Sangay hails Taiwanese bill that dissolves Tibetan panel
November 29, 2017Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Tuesday hailed a bill passed by the Taiwanese parliament that dissolved nearly a century old ministry-level Mongolian Tibet Affairs Commission (MTAC), saying it was creating misunderstanding between Tibetans and Taiwanese. “The MTAC has been … Continued
Beijing Hinders Free Speech in America
November 29, 2017By Wang Dan, NOV. 26, 2017 – The New York Times I spent nearly seven years in a Chinese prison for being a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. I was freed in 1998, and the Chinese government let … Continued
China bets on mega projects in Tibet
November 26, 2017By Atul Aneja, The Hindu – 26 November 2017 China’s well-tested mantra that has powered its economic rise — build quality infrastructure and the rest will follow — is in full play in Tibet. The Qinghai-Tibet railway, the 1,956-km track … Continued
China under-20 football tour suspended after pro-Tibet protests
November 26, 2017By Benjamin Haas, The Guardian – 26 November 2017 A tour of Germany by China’s under-20 men’s football team has been suspended after their first match was met with protests. The remaining games in Germany will be postponed, the German Football Association said, after … Continued
Past is past’: Dalai Lama says Tibet wants to stay with China, wants development
November 24, 2017Hindustan Times, 24 November 2017 Read original story here Tibet does not seek independence from China but wants greater development, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in Kolkata Thursday. China and Tibet enjoyed a close relationship, though there were … Continued
India a living example of religious tolerance: Dalai Lama
November 24, 2017Business Standard, 24 November 2017 Read original story here Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama lauded India for its “spirit of religious tolerance” and for carrying different traditions together while addressing a press conference after a spritiual discourse at Yid-Ga-Choezin ground, … Continued
Pakistan refuses to allow free use of yuan for CPEC projects
November 23, 2017The Economic Times, 21 November 2017, Read original story here Pakistan has refused to allow free use of the Chinese yuan on the lines of the US dollar in the country as officials from the two nations met to decide … Continued
Caste system is undemocratic and outdated: Dalai Lama
November 23, 2017The Economic Times, 22 November 2017 Read original story here The caste system was outdate and undemocratic said the fourteenth Dalai Lama to an audience in Bhubaneshwar on Tuesday. “I really feel this so called caste system was not created … Continued
Include moral education in curiculum: The Dalai Lama
November 22, 2017Times of India, 22 November 2017 Read original story here BHUBANESWAR: Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday asked educational institutes to include moral education as an academic subject. He also urged youngsters to create 21st century as century of … Continued
Leave laziness and strive for success: Dalai Lama
November 22, 2017Pragativadi, 22 November 2017 Read original story here Bhubaneswar: Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate Dalai Lama has been honoured with 10th ‘KISS Humanitarian Award’ at a special function held at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here on … Continued