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Monthly Archives: May, 2006

No Change of Policy in My Second Term, Says Kalon Tripa

Although the Sino-Tibetan dialogue will always remain a tall order, there shall be no change in the policy or approach of the incumbent administration, if elected again for a second term

The plight of India’s Tiger: Tibetan connection and beyond

The recent fur burnings in Tibet generated much excitement and gave some hope to the beleaguered tiger campaign, but it was a short lived moment. Chinese authorities have given the burnings an unwanted political angle

Stop Tibet’s gold rush in the international market

Tibet is virgin territory for western mining companies. So far mostly small private mining activities have been able to operate on the Tibetan Plateau. This has been mainly due to lack of capital, technology, transportation

Tibet, India

The trip in and around Mcleodgunj was like flying across the Himalayas to the Dalai Lama’s kingdom. Only bits of India and the Raj cropped up.

Tutu and Tintin to be honored by Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama will present the International Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and The Hergé Foundation, a non-profit association in the memory of the creator of comic book character

China to offer karaoke trains to roof of world

Ticket to Tibet, sir? That'll be $1,000 a day. But at least you'll be able to have a good sing on the way. China is planning to offer luxury trains to the roof of the world when it opens a long anticipated and highly

People’s Republic of China high on renewing campaigns against peaceful Tibetan dissidents

A meeting comprising of high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members of the Tibet Autonomous Region ("TAR") took place in Lhasa from 15-16 May 2006. The meeting saw gathering of all high-level party members in the "TAR"

A Child Kidnapped by the Government – 11th Anniversary of the Detention of the World’s Youngest Political Prisoner

11 years ago today, the Chinese government forcibly kidnapped the then 6 year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. To mark this anniversary, unknown persons put up posters emblazoned with the word "Entführt" (Kidnapped) in prominent

Tibetan Women’s Association marks 11 years of detention of Tibet’s Panchen Lama

17th May 2006, marks the eleventh year of abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. As Gedhun Choekyi Nyima turns seventeen years old, the panic continues as he stands on the threshold of teens and will no longer be

Qinghai Bird flu caused by fish farms?

Almost a year after the outbreak of bird flu among the wild birds near Qinghai Lake (Tso Ngonpo) that killed tens of thousands of wild birds and Qinghai came to be associated with a deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu

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