December of 2005

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His Majesty’s National Day address

As we celebrate our National Day today, we have only one and a half years left before completing the Ninth Five Year Plan which was started in 2002.

Dec 21, 2005 3 mins read 742 views
The Person in Me

Personalities

Dec 16, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Trongsa Penlop holds Constitution consultations in Trashi Yangtse

Constitutions

Dec 30, 2005 9 mins read 553 views
Thram conversion rule not final

National Assembly

Dec 13, 2005 3 mins read 507 views
New RRCO building

Revenue and Custom

Dec 30, 2005 0 mins read 592 views
Chimi stabbed

Crime

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 607 views
Illegal substances disposed

Narcotics/Drugs

Dec 30, 2005 0 mins read 478 views
New UN House

UNDP

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 560 views
Mining industry lack technical expertise

Companies

Dec 30, 2005 3 mins read 464 views
Disbursing funds electronically

Bhutan - Finance

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 454 views
Vocational trainees complete their second construction project

Labour and Human Resource

Dec 30, 2005 2 mins read 513 views
The Person in Me

Personalities

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Fewer cranes in Bomdeling

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Dec 30, 2005 2 mins read 474 views
Food for health

Health Nutrition Programme

Dec 30, 2005 3 mins read 0 views
For a brighter future

Letters to the Editor

Dec 30, 2005 2 mins read 525 views
Highway vendors

Kuensel

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 553 views
Regarding RBP

Letters to the Editor

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 500 views
The bureaucracy evolves

Editorial

Dec 30, 2005 2 mins read 510 views
Thimphu structure plan goes public

Urban Development

Dec 30, 2005 2 mins read 475 views
Indian workers bailed

Crime

Dec 30, 2005 1 mins read 526 views
Building a competent civil service

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 30, 2005 3 mins read 505 views
A dream come true

Housing

Dec 30, 2005 3 mins read 507 views
Chang Jiji housing

Housing

Dec 27, 2005 0 mins read 484 views
PCS launch

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 27, 2005 0 mins read 512 views
Constitution

Constitutions

Dec 27, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Ministry building

Consecration

Dec 27, 2005 0 mins read 562 views
Toeb Yasab wins Punakha archery

Sport

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 478 views
Nu. 22.3 million for Toorsa river

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway/ Sweden

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 557 views
UNDP supports 10th Plan preparation

UNDP

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 483 views
Expo gives farmers fresh ideas

Exhibition

Dec 27, 2005 2 mins read 514 views
Drukinfo to go online

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 496 views
Where are the fathers?

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Dec 27, 2005 2 mins read 497 views
Gewog clerks not comfortable with office equipment

Government Department

Dec 27, 2005 2 mins read 506 views
MCT concept needs to be reoriented, says report

Information Communication Technology(ICT)

Dec 27, 2005 3 mins read 517 views
Tobacco ban?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Pedestrians and drivers

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 585 views
For a better police force

Kuensel

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 508 views
Promote traditional painting

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 479 views
The amazing construction industry

Editorial

Dec 27, 2005 2 mins read 583 views
Nganglam-Gyalpoizhing road to begin next month

Roads

Dec 27, 2005 3 mins read 550 views
Education conference underway in Khuruthang

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 27, 2005 3 mins read 548 views
Thimphu to remove illegal dwellings

City Corporation

Dec 27, 2005 2 mins read 432 views
Woman dies in accident

Accident

Dec 27, 2005 1 mins read 530 views
Crown Prince holds his first historic Consultations

Constitutions

Dec 27, 2005 10 mins read 485 views
Education conference

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Dec 23, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Gender and child rights

National Commission for Women and Children

Dec 23, 2005 0 mins read 519 views
Rural information needs

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Dec 23, 2005 0 mins read 513 views
Volunteer awaits verdict

Crime

Dec 23, 2005 1 mins read 536 views
Seven more arrested in Langjophakha case

Crime

Dec 23, 2005 1 mins read 513 views
The ground realities of Bhutanese football

Sport

Dec 23, 2005 2 mins read 506 views
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The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises. However, as we pause to seek solutions, a far greater threat to humanity remains largely unspoken. What would be the environmental cost of the wars?

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