In his commentary, ("Urbano’s commentary offensive to Chinese," The Triangle, Sept. 18, p. 12) Xianmin Zhu made many statements that didn’t exactly tell the whole truth. Zhu took offense to the fact that Leonardo Urbano called the
TIN has produced a summary overview of the Tibetan population in the PRC, derived from the 2000 population census. The data available to TIN is aggregated at a provincial level only, which makes the analysis of eastern Tibet
The US government’s policy view on the Tibet issue has been broadened with a new definition of Tibetan territory. The US previously defined Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region, which did not take into account the Tibetan areas of Kham and Amdo
Efforts will be made to make McLeod Ganj the focus of cultural activities in the years to come, said Shri Vijai Singh Mankotia, the honourable minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Himachal Pradesh government.
On 24 August, twenty-one Tibetans from settlements in India and the Himalayan regions joined eight students and professionals from Cambridge, England at the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture in Auroville.
In a sad incident, Nyima Drakpa, a former Tibetan political prisoner passed away Friday afternoon at his home in Tawu County, Karze TAP. According to reliable sources, Nyima was imprisoned in October 2000 on arbitrary charges of "hindering welfare of the country"
Jetsun Pema la is one of the three nominees for the prestigious "Kellogg's Child Development Award" under the banner of Hannah Neil world of Children Awards. Three nominees have been short-listed from among 146 candidates. The two other nominees are from Bolivia and Brazil.
The first group of more than 70 Chinese cadres to study the Tibetan language in Lhasa graduated from Tibet University in July; they are now being sent into the townships and towns around Lhasa to serve as officials.
