New chief election commissioner and public service commission member sworn in
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct.7: The Central Tibetan Administrations swore in two key officials in a ceremony at the Tibetan parliament in Exile on Monday. Lobsang Yeshi, a former parliamentarian, was sworn in as the Commissioner of the Tibetan Election Commission, while Tsultrim Dorjee, Director of Tibetan Children Village (TCV), took oath as a member of the […]
Open Letter to the co-founder of Rubin Museum of Art
Dear Shelly, When you graciously stopped by the MET Museum yesterday and congratulated me with a warm hug for my newest installation, I felt like I had made two very special people in my life proud and happy – you and Donald Rubin. Your visit brought immense warmth and joy, and I found myself reflecting […]
CTA President highlight plans to build new facility for Tibetan special needs individuals
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 4: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa Tsering, who is currently on a month long tour of Tibetan settlements in the Sirmaur District of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and Delhi revealed plans to construct a new facility for special needs individuals above the age of 18 in South India. […]
Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh next summer
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 4: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has agreed to visit Ladakh next summer, following a meeting with religious and community leaders from the region at his residence here on Friday . The delegation included prominent figures such as Thiksey Rinpoche, Tsering Dorje, President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Tsering Angdus, President of […]
China coerces 200 Tibetan students into state-run boarding school
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: In yet another move to undermine Tibetan culture and religious education, Chinese authorities have reportedly forced over 200 Tibetan students from a previously shut Tibetan monastery school, Lhamo Kirti Monastery School in the so called Dzoge County into state-run boarding, reported Radio Free Asia. The crackdown began in May when […]
Senior Tibetan officials in Tibet under investigation for corruption
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: Several senior officials in the so called Dechen (Diqing) prefecture in southern Kham (Ch: Yunnan Province) have been investigated in recent months by China’s anti-graft agency, suggesting high levels of political instability. According to a report by International Campaign for Tibet, the officials under investigation are Tibetans, including one who served […]
Sakya Trizin marks 80th birthday with long life ceremony
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: The exile seat of Sakya marked the 80th birthday of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Trinley Samphel Wangyi Gyalpo with a customary long life ceremony, at the Sakya Monastery in Rajpur, Dehradun on Thursday. In his address to the gathering, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin expressed his gratitude, […]
Former Tibetan political prisoner Thupten Yeshi passes away at 74 in Lhasa
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2: Thupten Yeshi, a former political prisoner who spent an aggregate of 15 years in the infamous Drapchi prison for allegedly leading the 1992 protest in Gyama Township, Meldrogungkar County, has reportedly passed away at the age of 74 in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital. The 1992 protest was the first in the […]
Dalai Lama congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA , Oct. 2: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has congratulated Shigeru Ishida, the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, emphasizing the strong ties between Japan and Tibet while expressing hope for continued peace initiatives under the new leadership. In his letter, the Tibetan spiritual leader expressed appreciation for the Japanese […]
Dalai Lama wishes former US President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the oldest living US President Jimmy Carter, congratulating him on his 100th birthday and hailing it as “an inspiring achievement.” The Dalai Lama who has met the former President expressed admiration for Carter’s lifelong dedication to public service […]