Category Archives: News

• US ambassador visited restive Tibetan region 17 October 2012 no comments

  The State Department says the US ambassador to China last month visited a restive region where ethnic Tibetans have set fire to themselves to protest Chinese rule. ...

• Dalai Lama imparts wisdom of happiness, compassion 15 October 2012 | Martine Powers no comments

  The Dalai Lama's first lecture during his three-day visit to Boston was filled with laughter and discussion on the meaning of interfaith harmony. ...

• Rinchen Dolma is Miss Himalaya 2012 14 October 2012 | MHP Bureau one comment

  Twenty-three-year-old Rinchen Dolma from Sikkim was crowned the Miss Himalaya 2012 at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in McLeod Ganj on Saturday night. ...

• New Tibetan self-immolation: rights groups 14 October 2012 no comments

  The grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure has burned to death in northwest China after setting himself on fire in protest at Beijing's rule in the restive region. ...

• China ex-official sheds light on dark side of power 14 October 2012 | David Watkins no comments

  In The Civil Servant's Notebook, Wang Xiaofang writes about a world he is familiar with, having himself risen through the ranks of Chinese officialdom. ...

• Czech Senate chairman refuses to meet head of Tibetan government 13 October 2012 2 comments

  Czech Senate chairman Milan Stech (Social Democrats, CSSD) has refused to meet chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay. ...

• Dalai Lama speaks to nearly 3,000 at Middlebury College 12 October 2012 | Steve Zind one comment

  The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, took a message for young people to Middlebury College on Friday. ...

• Miss Himalaya beauty pageant to be organized in TIPA 12 October 2012 | Arvind Sharma no comments

  Himalaya's first beauty pageant "Miss Himalaya" is to be held in Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) on 12 and 13 October. ...

• Dalai Lama warns against generalizing Islam 11 October 2012 no comments

  Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, warned Wednesday not to generalize Islam as a negative force . ...

• Tibet’s political leader to visit U of Minnesota Law School 11 October 2012 | Emma Nelson no comments

  Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Tibet's prime minister, will arrive at the University of Minnesota Law School Friday 12 October, his first visit to Minnesota since coming to power. ...