Tibetan glaciers heading for meltdown
Scientists in China have warned that shrinking glaciers in the Tibetan plateau will lead to an ecological catastrophe.
Suu Kyi’s party thanks supporters for voting her ‘Asia’s Hero’
The political party of Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has thanked the public for voting her “Asia’s Online Hero 2004” in an Internet poll.
Tibetan Swaraj
In the bustling streets of Mcleod Ganj, an old pola went about making announcements on the microphone for a special prayer gathering the next morning. The occasion, he said, was because “Tibet-China Negotiations have started.”
Dalai Lama says talks with China moving slowly
Talks with China over the Tibet issue are making only slow progress, hindered by Beijing’s fears of Tibetan independence, the Dalai Lama said on Monday.
‘World’s Smallest Democracy’: The Challenges
If words are food for thought, Dharamsala has had the Assembly of Tibetan’s People’s Deputies for breakfast, lunch and dinner half this September as the video footage
Late Panchen Lama’s views on secularisation and Tibetan culture
A recent interview with Nyima Tsering, the painter of the late tenth Panchen Lama, provides background information about the life of a contemporary artist who integrated Tibetan, Chinese and Western traditions.
Dalai Lama: Religion Not Cause of Violence
The Dalai Lama on Monday told more than 1,000 people at the National Cathedral he doesn’t believe differences between fundamentalist Islam and the religions of the West are the cause of war and modern violence.