Prominent Tibetan monk awarded ‘Order of Australia’ medal
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, June 9: A prominent Tibetan monk residing in Queensland, Australia has been awarded the ‘Order of Australia Medal’ (OAM), a prestigious honor for Australians, for his service to Buddhism and Education. Khensur Geshe Tashi Tsering, former abbot of Gyumed Monastery and the patron of Tashi Khangmar Samdrub Ling (TKSL), was included […]
Parliamentarians from 8 countries form coalition to counter China
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 9: A group of 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) from eight different countries have formed an international coalition of lawmakers seeking their governments to take a tougher stance on China. The inter-parliamentary alliance on China was founded by former UK Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith. Australian MPs, Andrew Hastie […]
Covid-19 toll in India among Tibetans reach 10: CTA
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, June 8: The minister of the Health wing of the Central Tibetan Administration, Choekyong Wangchuk on Monday said that the number of Tibetans in India with Covid-19 has reached 10, with all the cases from or with travel history to Delhi. Minister Wangchuk who is in the CTA’s COVID-19 task force, […]
Lhasa to become China’s gateway to South Asia under BRI
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 8: China’s 645,000-square-meter data facility in Lhasa for data exchange between China and its neighbouring South Asian countries, has completed its first phase of construction. Tech Crunch reported that the pilot operation of the computing and data centre announced the new development on Sunday. Lhasa, the capital of independent Tibet, is […]
Opinion: Phunchok Stobdan is a Fake Expert on Himalayan Geopolitics.
By Darig Thokmay Phunchok Stobdan, a former Indian ambassador based in Delhi, has accused the Dalai Lama of keeping silent on the Sino-Indian border dispute in Ladakh and speculated that he may be in collaboration with Communist China during an Aaj Tak TV interview on May 29. The allegation immediately sparked a public protest in Ladakh […]
Dalai Lama confers teaching on the 15th day of Saga Dawa
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 5: Foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday conferred an online teaching, on cultivating the awakened mind on the 15th day of the auspicious month of Saga Dawa, considered the most important religious festival by Buddhists. The Tibetan spiritual leader spoke mainly about developing compassion during the holy […]
63-year-old Tibetan woman tests positive for COVID-19 in Dalhousie
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 4: A 63-year-old Tibetan woman from Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement in Dalhousie has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. She had been kept under institutional quarantine since she returned from New Delhi, one of India’s worst-hit regions. Rapten Tsering, Settlement Officer of Dalhousie confirmed to Phayul of the case in his […]
62-year-old Tibetan man dies of Covid-19 in MT, Delhi
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, June 4: An elderly Tibetan man has died of Covid-19 on Tuesday at the Tibetan settlement of Samyeling known commonly as Majnukatilla in Delhi, sources said. The Tibetan man aged 62 is a resident of the settlement. He fell sick on May 29 and was subsequently admitted to the Escorts Hospital […]
PLA holds high altitude ‘infiltration drills’ in Tibet amid border stand-off
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 3: Chinese government mouthpiece, Global Times, on Wednesday reported that Chinese military in Tibet conducted high altitude, night-time infiltration drills amid the ongoing border stand-off with India. “The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command recently sent troops to a high-altitude region at an elevation of 4,700 meters at night […]
India must take Tibet as a core issue to resolve border dispute, says CTA Prez
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, June 2: Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the President of exile Tibetan government, also known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), said the resolution of Tibet issue can resolve the Indo-China border dispute, during an interview with India Today on Monday. Amidst frequent clashes between the two Asian giants, he remarked that India […]