Kalon Tripa Heaps Laurels on Civil Servants
In his address to a gala farewell dinner here at the mess hall yesterday, commemorating the conclusion of his first term, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche showered laurels upon the Tibetan civil servants, whose accomplishments he said
Anxious China sends more envoys to Nepal
Anxious to make friends with the new government of Nepal and keep abreast of political developments in the country, China has sent yet another high-level delegation to Kathmandu – the third official one in four
China may abolish permit rule for Tibet visitors
Foreign travellers to Tibet, including Indian tourists, could benefit from a planned relaxation of Chinese regulations that currently require them to secure a special permit to enter the erstwhile Himalayan
Hacking the Himalayas: Building a Monkey-Proof Wireless Network
Inside the Gyuto Ramoche temple in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala, the scene is timeless, seemingly centuries old: Rows of scarlet-robed young monks from Tibet, hunched over prayer scrolls in mediation.
Tibet-Japan inter-Buddhist culture enhanced
Six senior monks from Gyuto monastery, Dharamsala, are currently on tour in Japan. The tour is being organized and sponsored by Tibet House, which is the cultural facet of the Liaison Office of His Holiness
China to extend Tibetan rail link
China’s government plans to extend its new Tibetan rail link to reach the region’s second-biggest city, Xigaze, according to China’s state news agency.
Tibetan Horse Race Canceled After Violence
A crowd of Tibetan nomads has ransacked a local police station in a traditionally Tibetan area of Sichuan province, China, after a dispute over the result of a major annual horse race, according to witnesses.
China: Tibetan Water Plans Raise Concerns
The 10 major watersheds formed by the mountains above the high Tibetan plateau spread water throughout Asia, serving nearly 47 percent of the world’s population. Although this vast volume of water is created mostly in