i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (23rd to 29th August 2021) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Discussion with Groups from Harvard – Second Day April 9, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Discussion with Groups from Harvard April 8, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Prof Arthur Brooks

An Offering of Relics of the Buddha April 4, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – A long-standing ambition

Long Life Prayers April 3, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – The temperature was

Expression of Concern Following an Earthquake in Taiwan April 3, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (23rd to 29th August 2021)

BDL MEDIA | August 30, 2021 |

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (23rd to 29th August 2021) is a collection of different articles, columns, and Tibet-related news in and outside Tibet published on various websites. The views expressed are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi.

 

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA & TIBET TODAY

·         Tibetan Culture and Its Potential to Contribute to Peace

·         Two Tibetan Students Detained for Opposing Chinese-Only Instruction in School

·         Mass Arrest of Tibetans in Sichuan Over Dalai Lama Photos

·         Shut-Down Threatened For Tibetan School in Sichuan

·         Tibetan Poet Dies of Alcohol-Related Health Issues After Arrests, Interrogation

·         Former political prisoner Dhondup Dorjee dies

 

SIKYONG VISIT TO LADAKH AND JANGTHANG

·         Sikyong Penpa Tsering Arrives in Ladakh to a Warm Reception

·         Sikyong Addresses Students of Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School in Ladakh

·         Sikyong Meets Local Ladakhi Leaders and Dignitaries in Leh

·         Sikyong Meets Tashi Gyalson, Chairman of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council

·         Sikyong visits Tibetans in Jangthang, Ladakh

·         Sikyong Penpa Tsering Successfully Concludes Official Visit to Ladakh

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Representative Dr. Arya submits report on Tibet to Japanese Parliamentary Groups

·         TPI Holds Conference on Tibet and Kinnaur Relations on Raja Virbhadra Singh’s 49th Day of Demise

·         India-Tibet Friendship Society organises webinar on “His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s contribution in India”

·         Karnataka Minister Approves 300 Lac for Road Development Project in Mundgod Settlement

·         2028 People Inoculated in Mass Second Dose Vaccination Drive in Bylakuppe Settlement

 

CTA COVID-19 TASK FORCE COMMITTEE

·         Despite significant decline in cases, public urged continuous precautions: 74th COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

·         Members of Task Force Committee visit Tibetan settlements

·         Central COVID-19 Emergency Task-Force visit Ravangla Tibetan Settlement

·         Tibetan COVID-19 Emergency Task-Force Visits Tenzingang Settlement

·         Tibetan Covid Emergency Task Force Visits Miao Choepheling Settlement

·         Health Department Holds Training on Health Information System (HIS) for Nurses and Health Workers

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         China’s new ethnic ploy in Tibet: Unity via marriage? by Claude Arpi, Asian Age

·         China’s PLA conducts large-scale military drills in Tibet plateau by Wion News

·         Playing Chess With China by Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Policy