Former World Bank chiefs under probe for boosting China ranking in 2018
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 20: An influential report published on Thursday revealed that ex-World Bank top officials had pressured staffs to boost China’s score in the “Doing Business” index, that ranks countries and directs investors where to invest their money. An investigation by law firm WilmerHale, at the request of the World Bank’s Ethics committee, […]
Dalai Lama wishes PM Modi on 71st birthday
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 17: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday wished the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday. The 86-year-old congratulated PM Modi on India’s robust democracy, which he said is “deeply rooted in religious pluralism for its remarkable harmony and stability”. Earlier this year, PM […]
Elected representatives of the 17th TPiE set to meet to resolve parliamentary deadlock
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 16: Three months into the parliamentary deadlock, the elected representatives of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile are set to meet on Sept. 27 to deliberate on ways to resolve the ongoing crisis that started from June 8. The impasse is a result of parliamentarians splitting up for two oath-taking ceremonies; 21 MPs […]
Enforced disappearances in Tibet a ‘worrying pattern’: UN experts
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 16: Four independent UN human rights experts and bodies have called the rising case of detained Tibetans a “worrying pattern of arbitrary and incommunicado detentions, closed trials, and unknown charges and verdicts against the Tibetan religious minority in China, some of them amounting to enforced disappearances.” The US-based International Campaign […]
Chinese influence in India significant, experts warn
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 14: A report by the Law and Society Alliance published on Sept. 3 revealed that China has been making significant advances into numerous Indian sectors including the educational field in the past few years. According to the 76-page report ‘Mapping Chinese Footprints and Influence Operation in India’, Chinese influence posed […]
Chinese gamers review-bomb video game for inclusion of Tibetan flag
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 13: Chinese speaking gamers have review-bombed a new video-game released last Thursday for inclusion of the Tibetan national flag at the entrance of its in-game shop named Treasures of Tibet. The video-game Life is Strange: True Colors of Life, a graphics adventure game received many negative reviews for what Chinese […]
Six remaining CTSA schools to be transferred under CTA
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 13: The remaining six schools governed by the Indian government’s Central Tibetan School Administration (CTSA) are set to be transferred under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (Sherig) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The CTA President Penpa Tsering who is currently on an official tour with DoE Secretary […]
Two young Tibetans detained over language concerns
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 10: Two young Tibetans, Yang Ri and Guldak, have reportedly been detained for questioning the change in curriculum from Tibetan to Chinese language following a recent notice by Chinese officials, according to Tibet Watch. The duo had objected to the sudden use of Chinese-language textbooks in Darlak Township in the so […]
Broadcasters urged to drop coverage of 2022 Beijing Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARSAMSHALA, Sept 9: More than 200 right groups around the world have urged 26 Olympic broadcasters including US based NBC to drop coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year. The coalition of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese and other human rights groups called to “immediately cancel […]
Chinese military show in Tibet intended as a ‘warning’ to India
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 8: The recent military show in Tibet that included fighter jets dropping missiles, drones and howitzers during a high-altitude drill by the Tibet Military District was intended as ‘warning’ to India, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The PLA Daily website on Monday showed footage of several […]