US cancels UN envoy’s trip to Taiwan
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 13: The US State Department on Tuesday announced the cancellation of all travel this week including a planned visit to Taiwan by US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft. The UN envoy’s trip to Taiwan was scheduled from Wednesday to Friday which had greatly angered China as it reiterated […]
India returns Chinese soldier caught in Ladakh
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 12: The Indian military said on Monday that it has returned a Chinese soldier held near the Himalayan border where the two Asian neighbours have engaged in military confrontation for months after a deadly clash in June last year. The Indian Army stated, “The PLA soldier who had been apprehended […]
Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg urge action for climate change
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 11: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg along with noted scientists urged climate action by discussing the impact of ‘feedback loops’ on Sunday from his residence in Dharamshala, India. The global visionaries urged immediate action and discussed new possibilities. Noted scientists Susan Natali and William […]
Opinion: What should be the middle way approach strategy for our next Sikyong?
By Tenzin Gyaltsen The year 2020 saw an unprecedented change of climate in global politics. The People’s Republic of China was at the center of attention due to its role in the initial cover-up of COVID-19 pandemic, and already deteriorating human rights in Tibet, Hong Kong, East Turkestan, and Inner Mongolia. The 116th Congress of the […]
China announces campaign against ‘illegal’ online activities in Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan 8: Chinese police in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have yet again announced campaign against individuals who take part in online activities to “split the country” and “undermine national unity” in a notice dated 24 Nov. The public announcement listed a range of illegal online activities such as usage of […]
Tibetan flag among Capitol hill rioters “concerning”, says NA Representative
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 8: Raising the Tibetan flag at the Capitol hill riot is “concerning”, the North America Representative at the Office of Tibet in Washington Ngodup Tsering told Voice of Tibet on Friday amid sentiments of outrage and alarm by section of the Tibetan online community. On Wednesday, supporters of US […]
China denies entry to WHO’s Covid-19 probe team
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan 7: China has denied entry to a team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts who were investigating the origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan. The growing suspicion of a cover-up has surfaced again as China remains determined to isolate experts and countries to control the narrative. Coronavirus which is believed to […]
China plays down exile Tibetan government’s democratic election
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 7: A day after the exile Tibetan government, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration held the preliminary round of the 2021 general elections, Beijing played down the democratic exercise as being insignificant and fringe to its rule in Tibet. “Whatever the election result will be, it will not affect […]
Hong Kong police arrests 53 activists for violating security law
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 6: The Hong Kong police arrested 53 pro-democracy activists, lawmakers and other figures for violating national security law on Wednesday. The police arrested 45 men and eight women aged between 23 to 64 for conducting unofficial election primaries for the city’s legislature last year. A US citizen John Clancey, an […]
Dalai Lama gives online teaching to Korean Buddhists
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 5: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday began three-day online Heart Sutra teaching at the request of Korean Buddhists on Tuesday from his residence in Dharamshala, India. The Nobel Laureate discussed the commonalities between Buddhism and quantum physics, noting the ancient historical bond between India […]