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Bhutan wins best immunisation award - Kuensel, Buhutan's Na

Bhutan News — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Bhutan wins best immunisation award
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
24 November, 2009 - After three decades of aggressively promoting and achieving 95 percent immunisation coverage, Bhutan's effort received international ...

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Acute shortage of subject specialists - Kuensel, Buhutan's

Bhutan News — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Acute shortage of subject specialists
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Bhutan Board Of Examination 24 November, 2009 - The organisation responsible for Bhutan's two most important school examinations is still significantly ...

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Book Review: The Other Gross Side of Bhutan - Nepal Monitor

Bhutan News — Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Book Review: The Other Gross Side of Bhutan
Nepal Monitor
Deepak Adhikari reviews Torture Killing Me Softly, a new book by Bhutanese human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal. Tek Nath Rizal. Torture Killing Me Softly. ...

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Wintec student tells refugees' tale - Stuff.co.nz

Bhutan News — Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Wintec student tells refugees' tale
Stuff.co.nz
The refugees fled Bhutan in the late 1980s and early 1990s and many were forced into refugee camps in eastern Nepal for more than 18 years before being ...

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Darj may lose students from Bhutan - Kuensel, Buhutan's Nat

Bhutan News — Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Darj may lose students from Bhutan
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
22 November, 2009 - Bhutanese parents are considering getting their children out of schools in Darjeeling, India, because it is becoming increasingly ...

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The cost of meeting rupee requirements - Kuensel, Buhutan's

Bhutan News — Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">The cost of meeting rupee requirements
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
RMA Annual Meeting 22 November, 2009 - Bhutan has paid an estimated Nu 110 million as interest so far this year on rupees (Rs) five billion borrowed from ...

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Does megapower mean no mahseer? - Kuensel, Buhutan's Nation

Bhutan News — Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Does megapower mean no mahseer?
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
“Dams in these rivers could block their migratory route and prevent the mahseer from coming to Bhutan,” said a nature conservationist. ...

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Photo of the Week - Swayambhunath Nepal - About - News & Is

Bhutan News — Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Photo of the Week - Swayambhunath Nepal
About - News & Issues (blog)
About.com India Travel is expanding to include the neighboring countries of Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka! This magnetic pair of eyes can be found on the ...

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Bhutan's record – A mixed bag - Kuensel, Buhutan's Nation

Bhutan News — Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Bhutan's record – A mixed bag
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Child's Rights Convention 21 November, 2009 - Bhutan, along with the rest of the world, will today celebrate the 20th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) ...

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Bhutan says no to live telecast of Parliament session - Zee

Bhutan News — Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Bhutan says no to live telecast of Parliament session
Zee News
Thimphu: Triggering a huge debate in the public sphere, the Government of Bhutan has decided to do away with live coverage of Parliamentary proceedings ...

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India 84th out of 180 on index of corruption - Times of Ind

Bhutan News — Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">India 84th out of 180 on index of corruption
Times of India
A silver lining to this dismal ranking is that with an integrity score of 3.4, India is the least corrupt country in south Asia excluding Bhutan. ...
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Bhutan: Shangri-La or Ethnic Cleanser? - Global Voices Onli

Bhutan News — Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:06 pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Bhutan: Shangri-La or Ethnic Cleanser?
Global Voices Online (blog)
by Sonam Ongmo A few years ago when the Fourth King of Bhutan voluntarily stepped down to make way for democracy, there was a spate of articles in the media ...

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Award for Bhutan - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper

Bhutan News — Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Award for Bhutan
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
18 November, 2009 - The health minister, Lyonpo Zanglay Dukpa, left for Hanoi, Vietnam, to receive an award on behalf of the government for maintaining ...

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Tek Nath Rijal recounts tale oftorture in Bhutan jail - Him

Bhutan News — Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:06 pm

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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Tek Nath Rijal recounts tale oftorture in Bhutan jail
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: Tek Nath Rijal, the veteran refugee leader of Bhutanese democratic movement, can hardly sleep these days. He, now, lives in Kathmandu. ...

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US company eyes Bhutanese water - AsiaOne

Bhutan News — Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Bhutan News

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:06 pm

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">US company eyes Bhutanese water
AsiaOne
By Tenzin Lamsang BHUTAN - An American real estate and construction company 'Carpenter and company inc' wants to invest in Bhutan's mineral water resources, ...

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