DHARAMSHALA: To strengthen primary education of Tibetan children, the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, organised a workshop for math teachers of Tibetan primary schools in northeast India from 26 – 28 February. The workshop was held at the community … (...)
Channel News Asia, 01 March 2016 Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen’s diplomatic honeymoon with China could be shortlived if she allows the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled democratic island that Beijing claims as its own, two senior political sources said. … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development (TED), an initiative of the Department of Finance, began its marketing and outreach program from Dharamsala yesterday and expects to cover 10 major Tibetan Settlements in India in the next one week. The purpose of the … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Budget Estimate Analysis Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile meets from today to examine the consolidated budget proposed by the Finance department of the Central Tibetan Administration for the financial year 2016 – 17. The committee will review the … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay has taken additional charge with immediate effect as the Kalon for Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) following Kalon Dicki Chhoyang’s sudden resignation this morning, citing her desire to devote her time on major … (...)
Daily Mail (Associated Press) 26 February 2016 BEIJING (AP) — China’s state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event in northeastern India with members of the Tibetan government-in-exile, adding to Chinese authorities’ warnings that actors and singers must “serve … (...)
(CNN) By Kate Hunt, 26 February 2016 China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, three travel agents told CNN, but with or without foreigners, tourism to the isolated mountain region is booming. The … (...)
dalailama.com Rochester, Minnesota, USA, 24 February 2016 (By Brett Boese, Post-Bulletin) – The Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd of 3,000 in Minneapolis during the weekend and has a similar event planned for March 9 in Madison, Wisconsin. While those … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Gomar Choephel, a Tibetan monk from Rongwo monastery in Rebkong, was sentenced to two years imprisonment on 17 February. The sentence was announced by the People’s Intermediate Court in Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (incorporated into China’s Qinghai Province). Choephel … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been ranked top in the list of ‘100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ compiled and published by Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit magazine. Pope Francis and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa follow His … (...)