By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 19 June: Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) has performed for the first time at the 10th National Theatre Olympics in Budapest, Hungary at their invitation to showcase Tibet’s rich cultural heritage to the international audience.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 17 June: Tibetan classes for all primary schools is to be banned from 2024, announced the Kanzi Prefecture Bureau of Education in a notice in March according to a report by freetibet.org.
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 15 June: Amid heightened tensions between the US and China, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Beijing and London on his diplomatic trip starting Friday until 21 June, the State Department announced on Wednesday on their official website.
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By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 15 June: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) has landed at the Auckland International Airport on his maiden visit to New Zealand on Wednesday. He was welcomed by Representative Karma Singey from the Office Of Tibet Canberra, Tibet Information Office-Canberra President Wangdue Tsering and executive members of the New Zealand Tibetan Association along with members of the Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Association and Tibetans on the island.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 June: The harvest of the prized caterpillar fungus, locally known as Yartsa Gunbu (summer grass, winter worm) – found only in Tibet and its neighbouring Himalayan country of Nepal and Bhutan – has been declining continuously for years, reported Radio Free Asia(RFA) on Saturday.
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By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA 14 June: Amidst intensifying media row between the two Asian giants, China has asked the last remaining Indian journalist to leave the country at the end of June.
The development marks a new low in the already strained relationship between India and China, with both sides wiping out journalists from each other’s country media reports said.
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DHARAMSALA, 14 June: Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy(TCHRD) has questioned the ethical and moral legitimacy of China to host a forum on Global Human Rights Governance.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 June: Jeopardising the future of Tibetan students, China has imposed Mandarin as the medium for college entrance exams, reports Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 14 June: A former head of engineering at ByteDance, Mr Yingtao Yu, has alleged in a US court that China used Tik Tok to spy on Hong Kong protestors.
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DHARAMSALA, 12 June: Dhasa UTD FC beat Dhondupling FC 2-1 to clinch its first Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC or GCM) title.
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