DHARAMSHALA: The department of education’s chief counselor Dolkar Wangmo and assistant counselor Sonam Pelmo are on a visit to the Central School for Tibetans and Tibetan Homes Foundation in Mussorie from 13-18 August. They will counsel students of classes XI and XII, and classes VI to X (...)
by ROWAN CALLICK, ASIA-PACIFIC EDITOR The Australian, 13 August 2012 THE Confucius Institute at Sydney University is being attacked for presenting a lecture on Tibet by a Chinese academic who is a staunch critic of the Dalai Lama. Australian supporters of the Dalai Lama and a leading (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Two US congressmen have strongly urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to undertake stronger, more coordinated, visible international diplomatic steps to reverse the crisis in Tibet. Congressmen James P McGovern and Frank R Wolf sent a letter to Secretary Clinton on 9 August, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Choeyang, the first Tibetan athlete to compete in the Olympic Games made history by winning the bronze medal in London yesterday. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Tibetans watching the race cheered 21-year-old Choeyang in the 20 km Women’s Race Walking event. “I’m extremely (...)
By JOHN LEICESTER, AP Sports Columnist LONDON (AP) — On any other day and in any other situation, the Tibetan exiles who gathered excitedly in groups next to Buckingham Palace would never have come to cheer for an athlete wearing the colors of China, a country they regard as their oppressor, a (...)
Below is a letter written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative Thubten Samdup in response to an article by Chinese ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming on Tibet published in The Telegraph. Tibet should be opened to humanitarian groups The Telegraph 9 August 2012 SIR – I was perplexed to (...)
B.RAMAN “Here is a community, which is trying very hard to preserve its culture, its traditions, and its language in the hope that one day when it gets free from the most tyrannous regime of the world, it will take it all back to its homeland where it all belongs. This community has immense (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Choepa, a 24 year old Tibetan youth, set himself on fire at 10:15 am (local time) today at Meuruma, Amdo in north-eastern Tibet, protesting against the Chinese government. Choepa is the son of Palho (father) and Madon (mother). Meuruma is a small nomadic village in Ngaba, (...)
Department of Information and International Relations By Kalon Dicki Chhoyang First of all I would like to extend my warm Tashi Delek to you all on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the new Kashag. Taking this opportunity I want to speak a few words on the Department of Information and (...)
Department of Health By Kalon Dr Tsering Wangchuk August 10, 2012 10:10 am Tashi Delek ! One of the foremost initiatives of the Department of Health this year was the introduction of the Tibetan Medicare system on 1 April 2012. This new programme is progressing well in the Tibetan settlements, (...)