Exile

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 22: Tibetan Electoral Reforms Committee (TERC) comprising of a Kalon, Chief Election Commissioner and three parliamentarians, appointed by the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan parliament has been formed to make reforms in the Tibetan electoral process.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 22: China has dismissed exiled Tibetans’ claim of Cultural Genocide in Tibet as ridiculous and rootless saying Tibetans in exile cannot speak Tibetan properly.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 21: Two Tibetan women footballers have received coaching licenses, according to a press release by The Tibet Women’s Football & Welfare Society (TWF).

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 17: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in recognition of the democratic accomplishments of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), awarded a citation to the Tibetan political head, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on 15 June.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 17: Dawa Rinchen, the newly elected Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) was formally welcomed as the fourth TSO of Dharamsala at a function hosted by the settlement office today at Hotel Tibet in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 16: President Barack Obama on June 15 hosted the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a private meeting at the White House despite China warning that it will hamper their diplomatic relations.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

Dharamsala, June 14: The 54th and current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will host a bipartisan lunch for the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, according to their offices.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 14: Former Tibetan political prisoner Ven. Bagdro, a monk of Galden monastery in Tibet launched his book titled ‘Bod Bodyul Na Kyi, Gya Gyayul Na Kyi’ today at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) located across the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile (TPIE) here in Dharamsala.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 13: The website of the Chinese gold mining company, allegedly responsible for illegal mining at a sacred mountain in Amchok in traditional Amdo province, has been hacked by a ‘hactivist’ group called #BlackHat, as Tibetan protesters in Amchok entered third week of their anti-mining protest, according to several online social media reports.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, June 13: Tibetan National Women’s team was defeated by the Khad football team from Una in a penalty shootout in the maiden women’s football tournament hosted by Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) at Upper TCV School yesterday.