Dalai Lama calls for action and perseverance during Covid-19 pandemic
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, APR 15: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has urged the global community to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through action and not just prayers. In a message published in Time Magazine on Tuesday, the 84-year old said everyone must “try to see things realistically and clearly, without the confusion […]
Karmapa urges unity in tackling Covid-19 crisis, donates 28 Lakh rupees to relief funds
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Apr. 14: A prominent Tibetan religious figure, the Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has urged unity and introspection to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic as the entire global community is impacted on a great scale by the crisis. “This present pandemic does not discriminate between male and female, between races and nationalities, between […]
Belgian MP urges immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Apr. 14: Belgian Federal MP, Samuel Cogolati, a parliamentarian for the Ecolo-Goren Party, issued a public statement in support for a ranking Tibetan religious figure, the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. On Apr. 8, he urged the Belgian Foreign Ministry to send a strong message to Beijing for the immediate release […]
Phayul invites op-eds/submissions.
Tashi Delek. Phayul invites op-eds/submissions related to personal experiences and opinions on community/global implication of the Covid-19 pandemic, to be published in the opinion column of the website. All submissions are subject to editorial discretion when it comes to publication. Parameters such as subject, quality of writing and length will be considered. Authors are encouraged […]
China tightens restriction for COVID-19 research and publication
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Apr. 13: China has imposed added restrictions for universities undertaking research for Covid-19 as directives from the government mandated all materials undergo extra assessment before they are submitted for publication. These directives have now been deleted from websites of Fudan University and China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). These restrictions appear to […]
CTA calls on health care workers to volunteer during Covid-19 pandemic
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, APR. 10: The health wing of the Central Tibetan Administration has called on health workers and essential personnel based in India and Nepal to offer voluntary service during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “In view of continued emergency and deteriorating state of public health caused by Wuhan COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the Department […]
Covid-19 impact: Japan announce $2 billion to shift production out of China
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, APR 10: Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe announced a Covid-19 stimulus package worth 1 trillion-dollar on Tuesday from which 2.2 billion dollars (220 billion yen) has been allotted for its multinational companies to shift production out of China. China has been Japan’s biggest trading partner but imports from China have already plunged […]
India may extend lockdown amid spike in Covid-19 cases
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Apr. 9: Amid rising number of cases of Covid-19, India’s ongoing 21-day lockdown may be extended beyond April 14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video message to BJP workers on Monday said that the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic will be long and arduous. “I have been speaking to chief […]
Tibetan man released after 5-year sentence for possessing photo of Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, APR 9: A Tibetan resident of Ngaba was released after his 5-year sentence for the possession of photos of Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at a festival in 2015. Sonam Dhargye, a shopkeeper, was released on Saturday and has returned to his family in Sowa Village, Ngaba after serving […]
China’s appointment in UNHRC panel sparks concern
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, APR 8: China’s appointment in the Consultative group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), an organ of the UN General Assembly, drew scores of criticism amid claims of silencing doctors and media during the ongoing outbreak worldwide. Jiang Duan, a Chinese mission official in Geneva was nominated and elected […]