Oldest building of CTA being demolished
By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 8 June: The oldest building of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) is being demolished to give way to a staff residence and hotel here in the Central Tibetan Secretariat.
Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk
China’s Defence minister refuses to hold dialogue with US counterpart at Shangri La submit
By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 7 June: After refusing to formally meet US defence secretary Lloy Austin at the top Asian security forum, China’s defence minister Li Shangfu has said that a cold war mentality is resurgent in the Asian Pacific region but Beijing prefers dialogue over confrontation.
Aksai Chin: China ramped up infrastructure in disputed region
By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 7 June: China has increased its infrastructure work in the disputed Aksai Chin border and has established a comprehensive support system to facilitate the deployment of Chinese troops in the region, reports the London-based think-tank Chatham House.
Dalai Lama grants special audience to participating teams off GCM
Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 6 June: His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave an audience to all participants of the 28th Gyalyum Chemo Memorial Football tournament at his residence at Tsuklakhang, Mcleod Ganj.
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China’s attempt to stop CTA President’s scheduled appearance at National Press Club of Australia fails
DHARAMSALA, 5 June: Declaring the President of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) a separatist, China has strongly objected to his scheduled appearance at the National Press Club later this month, but to no avail.
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Tibetans in Dharamsala commemorate 34th Tiananmen Square anniversary
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, June 5: Tibetans in the exile headquarter here commemorated the 34th anniversary of 1989’s ‘Tiananmen Square massacre’ yesterday.
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Tibetans being forcibly evicted for Hydropower Project in Rebkong
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 3 June: Tibetan residents in Rebkong County in the Traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo have been ordered to move out by the Chinese authorities for the purpose of making the area clear for construction of a hydropower dam, Radio Free Asia reported on 30 May.
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28th GCM Gold Cup Kicks off in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, 1 June: The 28th edition of Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC/GCM) football tournament, the biggest sporting event in the Tibetan Community, kicked off at Upper TCV School today.
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Tsering Wangmo: It takes a lot of thinking and being vulnerable to make personal films like ‘boundaries’
The inspiration for this film stems from the experiences of refugees and exiles, particularly Tibetans born in Tibet, who are in the diaspora, far from their families and the lands where they took their first steps. Where they have so many memories and established their earliest connections to nature. My partner, Tenzin Jigme and his friends who are from Tibet has inspired me greatly for this project. I plan to expand upon the concepts explored in this film and develop a more extensive version in the future.
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China’s “Sinicization” of historic mosque met with protest
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 30 May: Hui Muslim residents of Najiaying Village in Yunnan province in China have clashed with police on Saturday, May 27 when trucks, cranes and bulldozers were seen entering the centuries-old mosque’s courtyard to demolish a part of the mosque, thechinaproject.com reported.
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