Friend advances Dalai Lama’s visit here

Months after it was announced the Dalai Lama would visit the Wood River Valley in September, it has become apparent that bringing one of the world’s most recognized spiritual leaders to the rural West is no easy feat.

David Dorman Denies Xinhua Report

On May 9, 2005 People’s Daily, (Xinhua) published an article in which a Tibetan “foreign affairs official” of the PRC, “Pa Sang”, claims to have guided Mr. David Dorman Chairman of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China

A Nomad Who Became a Diplomat

An average Tibetan of today has some understanding of the system of aristocracy, lamas and clan leaders in independent Tibet.

Dalai Lama inaugurates monastery

The Dalai Lama inaugurated the Dhagpo Shedrup Ling Monastery constructed at a cost of Rs 7.5 crore at Kais village near here today. Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, also joined him in the ceremony.

Austria scraps plan to produce Dalai Lama stamp

Austria’s federal post office has abandoned a plan to produce a line of postage stamps honoring the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, a human rights activist who had campaigned for the stamps said Wednesday.

‘Roof of the world’ faces threat

Chinese scientists warn the fragile environment of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau, known as the roof of the world, is under serious threat from global warming and pollution, state media said Wednesday.