DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the political leader of the Tibetan people, today greeted the people of India on their 67th independence day. “We would like to once again convey our heartfelt gratitude to the government and people of India for their hospitality and kindness extended to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today opened a new BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) venture of Uma Ling Technical Solutions in Dharamsala as part of the Kashag’s efforts to create employment for the Tibetan youths. The project is facilitated by the Central Tibetan Administration and the (...)
A Walk Through the History of the Roof of the World By Thubten Samphel Glimpses of Tibetan History By Claude Arpi Price: 200 Rupees Tibet Museum, DIIR, Dharamsala, 2013, pp. 56 I was there at the very beginning, the beginning of creation, so to speak. For the winter of 2009, I took my family to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A researcher at a leading computer security firm said the Central Tibetan Administration's Chinese language website has been hacked and infected with viruses.
Book Review: A Walk Through the History of the Roof of the World By Thubten Samphel Glimpses of Tibetan History By Claude Arpi Tibet Museum, DIIR, Dharamsala, 2013, pp. 56 I was there at the very beginning, the beginning of creation, so to speak. For the winter of 2009, I took my family to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A researcher at a leading computer security firm said the Central Tibetan Administration’s Chinese-language website has been hacked and infected with viruses. Kurt Baumgartner, a researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said in a blog, that the security breaches involved a technique known as (...)
PARIS: Kalon Dolma Gyari, who is on her four-nation tour of Europe, arrived in Paris on 10 August to continue with the last leg of her Europe visit. The home kalon earlier visited Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. She spoke to the Tibetan community and Tibetan supporters on the “Sister (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay today inaugurated a newly-built residential quarter for the staff members of Tibet Corps. Tibet Corps is a novel initiative of the present Kashag to inspire Tibetans to become directly engaged in tangible work to build and strengthen the Tibetan (...)
By Heather Timmons [Quartz] The government of the Lhoka, or Shannan prefecture, in the Tibetan region of China is rolling out the red carpet for private equity funds, the Financial Times reports. The prefecture is offering tax breaks to funds and partners, as well as sweeteners to tax-shy (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Intermediate People’s court in Malho (incorporated into China’s Qinghai province), sentenced Akhu Gyatak, a Tibetan man from Rebgong in northeastern Tibet, to four years in prison and stripped him of his political rights for two years. The court in its verdict on 8 February (...)