Tibetan delegation testifies before Canadian House of Commons
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 7: The Tibetan delegation on their visit to Canada testified before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, on the case of disappeared 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on Thursday. CTA President Penpa Tseing told the members of the Canadian committee in his opening […]
China making inroads after construction of ‘strategic’ bridge over Pangong Tso
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 5: The construction of a bridge, termed highly ‘strategic’ by analysts, was completed on the Pangong lake’s border territory in Khurnak, which extends across Ladakh and Tibet, according to The Print on Monday. “Since Pangong Tso is a sensitive region, these developments followed as a result of clashes between the two nations in […]
Opinion: My lifelong tryst with opera
By Tsering Youdon I was 9 years old When I had my first lead role in Tibetan Opera festival with Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. It wasn’t the success of my debut performance that sparked my interest in Tibetan Opera, but rather the many Tibetan Opera Shows I attended as a young audience with my […]
CTA President meets Canadian parliamentarians in Ottawa
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 4: After concluding his official visit to Washington DC, the President of Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, has reached neighbouring Canada. The Tibetan delegation including Representative Namgyal Choedup and abbot of Tashi Lhunpo monastery Zeekgyab Rinpoche were invited to the Parliament Hill in Ottawa by the […]
Roundtable explores media’s role in strengthening democracy in exile
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 3: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, a roundtable with a diverse panel discussed the role of media in strengthening democracy on Tuesday, hosted by the research organization Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Dharamshala. The panel discussed the challenges and the drawbacks faced by the media community […]
JNU VC urged to exempt Tibetan students from exorbitant fee hike
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 2: The fee hike imposed on foreign nationals (FN) including Tibetan students at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi since 2019 saw a new development on Monday as the CTA Education minister (Sherig Kalon) Tharlam Dolma met with the recently appointed JNU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Santishree D Pandit to discuss the […]
College students in Tibet asked to prove “ideological morality” for admissions
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 30: The 2022 Tibet Autonomous Region’s regular college admission regulations published by China’s Ministry of Education last week said that it required potential candidates to state their “political attitude and ideological morality” to get admission into universities in Tibet. Under Section 12, of the ‘Ideological and Political Morality assessment”, for extraordinary […]
Tibetan delegation meets with US Speaker, Czech Foreign Minister in Washington
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 30: The Tibetan delegation led by CTA President Penpa Tsering on Thursday met with long-time Tibet supporter and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Office of Tibet representative Namgyal Choedup, ICT Board chairman and celebrity Richard Gere, with Zeekgyab Rinpoche from Tashi Lhunpo monastery. The delegation also met with Czech Foreign […]
Tibetan leadership congratulate French President Macron on re-election
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 28: The exile Tibetan leadership including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and President of the Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering have congratulated the incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron who edged out far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Monday to secure another term in office. President Tsering congratulated Macron on Wednesday by […]
CTA President meets US Special Coordinator for Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 27: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, met with US Special Coordinator of Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya on Monday as part of his first official visit to Washington DC. “Honored to meet with the CTA Sikyong Penpa Tsering today. I reaffirmed U.S. commitment […]