DHARAMSHALA: Outgoing US ambassador to China Gary Locke on Thursday urged Beijing to improve its human rights record, in parting remarks just days before he is to leave the country, AFP news agency reported. Rights are “universal” values that represent more than economic benefits, he said, (...)
[dalailama.com] Los Angeles, CA, USA, 25 February 2014 – After a short flight from San Jose to Los Angeles today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama went directly to the Inglewood Forum, venue his public talk on ‘Non-violence and the Effects of Compassion in the 21st Century’. Many thousands gathered to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in exile gave me real understanding of the issue of Tibet, said a Chinese who is connected with a Sino-Tibetan friendship association in Australia. Speaking at the friendship association’s meeting in Sydney on 23 February, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Election Commission of Central Tibetan Administration today declared the result of the preliminary round of by-election of a member of parliament from Do-Mey constituency held on 17th February. Out of 3965 registered voters from India and Nepal, 1235 voters cast their ballots. (...)
[dalailama.com] San Jose, CA, USA/24 February 2014: His Holiness the Dalai Lama spent today at Santa Clara University (SCU), a Jesuit university committed to a more humane, just and sustainable world located in that epicentre of innovation, Silicon Valley. He was the guest of the Markkula Center (...)
[Huffington Post] By Thubten Samphel Throughout China’s long and turbulent history, no people along its imperial fringes have been such a nuisance to the Middle Kingdom as the Tibetans are today. However, unlike neighboring Xinjiang or Eastern Turkestan which is wracked by sporadic violence, (...)
[AFP] US boldness in challenging Beijing coupled with China’s less tough reaction mark how much the two powers value their relationship When the Dalai Lama came to Washington in 2009 on one of his frequent lecture tours, Barack Obama did not invite him to the White House as the new US president (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration has announced coaching scholarships for CAT (Common Admission Test) or any other equivalent test like MAT for college graduates. Interested applicants need to apply for the scholarship before 21 April 2014. (Click (...)
[South China Morning Post] By Patrick Boehler Spanish court serves arrest warrant and barrage of questions to former Chinese president A Spanish judge has submitted 48 questions to former Chinese president Hu Jintao, giving him the chance to respond to charges of genocide brought against him by (...)
(Dalai Lama.com) San Francisco, CA, USA 23 February 2014 This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from San Francisco out to Richmond, where the Tibetan community that has grown from a handful in the 1980s to about 1500 today had invited him to inaugurate their new Community Center. (...)