The deadly new virus which has claimed the lives of 26 people so far in the Chinese province of Hubei around its capital city of Wuhan has prompted authorities to shut down the city’s transpo
China and Nepal have reportedly signed an agreement in secrecy during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit in October, to handover people crossing “each other’s” borders illegally or wi
As China and Myanmar signed 33 agreements to strengthen ties and accelerate development projects including initiatives from the ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative on Saturday, the exile Tibetan gov
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 sa
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 spa
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 S
A Taiwanese man has been sentenced for rape of two women while pretending to be a high Tibetan lama in Taiwan. Yang Hao, 47, has been sentenced to five years in prison for forcing t
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.
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 f
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 in Sog County in the Kham region, on charges of r
Prague and Taipei finally signed the partnership or the sister agreement on Monday after the former dropped a similar agreement with Beijing three months ago, The Japan Times
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.
Tibet’s people’s Congress passed a new law to promote ‘ethnic unity’ in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) on Saturday to take effect from May 1. Tibet Daily’s report did not release
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 inter
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 it’s resolve to reunify Taiwan under the
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teleconference with Chinese and Tibetan students in New York from his residence at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 11, 2020. After his talk, His Holiness answers questions fr
Tenzin Lungtok was sworn in as the Justice Commissioner of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) at a swearing-in ceremony today in the T-building, now known as the Sikyong auditorium. Mr. Lungtok succeeds Mr. Ngawang Rabgyal Norpa who is retiring from his
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) urges action on Tibet as the US House representatives hope that Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TSPA) may pass in the Senate next week, reports International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). During the release of the annual r
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
Tibetan students in Lhasa have been barred from taking part in religious activities during their school break, with the parents being ordered to stop their children from any involveme
