Monday 31 March 2014

Tibetan leader who served as Mao's interpreter dies - Times of India









Tibetan leader who served as Mao's interpreter dies

Times of India

Sources said Phuntso's death severs a crucial link between the Chinese government and Tibetan activists engaging in a struggle against Beijing. He founded the Tibetan Communist Party and helped the People's Liberation Army's campaign to control Tibet.









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Sunday 30 March 2014

Veteran Tibetan Communist Phunwang dies, Dalai Lama expresses grief - Phayul









Veteran Tibetan Communist Phunwang dies, Dalai Lama expresses grief

Phayul

Phunwang spent several years in the Chinese Communist Party, and has authored several books. In his latest book, 'A Long Way to Equality and Unity' he called for the return of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet, saying if the ...









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Saturday 29 March 2014

China set to mine Tibet's 350 saline, salt lakes - Tibetan Review









China set to mine Tibet's 350 saline, salt lakes

Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Mar29, 2014) – China said Mar 28 that the northern region of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the western half of ethnographic Tibet, was rich in salt lakes, with half the number of them being of special type and that a world class ...









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Friday 28 March 2014

Tibetan Prisoner in Failing Health After Six Years in Jail - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Prisoner in Failing Health After Six Years in Jail

Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan monk jailed in 2008 for his role in protests challenging Beijing's rule in a Tibetan-populated region of Sichuan is in failing health and has been refused medical care, leading to fears he may die, sources said. Palden Trinlay, a monk of ...









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Thursday 27 March 2014

The Best Time to Travel to Tibet Begins - PR Web (press release)









The Best Time to Travel to Tibet Begins

PR Web (press release)

The best time to visit Tibet is from April to October, avoiding the coldest months. "The temperature of most areas in Tibet begins to rise. In Lhasa and Nyingchi, it can reach over 20°C in daytime," said Mr. Tony Yin, a senior travel consultant of ...









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Wednesday 26 March 2014

Tibet begins construction of expo park - People's Daily Online









Tibet begins construction of expo park

People's Daily Online

The first phase consists of construction of a museum and trade and research centers for tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery. Also, a structure for traditional Tibetan cultural shows will be built, said Dorji Tonzhub ...









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Six More Monks Detained in Tibet's Sog County - Radio Free Asia









Six More Monks Detained in Tibet's Sog County

Radio Free Asia

Chinese authorities have detained six Tibetan monks on suspicion of activities challenging Beijing's rule amid a continuing security crackdown in a restive county in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), according to sources. Four were taken into custody ...









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Tibet begins construction of expo park - Global Times









Tibet begins construction of expo park

Global Times

The first phase consists of construction of a museum and trade and research centers for tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery. Also, a structure for traditional Tibetan cultural shows will be built, said Dorji Tonzhub ...









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'Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations' - New York Times









'Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations'

New York Times

Floating high in a small gallery above the Metropolitan Museum's South Asian and Southeast Asian galleries, the jewel of a show called “Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations” asks how a religion fading away in one place manages to ...









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Tuesday 25 March 2014

Forest scenery in SW China's Tibet - ecns








ecns



Forest scenery in SW China's Tibet

ecns

Photo taken on March 25, 2014 shows the forest scenery in Lunang Township of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 3700 meters, the forest in Lunang presents a magnificent tableland forest scenery. Statistics show ...









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Tibetan Self-Immolation Protesters Die of Their Burns - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Self-Immolation Protesters Die of Their Burns

Radio Free Asia

Two Tibetan monks who set themselves on fire last week in separate protests against Beijing's rule in Tibetan areas of China have died of their burns, according to sources in the region and in exile on Tuesday . Lobsang Palden, 20, from Kirti monastery ...









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Emory-Tibet Science Initiative receives $1 million grant - Emory University News and Events









Emory-Tibet Science Initiative receives $1 million grant

Emory University News and Events

During the Dalai Lama's visit to Emory, he checked in for an update on the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative and was presented with newly translated science textbooks to help teach modern science in monastic education.









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Chinese tourists are inadvertently reporting on the Tibetan struggle - Index On Censorship









Chinese tourists are inadvertently reporting on the Tibetan struggle

Index On Censorship

These are the messages sent by ordinary Chinese tourist about their trips to Tibet, collected by the International Campaign for Tibet, and published on their website. While Tibetans themselves face fierce internet restrictions and harsh penalties if ...









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Improved Transport Network Makes Tibet Travel Easier - PR Web (press release)









Improved Transport Network Makes Tibet Travel Easier

PR Web (press release)

"Thanks to the improved transport condition, it is much easier to travel to and through Tibet. In the past, travelers could only fly to Tibet," said Mrs. Catherine Jing, manager of Tibet Travel Org CITS. "Nowadays, you have a variety of options, by ...









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Forest scenery in SW China's Tibet - People's Daily Online









Forest scenery in SW China's Tibet

People's Daily Online

Photo taken on March 25, 2014 shows the forest scenery in Lunang Township of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 3700 meters, the forest in Lunang presents a magnificent tableland forest scenery. Statistics show ...









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Monday 24 March 2014

Tibet: Hundreds Protest Land Seizure Over Gold Mining Activities - UNPO









Tibet: Hundreds Protest Land Seizure Over Gold Mining Activities

UNPO

Unfurling huge banners criticizing what they called Chinese encroachment of local Tibetan land, the Tibetans gathered on March 16 and 17 [2014] to voice their opposition to the highway projects in Sangchu (in Chinese, Xiahe) county in the Kanlho ...









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Tibetan Kitchen Reviewed - Manchester Confidential









Tibetan Kitchen Reviewed

Manchester Confidential

InsideTibetan Kitchen is a cute place with a tiny communal dining area all bright colours representing Tibetan costumes and prayer flags. It struck me how import cuisines go heavy on cultural references that might be familiar to the host nation. Then ...









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Saturday 22 March 2014

Self-immolated Tibetan activist reportedly left letter urging support for his ... - New Haven Register









Self-immolated Tibetan activist reportedly left letter urging support for his ...

New Haven Register

NEW DELHI -- The Tibetan who burned himself alive on the eve of a visit by China's president left a letter that urged the world to stand up for his homeland, activists said, while Indian authorities detained more Tibetans on Thursday in the Indian capital.









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Buzz: You say dogs can't adapt? Want Tibet? - Philly.com









Buzz: You say dogs can't adapt? Want Tibet?

Philly.com

TIBETAN mastiffs have genetic adaptations that allow them to function with less oxygen at high altitudes. That's important in a dog who hails from "the roof of the world." The discovery was made by a team of scientists who compared sets of genes from ...









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Thursday 20 March 2014

Tibet: China Rejects Five Out Of Seven UPR recommendations - UNPO








UNPO



Tibet: China Rejects Five Out Of Seven UPR recommendations

UNPO

China has rejected all the recommendations on Tibet to the United Nations Review of its human rights record except one; that is to facilitate the visits of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Rapporteur to Tibet. China accepted only ...









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'Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations' - New York Times









'Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations'

New York Times

Floating high in a small gallery above the Metropolitan Museum's South Asian and Southeast Asian galleries, the jewel of a show called “Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations” asks how a religion fading away in one place manages to ...









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A.Tumenjargal: I felt the Holy Land in Tibet - UB Post








UB Post



A.Tumenjargal: I felt the Holy Land in Tibet

UB Post

Photographer A.Tumenjargal opened his exhibition “Tibet-Through to the Holy Land” about the nature and people of Tibet, at the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery from March 14 to 16. A.Tumenjargal focuses on three themes: nature, portrait and city.









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Wednesday 19 March 2014

Tibetan mastiff puppy sells for record-breaking $2m in China - Sydney Morning Herald








Sydney Morning Herald



Tibetan mastiff puppy sells for record-breaking $2m in China

Sydney Morning Herald

Beijing: A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for more than $2 million in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever. A property developer paid 12 million yuan ($A2.09 million) for the one-year-old golden-haired mastiff at a "luxury pet ...









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Tibet to hold cyclo-cross in May - ecns









Tibet to hold cyclo-cross in May

ecns

The Tour de Basum Lake cycling race will be held at southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, according to Tibet's Outdoor Sport Association recently. It is the second time for Tibet to hold the cyclo-cross. The race will be held at Basum Lake ...









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Tuesday 18 March 2014

Ancient Prescriptions From Tibet - New York Times









Ancient Prescriptions From Tibet

New York Times

Treating ailments according to ancient Tibetan medicine recipes could require salves of warmed moss and soil found in mouse holes facing east. Soaking in hot springs near coal veins was also recommended, as were gold needles pricked into the scalp.









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Photo by The Oakland Post - MyNorth.com








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Photo by The Oakland Post

MyNorth.com

From Monday, April 14th to Saturday, April 19th, Traverse City's Dennos Museum will host a music and art presentation by Tibetan monks entitled “Mystical Arts of Tibet.” Monks from the Drepung Monastery in Tibet will visit Traverse City to share their ...









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China starts Sichuan-Tibet grid construction - Shanghai Daily (subscription)









China starts Sichuan-Tibet grid construction

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

The project will cost over 6.6 billion yuan (1.08 billion U.S. dollars), and should be complete in the first half of 2015, solving the power shortage and transmission problems in parts of Tibet. More than 1,521 kilometers of lines will connect Qamdo ...









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Monday 17 March 2014

China Exclusive: Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch - CCTV









China Exclusive: Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch

CCTV

Tibet, on the "roof of the world," is coming closer to the outside world through the Internet and smart mobile devices. "The living Buddha and eminent lamas are paying the highest attention to online news on the missing flight," said Tob Chung, 38, a ...









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Sunday 16 March 2014

Freshman, Buddhist leader and King of Tibet visits West Essex Regional High - The Jersey Tomato Press








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Freshman, Buddhist leader and King of Tibet visits West Essex Regional High

The Jersey Tomato Press

The young King of Tibet, Trichen Lhagyari, visited West Essex High School on March 12 to show his film "My Country is Tibet" and talk about Tibet's modern struggle for indepedence from China. Seniors and students from other classes attended the assembly.









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Holiday specials for Fiji, Tibet, Malaysia and much more - The Daily Telegraph









Holiday specials for Fiji, Tibet, Malaysia and much more

The Daily Telegraph

Book a small-group tour of Tibet departing June 3 and receive a 10 per cent discount. Now priced from $3015, the 14-day tour begins with a scenic flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Then, spend two full days sightseeing in Lhasa before driving by 4WD on ...









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Leader-in-Exile: Youths Lead Tibet Freedom Fight - ABC News









Leader-in-Exile: Youths Lead Tibet Freedom Fight

ABC News

It is not easy for young Tibetans still living in Tibet — isolated from cousins, friends and former neighbors who have gone into exile in countries around the world, Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay said. Those who remain and remember how Tibetan ...









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Saturday 15 March 2014

Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch - People's Daily Online









Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch

People's Daily Online

LHASA, March 14 -- Tibet, on the "roof of the world," is coming closer to the outside world through the Internet and smart mobile devices. "The living Buddha and eminent lamas are paying the highest attention to online news on the missing flight," said ...









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Tibetan Parliament honours Indian Tibet supporters - Phayul









Tibetan Parliament honours Indian Tibet supporters

Phayul

DHARAMSHALA, March 15: Tibetan Parliament in Exile honoured over forty local Indian Tibet supporters representing various Tibet support groups including local Taxi and Auto union today as the observers for the ongoing Tibetan Parliament session.









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At 92, party insider again urges China to loosen reins on Tibet - Sacramento Bee









At 92, party insider again urges China to loosen reins on Tibet

Sacramento Bee

But the founder of the Tibetan Communist Party _ a political insider in Beijing known as “Phunwang” _ refuses to give up. On Friday, a Hong Kong publishing house will release his latest book, in which he urges China to grant greater autonomy to Tibet ...









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Holiday specials for Fiji, Tibet, Malaysia and much more - Herald Sun









Holiday specials for Fiji, Tibet, Malaysia and much more

Herald Sun

Book a small-group tour of Tibet departing June 3 and receive a 10 per cent discount. Now priced from $3015, the 14-day tour begins with a scenic flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Then, spend two full days sightseeing in Lhasa before driving by 4WD on ...









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Friday 14 March 2014

Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch - ecns









Mobile Internet keeps Tibet in touch

ecns

Tibet, on the "roof of the world," is coming closer to the outside world through the Internet and smart mobile devices. "The living Buddha and eminent lamas are paying the highest attention to online news on the missing flight," said Tob Chung, 38, a ...









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20 women arrested outside the Chinese embassy for Tibet protest - Phayul









20 women arrested outside the Chinese embassy for Tibet protest

Phayul

The twenty students of Delhi University including an Indian painted their faces with colors of the Tibetan National Flag, held placards and raised slogans for freedom in Tibet and demanded international intervention in the Tibet issue. “It was ...









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Thursday 13 March 2014

Nepal King Pratap Malla and trade ties with Tibet - Telegraphnepal.com









Nepal King Pratap Malla and trade ties with Tibet

Telegraphnepal.com

Pratap Malla is the most popular among the Malla kings who ruled the Kathmandu valley. He is also known as the paramount Malla king. In a 'Thassfoo' of that time it is written that he had become king by imprisoning his own father. He was only 18 years ...









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Ancient Prescriptions From Tibet - New York Times









Ancient Prescriptions From Tibet

New York Times

Treating ailments according to ancient Tibetan medicine recipes could require salves of warmed moss and soil found in mouse holes facing east. Soaking in hot springs near coal veins was also recommended, as were gold needles pricked into the scalp.









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Eclectic performances rock Carnegie Hall at Tibet House benefit - Examiner.com








Examiner.com



Eclectic performances rock Carnegie Hall at Tibet House benefit

Examiner.com

Tuesday night's 24th annual benefit concert for Tibet House has to rank up there as one of the most entertaining and eclectic musical performances at Carnegie Hall in recent years. Carnegie Hall has been known as the grand old venue for musical ...









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Iggy Pop Gets Crowd On Its Feet at Tibet House Benefit - Wall Street Journal (blog)









Iggy Pop Gets Crowd On Its Feet at Tibet House Benefit

Wall Street Journal (blog)

It was an evening of unexpected collaborations during the Tibet House US benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, with Iggy Pop flailing his arms on stage with New Order, and Nico Muhly and Sufjan Stevens piano-playing with the National.









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4.6 bln invested to compensate public-warfare forests in Tibet - CCTV









4.6 bln invested to compensate public-warfare forests in Tibet

CCTV

Over the past decade, China has spent over 4.6 bln yuan in compensating ecological public-warfare forests since Tibet has been incorporated into the scope of national key ecological public-warfare forests, according to information from Forestry ...









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Wednesday 12 March 2014

New Order, The National, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith unite for Tibet benefit in ... - NME.com









New Order, The National, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith unite for Tibet benefit in ...

NME.com

Curated by composer Philip Glass – who took to the stage before each act to introduce them – the evening began with traditional chanting by Tibetan monks before steel pedal guitarist Robert Randolph performed two songs to the seated audience.









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