sentence

Judiciary

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 557 views
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The gift of children

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Geney Eco-Tourism Facility turns into costly white elephant

A Nu 43.7 million eco-tourism facility built to transform a local community has become a white elephant in the capital....

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Drungpa, dzongrab posts lose appeal

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Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

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A night for silver screen in Punakha

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Your Body, Your First Responsibility

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What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

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Urgent call to skill our youth

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Beyond the statistics

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An auspicious beginning

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Recents

Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

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Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significant part of the country’s nightlife economy.

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