University of Maryland announces termination of its Confucius Institute
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 21: University of Maryland (UMD) announced the termination of its Confucius Institute (CI) on Friday due to government regulations, reports Taiwan News. UMD President Wallace Loh said that the school could no longer offer Chinese programs, mostly funded by the Chinese Military of Education, after the 2019-20 academic year. The university had already informed […]
US Congress confirms 2020 funding for Tibet
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 20: US Congress has confirmed a provision of approximately $19 million for vital Tibet programs through the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R.1865), reports International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). The bill was passed by the House on Oct 28 and by the Senate on Nov 12, 2019. It was eventually presented to President Trump […]
FIR registered as motorcycles set on fire in McLoed Ganj, probe underway
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 20: Around ten motorcycles were set on fire in the early hours of Monday on Tipa road, a neighborhood in McLoed Ganj that is predominantly inhabited by Tibetans. This is the second incident of arson in the span of few days in the same area. Around 12:30 am local time on Jan. 20, […]
Former Minister Gyari Dolma announces running for Sikyong elections in 2021
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 18: Former Home Minister of the exile Tibetan government known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration, Gyari Dolma said she is running for the office of Sikyong (President) in the 2021 elections, becoming the first aspirant to have announced so publicly. Gyari Dolma was speaking at an event organized by the student body […]
A project for an Academic institute of Buddhist Studies is underway, Says His Holiness
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 17: His Holiness the Dalai Lama disclosed a new project for an academic institute at his residence in Bodh Gaya on Thursday. The new project will constitute a learning and research center for not only Buddhist studies but also on topics such as psychology, logic, philosophy, etc. His Holiness said that the institution […]
12 Tibetans sentenced in Sog for “attempting to spread the evil influence of religion”
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 16: 12 Tibetans have reportedly been sentenced to prison terms ranging from a year to almost two years, earlier this month by a Chinese court in Sog County in the Kham region, on charges of running a “criminal gang” that is attempting to use “religious influence to interfere in the affairs of local […]
China sees human rights as an existential threat: HRW annual report
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 15: The Chinese government sees human rights as an existential threat and its reaction could pose an existential threat to the rights of people worldwide, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its 2020 report released Tuesday in New York. The release of the new report comes days after HRW’s Executive Director Kenneth Roth […]
China controls Tibet by Weapon, We Influence their Mind: Dalai Lama
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 13: His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke about how China controls Tibet by weapon and the Tibetan people, its tradition, culture, and religion influence the Chinese people’s mind in a recent interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, the Editor-in-Chief of StratNews Global yesterday. The Tibetan Buddhist leader also asserted that Tibetans will not accept […]
Taiwan policy unchanged, says Beijing after Tsai Ing-wen’s landslide victory
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 13: As Taiwan’s resolution to fend off China’s ‘reunification’ gained a major boost with the landslide victory of Tsai Ing-wen in the Presidential elections, China said that its resolve to reunify Taiwan under the ‘one country, two systems’ remains unchanged. Tsai won re-election on Saturday with an unprecedented 57 percent of the votes […]
Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche passes away, CTA holds prayer service
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 10: Renowned master from the Nyingmapa tradition Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jamyang Dhondup has passed away into the state of thukdam on December 30, his monastery Lhundrub Chime Gatsal Ling announced Wednesday. The Tibetan master who is revered as a non-sectarian figure was 91 years old. His Dharamshala based monastery in a statement on […]