May 2019
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No Tibetan Leader Invited to Modi’s Swearing in Ceremony
After securing a landslide victory in the largest democratic elections, the Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday formed their government in a swearing in ceremony. In the biggest ever event at the Rastrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, there were not invites for any of Tibetan leaders based in India!
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Dalai Lama Congratulates New CM of Sikkim, Places Great Hope
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has congratulated the new Chief Minister (CM) of Sikkim on his victory and expressed great hopes of prosperity under his leadership. His Holiness has passed his congratulatory messages to the new CM of the state through a written statement of addressed to his office.
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Tibetan Angst over Chinese buy up in Australia
With the influx of Chinese capital into the northern beaches housing market, some local Tibetan community members have voiced concerns about the potential for China to in effect become landlord to some Tibetan refugees. This will mean that local Tibetans are potentially forced to pay rent to the very regime they fled from in the…
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Dalai Lama Congratulates Modi on Impressive Return to Power
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday extended his congratulatory messages to Narendra Modi on his impressive return to power. His Holiness wrote a letter to Narendra Modi after he won the 2019 General elections in India with a landslide mandate to the BJP and its alliance NDA.
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PM Modi Didn’t Prevent Dalai Lama’s Meeting with Xi in 2014
The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala has recently clarified that Chinese president Xi Jinping did not give a definite response for a requesting to have meeting with His Holiness in 2014. The clarification has been issued after a book by a prominent journalist claimed that according to His Holiness, Modi government…
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Dharamsala Practices Emergency Transportation of Dalai Lama to Hospital
The district administration of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence in India, Dharamshala has carried out a mock drill of transporting him to the hospital in case of any medical emergencies. The mock drill was carried out between the His Holiness’s residence in McLeod Ganj and Tanda Hospital in lower Dharamshala…
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2019 Miss Tibet Pageant Withdrawn Due to No Participants
The 2019 version of the only Tibetan beauty pageant, Miss Tibet has been called off after it has not been able to receive any participants. The director of the 2019 Miss Tibet pageant, Mr. Lobsang Wangyal has announced the withdrawal by calling a press conference in McLeod Ganj on Monday morning.
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In a Bold Move, Google Suspends Support to Leading Chinese Smartphones
In a bold move from the US tech firm, Google, it is suspending support to the leading Chinese smartphones brand according to the breaking news. Amidst the ongoing trade tensions between US and China, the US crackdown on the leading Chinese company is taking a serious toll as Google has announced to stop all interactions…
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US Ambassador to Visit Tibet, First Visit Since 2015
The United States Ambassador to China is set to visit Tibet this week. This visit will be the first visit to the region ever by the US Ambassador since the last visit in 2015. The spokesperson to the US high official in Beijing has informed of the news through a statement published through email recently.
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Dalai Lama Reaffirms to Live More Than 110 Years at Long Life Prayer
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has reaffirmed to live more than 110 years at the long life offering made by the Tibetans. His Holiness acknowledged the long life offerings from the spiritual and general public representatives of the Tibetan people at the Main Temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala.