Buddhists worldwide back Myanmar’s monks

The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile and the world’s most prominent Buddhist, was among the first to offer his support to the tens of thousands of shaven-headed monks at the vanguard of

Tibetan PM adds more ministers to his cabinet

Prime Minister [Tib: Kalon Tripa] of the Tibetan Government-in Exile added three more ministers to his existing five-member cabinet. Paljor Tsering, retired civil servant currently residing in Australia, Ngodup Dongchung, Secretary (Security), Department of

Gorkha folk face starvation as China shuts checkpoint

The Chinese government has forbidden Nepali citizens from going towards Tibet via Duila Dhajen checkpoint on the northern border of Gorkha district. These people used to go to Tibet via the Duila Dhajen checkpoint to buy