Nepal lifts ban on TikTok following assurances from ByteDance
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 23: Nepal has lifted its ban on the popular Chinese-owned social media application TikTok, less than a year after it was blocked due to concerns about its impact on social harmony. The decision to lift the ban was announced on Thursday by Nepalese Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba […]
North American Tibetans offers long-life prayer to Dalai Lama
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 23: The Tibetan Community of North America, along with Mongolians and Buddhist devotees from around the world gathered at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA to offer prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on August 22. The revered Tibetan Buddhist leader addressed the crowd of 17,000 […]
Tibetan woman arrested for spreading rumours about closure of Ragya Sherig Norbuling school
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested a Tibetan woman for allegedly spreading rumours about the recently closed Ragya Sherig Norbuling school. Tibet Times, a Tibetan media based in Dharamshala reported that a woman named Zomkyi, a relative of a former student of Sherig Norbu School was arrested by Nagchu County police. […]
US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues meets the Dalai Lama in New York
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: Officials from the U.S. State Department and the White House met with the Dalai Lama including Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under- Secretary of State for Human Rights and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and Kelly Razzouk, the White House Director for Human Rights, in New York on Wednesday. The meeting was […]
Maribyrnong City, Australia to hoist Tibetan flag on Tibetan National Uprising Day
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: The Maribyrnong City Council in Melbourne, Australia, passed a motion allowing the Tibetan national flag to be raised every March 10 Tibetan National Uprising Day, at the council’s flagpole on August 20. The motion was initially proposed by Councillor Simon Crawford on April 23 and was supported by two other […]
Dalai Lama departs for New York City for long-life prayer ceremony
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed for New York City on the morning of August 20, concluding a six-week recovery period at the Nappi Farmhouse in Syracuse, New York. This recovery followed a successful knee replacement surgery performed on June 28. His Holiness’s official website released a statement on Tuesday stating “During […]
Opinion: More Painful Than the Agony of Death
Palden Sonam On July 12, a video clip from Tibet was going viral on the Tibetan cyber world, which, at first glance, appeared like a funeral ceremony. Everyone in the video looked visibly distraught with their heads down and many crying. However, it turned out to be a scene from the final day of Ragya […]
Tibetan plateau getting warmer, wetter and greener: report
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 19: A scientific expedition has revealed that the Tibet Plateau, often referred to as “Asia’s water tower,” is becoming warmer, wetter, and greener, which may lead to an increase in extreme weather events in the region due to global warming. The second report of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research […]
Tibetans, Uyghurs demand for human rights clause in Swiss-Sino trade agreement
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 18: Tibetans and Uyghurs joined hands in a series of peaceful protests that were held at the Locarno Film Festival from August 12 to 14, demanding human rights clause in Swiss-Sino trade agreement and attention to ongoing human rights violations in Tibet and East Turkestan. Organized under the banner “No Human […]
Tibetan actress wins Best Acting Performance at 77th Locarno Film Festival
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 18: Thinley Lhamo, the lead actor in Shambhala, a film prominently featuring a Tibetan cast and directed by Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham, has been honoured with the prestigious Boccalino d’Oro Prize for Best Acting Performance at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. The festival is held from August 7 to 17, […]