Dharamshala: Addressing the 72nd COVID-briefing, Amchi Tsamchoe updated the weekly COVID-status of the exile Tibetan community. 132 Tibetans have reported positive, of which 63 are male and 69 female, the eldest is 95 years old and the youngest is a 1-month-old infant. Tragically, 4 passed away (...)
By Melvin McLeod and Richard Gere, Published Lion’s Roar Magazine AUGUST 9, 2021 Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture. Melvin Mcleod: How did you first make (...)
Bir: The Bir Tibetan Society expresses its gratitude to Dungyud Tulku Rinpoche for providing relief to the residents of the settlement in the face of challenges caused by the pandemic and lockdown imposed by the state and central government. Under the benevolence of Dungyud Tulku Rinpoche, (...)
11th August, 2021: Amidst growing fuel of protest against Chinese Communist Government’s ill designed policies hampering peace and harmony over its neighboring territories particularly how it has illegally occupied Tibet through force and betrayal and now how it has been hovering its draconian (...)
Dharamshala: A delegation of Tibetans from Dharamshala led by the Tibetan Settlement officer Kunga Tsering called on several local Indian dignitaries to express gratitude for their continued support to Tibet and the Tibetan people on 9 August 2021. The local Indian dignitaries include Prof. (...)
New Delhi: Representative Ngodup Dongchung from the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama based in New Delhi met US Charge d’Affaires Ambassador Atul Keshap on 10 August. In a tweet shared by the US Charge d’Affaires on his official Twitter handle, he wrote: Enjoyed meeting with Ngodup Dongchung, (...)
Reported by Lobsang Gelek for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. August 11, 2021. Observers call the move a part of Beijing’s drive to secure China’s long border with India following clashes in 2020. Tibetan students ages 18-21 are being (...)
Ananth Krishnan for The Hindu. August 11, 2021. Canadian businessman receives 11-year jail term on spying charges Canada on Wednesday slammed China’s sentencing of businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in jail on spying charges, calling for his immediate release. Mr. Spavor and Michael Kovrig, (...)
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 (...)