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Penpa Tsering Officially Announced Winner of 2021 Sikyong Election
The official result of the final election of Sikyong and members of parliament in 2021 has been declared by the election commission, CTA. Penpa Tsering, the former Speaker of Parliament, is the winner of the Sikyong election in 2021 with a 5417-vote lead. The Sikyong election received a total of 63231 votes, with Penpa Tsering…
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Tibetans in Nepal Appeal for Reinstatement of Impeached Justice Commissioners
Many Tibetans carrying banners demanded seven points to Kashag and TPiE via a settlement officer on the 11th of May at 9 a.m. in Nepal’s Boudha and Jorpati region. They requested that three TSJC judges who had recently been removed from their positions be reinstated to their previous positions.
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China Prohibits Tibetan Children To Have Any Religious Objects in Schools
In one province of Tibet, Chinese authorities declare that Tibetan children’s parents can no longer put rosaries, prayer wheels, or any other religious object on the schools, as China is pursuing policies that erode the distinct Tibetan cultural identity. A Tibetan living in the Sog district of Tibetan Autonomous Region of Nagchu (Naqu) said RFA’s…
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Kasur Tashi Wangdi Clears Misinformation Spread In His name on Social Media
11th may: Tashi Wangdi la clarifies misinformation using his name on social media in a recent YouTube video. A circulation holding no truth in its content quotes the former minister of Tibetan government in exile condemning former CTA staffs appealing for the reinstatement of the three justices impeached controversially by the parliament in March this…
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World’s First 2 nm Chip Technology Unveiled by IBM
This latest frontier in chip technology, according to IBM, would help accelerate AI, 5G and 6G, edge computing, autonomous vehicles, space exploration, and quantum computing, as well as expand the roadmap for IBM’s own technology offerings, such as IBM Power Systems and IBM Z platforms.
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Tibetan Resistance Persists
The Chinese Communist Party responds to international criticism of China’s refusal to disclose the whereabouts of the real Panchen Lama, claiming that the Panchen Lama “is now a college grad with a secure job.” This is a lie that no Tibetan could believe.
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China Building a Whole Village Violating International Borders
China announced in October 2015 that a new village, named Gyalaphug in Tibetan or Jieluobu in Chinese, had been built in the Tibet Autonomous Region’s south (TAR). Wu Yingjie, the TAR Communist Party secretary, moved over two passes, both over 14,000 feet high, on his way to visit the new village in April 2020. There,…
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As the World Warms, Floods in the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau Could Triple
According to new research, the risk of flooding across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau could triple as global temperatures rise and glaciers melt faster. The expected rise in lake outbursts floods could jeopardize water resources in politically unstable regions like Kashmir and place communities and infrastructure in jeopardy.
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In the Swiss-China Trade Agreement, Human Rights have No Place
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hails the conclusion of talks on an investment security deal with China at the end of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union as a major achievement. That was in late December, but doubts about Merkel’s China strategy have grown since then.
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In Morocco, A Mali Woman Gives Birth to Nine Children
According to Mali’s Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born, a Malian woman gave birth to nine babies at once after expecting seven. It seemed to be the first time in history that a woman gave birth to nine healthy babies at the same time. The five girls and four boys, as…