Letters from Alstom and Andritz also complain of being left out of P II and Mangdechu even though they were capable In two letters sent in 2013, one to the then Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid, and another to the then Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh …
Read More »The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) report on Public Debt Management from 2008-2013 while acknowledging the benefit of the hydro projects in Bhutan has also pointed out several risks posed with the huge debt concentrated in this single economic activity. The report says that the debt structure of last five years …
Read More »In what will strengthen Brand Bhutan and add another feather to the country’s cap Bhutan has been declared the 16th most peaceful country in the world sharing space with some of the most peaceful countries in the world. This is also Bhutan’s highest even rank on the index which measures …
Read More »An open secret of the Bhutan’s hydropower sector is finally out, as it is increasingly unlikely that Bhutan will be unable to achieve the ambitious target of 10,000 MW by 2020. According to a reliable and senior source, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) is in the process of developing …
Read More »The detention of former Gup Naku, on 16th October at around 2 am and the detention of Bhutan Telecom CEO Tshewang Gyeltshen early morning on the 18th October are related to land transaction cases involving the two in Thimphu Dzongkhag. Tshewang Gyeltshen who had recently taken over the new CEO …
Read More »The President of India Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to visit Bhutan on the 7th of November 2014 on a state visit. It has been learnt that it will be a day’s visit and the President will be leaving for India the next day on the 8th of November. Preparations are …
Read More »When the Bhutan Venture Trading’s (BVT) letter to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) agreeing to a commission for Punatsangchu II (P II) and Mangdechu came out, virtually all senior officials associated with the process denied having any knowledge of it. Although no allegation was made by this paper, even then …
Read More »The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) final report submitted to the Office of the Attorney General has a host of charges against those involved in the Lhakhang Karpo construction. ACC had done a two-year investigation from October 2012 to April 2014 after receiving an anonymous complaint. The former Haa Dzongda, and now …
Read More »Younten Dorji, the lawyer for Dasho Paljor J. Dorji also known as Dasho Benji presented not only strong and detailed arguments in defense of Dasho Benji’s rights but also went on the offensive accusing DPT of everything from corruption to sedition. The defense started a background of Dasho Benji and …
Read More »The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), in an unsigned letter with no letter head and no senior official’s name attached to it, accused The Bhutanese of some factual errors in its article, “Indian Journal uncovers a 1.5% commission deal worth Nu 240 mn for a Bhutanese citizen in the Nu …
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