PM Modi meets military top brass over LAC tension with China
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 26: In view of the escalating situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and Sikkim since the last few weeks, Indian PM Narendra Modi held a high level meeting on Tuesday where the three service chiefs, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff […]
Hong Kong opposes new security law, activists express solidarity
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 26: Demonstrations in Hong Kong drew global attention on Sunday as the people there opposed the new security law proposed by the National People’s Congress (NPC). Hong Kong rose again with protestors chanting slogans for “Five demands, not one less” in reference to the five demands posed during the anti-government […]
Bill to recognize TAR as an ‘independent country’ introduced in US House of Representative
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 25: A United States Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would recognize the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) or the Tibetan province of Utsang to be a “separate country” on May 19, 2020. The bill (H.R. 6948) would “authorize the President to recognize the […]
CTA Task Force visits Tibetan students at quarantine centres
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 25: The exile Tibetan government, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has prepared community quarantine centres for 25 Tibetan college students who recently arrived in Dharamshala from Baroda, Gujarat, Varanasi, and Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, its Task Force Committee on Covid-19 visited the students at Sherab Gatsal Lobling, […]
Opinion: Children escaped from Tibet are more vulnerable during the pandemic
By Tenzin Gyalpokhang People everywhere are feeling stress, fear, and anxiety due to COVID-19. Elderly population with pre-existing conditions are heavily impacted by the pandemic. The other biggest victim of COVID-19 could be children. There’s mounting evidence about the psychological toll it has inflicted on children. School closures to lockdowns caused significant disruptions in children’s […]
“Taiwan deserves to be affiliated with the WHO as a full-fledged member,” says CTA President
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 22: In the much debated saga over Taiwan’s reinstatement of its observer status at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the President of the Exile Tibetan Government, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration said Taiwan deserves to regain its status. “Taiwan was an associated member of the World Health Organisation […]
390 Tibetans stranded in Delhi sent home
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 22: The relaxation on the interstate travel in India has seen many stranded Tibetans including students, businessmen and families return home in the last few weeks. New Delhi, where COVID-19 cases have been rising steadily, has become the key transit point for Tibetans to trace their steps back home. Phuntsok […]
India-Nepal border row over road to Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 21: India and Nepal’s territorial dispute has flared over a new road built by India leading to a Hindu pilgrimage site in Tibet but Nepal says that it passes through its territory. Kathmandu issued a new map on Wednesday which showed the disputed area, including Limpiyadhura, Lipu Lekh and Kalapani, as part […]
Cannot accept ‘one country, two systems’, says Taiwanese Prez Tsai Ing-wen
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 21: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said that the country cannot accept China’s proposal for ‘one country, two systems’ during her speech for her second and the final term in office on Wednesday. After the inauguration, the president called for both sides to find a way to co-exist, “Both sides have […]
Panchen Lama ‘a college graduate with job’, says China
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 19: Days after the 25th anniversary of Tibet’s revered religious leader 11th Panchen Lama’s disappearance, Beijing has made a revelation regarding Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the boy chosen by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Tuesday that Gedhun Choekyi Nyima “received free compulsory education when […]