Washington D.C.: On 30 October 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering met with Martin Thümmel, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Having previously met with Sikyong during Sikyong’s official visits to Germany, Thümmel showed a nuanced understanding of the situation of Tibetans (...)
Washington D.C.: Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) hosted the ‘China Forum 2025’ on 27 and 28 October 2025, an annual conference in Washington, D.C., convening scholars, experts, and policymakers in the areas of trade and economics, foreign policy and security, and human rights and (...)
Dharamshala: On 30 October 2025, the Officiating Sikyong and Kalon (Minister) for the Department of Security, Dolma Gyari, held an interactive meeting with an 11-member delegation from the Australia Tibet Council (ATC), led by Executive Officer Zoe Bedford, along with Cabinet Secretary Tsegyal (...)
Dharamshala: The Compliance Cell under the Department of Finance, CTA, successfully organised its first-ever compliance training for Tibetan associations registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The two-day training, from 29 to 30 October 2025, in Bylakuppe was attended (...)
Dharamshala: As part of the Australia Tibet Council (ATC)’s Little Tibet Tour, a delegation led by ATC Executive Director Dr. Zoe Bedford visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 30 October 2025. Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang hosted an hour-and-a-half-long interactive session with the (...)
Dharamshala: From 13 to 24 October 2025, Optimum Service Module (OSM) Programme Coordinator Tsering from the Department of Health visited Tibetan Primary Health Centres in Miao, Tezu, Delhi, and Dekyiling settlement as part of the ongoing ‘Health Facility Quality Assurance Program.’ The visit (...)
Tokyo: The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 in Tokyo featured two Tibetan films by two young Tibetan women directors: Kunsang Kyirong from Canada and Kang Deulung from Tibet. It was indeed a great achievement for the two young directors to have their film selected for the prestigious (...)
On 24 October 2025, Rowena Field, Trustee and Secretary of the Tibet Relief Fund, London, and her daughter, Freya, visited the Ngoenga School for Tibetan Children with Special Needs. They were welcomed with a traditional khata ceremony and met with the School Director to review ongoing support (...)
Washington D.C: On 28 October 2025 (EDT), Sikyong Penpa Tsering began his day with an interview with James Himberger, Managing Editor of The National Interest, at the Office of Tibet, Washington, D.C. Following this, Sikyong held a substantive discussion with a group of distinguished (...)