Tibetan youth up against ‘sectarian politics’
With only a week left for preliminary round of elections to the Tibetan Parliament, the youth are vehemently opposing the traditional ‘regional politics, which has dominated the Tibetan parliament in exile for more than four decades.
US Plans to Resettle Tibetan Refugees from Nepal
The United States has conveyed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) its willingness to consider resettling Tibetans in the United States as part of its refugee admissions program, according to the Kashag secretariat.
His Holiness to Make 20-Day Visit to America
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is expected to leave Ladakh for New Delhi tomorrow, from where he will proceed on about a 20-day visit to the United States.
Valley gears up for Dalai Lama visit
After months of build-up, the weekend that the Wood River Valley hosts His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is upon us. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and secular leader of six million Tibetan people
China showcases ‘modern, happy’ Tibet
China has launched a charm offensive to showcase a modern, new-look Tibet with “happy and contented people” on the 40th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Dalai Lama host bares his soul in new memoir
Following his address to the Wood River Valley on Sunday, Sept. 11, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a private address to a group of elite money managers at the home of investment banker Kiril Sokoloff.
Indian tiger skins flooding Tibet blackmarket
Tiger skins make it to the roof of the world Despite the red alert sounded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests across the country, the trade in tiger and other big cat skins from India is flourishing alarmingly in Tibet and adjoining areas of China.
Nathu La may open for trade next year
China has said that the Nathu La pass would be opened for trade in the middle of next year. The Chinese ambassador in India, Mr Sun Yuxi, said on Tuesday that experts from both sides would meet very soon to discuss issues
Yahoo! ‘gave e-mail details that helped jail Chinese writer’
Information supplied by the internet giant Yahoo! to Chinese intelligence has resulted in the conviction of a journalist for “divulging state secrets abroad”, a respected international press organisation said.
Move to democracy unstoppable in China, says Blair
China is showing signs of an “unstoppable momentum” propelling it towards democracy, Tony Blair said yesterday.