By Kevin Rudd, Former Australian Prime Minister – Published in Indian Express, 12 August 2021 When Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Tibet on July 21 — becoming the first Chinese leader to do so since Jiang Zemin in 1990 — his trip conspicuously began in Nyingchi, a town only a (...)
Dharamsala: The Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration is pleased to launch a new set of book series towards the enhancement of the Tibetan children’s reading skill. The book set consisted of 40 books, all meant for primary and pre-primary school children. The books are (...)
Dharamshala: The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) celebrated its 62nd founding anniversary today with its annual summer festival and culture competition ‘Yarkyi’ between its two houses: Ngonpa and Gyalu. This year’s overall winner of the culture festival is Ngonpa House. The chief guest (...)
Dharamshala: This morning, Mrs Dewi Lestari, an Indonesian writer and singer, welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a conversation with more than 1000 Indonesian students. The theme of the conversation was the Jataka Tales or stories of the Buddha’s previous lives, which are recorded in the (...)
This is with reference to the official directive of the 16th Kashag dated 29th May 2021, to provide emergency relief assistance to the vulnerable households, destitute elders and disabled youth who have been affected by the 2nd wave of COVID pandemic within Tibetan communities in India, Nepal (...)
Helen Sullivan, The Guardian. 11 Aug 2021. Erin O’Toole says Canada should consider a boycott of Games amid worsening ties with China and jailing of Canadian Michael Spavor The leader of Canada’s Conservative opposition party has warned that it may soon be too dangerous for Canadians to travel to (...)
Taipei: Representative Bawa Kelsang Gyatsen from the Office of Tibet based in Taiwan met Chen Shui Bian, former President of Taiwan at his residence on Tuesday, 10 August. Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen was accompanied by the Secretary of OoT Sonam Dorjee, and the Director of Gangjong Printing (...)
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) mourns the demise of Mr Tamdin Dorje Tuladhar, former coordinator for Tibetans in Nepal who passed away on Tuesday in Kathmandu, Nepal at the age of 75. The CTA expresses its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mr (...)
Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research Published in The Tribune, 11 August 2021 To understand the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet, one needs to go back to the decisions taken at the Seventh National Forum on Work (...)
Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Chinese authorities in a Tibetan populated region of Qinghai province arrested three men on Sunday for sharing photos on social media amid tightened security measures put in (...)