April of 2004

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Vandals cut cable TV line

Cable Way

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 496 views
Dutch community celebrates Queen's Day

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 409 views
Police recruits 33 graduates

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 414 views
Cataract : main cause of blindness

Health Disease

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 390 views
Cement price at all time high

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Apr 30, 2004 5 mins read 486 views
Corregidor: the resolute isle

Bhutan and other Countries

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 390 views
Gold offering bowls for Punakha Dzong

Dzongs

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 366 views
Similar problems, different solving techniques

Bhutan-European Countries

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 413 views
New national handicap champion

Sport

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 386 views
Fresh milk supply for urban Thimphu

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 399 views
New bridge in Silambi geog

Bridges

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 420 views
Bhutan Polymers to increase production

Companies

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 362 views
World Bank grant finalised

World Bank

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 438 views
Contract terminated

Termination

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 367 views
Five million Canadian $ to improve English and Mathematics standards

Bhutan-Canada

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 527 views
"Our relations are based on equality and reciprocity"

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 354 views
GNH is relevant to Canada

Bhutan-Canada

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 389 views
Agriculture first priority

Bhutan- Japan

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 391 views
No fitness without insurance

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 415 views
The college student

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 399 views
Archery : wasting office time ?

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 373 views
Bhutanese chillis : too costly?

Kuensel

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 375 views
Electoral responsibility

Editorial

Apr 30, 2004 1 mins read 437 views
A chilli perspective

Editorial

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 401 views
Royal University of Bhutan takes over ILCS

Royal University of Bhutan

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 469 views
Samtse family robbed

Crime

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 333 views
Mother of three alleges rape

Crime

Apr 30, 2004 2 mins read 369 views
Land mine blast kills two soldiers

Explosives (Bomb)

Apr 30, 2004 0 mins read 398 views
Thimphu crematorium, wasted resources

Crematorium

Apr 30, 2004 3 mins read 381 views
BCA orders removal of dish TV

Ministry of Information and Communication

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 392 views
Non-formal education expands

Education- NFE

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 415 views
Selling Trashiyangtse chillies in Thimphu

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 362 views
Orange squash, BFPL's number one product

Companies

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 378 views
Resuscitating the construction development board

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 413 views
Shops sell expired food commodities

Consumers

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 360 views
Jumja stretch poses a new challenge

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 414 views
The lessons of college education

Education-Scholarships

Apr 23, 2004 7 mins read 397 views
Prayer at Kuje Lhakhang

Religion

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 375 views
Trashigang roads gets a facelift

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 355 views
Bhutan to sign the Asian highway network

Roads

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 413 views
BNB shares expected to trade more

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 445 views
ATM : what advantage

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 374 views
Engineers and corruption

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 375 views
Who is special ?

Kuensel

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 401 views
Need for watchdogs

Editorial

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 394 views
Nu 770 million for laws and infrastructure

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 397 views
New stage in Bhutan-UK relations

Bhutan-European Countries

Apr 23, 2004 2 mins read 435 views
Tender rules refined

Ministry of Work & Housing

Apr 23, 2004 3 mins read 439 views
Killer receives life sentence

Judiciary

Apr 23, 2004 1 mins read 392 views
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The true measure of public service

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