There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching and talk during his visit to New York City on October 18-20, 2013. English, Russian and Mandarin languages will be available. Live webcasts can be viewed at http://dalailamany.org/livestream. All times Eastern Daylight Time (...)
[Source: The Herald Scotland] Downing Street has denied changing its stance on Tibet to secure lucrative Chinese business contracts. The claim was made in an editorial in the People’s Daily newspaper, which said that UK Government had admitted it mishandled the issue. The move paved the way for (...)
The Finance department of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announces job vacancy on contractual basis for its new initiative Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development (TED) project. TED is the continuation of EDOTS program – Empowering Tibetan business project. TED aim in helping potential (...)
[Source: AFP/France 24] A blogger, a taxi driver, a Communist Party official and a Buddhist monk. All of them Tibetan, and all of them driven to the desperate step of setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. These and dozens of others are the subject of a new booklet written by (...)
[Source: www.dalailama.com] León, Guanajuato, Mexico 15 October 2013 – This morning as the day began to warm, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s hosts at Hacienda San Cristoboal, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife came to see him. They met privately for a few minutes before walking with (...)
BANGALORE: The home secretary of Karnataka state in southern India yesterday visited the Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe. Home Secretary S K Pattanayak was accorded a warm reception on his arrival at the Lugsam settlement office by the Tibetan officials, including Chief Representative, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan woman named Kalsang, for circulating photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama through Wechat, a social network app for mobile phones. She was also charged with storing songs banned by the Chinese government in her phone. She was arrested (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan monk, Kalsang Choedar, studying in Palyul Nyingma monastery in Palyul county in Karze (incorporated into China’s Sichuan Province) was arrested by Chinese police on 12 October, confirmed reports from Tibet say. He was walking in the local market in Palyul when he was (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Three staff from Tibet Museum and Environment and Development Desk, Central Tibetan Administration went on a week-long trip to Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, to raise environmental and Tibet awareness among the local residents. Jigmey Norbu and Zamlha Tempa Gyaltsen from the (...)
[Source: dalailama.com] Mexico City, Mexico, 14 October 2013 – In letters to both Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness at the loss of life and devastation of property as a result of Cyclone Phailin that (...)