DHARAMSHALA: Exile Tibetans living across the world will hold a prayer service on 18 June to express solidarity with Wangchen Dolma, who died after setting herself on fire last Monday in Tawu county in eastern Tibet’s Kham region to protest against the continued occupation and repression of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan nun, who self-immolated last Tuesday (11 June) near Nyatso monastery in Tawu county in eastern Tibet’s Kham region, has died. The nun, identified as 31-year-old Wangchen Dolma, succumbed to her burn injuries at a hospital in Dartsedo county on 14 June. The authorities (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Mr Penpa Tsering, is currently on an official visit to Australia. On his arrival at the Sydney airport, he was welcomed by Ngodup Gyaltsen from the Office of Tibet and Nigan Gotsang, the President of Tibetan communities of Australia. (...)
[Phayul / 14 June 2013] By Tenzin Kun-khyab China Tibet Online recently published an article in Tibetan, titled “Valuing Life and Upholding Law”, which was authored by a fictitious character. As I started reading the article, what jumped out at me was the absurd irony that those who claim to be (...)
Vilnius: Sikyong Lobsang Sangay arrived in Vilnius on Wednesday, 12 June, accompanied by Mr Thubten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern Europe. This is Sikyong’s first and Representative’s the third visit. They were both welcomed at Vilnius International Airport by Ms (...)
[Australian Broadcasting Corporation] Broadcast: 13/06/2013 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama joins us in Sydney to share his thoughts on Tibetan autonomy, the lack of a meeting with the Australian Prime Minister, and the ever-invasive presence of technology in our lives. Transcript LEIGH SALES, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan nun set herself on fire in Tawu county in Karze (incorporated into China’s Sichuan Province) eastern Tibet on Tuesday (11 June), media reports and human rights organisations say. The nun set fire to herself outside Nyatso monastery, where thousands of monks from different (...)
DARJEELING: Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency M.K. Narayan paid a visit to the Tibetan settlement in Darjeeling during his visit to the area on 12 June. He visited the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre and was welcomed to the Tibetan settlement by the settlement officer Sonam Sangmo and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Environmental and Development Desk of the Central Tibetan Administration expressed concern over a proposed exploration of oil and gas resources in Lhunphula basin in central Tibet. Sinopec Southern Exploration Company signed an agreement with the Oil and Gas Resources Research (...)
Press Release June 14, 2013 The Department of Education, in collaboration with National Geographic Explorer (NGX) Programme, USA will be starting a year-round school-based Science, Environmental Science and English Learning Programme for class VI to X students from July 2013 under its USAID (...)