Taipei, October 4, 2025: The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) has embarked on a cultural tour across Taiwan at the joint invitation of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture, the Office of Tibet Taiwan, and the Taiwanese Buddhist Centre. The tour, running from 27 September to 15 October, (...)
Dharamshala: As scheduled in the programme of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, parliamentarians Juchen Kunchok Chodon and Khenpo Kada Ngedup Sonam successfully concluded their periodic visit to Ladakh. On 3 October 2025, the MPs departed from Leh and traveled through Khardong La, from where (...)
Dharamshala, 7 October 2025: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang today at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) met with members of Tibetan communities across Europe, including European Parliamentarians Thubten Wangchen and Thupten Gyatso; Representative (...)
Additional Secretary Tenzin Pema from the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, visited Namchod Kyetsel Tibetan Language School—a weekend Tibetan language and cultural school affiliated with the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC). The school is recognised as (...)
In Memory: Choephel On October 7, 2011, two young former monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery—Choephel, 19, and Khaying, 18—set themselves ablaze in Tibet’s Amdo province, demanding an end to China’s occupation and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Both succumbed to their injury’s days later. (...)
In Memory: Khaying On October 7, 2011, two young former monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery—Choephel, 19, and Khaying, 18—set themselves ablaze in Tibet’s Amdo province, demanding an end to China’s occupation and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Both succumbed to their injury’s days later. (...)
Dharamshala: On the morning of 7 October 2025, the Central Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration convened a press conference to officially announce the schedule for the upcoming 2025–2026 elections of the Sikyong and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, along with the (...)
Northampton, MA – October 4, 2025: The Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts (RTAM) hosted a special screening of Mission Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton as part of the Year of Compassion (2025–2026), a global initiative celebrating (...)
Miao: On 6 October, Tenzin Rinchen, Kunga Jigmey, Rapten Tsering and Chemi Dorjee, Settlement Officers of Miao, Tezu, Tenzingang and Tuting, paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting was to extend cordial greetings and present a (...)
Switzerland: On 4 October 2025, the Europe Chushi Gangdruk Association commemorated its 46th founding anniversary alongside the 90th birthday celebration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with a grand event held at Rapperswilstrasse, Switzerland. The celebration brought together over 1,500 (...)