Dharamshala: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay will attend the Long Life Prayer Offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Central Tibetan Administration on 31 December at Bodhgaya. Dr Sangay will also be meeting … (...)
Shillong: The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the sixth Shillong Local Assembly were sworn in at a brief ceremony held on 10 December. The ceremony also witnessed the election of 7 members to the local assembly including the Chair Shilog … (...)
By Andreas Bøje Forsby, The Asia Dialogue, December 18, 2018 When in June 2012 China’s President Hu Jintao made a first-ever official Chinese state visit to Denmark, Chinese diplomats put strong pressure on the Danish government ahead of the planned visit. Their main concern? … (...)
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), December 20, 2018 Read original statement here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends President Donald Trump’s signing of the Reciprocal Access to (...)
Dharamshala: Speaker Pema Jungney on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended his gratitude to Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of United States of America for signing the H.R. 1872 “The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act” into law. Read the congratulatory letter … (...)
Report filed by Department of Religion- HUNSUR: The six-month intensive workshop on Tibetan language and Buddhist Philosophy for Tibetan youth held in Gyudmey Snowland School, Hunsur from 1 July – 20 December 2018 has concluded successfully. The closing ceremony of the … (...)
Stony Brook University (SBU) is pleased to announce the creation of the Arthur Grollman-Ugen Gombo Scholarship, designated for a Tibetan student to pursue a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree through the SBU Program in Public Health. As previous Tibetan … (...)
Bodh Gaya: As thousands of pilgrims gather at Bodh Gaya to attend the teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Department of Health of Central Tibetan Administration set up medical camps in the teaching vicinity to provide free medical … (...)
Opinion piece by Thinlay Chukki, UN and Human Rights Desk at Department of Information and International Relations, CTA. She was barely a 17-year-old high school student at the Second National Middle School of Tsekog County in eastern Tibet. Unlike her … (...)