EU, US highlights human rights abuses in Tibet, Xinjiang
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 17: The European Union and US raised concerns over China’s human rights violation in Tibet and Xinjiang (East Turkestan) in a joint declaration issued on Tuesday. The summit held at Brussels between the EU and US was represented by European Council Charles Michel and President of European Commission Ursula von […]
Delek Hospital to administer 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 15: The Delek Hospital in partnership with Primary Health centre at McLeod Ganj began administering Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday at the McLeod TCV Day school, and will continue to provide vaccines for the next four days until June 19th with the aim of vaccinating local residents of Dharamshala. As of today, […]
Opinion: The way forward from our current constitutional conundrum
By Tsering Wangyal Our exile politics is at its rock bottom currently with no light in sight. The constitutional crisis that everyone was making a big hullabaloo about a few months ago is now really at our doorstep. Our charter, democracy, democratic institutions and democratic process have been subverted and shred to smithereens over the […]
G7 leaders criticize China on multiple fronts, include plans to counter BRI
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 14: The world’s seven richest economies in the world, Group-7 (G-7) leaders on Saturday detailed their plans to counter China’s multi-million-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The summit led by US President Joe Biden agreed to provide a transparent infrastructure partnership investment of $40 trillion to democracies around the world. […]
Dalai Lama congratulates Mongolian President-elect
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 11: The spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday congratulated Mongolia’s President-elect Ukhnaa Khurelsukh who secured victory in the recent elections in his country. “I have warm memories of your country, which I first visited in 1979. I have been encouraged by the interest and enthusiasm shown by […]
Japan, Australia raises concern over China’s human rights record
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 11: Japan and Australia on Wednesday raised “serious concerns” over reports of human rights violation of Uyghur and other Muslim minority communities in East Turkestan (Ch: Xinjiang) in a joint statement. Similar calls of concerns have grown over the past year from Western nations including US, Britain, Canada, to investigate […]
US Senate passes bill to counter China, includes rights of Tibetans to choose next Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 9: The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill with an overwhelming majority of 68-32 votes on Tuesday to further US tech investment to compete China in the global community. The ‘US Innovation and Competition Act’, also known as the Endless Frontier Act, allocated $250 billion in science to strengthen U.S. technology […]
New parliamentarians fail to appoint speaker after divided oath-taking ceremonies
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 8: The maiden engagement of the new Tibetan Parliament in Exile was mired in controversy as the house stood divided during the oath taking ceremony held on Tuesday. 21 MPs took oath of office from the Pro-tem Speaker Dawa Tsering, the longest-serving candidate in the parliament, who was sworn in […]
World must wake up to China’s climatic disaster in Tibet, experts warn
(International webinar on “Environmental Destruction in Tibet by China and Implications for Asia” on World Environment Day) Guest report by Vijay Kranti and Anjali Mishra Reports from New Delhi NEW DELHI, JUNE 7: Insatiable greed of China for resources and its desperation to exploit these resources from a delicately placed Tibet to feed its mammoth […]
US adds more Chinese companies on banned list
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 7: US President Joe Biden has included more Chinese companies on the banned list citing links to the Chinese military. Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that banned US investment in any securities tied to 59 Chinese companies, whereas the former President Donald Trump’s original order signed in November […]