July of 2005

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Khotokha airport shelved

Civil Aviation

Jul 19, 2005 2 mins read 440 views
Transport Utd wins with a lone score

Sport

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 403 views
Bank of Bhutan reduces interest rates

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 471 views
New rule disappoints cabbies

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 469 views
Graduates

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Chorten consecration

Consecration

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 451 views
49th day Tshogkor of late Nyizer Trulku

Religion

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 461 views
Credentials

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Police detain man on assault charges

Crime

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 431 views
Chamber launches first Business Directory

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 469 views
Untimely rains prompt early potato harvest in Khaling

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 427 views
Understanding the symbolism of Thuenpa Puen Zhi

Astrological College

Jul 29, 2005 6 mins read 555 views
The person in me

Personalities

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Monsoon film festival on

Feature Film

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 400 views
A management guide in Dzongkha

Books

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 490 views
Narcotics Act being drafted

Act

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 397 views
Kawang elects Sangchu

Dzongkhags

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 425 views
People should take Piles seriously, say doctors

Health Disease

Jul 29, 2005 4 mins read 432 views
Voting should be fair

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 427 views
DNP clarification

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 463 views
Shortage of doctors

Kuensel

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 401 views
The license dilemma

Editorial

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 393 views
Truck driver sentenced to 5 years

Judiciary

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 499 views
Handling e-waste

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 439 views
His Majesty to visit India

His Majesty - Foreign Tour

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Realignment to shorten highway

Roads

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 449 views
Government increases sales tax

Revenue and Custom

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 428 views
Capacity building through infrastructure development

JICA

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 441 views
No substitute for beef and pork

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 419 views
Potholes on electronic highway

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 372 views
Nu. 4.3 million grant for foreign ministry

Foreign Affairs

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 421 views
Inflation on the rise

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Reference book to tackle Dzongkha

Books

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 417 views
Lack of equipment hinders material testing

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 441 views
An inspector calls

Drama

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 505 views
NPPF housing scheme not fair

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 446 views
Criteria for assessing academic records

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 404 views
The vulnerability of disorder

Editorial

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 441 views
Liberal licensing prompts fronting

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 406 views
Power tariff revised

Power

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 519 views
Most heavy pool vehicles will be retained

National Properties Division

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 413 views
Corporate conflicts might slow double laning

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 410 views
More effort needed to promote intra-regional trade

SAARC Countries

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 423 views
Lam for Dagapela lhakhang

Dratshang

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 441 views
SAARC Secretary General

SAARC Activities

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 455 views
Schools contribute for health

Health Trust Fund

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 427 views
Transport Utd whips Rigzung FC

Sport

Jul 22, 2005 1 mins read 356 views
Vegetables expensive

Sunday market/Vegetable market

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 393 views
Agro fortunes rests on bottled water

Agro Industry

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 404 views
Electronic games catches Bhutanese imagination

Computer/Internet

Jul 22, 2005 5 mins read 409 views
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The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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