Tibet news
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Indian Government Directs Tibetans To Register RCs Online By March 2018
According to a recent directive to the Central Tibetan Administration from the Ministry of Home Affairs/Foreigners Division, Tibetans have been advised to complete online registration of their Registration/Residential Certificates by the end of March this year. The president of CTA, Dr. Lobsang Sangay also urged Tibetans possessing RCs to comply to the directives on Wednesday.
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Once Owned by the Rich in China, Tibetan Mastiffs Now Abandoned
The wily Tibetan mastiffs, known all over the world for its burly size and lion-like mane, was an instant hit among the wealthiest in Chinese society. However, the very factor which made them famous as pets, is now being considered increasingly dangerous. Due to this reason, they are now being abandoned by their masters.
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Leading Hotel Chain Listed Tibet As A Country, Chinese Issue Boycott Threat
A leading hotel chain has been forced to issue an apology statement after Chinese netizens issued boycott threats for listing Tibet along with Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as countries in a survey it distributed with their members. The international leading hotel chain was forced to take the survey form down after the netizens campaigned…
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Dr. Sangay Meets New Himachal CM Jairam Thakur
President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr. Lobsang Sangay called on the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur at the circuit house in Dharamshala today. Dr. Sangay made this visit to meet the new CM of host state of Central Tibetan Administration as courtesy call according to the official report.
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China Pressurized Former Kalon Paljor Tsering’s Book Launch
Nature of All Things, the book of former Kalon Chope Paljor Tsering’s life story which was launched at Sri Lanka’s University of Sri Jayewardenepura last month faced a strong dissent from China. According to the report in Radio Free Asia, China has put its pressure against the book launch that took at the University in…
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8 CST Schools To Be Transferred Next Month, 158 Staffs Will be Recruited
According to the press briefing from Central Tibetan Administration President Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s press briefing today, eight more CST schools will be transferred from CTSA under government of India to STSS under CTA. This is the third phase of the ongoing transfer of CTSA schools transfer which began since 2013 and it will also lead…
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Former Indian Intelligence Claims Samdhong Rinpoche Visited China
A former Indian intelligence officer claims in an article that the former Kalon Tripa or the Prime minister of Tibetan government in exile, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche had a four days China visit in November last year. The article by the former RAW officer says that Dalai Lama’s envoy would have met senior Communist party leaders…
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A Tibetan Faces Upto 15 Years In Prison For Approaching Law to Protect His Language
Tibetan man now faces up to 15 years in prison for approaching law to protect the ethnic language, Tibetan which is being suppressed everywhere across the country with the promotion of Mandarin in Schools and offices. Tashi Wangchuk tried to approach the constitutional rights defined to protect the ethnic Tibetan language and his journey was…
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Only 60 Tibetans Escaped Into Exile During 2017
With the declining number of Tibetans arriving into exile from Tibet with the passing year, only around 60 people have been registered to have escaped into exile in the past year according to the register of the Tibetan Reception Centre for New Arrivals, Dharamshala. This is around 40% less than the number people that have…
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Tibetan Brothers Denied License in Nepal, Qualify For Dental Programs in Canada
The Tibetan brothers who were denied the license to practice dentistry in Nepal for being stateless back in 2015 have now been qualified for dental programs in Canada according to a story published in The Star today. The brothers hail from a humble refugee family in Nepal are now realising their dreams of become dentist…