Readers in today's world of information technology will soon have the first Tibetan electronic dictionary in unicode Monlam Bodyig 3 on their computers, be it Windows, Mac, ipod or ipad.
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According to a recent report in the Times of India, a 23-year-old youth from Banda village in Jaipur died when his mobile phone exploded on Monday. The report didn’t further divulge detail on any eye witness account of the incident. The boy was apparently talking over the phone when it exploded, causing serious injuries to his right ear. The body of the victim, Gopal Gujjar, was found near his farm along with remains of mobile phone and battery on Tuesday morning.
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A fresh purge appeared to be in the offing in Tibet with a top leader of the Communist Party of China calling for reforms in Buddhist monasteries by appointing monks and nuns who are "politically reliable".
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Chinese authorities in Tibet have restricted the display of photos of the Karmapa Lama, confiscating them from monks and warning drivers not to carry them in their vehicles, according to sources in the region. Read More
The growth of China's military is shrouded in secrecy which could give rise to "misunderstanding and miscalculation", a US defence department report says. China has been upgrading its land-based missiles, expanding its submarine force and nuclear arsenal, the Pentagon's annual report to Congress said.
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On August 16, 2010, the conference room hosted another event that was different from the past events. It was the display of the “longest calligraphy scroll” as termed by the WorldRecordsAcademy, produced by Tibetan calligrapher Jamyang Dorjee Chakrishar. Its length of 163.2 meters has set a new world record of sort in its category. This scroll contains the prayers in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by 32 eminent Tibetan Buddhist masters written in different Tibetan writing styles.
Read MoreAn 83-year-old Richfield woman who had gone missing when she went for a walk Friday was found safe Sunday morning in St. Paul.
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Pemba, a Tibetan woman who has no last name, was spotted by a St. Paul police officer near Marshall Avenue and Wheeler Street around 7 a.m. Sunday.
Even though she had been missing for about 48 hours, she was found to be in good health and was reunited with her family, Richfield police dispatcher Jay Burns said.
“She’s just fine,” Burns said. “No foul play. She was just walking.”
Burns said Pemba told them she slept in bushes and walked since she left her home in the 6300 block of Vincent Avenue S., around 7:30 a.m. Friday for her daily walk.
Thanks to its control over Tibet, China can claim sovereign right to control the world's largest freshwater resources outside the polar regions. These water resources, vulnerable to global and regional warming, are critical for sustaining South Asia's food and water security. Should China be the lone arbiter of the fate of Tibet's waters? What happens to downstream nations that depend heavily on these rivers?
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for his dedicated service to the preservation of Tibetan culture and improvement of the community. "Since immigrating to the United States, Mr. Wangyal la has taught Tibetan language and music at the Tibetan Sunday school in Queens every weekend, impacting the lives of hundreds of Tibetan children," said Tendor. "In the last ten years, Wangyal la has never taken a weekend off."
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TAIPEI – DOZENS of Tibetans and their Taiwanese supporters protested against China on Sunday, accusing Beijing of using an exhibition of ‘looted’ Tibetan artifacts as political propaganda. Read More
