An anonymous account called ‘Drukpa Dorje’ has been creating a flutter online with detailed posts on loans taken under the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP). Ordinarily, The Bhutanese would ignore anonymous posts without any proof, but the Opposition Party and the Government both asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate allegations …
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A common online critique and allegation against the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) concessional credit loan these days is that it has primarily benefitted the rich and well-connected, and those with already big businesses compared to ordinary farmers and struggling people in need of the loan. The Bhutanese decided to take …
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Second-hand high-end Bhutanese cars have made the headlines in Indian news, particularly in the Indian state of Kerala after a raid by the Customs Preventive Wing on 23rd September across 30 locations in Kerala, including at the homes of some famous actors. The raid uncovered around 39 high-end second-hand Bhutanese …
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Tariff to be Nu 5.10 per unit In a major development, Bhutan can finally start exporting the power from the 1020 MW Punatsangchu II project to India from 20th September 2025 onwards. While the tariff rate is not yet decided, the payment that will be made will be based on …
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One of the most anticipated decisions in recent times is the mobile data cut proposed by the Bhutan Telecom (BT) which is currently with the regulator Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA). BT had submitted higher cuts for lower packages and lower cuts for higher packages. The BT said it …
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Several legal holes in the arguments by DoMCIIP and RTA Chandrika Tamang, has decided to withdraw her design house, CDK GYENCHA, from the upcoming Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) after the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DoMCIIP) and the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) declined her pleas to give …
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The Opposition Party and the Prime Minister on 10th September 2025 in separate letters asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to look into various allegations on the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) floating on the social media. The Opposition Party also put up its letter to the ACC along with attachments which …
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Bhutan is all set to host the Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) from 27th October to 1st November as a joint initiative of the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DoMCIIP) in collaboration with the Royal Textile Academy (RTA). Funded by DoMCIIP from the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), this …
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The troubled 1200 MW Punatsangchu I (P I) project will finally see the light of day as the all-important Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) which is comprised of senior technical experts from both countries agreed to the right bank stabilization recommendations of the Joint Technical Team of both countries. The TCC …
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Speculations of a pay hike start but there are some ground realities The tariff rate for the 1020 MW Punatsangchu II (P II) project is likely to be Nu 5.10 per unit as this is the rate that has been accepted by the Indian side. The levelized tariff, which is …
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