Dharamshala: An official of the so-called government of Tibet Autonomous Region has claimed that China "plans to raise a new educational subsidy and expand its coverage to include more than 500,000 school-aged children, mostly from herding families, in rural areas of Tibet."
Dharamshala: Sangay Gyatso, who was among the leading peaceful protesters during the widespread protests in Tibet in 2008, succumbed to his physical and mental trauma suffered during a year-long escape in the hills to evade government persecution, according to a report received by the Central Tibetan Administration.
London: China is set to announce a new constraint on Buddhist practising in Tibet, with a barring of Buddhist monks outside of China to be recognized as a reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The ban, set to be made law next month would effectively permit the Chinese government to select the future Dalai Lama.
Dharamshala: Buddhist monks from Lingka Monastery and general public in Tamo township, Shigatse, central Tibet protested as officials and workers from a government-owned mining department approach a rich mining site near Lingka Monastery on 22 November 2010.
Dharamshala: Despite international criticism, the communist regime of China is planning to develop three major mineral bases in Tibet in the coming five years amid claims that 102 types of deposits with an estimated value of USD 100 billion have been discovered in the Himalayan region.
Dharamshala: Kalsang Tsultrim, an outspoken Tibetan author and activist better known by his pseudonym Gyitsang Takmig arrested again on 16 December 2010, from Sang-chu County, Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" (‘TAP'), Gansu Province. The Public Security Bereau (PSB), of Tsoe City called him for questioning and after that they did not release him.
Dharamshala: Cities from the Tibetan area of Yushu, eastern Tibet (Tib: Kham) destroyed after the earthquake of April 2010 will soon be rebuilt under new Chinese names, said a report released by a Chinese official media.
The Founding Assembly of the ‘Asia Democracy Network’ and the ‘3rd Seoul Democracy Forum’ were held in Seoul, Korea, from 21st to 24th October 2013. Photo: TPI