CTA launches USD 2m Tibet Education Project
The exile Tibetan administration today officially launched the Tibet Education Project, a two-year programme, aimed at improving the quality of education opportunities for Tibetan refugee students in India and Nepal.
Breaking: Another self-immolation rocks Tibet, Toll reaches 80
In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan set himself on fire late last night in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The Tibetan man, the 80th to self-immolate inside Tibet, has been identified as Tamding Kyab.
China stirs up hornet’s nest of boundary disputes
China has again stirred up the hornet’s nest of unsettled boundary disputes with its neighbours by issuing revised passports that show it staking its claim on Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin (in India), the entire South China Sea and Taiwan.
Two Faces of Hu Jintao by Vijay Kranti
The New York Times expose on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s close relatives having amassed assets worth more than $2.7 billion could not have come at a worse time for poor Mr. Wen.
Breaking: Tibetan teen burns self to death, Toll climbs to 79
In no respite to the spate of self-immolations inside Tibet, another Tibetan teenager passed away in his fiery protest Thursday, November 22. In confirmed reports received by Phayul, Lubum Gyal, 18, set himself ablaze in Dowa town of Rebkong, eastern Tibet at around 4:20 pm (local time) in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves Dharamshala for extended south India visit
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today left his exile hometown of Dharamshala for an extended visit to south India. The Dalai Lama is scheduled to begin his tour with a two-day visit to the Indian state of Kerala from November 24-25.Speaking to reporters earlier, Swami Rhithambharananda, General Secretary of Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust said