Search for an Australian travel writer in Tibet
A search has begun for an Australian freelance travel writer Clem Lindenmayer, who went missing while hiking near Minya Konka mountain in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Ganzi
Hundreds greet Dalai Lama in Perth
Hundreds of well wishers turned out to greet the Dalai Lama when he arrived in Perth today for the first leg of his 2007 speaking tour. The spiritual leader of Tibet met members of Perth’s Buddhist
Tourists Overwhelm China’s ‘Shangri-La’
He says outsiders are cashing in, while a lack of education means few Tibetans are getting rich. The area’s culture and its fragile ecosystem are under threat from tourism, he
Mining rage and corporate responsibility in Tibet
Certain issues relating to mining operations in Tibet by Continental Minerals, a Canadian subsidiary of Hunter Dickinson Inc, based in Vancouver, were raised strongly during the
Mining Tibet – Feeding the Hungry Dragon
Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet protest this rampant exploitation of natural resources in their homeland. Students for a Free Tibet condemns all activities of the exploitation of
McLeodganj observes World Environment Day
The world Environment Day (WED) is being observed here with the local Tibetan Welfare Office ((TWO), initiating “Clean Upper Dharamsala” programme from morning 09:00 to
Taktser Rinpoche Plans to Launch “March for Tibet’s Independence”
On June 27th at 9am, Taktser Rinpoche (Professor Thubten Jigme Norbu) is planning to help launch the 100-mile “March for Tibet’s Independence” from China’s Consulate in New York (520 12th Avenue).
Colossal Guru Rinpoche’s statue demolished in Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) received confirmed information from reliable sources that, in mid May 2007 Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) demolished a colossal