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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, commented on the public controversy over the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) loan issues during the monthly meet-the-press on friday. He said he had informed the new Indian Ambassador to Bhutan about the ESP controversy, noting that the issue reflects the program’s popularity and the …

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 …