New Canadian PM is a Friend of Tibet
By Mary Trewartha / October 24, 2015
His Holiness has written to the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mr Justin Trudeau, to congratulate him on his Liberal Party’s victory in the Canadian national elections on October 19 in which he ousted the Conservative Party who have governed for nine years. Mr Trudeau won on a promise of read more →
Election Roundup
By Tenzin Samten / October 23, 2015
The preliminary election for Sikyong (Prime Minister) and the 16th members of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile took place on October 18 at 60 different places around the world. The results of the preliminary election for the Sikyong post are being declared one after another from each location; the official total results from read more →
Tibetans Vote Worldwide
By Tenzin Samten / October 20, 2015
Exiled Tibetans all over the world took part in the preliminary election for Sikyong (Prime Minister) and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile on October 18. Dharamshala, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence and centre for the Tibetan Government-in-exile, is also home to thousands of Tibetans who voted in the read more →
World’s Highest-altitude Hydropower
By Rohini Kejriwal / October 19, 2015
China has completed the construction of the Zangmu Hydropower Plant on the Brahmaputra River, or Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, considered to be the world’s highest-altitude hydropower station and the largest of its kind in the region. China Huaneng Group, China’s biggest power firm, will operate the plant which comprises six read more →
Dharamshala’s International Film Festival
By Mary Trewartha / October 16, 2015
McLeod Ganj is once again gearing up for the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF). Now in its fourth year, the festival showcases a selection of Indian and independent cinema, as well as hosting masterclasses, workshops, and outreach programmes and takes place in McLeod Ganjfrom November 5 to 8. DIFF aims read more →
Presidential Award for Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay
By Sarah Weber / October 16, 2015
Dr Lobsang Sangay, Sikyong (Prime Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration, was awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Salisbury University for promoting peace and understanding. Dr Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President of Salisbury University presented him the award in front of a packed hall on October 13 in Salisbury, Maryland. This event read more →
His Holiness Blesses the Tibetan Model School
By Tenzin Samten / October 14, 2015
His Holiness the Dalai Lama graced the 10th founding anniversary of MewoenTsuglagPetoen School, a model Tibetan school in Dharamshala, on October 10. His Holiness congratulated the students,staff and administration for living up to the name and for their recent successful results. He especially thanked Professor Samdhong Rinpoche for taking the read more →
Tibetan NGO Wins Prestigious South Asia IT Award
By Dorji Kyi / October 14, 2015
Lha Charitable Trust, the Tibetan-run charity based in Dharamshala which helps Tibetan refugees settle in India, has won an award in the South Asia eNGO Challenge 2015, beating 70 other non-government organisations to come first in the category “Best Use of Website and Internet Tools”. Lha won the award for read more →
Tibetans Pledge Good Behaviour
By Tenzin Samten / October 13, 2015
Nearly 5,000 Tibetan villagers gathered to take vows of good behaviour at Soktsang monastery in Thangkor town, Dzoege County in Ngaba province on October 8. The residents from seven villages: Chukra; Soktsang; Ka Barma; Ponkya; Dokok; Goser and Tsangwa assembled to pledge not to steal, gamble or kill, nor to read more →
Victory for the Hunger Strikers
By Sam Ferguson / October 12, 2015
A high profile hunger strike by members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) ended in victory on October 12 after written assurances were delivered by the United Nations (UN). The hunger strikers began their fast on September 10 in New Delhi. The UN assurances, delivered in person by the UN read more →