Voter registration to begin from September 1: EC
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 21: The Election Commission (EC) announced directives for the voter registration of the 2021 Tibetan general elections of Sikyong (Presidential) and members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) on Friday. The EC office had previously announced that fresh voter’s registration will be conducted in compliance with the Tibetan charter […]
Opinion: How Chinese paid cyber-troll farms are upending our unity
By Ugyen Gyalpo Every time an election comes into our “little big” Tibetan world in diaspora, I have noticed divisive talks of regionalism and sectarianism in our own world. Even some Tibetans who have now become adroit snake charmers, hypnotizes laymen and women, monks and nuns alike to submit to the divisive dose of regionalism […]
Xi Jinping’s critic expelled after accusing him of “killing the country”
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: Cai Xia, a former professor at China’s Central Party School was expelled on Monday from the school for her scathing criticism against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership. Cai accused the Chinese President of “killing a country” in a leaked audio recording in June. After being expelled from the alma […]
Tibetan animator’s short film selected for Ottawa International Film Festival
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: A short animation film ‘Yarlung’ by Tibetan animator Kunsang Kyirong has been selected for the prestigious Ottawa International Film Festival 2020, considered to be the largest animation film festival in North America. The five-minute film showcases the film maker’s take on her childhood spend on the banks of the […]
Canada unanimously passes motion supporting Sino-Tibetan Dialogue
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: The Special Committee on Canada-China Relations unanimously passed a motion on Tuesday expressing support for dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representatives from the Tibetan administration and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The motion by the special committee was first introduced by MP Garnett Genuis earlier this […]
Tibetan woman jailed for sharing information released in poor health
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: A Tibetan woman who was jailed last year for sharing the information of her nephew’s arrest has reportedly been released in poor health following harsh physical labor in Chinese prison. Dolkar was released days ago on August 15, 2020 in poor health with wounds on all her limbs, according […]
Gang Jong Finance to grant up to 5-crore loan to Tibetan enterprises
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: Gang Jong Finance (TibFin) under the Finance Department of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, will grant loans up to 5-crore rupees to Tibetan enterprises across India. The President of CTA, Dr. Lobsang Sangay and the Minister of Finance, Karma Yeshi told the […]
Tibetan parliament postpones 10th session till March 2021
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 17: The upcoming 10th parliamentary session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) has been postponed till March 2021, the Speaker of TPiE, Pema Jungney said Monday, citing ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions and the possible absence of Tibetan parliamentarians living abroad and across India for the upcoming session. The session was […]
Nepalese journalist who reported on Chinese encroachment found dead
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 15: Balaram Baniya, the assistant editor of the Kantipur Daily and vocal Chinese critic was reportedly found dead on Tuesday at the banks of Bagmati River, Mandu area in Nepal. The 50-year-old journalist had recently reported the Chinese encroachment on Nepalese territories. China occupied a village in Gorkha district of Nepal bordering […]
Opinion: Tibet’s future?
By Phintso Thonden (Phundhon) Earlier this summer, following China and India’s deadly border skirmishes, there was a spike in public debate on Tibet’s legal status in the Indian news media. Many people claimed India did not have a common border with China, but only with Tibet, and that British India signed legal treaties regarding India’s […]