New Vacancies in Tibetan Schools
By Tenzin Samten / January 9, 2018
The eight schools remaining under the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA)* will be transferred to the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS)**, an arm of the CTA’s Department of Education, by the end of February. This transfer has created 158 vacancies for teachers. Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, the President of the CTA, read more →
New Spiritual Head of the Bon religion of Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / January 6, 2018
Followers of the Bon religious sect enthroned their new spiritual head on January 1. Geshe Dawa Dhargay was appointed 34th Menri Trizin, elected from 60 candidates. Bon or Bonism is the ancient Tibetan religion believed to exist before the advent of Buddhism. The enthronement ceremony was held at Pal Shenten read more →
Freedom for Dhondup Wangchen
By Mary Trewartha / December 27, 2017
Dhondup Wangchen, 43, the Tibetan filmmaker and political activist, has arrived safely in the United States to be reunited with his family on Christmas day. Wangchen served six years in prison in Tibet for his role in the production of the documentary Leaving Fear Behind which portrayed interviews with Tibetans read more →
China blocks Dalai Lama’s new mobile app
By Lauren Chaplin / December 23, 2017
A new mobile phone application launched by His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been blocked by China on the Apple Appstore. The app, called “Dalai Lama”, is an extension of the website dalailama.com, which is also blocked in China and occupied Tibet. Zhu Weigun, Director of the Chinese People’s Political read more →
The Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh
By Simon Cavendish, Marvin Westerveld, Amelia Rozelle / December 20, 2017
The snow leopard is an important species and a national symbol for many people in the Himalayan region. But these animals have been in danger of extinction for many years. One reason for this is that snow leopards are shy and solitary, preferring remote areas above an altitude of 3,200metres. read more →
Sikyong and the Speaker Rally Support in North America
By Tenzin Samten / December 20, 2017
December has been a busy month for the leaders of the Tibetan exile community. Dr Lobsang Sangay, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) also known as the Tibetan Government-in-exile and Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile visited Tibetan communities in the United States and met read more →
“Rely on Reason and Logic” says His Holiness
By Minoru Nakano / December 19, 2017
His Holiness has continued his 20-day South India tour, continuing to stress the importance of pursuing modern education as well as the ancient Buddhist knowledge. After a two-day teaching session in Mumbai, His Holiness travelled to Mundgod, Karnataka. On December 12, he gave a public talk in Doeguling Tibetan Settlement. read more →
Snow Leopards in Eastern Tibet
By Minoru Nakano / December 19, 2017
Snow leopards have been captured on film in the south east of the Tibet Autonomous Region – the first time images have been obtained in this area. Chinese state media Xinhua news agency reported on December 18 that the images of the leopards were taken in the Nujiang River Valley read more →
Satellite Imagery Shows New Dam on the Tsangpo
By Mary Trewartha / December 18, 2017
New satellite imagery published by theprint.in shows a massive new dam on the Brahmaputra river — the YarlongTsangpo– in Tibet, nearly one kilometre long and apparently engulfing the entire water flow along its length. The satellite imagery released on November 26 by DigitalGlobe, the United States commercial vendor of space read more →
Arrests and Protests in Delhi
By Charlotte Wigram Evans / December 17, 2017
Nine Tibetans were arrested on December 11 after protesting outside The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, where a Chinese delegation to India is currently staying. The party includes China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and marks the first political interaction between the two countries in several months. The relationship between India and read more →