Dalai Lama donates to earthquake rescue and relief efforts in Turkey and Syria
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARMASHALA, Feb. 7: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness has donated an unspecified sum to rescue and relief efforts, while expressing his sadness for the loss of life and destruction of property due to the massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. On Tuesday, in a letter written to the Executive Director of the […]
UN Special Rapporteurs express alarm over China’s forced assimilation policy in residential schools
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: Three United Nations experts have expressed alarm at China’s residential school policies in occupied Tibet, which separated nearly one million Tibetan children from their families. In the latest joint statement sent to China, the experts have stated that they are ‘disturbed’ and ‘alarmed’ by the forced assimilation of Tibetan […]
India bans over 230 betting and loan lending apps linked to China
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: The Indian government on Sunday blocked a total of 232 apps; 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps operated by Chinese and other entities. The decision came about after having confirmed that the apps contained illegal betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service, an official familiar with the matter […]