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Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Standing Committee Members of TPiE attend 550th Parinirvana of Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen

Bodhgaya: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, along with the standing committee members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, participated in the commemorative celebration of the 550th Parinirvana of the esteemed Gaden Throne Holder Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen...

Tibet House Japan Organises Workshop for Tibetan Students in Japan

Tokyo:Tibet House Japan organised a workshop, a study session on the Tibet issue, for young Tibetan students studying and working in Tokyo. The workshop aims to remind and educate young Tibetans on the Tibet issue and update them on...

A Tibetan man has been in prison for the past seven years

Translated by Tashi Namgyal Lhakdor, a Tibetan man from Pelyul county, Tibet was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of spreading rumors about Tibet independence. It has already been seven years since his imprisonment. In July 2016,...

Late Pema Tseden’s final film secures Best Director at Hainan Island International

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 30: The 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival concluded with a poignant tribute to the late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, as his final film, “Snow Leopard” secured the title of Best Director. Following its...

China sentences Tibetan man to 11 years for alleged spreading rumour

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec 30: A Tibetan man named Lhakdor has been reportedly detained by Chinese authorities in Palyul County (Ch. Baiyu) in Kardze Autonomous Prefecture for allegedly spreading rumours online about Tibet’s independence, according to TibetTimes. He...

Earth Quake-affected areas in Tibet lack support, many without essential supplies

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec 30: The recent devastating magnitude 6.2 that struck the so called Gansu and Tsongon (Ch. Qinghai) provinces of Tibet has left a trail of destruction, claiming at least 149 lives and causing extensive damage...

Rights group exposes China’s use of collective punishment

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 30: China has been using collective punishment as a means to clampdown on dissent and further its repressive policies, according to a new report byMadrid-based human rights organization Safeguard Defenders (SD) . The report titled ‘FAMILIES...

No glitters in China’s singing of ‘bright theory’ of its economy

(TibetanReview.net, Dec29’23) – Rampant youth unemployment and plummeting marriages after three years of stringent zero-Covid policies under President Xi Jinping has derailed the growth engine that China’s economy has been over the preceding three decades or so. And as...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Confers Teaching in Bodhgaya

-dalailama.com Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, 29 December 2023: A pall of chilly mist lay over Bodhgaya this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama took the short drive from Gaden Phelgyeling, the Tibetan Monastery, to the Kalachakra Ground. The street...

China Strengthens Territorial Claim With Villages Seen From Space

China is building new settlements near the location where Chinese and Indian troops clashed late last year.

Construction Site Supervisor Needed for Staff Quarter Building Construction Project at CTA

Dharamshala: The Department of Home, CTA is looking for a competent and responsible Construction Site Supervisor on a contractual basis for Staff Quarter Building Construction project at Central Tibetan Administration, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala. Interested applicants must submit their application...

Department of Health Invites Tibetans in India to Enrol in Tibetan Medicare System (TMS)

Dharamshala: The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, invites and encourages Tibetans in India to enrol in the Tibetan Medicare System (TMS). All Tibetans in settlements are requested to reach out to their respective Tibetan settlement offices or local...

Dentist Required at Menlha Hospital in Odisha

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Primary Health Center, affiliated with the Department of Health (CTA), in Odisha Tibetan Settlement, announced job vacancy for a Dentist. Interested applicants are requested to submit their requisite attested documents before 5 pm on 31 January...

Women’s Empowerment Desk Organises Awareness Workshop for CTA Internal Complaint Committee

Dharamshala: Women’s Empowerment Desk (WED), Department of Finance (CTA), organised a four-day awareness workshop for the CTA Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) on 21, 22, 25, and 26 December 2023. The workshop was facilitated by the WED team and attended...

Public Service Commission Announces a Vacancy of Office Peon to Serve at CTA

Dharamshala: The Public Service Commission invites interested candidates to apply for a vacancy of office peon to serve at the Central Tibetan Administration. Applicants are required to submit their requisite documents by 4pm of 19 January 2024. Click here...

Tibetans coerced to commemorate Mao Zedong’s 130th birth anniversary

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 29: Chinese authorities in Tibet has reportedly coerced Tibetans to commemorate Mao Zedong’s 130th birth anniversary, according to Radio Free Asia, crediting him with the “peaceful liberation of Tibet” in 1950. The official Chinese...

Xi Jinping reasserts sovereignty claim over Taiwan ahead its election

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 29: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a resolute declaration, emphasizing China’s steadfast determination to prevent the separation of Taiwan from the mainland. His remarks come at a crucial juncture, just a little...

Tibetans Forced to Celebrate Mao’s 130th Birthday

Chinese officials have spread propaganda showing ‘poor, underprivileged’ Tibetans before Mao’s 1950 invasion. -By Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in Tibet forced locals to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth on Tuesday, crediting the late leader with “the peaceful...

China censors article showing its birth-rate boosting policy failed

(TibetanReview.net, Dec28’23) – One of the Party-state of China’s main policies to deal with its failures is to avoid any public discussion of it, and censor those who expose it for doing so, as this is seen to negate...

IPS Nina Singh is CISF's first woman chief; Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF head

Nina Singh appointed as DG of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Vivek Srivastava appointed as Director General, Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards

Department of Health Offers Free Medical Camp Services to Pilgrims in Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya: The Department of Health, CTA, offered free medical camp services to pilgrims in Bodhgaya from 26 December 2023 to 4 January 2024. The ten-day free medical services – funded by The Tibet Fund and the His Holiness the...

Asia’s weird 2023: From Dalai Lama’s gaffe to ‘puking mullet bird’, stories that amuse and enrage

What do the Dalai Lama, AirAsia’s CEO, and an ex-Singaporean comedian have in common? They are on our list of Asia’s weirdest stories in 2023.

Department of Religion and Culture Holds Two-day Virtual Meeting to Discuss its Tibetan Digital Library Initiative

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), held a virtual meeting with representatives from around 100 monasteries and 5 cultural centres as part of its Tibetan Digital Library Initiative on 26 and 27 December 2023....

2023 in Review: Resisting Efforts to Erase Tibet

-By International Campaign for Tibet As China tried to wipe the name Tibet off the map in 2023, Tibetans and their allies kept up relentless efforts to protect Tibetan culture while advancing new ways to bring the Tibet-China conflict...

Tibet inhabited by humans 40,000 years ago, evidence among China’s top 10 archaeological news in 2023

(TibetanReview.net, Dec27’23) – While traditional or official Tibetan history begins from 127 BC with the enthronement of King Nyatri Tsenpo, the progenitor of the Yarlung dynasty, the country, now China-occupied, was known to be inhabited by humans as far...

Beijing sanctions US firm that provide research on East Turkestan

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 27: Beijing has imposed sanctions on the US risk intelligence firm Kharon and two researchers in response to recent East Turkistan (Xinjiang)-related sanctions imposed by Washington. The Chinese foreign ministry disclosed that Kharon, recognized for...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering will Embark on Official Visits to Bodhgaya, Bengaluru and Delhi

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of Central Tibetan Administration will embark on official visits from 28 December 2023 to 6 January 2024 in Bodhgaya, Bengaluru and Delhi. Following his arrival to Bodhgaya from Dharamshala via Delhi, Sikyong Penpa Tsering will...