DHARAMSHALA: Two of the five monks of Zilkar Monastery in Tridu in Yushul in eastern Tibet, who were arrested during an arbitrary police raid at the monastery on 1 September, have been sentenced to two years in prison. A court in Siling (Ch: Xining) handed down the sentences to Sonam Sherab, (...)
By Linda Dulye / FOXBusiness Published October 15, 2012 Last week, I had the opportunity to see and hear the Dalai Lama. It was indeed memorable. My best friend Sue joined me and 24,000 others to experience a star-studded event, donned the One World Concert, at my alma mater, Syracuse (...)
Boston, MA, USA 15th October 2012 Today, the Center for Ethics invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to participate in a forum at the Kresge Auditorium, MIT, under the banner Global Systems 2.0. It was dedicated to exploring Ethics, Economics and Environment in the morning, and Peace, Governance (...)
Delhi: Tibetans in Delhi geared up this past weekend to organise the Flame of Truth Relay in Delhi. Tibetan community leaders and representatives, including the Tibetan students studying Jawaharlal Nehru University organised signature campaigns and the torch relay as various places. On (...)
By Emma Nelson, The Minnesota DailyOctober 14, 2012 Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay spoke to about 200 students at the University of Minnesota Law School Friday When Chinese Minister of Health Dr. Chen Zhu visited the University of Minnesota last Monday, Zhen Wang wanted to attend. But the Chinese (...)
TAIPEI: The Office of Tibet and Taiwan Tibetan Association jointly organised a conference on Tibet and prospect for democratic development in China from the view of the current situation in both the region. The day-long conference was held at the international conference hall of Taiwan (...)
[Nobleprize.org] The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. (...)
MINNEAPOLIS: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay paid his first official visit to Minnesota on October 12. He was greeted at the airport by Namgyal Dorjee, President, along with the board members of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota ( TAFM) and the members of the local Tibetan community. His (...)
Boston, MA, USA 14th October 2012 There was a chill in the air and the roads were wet with rain as His Holiness the Dalai Lama set out early this morning to drive to Burlington airport and from there to fly on to Boston. He was received on arrival by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and (...)
October 14th 2012 Middlebury, VT, USA, 13 October 2012 – To start the day His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave an interview to the Student Reporter of Middlebury College. The interviewer asked about His Holiness’s intention in pursuing a dialogue with scientists. He told her he felt that the Buddhist (...)