Business Standard, IANS, February 16, 2016 China’s State Council, or the cabinet, has approved the application of Shannan in Tibet to become the fifth prefecture-level city in the region, authorities announced on Tuesday. Located in southeastern Tibet with an average … (...)
BBC, 17 February 2016 Beijing has urged the US to veto a move to rename the street outside China’s embassy in Washington after jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, calling it a “political farce”. The Senate passed a bill to rename the … (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan political leader Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay who is currently in the US for a series of speaking engagements, visited Birmingham city from 15-17 February. Birmingham, a city in the US state of Alabama, shares symbolic resonance with the … (...)
By Kerry Brown, The Diplomat In an impressive 2011 study of psychological and moral change in China over the last six decades, Arthur Kleinman from Harvard University and a group of colleagues looked at one of the most fascinating, but … (...)
HONG KONG – When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and unbridled exploitation of mineral wealth on the resource-rich Tibetan Plateau. Now it is ramping … (...)
OTTAWA, February 16 – Ms Dicki Chhoyang, Kalon of the Department of Information and International Relations, visited Ottawa today where she met with Members of Parliament from all political parties. Her visit marked the first opportunity for the Central Tibetan … (...)
FOX Salt Lake City, Posted 7:29 pm, February 15, 2016, by Jeff McAdam SALT LAKE CITY – Many had doubts or questions about when the Dalai Lama would reschedule his Utah trip, or if he ever would. His Holiness canceled … Continued
Hong Kong Economic Journal, 04 February 2016 There seems to be no end to President Xi Jinping’s lust for power. Just three years after he assumed office, Xi is now basically in complete control of the Communist Party, the government, … (...)
GENEVA (16 February) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Tuesday he had raised concerns and sought clarifications from the Chinese authorities about the recent arrests of lawyers, and harassment and intimidation of Government … (...)
The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, invites application for the post of one physiotherapist at Ngoenga School for Tibetan Children with Special Needs based in Dehradun. Last date of application is 05:00 pm, 5 March 2016. Click here for … (...)