DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay today inaugurated a newly-built residential quarter for the staff members of Tibet Corps. Tibet Corps is a novel initiative of the present Kashag to inspire Tibetans to become directly engaged in tangible work to build and strengthen the Tibetan (...)
By Heather Timmons [Quartz] The government of the Lhoka, or Shannan prefecture, in the Tibetan region of China is rolling out the red carpet for private equity funds, the Financial Times reports. The prefecture is offering tax breaks to funds and partners, as well as sweeteners to tax-shy (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Intermediate People’s court in Malho (incorporated into China’s Qinghai province), sentenced Akhu Gyatak, a Tibetan man from Rebgong in northeastern Tibet, to four years in prison and stripped him of his political rights for two years. The court in its verdict on 8 February (...)
Taipei: Over one hundred students of Taichung National Girls High School attended a talk on Tibet in Taipei on 9 August. The talk, organised by the school, discussed Tibet’s past, present and the future. The talk also addressed the issue of Tibetan self-immolation protests which has swept Tibet (...)
Uma Ling Technical Solution is opening up in Dharamsala soon. Uma Ling will provide business process outsourcing (BPO) services in India and abroad. The new venture aims to alleviate unemployment in the Tibetan community by creation of employment opportunities for Tibetan youths. The project is (...)
[Reuters] WASHINGTON – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck early on Monday in Tibet at a depth of 31 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake, which was initially reported as magnitude 6.1, was located 89 miles south-southeast of Qamdo, Xizang Province in China. A (...)
By John Simpson [The Observer] Following a decade of conservative leadership in Beijing under Hu Jintao, the country may be on the cusp of radical change Under the new leadership of President Xi Jinping, a quiet process of reform is under way in China. If successful, it will transform the (...)
By John Vidal [The Observer] More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environment The future of the world’s most famous mountain range could be endangered by a vast dam-building project, as a risky regional race forwater resources (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese government has detained a Tibetan singer popularly known as ‘contemporary Tibet’s young nightingale’ for singing a “politically-subversive” song at a concert last year, a human rights watchdog reported Friday. Kelsang Yarphel, a 37-year-old singer from Machu in Kanlho (...)
MOSCOW:The second anniversary of successful democratic transition following His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s devolution of political power and authority to the democratically elected Tibetan leadership was observed in the capital of Russia on 8 August. The event was organised by Moscow-based Tibet (...)