June of 2015

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Phuentsholing - a corruption hub?

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 421 views
Showing the best of singing mothers

Competition

Jun 30, 2015 3 mins read 401 views
Ten more projects to support eco-friendly tourism

Projects

Jun 30, 2015 1 mins read 391 views
Constructions on wetlands rampant in Shongphu

Land

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 384 views
Time to learn some lessons

Letter to the editor

Jun 30, 2015 1 mins read 651 views
On disaster preparedness again

Editorial

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 391 views
Expired LPG cylinders yet to be re-qualified

LPG cylinders

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 445 views
Assessment finds multiple slides

Disaster

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 505 views
New appointments and transfers

RCSC

Jun 30, 2015 1 mins read 563 views
Thromde elections in January, 2016

Election

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 365 views
Gov't selects Airbus H130 helicopter

Aviation

Jun 30, 2015 2 mins read 435 views
Fuel price drops

Fuel

Jun 30, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
Controlling hypertension

k2

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 421 views
Guru Rinpoche and Trelda Tshechu

k2

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 456 views
The good side of entertainment hubs called Drayangs

k2

Jun 26, 2015 4 mins read 413 views
Top teams prepare to have it out

Football

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 380 views
FWRAs get two months to renew their licences

Labour

Jun 29, 2015 1 mins read 340 views
Nganglam's road problem could soon be over

Roads

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 371 views
Air Service Agreement with Myanmar revised

Aviation

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 429 views
Why no cooling off period for constitutional post holders?

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2015 1 mins read 405 views
A good lesson

Editorial

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 421 views
Student's body found

Accident

Jun 29, 2015 0 mins read 380 views
June -Trongsa's wettest month

Monsoon

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 376 views
BICMA finds publisher liable in placing scam ad

Media

Jun 29, 2015 2 mins read 347 views
Assessment on lake outburst begins

Flood

Jun 29, 2015 4 mins read 418 views
Man escapes police custody

Crime

Jun 29, 2015 0 mins read 479 views
The Brahmis of Trashigang

Lifestyle

Jun 28, 2015 2 mins read 435 views
Facilitating land-related issues

National Land Commission (NLC)

Jun 28, 2015 2 mins read 487 views
Learn from Bangladesh FDI story

Letter to the editor

Jun 28, 2015 1 mins read 335 views
Getting set for the monsoon

Editorial

Jun 28, 2015 2 mins read 401 views
Not a pretty picture

Foreign direct investment (FDI)

Jun 28, 2015 3 mins read 435 views
Embassy confirms Bhutanese detained in Delhi jail

Crime

Jun 28, 2015 1 mins read 366 views
Mass tree plantation volunteers awarded certificates

Award

Jun 28, 2015 1 mins read 433 views
Trongsa town put on flood alert

Flood

Jun 28, 2015 3 mins read 475 views
Lake burst forces evacuation in Punakha-Wangdue valley

Flood

Jun 28, 2015 3 mins read 410 views
Earthquake

Earthquake

Jun 28, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
Drug free campaign 2015 launched

Drugs

Jun 26, 2015 3 mins read 350 views
The way we are forced to bring up our kids

Kids

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 402 views
Town community night patrol

Security

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 407 views
To empower shazo as wood industry

Handicraft

Jun 26, 2015 3 mins read 401 views
The story behind Thunder Motors

Thunder Motors

Jun 26, 2015 4 mins read 643 views
Nine-year old allegedly raped by former stepfather

Crime

Jun 26, 2015 1 mins read 481 views
Contractor on 100-day penalty deadline

Roads

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 479 views
Collection of Dochu Kewa allowed with permits

Flora

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 425 views
Drukair responds to government's ultimatum

Aviation

Jun 26, 2015 3 mins read 350 views
Labour laws need strengthening

Letter to the editor

Jun 26, 2015 1 mins read 363 views
Every vote counts

Editorial

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Illegal bars busted

Trade

Jun 26, 2015 2 mins read 353 views
The ones that do not vote

Parliament

Jun 26, 2015 3 mins read 390 views
Bhutanese robbed by fake Australian visa agent

Crime

Jun 26, 2015 5 mins read 374 views
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