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 (...)
Shyam Saran, The Print. 11 August, 2021. China’s Tibet policy is now dominated by the security dimension and this inevitably reflects in its internal policy towards the region. To understand the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet, one needs to go back to the (...)
8th August 2021: Under the banner of Bharat Tibbat Samvad Manch, its Core Committee Members had organized South Region Coordination Meeting at Country Club, Begumpet, Hyderabad. Representatives from six South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and (...)
Geneva: The Tibet Bureau Geneva expressed sadness at the demise of Ama Astrid Marquis of Switzerland, who has dedicated her life for Tibet including support for Sera Jey monastery’s school. She passed away on 1st August at the age of 78. In condolences letter to the family of Ama Marquis, (...)
The Department of Education is pleased to announce the Sikyong Award for Academic accomplishment to any Tibetan student who has completed a Ph. D in any discipline after August 2020. Each recipient will receive award money of INR 20,000 along with a Certificate of Appreciation. The interested (...)
Business Standard. August 9, 2021. China has opened a newly constructed terminal – stated to be the biggest in Tibet – at the provincial capital Lhasa, further expanding the transport infrastructure in the strategic Himalayan region China has opened a newly constructed terminal – stated to be the (...)