Tag Archives: Tibet

  • Himalayan Viagra leads to violent clashes 24 June 2010 | Graham Pembrey This post has no comments yet

    A report in The Guardian has highlighted the violent confrontations that are occurring in Tibet, as people scramble to collect 'Himalayan Viagra'. ...

  • Dalai Lama to tweet with Chinese web users 21 May 2010 This post has no comments yet

    The Dalai Lama will hold his first online chat with Chinese web users via Twitter on Friday, despite efforts by Beijing to silence him in China. ...

  • “I’m a Marxist”: Dalai Lama This post has no comments yet

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Thursday that he is a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to the communist country that exiled him -- China. ...

  • Tibetan UNI students to meet Dalai Lama 17 May 2010 | Mary Stegmeir This post has no comments yet

    "The Dalai Lama and UNI, they've taught us how to become not just better Tibetans, but better humans," University of Northern Iowa graduate Dolma Tsering said. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Obama you can change! 15 February 2010 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    If Obama will not address the real issues when he meets the Dalai Lama on Thursday, he will be only betraying American principles, as well as his own. ...

  • China plans world’s highest airport in Tibet 12 January 2010 This post has no comments yet

    China plans to build the world's highest airport in the Himalayan region of Tibet, at an elevation of nearly 4,500 metres. Construction of the airport on the so-called "roof of the world" is projected to start next year at a cost of 1.8 billion yuan (about 260 million dollars). ...

  • “No Thank You President Obama: Tibet is NOT a part of China! 28 November 2009 | Sangay Taythi This post has no comments yet

    Over 200 Tibetans and supporters gathered in front of the US Courthouse in Downtown Minneapolis on the eve of Thanksgiving to say, "No Thank You President Obama: Tibet is not a part of China". ...

  • Geoff Dyer Tibetan test for Obama’s engagement with China 10 November 2009 | Geoff Dyer This post has no comments yet

    If Obama stays quiet on Tibet and does not meet the Dalai Lama soon after, China is likely to redouble its efforts to isolate the Dalai Lama. ...

  • China to open fourth civilian airport in Tibet 5 November 2009 This post has no comments yet

    China plans to open its fourth civilian airport in Tibet in "Ngari Prefecture" next year to boost infrastructure facilities in the border region. ...

  • Two Tibetans held for protesting Chinese FM’s visit 27 October 2009 This post has no comments yet

    Two Tibetans were detained by police when they tried to enter the venue of the trilateral meeting among foreign ministers of Russia, India and China. ...