May of 2004

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Preparation of national adaptation plan of action begun

Lake

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 575 views
Screening in schools draws complaints

Education- Student

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 488 views
On elections and democracy

Kuensel

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Four more infected with HIV

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 14, 2004 0 mins read 650 views
Villagers build own farm road

Roads

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 473 views
Yarn makers optimistic markets will bounce

Handicraft

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 480 views
Power tiller tracks, a better option to provide rural access

Agriculture Activities

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 714 views
Develop SMEs, create more jobs

Labour and Human Resource

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 502 views
Planned township for Lhuentse

Dzongkhags

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 533 views
YDRC successful in rehabilitating juveniles

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 516 views
Towards sharing a common pool of tourists

Tourism

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 580 views
Work on the east-west highway behind time

Roads

May 28, 2004 4 mins read 568 views
Vehicle accessory thieves caught

Crime

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 501 views
Foundation provides free surgery

Health Disease

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 515 views
Quality assurance plan needed for construction

Ministry of Work & Housing

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 519 views
HIV/AIDS dominate WHO assembly in Geneva

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 434 views
Building ties with Singapore

Bhutan-Asia

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 513 views
A matter of height

Druk Air

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 460 views
Honourary consul visits Bhutan

Visitors

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 444 views
Need for search and rescue team

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 428 views
Ura tshechu

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 480 views
Safe travel

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 0 mins read 493 views
Privatise health service

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 530 views
Closer to the people

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 471 views
Streamline Phuentsholing

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 514 views
Tackling corruption

Editorial

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 0 views
Bhutan needs to strengthen relations with northeast India

Bhutan- India

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 527 views
Ban lifted on import of poultry from India

Agriculture Activities

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 499 views
Bribery trial completed, verdict awaited

Crime

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 482 views
Hard drugs seized

Crime

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 477 views
Investigation underway in Paro election

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 526 views
Trashigang to re-elect councillor candidate

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 461 views
Rapist sentenced

Crime

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Encouraging shitake cultivation

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 433 views
Double laning Thimphu -Phuentsholing highway

Roads

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 489 views
Bringing the world's largest book to Bhutan

Books

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 537 views
Expressway to be ready next year

Roads

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 485 views
Urban Trashigang skips stray sterlisation campaign

City Corporation

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 460 views
Yedzin club leads in A division national league tournament

Sport

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 479 views
Jobs created but employment slow

Labour and Human Resource

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 506 views
No legal teeth to enforce basic food standards

Consumers

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 439 views
Matsutake export picks up again

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 3 mins read 481 views
Farmers welcome timely rain

Agriculture/Horticulture

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 501 views
45 teams competing in Coronation Cup tournament

Sport

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 455 views
Environmental education through participation

Education- Schools

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 451 views
The spider and the piglet

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 656 views
Paddy cultivation reintroduced in Bumthang

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 439 views
Supposed tax evasion questioned

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 449 views
Professionalising Bhutanese guides

Tourism

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 536 views
Audit objects to embassy payments

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 448 views
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