December of 2004

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His Majesty’s National Day address

Today, as we celebrate the auspicious occasion of our National Day, there is good reason for all of us to be grateful and happy that we no longer face the serious threat to the security...

Dec 18, 2004 4 mins read 859 views
Chhoetse Penlop awards education certificates

Education

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 530 views
Fibre optic network for Thimphu

Computer/Internet

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 624 views
Commission selects 51 graduates for technical cadre

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 573 views
Government stops allotting land in urban areas

Urban Development

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 545 views
Paro airstrip long enough: Druk Air

Druk Air

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 540 views
Rare genetic visual disorder afflicts Trongsa family

Disabled

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 547 views
Study to assess seismic safety of Thimphu buildings

Ministry of Work & Housing

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 623 views
2004 sees record tourist arrivals

Tourism

Dec 31, 2004 6 mins read 594 views
Police arrest murder suspect

Crime

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 718 views
Students with fake certificates will face legal action

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 642 views
Forest fire destroys 100 acres

Forest Fire

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 621 views
Thri concludes in Samtse

Wang

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 515 views
Senior officials transferred

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Siddhi Dungdrup Chemo concludes

Festival (A-Z)

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 603 views
Public Accounts Committee formed

National Assembly

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 547 views
India Bhutan plan talks

Bhutan- India

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 548 views
Breaching Tsatichhu

Lake

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 539 views
Traffic police courteous

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 493 views
Local or imported?

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 616 views
Construction: a nuisance

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 538 views
Cable service poor

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 0 views
Poorly maintained fire trucks

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 558 views
Bhutanese doctors can help

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 541 views
Safe in Sri Lanka

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 669 views
Better safe than sorry

Kuensel

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Towards higher qualifications

Editorial

Dec 31, 2004 3 mins read 496 views
SAARC summit postponed

SAARC Summit

Dec 31, 2004 0 mins read 0 views
Houses near roads to be demolished

Ministry of Work & Housing

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 540 views
India - Bhutan cooperation in health

Bhutan- India

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 482 views
Tsunami toll rises

Natural Calamities

Dec 31, 2004 2 mins read 496 views
"Bhutan will have an excellent Constitution"

Constitutions

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 492 views
Bhutan prays for tidal wave victims

Government Department

Dec 31, 2004 1 mins read 504 views
February: early and cold

Kuensel

Dec 24, 2004 0 mins read 546 views
Appa: In search of love

Feature Film

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 488 views
Officials terminated

Termination

Dec 17, 2004 0 mins read 481 views
Keeping youths occupied during winter

Education

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 518 views
Professional graduates prefer the civil service

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 507 views
New hospital complex for JDWNRH

Health- Hospital/JDWNRH

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 514 views
Trashigang town to pay for water

Dzongkhags

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 558 views
Buyers for RICB's software

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Dec 24, 2004 3 mins read 537 views
Renouncing animal sacrifice

Buddhism

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 502 views
Siddhi Dungdrup at Kyichu

Buddhism

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 534 views
Chhoetse Penlop attends Trongsa Tshechu

Tshechu

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 535 views
Diversifying weaving

Handicraft

Dec 24, 2004 1 mins read 502 views
Three term academic session to be reviewed

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 24, 2004 2 mins read 514 views
A delayed and expensive project

Projects

Dec 24, 2004 3 mins read 569 views
WFP commits US $ 2.2 million

WFP (World Food Program)

Dec 24, 2004 1 mins read 506 views
DANTAK supports tobacco ban

Letters to the Editor

Dec 24, 2004 0 mins read 633 views
Ban will encourage use of Marijuana

Kuensel

Dec 24, 2004 1 mins read 510 views
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Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication, business, education, entertainment, and entrepreneurship.

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