June of 2014

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Letter to the editor

Jun 01, 2014 0 mins read 408 views
Domestic electricity sales revenue increases by 8 percent

Bhutan Power corporation (BPC)

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 382 views
Drupchus - The only potable water in Lobesa

Drupchus

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 390 views
Taking the hazard out of the highway

Expressway

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 427 views
Chokorling farmers fight a losing battle

Agriculture

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 453 views
Food dehydrator inventor wins business idea competition

Entrepreneurship

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 413 views
Safety before aesthetics

Letter to the editor

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 0 views
The indignity of no labour

Editorial

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 465 views
Lyonchhoen meets PM Shinzo Abe

PM visits

Jun 30, 2014 0 mins read 449 views
An institution comes into its own

JDWNRH

Jun 30, 2014 3 mins read 391 views
It's official - unemployment's on the up

Labour

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 355 views
May 2018, new PHPA I deadline

Hydropower projects

Jun 30, 2014 3 mins read 428 views
7th Golden Youth Award

Awards

Jun 30, 2014 0 mins read 430 views
Decentralised recruitment discontinued

RCSC

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 394 views
New Mr Bhutan crowned

Bodybuilding

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 436 views
Roasted corn-on-the-cob sells like hot cakes

Maize

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 408 views
Drying apple trees worry Dogar farmers

Horticulture

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 394 views
Negative feedback on food quality

Tourism

Jun 29, 2014 4 mins read 389 views
Many thanks to Japan

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2014 1 mins read 394 views
Safety before aesthetics

Editorial

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 370 views
Lyonchhoen in Japan

Visit

Jun 29, 2014 1 mins read 443 views
Nub-Chutoe's newfound forest wealth

Flora

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 365 views
Expansion work at Paro int'l airport stalled

Aviation

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 419 views
Public debt management, a dicey business

Report

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 436 views
Labour survey report

Labour

Jun 29, 2014 0 mins read 456 views
Getting value out of waste

Recycling

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 445 views
FIFA World Cup trophy with a difference

World cup

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 454 views
Lean season gets a Thai flavour

Tourism

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 457 views
Two new high yielding hybrid maize varieties identified

Agriculture

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 457 views
Consumption of ozone depleting substance down by 10 percent

National environment commission (NEC)

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 432 views
Please spend more...

Perspective

Jun 27, 2014 4 mins read 392 views
Banking charges on electronic payment systems revised

RMA

Jun 27, 2014 1 mins read 394 views
Excellence award incentive to improve quality

Vocational education and training (TVET)

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 347 views
Steer clear of state-owned land!

Land

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 384 views
Govt. to pump Nu 2.2B into irrigation

Irrigation

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 373 views
Is Guaranteed Employment Program guaranteed?

Letter to the editor

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 404 views
Sitting on where they stand

Editorial

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 416 views
Bhutan and the South Asian chessboard

Talk

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 363 views
PM leaves for Japan

Diplomacy

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 399 views
Dead in the water?

Right To Information (RTI)

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 480 views
To share or not to share

National Assembly

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 377 views
Body found

Accident

Jun 27, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Council deferment could save the exchequer Nu 54M

Salary

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 353 views
1.5km tunnel reopened to traffic

Hydropower projects

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 395 views
Aquaculture can be a lucrative activity

Fisheries

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 416 views
Ura's organic farmers refuse electric fencing

Wildlife

Jun 26, 2014 3 mins read 387 views
An opportunity to keep the city clean

Letter to the editor

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 398 views
A price to pay

Editorial

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 439 views
The business end of the economic stimulus plan

Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP)

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 409 views
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa decries pay hike drama

Politics

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 384 views
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