Sandeep goes full steam ahead as Regulators discuss what to do A total of 28 complaints has now been filed against Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz with regard to his ‘SRC Mentorship Plans’ in the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA). This is up from 4 complaints last week, and …
Read More »ACC clarifies Conflict of Interest allegation in ESP probe
The anonymous account Drukpa Dorje has alleged that there is an undeclared conflict of interest in the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) probe by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as the preliminary investigation was led by Kelden Jamtsho, who is the brother-in-law of a sitting PDP MP from Phuentsholing. The Bhutanese took …
Read More »DHS report shows higher Bhutanese overstay rate in USA in 2023-24 FY
There was much outrage and shock earlier in 15th March this year when Bhutan was on a draft Red List of 11 countries scheduled for a travel ban according to reporting by the New York Times. Bhutan was not sitting idle though, and it was already in touch with US …
Read More »Bhutan’s self-proclaimed Crypto Currency Guru and his ‘billions’ runs into reality and trouble
There are two Facebook pages called ‘Sandeep Rai Chamling Official’ (SRC) with around 7,389 followers and Sandeep Rai Chamling with 6,800 followers. There are another 9,048 followers on Tiktok and 1,694 followers on Instagram. There are frequent videos of Sandeep Rai Chamling claiming to earn hundreds of dollars a day …
Read More »Multiple complaints against Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz
Around four complaints have been filed with Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) against Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz for the Sandeep Rai Chamling (SRC) Mentorship Plan that claimed to teach crypto trading and help earn crypto currency, but complainants say that they instead lost their money and did not …
Read More »Fears for Tala dam structural integrity as overtopping continues for a week
As overtopping continues on the 1,020 MW Tala Dam, which is Bhutan’s cash cow and a key source of revenue, there are now serious concerns on the dam stability and its equipment. How the overtopping happened On 4th October Saturday night, as heavy rains lashed across Bhutan, a Tala dam …
Read More »9 lawyers refuse to take Chandrika’s case
Chandrika Tamang of CDK Design House has been seeking legal advice and representation over the last one month on her idea and proposal of Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) being appropriated by the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) and the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DoMCIIP), however, so far, …
Read More »ESP monitoring to be strengthened
RAA also doing a performance audit on ESP With growing controversy surrounding the ongoing Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), the ESP Steering Committee has decided to strengthen and enhance monitoring of the various ESP programs including the Concessional Credit Line. A senior official said that the ESP Steering Committee used to …
Read More »Major difference in promised ESP and what was finally implemented
During the 2023/24 General Elections, there is a PDP campaign video of the PDP President, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, talking about the proposed Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) to a small Zomdu. He asks the audience how the nation’s economy will recover, and gives the answer himself saying, through the ESP. Dasho …
Read More »The corruption test in ESP
With claims and counter claims, a few things will decide whether corruption has occurred in the Economic Stimulus Plan’s (ESP) Nu 3 billion (bn) Concessional Credit loans given at 4 percent. The only agency that has the legal right and statutory authority to investigate allegations of corruption in Bhutan is …
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