Tibet to benefit more if it stays part of China, says Dalai Lama
Seemingly reconciled to Tibet’s status as a province of China, the Dalai Lama has said the region would get “greater benefit” if it remained within the Communist nation as long as its distinct culture was preserved.
Forty years after China’s first nuclear blast, sheep graze at research base
Tibetan horsemen drive their sheep among rusting rail lines and overgrown bunkers in this arid part of China where during the Cold War determined scientists developed Asia’s first nuclear bomb.
Revered Buddhist Monk Stresses Forgiveness… Again
“Forgiving is the biggest discipline. Through forgiving others, I receive forgiveness. Everyday is a new day. One mustn’t turn ones back on the new day, being stuck in a rut. If one unties oneself and becomes free, the world, too, opens wide.”
Brighton bands call for a Free Tibet
On Monday 11 October, a captivated crowd got together in Brighton for “Rangzen”, an awareness-raising concert calling once again for a Free Tibet.
Miss Freedom
Kalsang Dickey fled Lhasa to take part in the Miss Tibet contest. Last week, Manraj Grewal saw her live out her dream.