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The Panchen Lama and future of Tibetan Incarnation Lamas
Today is the 32nd birth anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima. It’s been 26 years since the 11th Panchen Lama was last seen. He was kidnapped by the Chinese government along with his family three days after the announcement, making him the world’s youngest political prisoner. His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized…
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WhatsApp Pink is a virus that can Take Full Control of Victim’s Device
WhatsApp Pink is the name of the latest threat link, which claims to be able to change WhatsApp’s theme from its classic green to pink color. The connection also includes additional features to entice victims, as well as an attempt to legitimize its presence by declaring the theme to be WhatsApp’s latest official look. Several…
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Young Tibetan refugees in Nepal are struggling to make ends meet
In Nepal, young Tibetans are having a difficult time. They fail to find jobs, travel abroad, and open bank accounts because they are shunned by the Nepalese government. Young Tibetan refugees and Tibetans born in Nepal, unlike their parents and grandparents, are not recognized by the government, leaving them in a state of limbo with…
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New US bill aims to counter China With Policies for Tibet and Xinjiang
In its latest bill to fight China, US provides measures for Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China’s trouble areas, where it seeks to uphold democratic principles in the face of China’s oppression. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee drafted the 283-page bill to address China’s economic and geopolitical influence.
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Evidence for Glaciation Prior to the MIS-6 in Southeastern Tibet
Southeastern Tibet is one of the most glaciated parts of the Tibetan Plateau, both now and in the past. The development of a provisional chronology of Quaternary glacial cycles in this area has been made possible by numerical dating of glacial deposits, with the oldest glaciation (Guxiang Glaciation) occurring in marine oxygen isotope stage 6.…
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The Tibetan Plateau will Warm Quicker than Expected
In recent decades, the Tibetan Plateau, also known as “the roof of the earth,” has warmed faster than the global average. Human activities, especially greenhouse gas emissions, are to blame for the Tibetan Plateau’s warming since the 1960s. Furthermore, according to a study recently published in Environmental Research Letters, the Plateau could warm faster in…
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Tibetan Origin Elected As President of Student Council at Second Largest US Community College
Tenzin Tsedup becomes the first Tibetan American to be elected to a community college in the state of Virginia. He was elected chairman of the NOVA community college’s student council after winning a majority of the votes in the race. Here is the story about the young Tibetan student in the United States who has…
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Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement Locked Down After 138 COVID-19 Cases
In an unprecedented situation at one of Tibetan refugee settlements in India, Dekyiling Tibetan settlement has been locked down after recording 138 COVID-19 cases over the past week. With the raging spike in number of Coronavirus cases in India, many Tibetan refugee settlements are witnessing a worse situation in terms of infection compared to the…
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China Recruiting More Tibetans Amid Border Standoff With India
China’s military has stepped up efforts to recruit more Tibetans amid the dragging border standoff with India on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), conducting special recruitment drives across the Tibet Autonomous Region since the beginning of the year. Officials from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have crisscrossed the Tibet Autonomous Region, holding recruitment drives and…
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In Tibet’s autonomous zone, five new animal species have been discovered.
Five new animal species, including three types of frogs, one old-world monkey, and a bushmaster snake, have been discovered in Tibet, challenging the long-held belief that the Himalayan mountains are a barren and lifeless place. In addition, the investigation uncovered 20 species that had never been found in Tibet before.