By Thubten Samphel January 30, 2014 On 28 January, 25 years ago, the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet died at the age of 51. Popular Tibetan opinion commonly refers to the 14th Dalai Lama and the 10th Panchen Lama as the “sun and moon” of the Tibetan Buddhist firmament. …
Read More »US Ambassador-designated to Beijing to call for dialogue between China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama
January 30, 2014 DHARAMSHALA: US senator Max Baucus, nominated as Washington’s next ambassador to China, said he would counsel the Chinese leadership to restart dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama without any preconditions to reduce the growing instability in Tibet. In his testimony before the senate foreign relations …
Read More »Tibet’s world outreach to counter China’s growing influence: An interview with Chidril Kalon
The Tibetan-government-in-exile is reaching out to the Chinese diaspora, as part of its campaign to keep the Tibet issue on the international agenda. Dicki Chhoyang, Minister of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration is in Australia for the annual Festival of Tibet in Brisbane.. but …
Read More »Tibet Film screened at European Parliament
Brussels; Lithuanian MEP Mr. Leonidas Donskis organized an event in the European Parliament to screen Dhondup Wangchen’s documentary film ‘Leaving Fear Behind’ on 21 January. The screening was attended by MEPs, assistants to MEPs, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Brussels, representatives from NGOs, representatives of ICT …
Read More »The 6th Conference of Tibetan Education in Exile Opens in Dharamsala
DHARAMSHALA – January 7: The three-day sixth Conference on Tibetan Education in Exile commenced today in Dharamshala. Over 236 participants comprising of principals, directors, teachers and counselors from 76 Tibetan schools in Nepal and India, are currently attending the 3-day conference. The conference is the largest gathering of teachers …
Read More »Sikyong Inaugurates Tibetan Students’ Leadership Summit
tibet.net December 26, 2013 DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong and Education Kalon Dr Lobsang Sangay today inaugurated a seven-day summit to impart leadership qualities to top Tibetan students of class X from across India and Nepal at the Lower TCV school in Dharamshala. Over 300 students comprising equal numbers of boys and …
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