On July 1, 2006, China will launch the Gormo - Lhasa railway that will directly connect Tibetan capital Lhasa to Chinese capital Beijing. Despite the Chinese claims of the railway bringing economic prosperity and development in Tibet, Tibetans all over the world
Nortel Networks Corp.'s chief financial officer, Peter Currie, tried to assure shareholders that the light at the end of the telecom's long tunnel is not another train. Nonetheless, just like last year, the telecom-equipment firm's annual general
The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) members detained in Delhi's Tihar Jail since June 26 has begun an indefinite hunger strike from today, according to information received from TYC's Information Secretary Mr. Dhondup
The new Tibetan 'City and Swayambhu Chief's Office' was inaugurated by Hon. Drubthok Rinpoche at Kathmandu's Lazimpat area in the presence of over 50 prominent Tibetan figures in the city including four members of the exile Tibetan parliament,Assembly of Tibetan
In addition to promoting Buddhism in general and, in particular, overcoming the challenges before the Gaden tradition of (Tibetan) Buddhism, the limitations put on the worship of Dorjee Shugden, by the Great 5th Dalai Lama
As activists call for a boycott of China's controversial railway to Tibet, the Dalai Lama has urged Tibetans to "wait and see" what benefits the new line might bring to them, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader
Her tiny, child-sized feet hang over the edge of the bed swinging carelessly, but Rigzin Choekyi speaks thoughtfully as she recalls the brutal treatment meted out by the Chinese while she was held as a political prisoner in Tibet
The 50 Tibetans arrested on June 26 for protesting China's railway line to Tibet entered their fifth day in detention today in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Although there is no sign of them getting released from the jail
With the opening of a new railway line through the Tibetan Plateau, and the increased number of travellers who will visit the area as a result of it, WWF and TRAFFIC are calling for conservation measures
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling is hopeful that the first India-China bus service between Gangtok and Lhasa could begin in the future, after the Nathu La pass is formally opened for trade
