WTN for September 2007

• China to gain greater say in choosing future Tibetan leader - BBC
• China Wants to Control Next Dalai Lama Selection - Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
• Dalai Lama's 2-day trip triggers ticket frenzy: Spiritual leader to speak at Ithaca colleges - By Topher Sanders, Gannett News Service. Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY
• China’s India PR guy - Opinion, By : Tenzing Sonam
• US panel slams China on Dalai Lama issue - Associated Press
• TCHRD deplores China's new religious measures on reincarnation - Tibet.ca

• PILGRIMAGE TO LHASA: Amid a modern Chinese city, ancient Tibetan traditions persist - John Flinn, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
• Prayer Flags Aflutter In A Chill Wind: The Lama is ageing...and China is waiting. Tibet's cycle of rebirth gets a new spin - Chander Suta Dogra, Outlook India
• Passport, or carte blanche to raise hell? - Ashifa Kassam, Staff Reporter, Toronto Star
• World's highest railway offers yaks on tracks - Susan Spano, LOS ANGELES TIMES
• Interview with H.E. Zheng Xianglin, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nepal - Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
• Happy Democracy Day! - Tibet.net
• Tibetans opposes China on reincarnations - AP
• New Chinese rules on Dalai Lama - BBC
• Opinion - China’s India PR guy - Himal, By : Tenzing Sonam
• Holy city: A multibillion-dollar push for tourism makes Tibet more accessible to travelers - By Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times
• Visiting China's nuclear past: A remote atomic research base, long a forbidden zone, is resurrected as a 'red tourism' attraction. - By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times

• Tibetans reject China's attempt to choose Tibetan spiritual leaders - Tibet.net
• Thousands throng Tsuglakhang to hear His Holiness - Tibet.net
• China bans reincarnation of living Buddhas without nod - Times of India
• Amid a modern Chinese city, ancient Tibetan traditions persist - San Francisco Chronicle
• John Flinn: Tibet photo op turns into battle with tiny pickpocket - San Francisco Chronicle
• Gere urges Beijing Olympics boycott - RTE.ie, Ireland

• US House passes resolution to allow Capitol to host ceremony to bestow medal on Dalai Lama - AP
• Environmental group says Tibetans responding to calls to abandon tiger, leopard skins - AP
• Chinese railway raises fears for Tibetan culture - By China correspondent Stephen McDonell, ABC.net.au
• Rowell Fund Applications Now Available - ICT
• Dalai Lama to speak in Ottawa - CTC
• Leader of organized crime ring in Tibet sentenced to 18 years - Xinhua - official Chinese news agency
• Dalai Lama blesses Scots scholars’ history of Tibet - The Herald

• Dalai Lama to visit U of C: The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism plans a visit for Sep. 2009 - Katy Anderson, News Editor
• As the world meets in Sydney will it remember Tibet? - By Lara Damiani, The National Forum

• Joint demonstrations urge APEC leaders to raise Human Rights issues against China - Phayul
• "India's China Policy- Need for an Overhaul" - FOT
• Taiwan seeks closer ties with the Tibetan government-in-exile - DPA
• Chen: China to use Olympics to cover violations - RTI
• Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint - By Richard James Havis, Shining Moon
• Biography: Namgyal Lhamo - World Music Central)
• Remarkable Mexican student expelled under China’s pressure - By e-mail sent by Exa Méndez
• Tibetan Tourism Office Advises Delaying Trips - China Daily

• Lhasa, Tibet: On the roads of the Tibetan Plateau - By SUSAN SPANO, Los Angeles Times
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Barcelona - Phayul
• Experts discuss human rights in Tibet, Mongolia - By Loa Iok-sin, Taipei Times
• Dalai Lama backs democracy while in Spain - The Associated Press
• Living in difficult times - Submitted by Eleanor Arnason, Twin Cities Planet, Minnesota
• Ven. Khangser Rinpoche to Teach "The Six Preparatory Practices" at Choe Khor Sum Ling, Bangalore - PRLEAP.COM

• US asked India for military action in Tibet - Economic Times
• Activists say Tibet railway is `tool of conquest' - By Loa Iok-sin, STAFF REPORTER, Taipei Times
• Memorandum submitted to Mr. Hu Jintao by Shri Bashistha Narain Singh, Member of Indian Parliament - Shri Bashistha Narain Singh
• Buddhism with a Brazilian touch - By Mauricio Savarese, Reuters Life!
• Movie review: 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, Key character trait: he twirls his thumbs inwardly - By John P. Meyer, Pegasus News, TX
• Harrison Ford Lends His Voice To the Dalai Lama - mediabistro.com, NY

• More than 10,000 turn out in Spain to hear Dalai Lama - AFP
• 'Do not provide platform to Dalai Lama' - Anil K Joseph, PTI
• Nepal-China Tibet economic, trade fair kicks off - Xinhua
• Qinghai-Tibet railway to extend further - China Daily

• Taiwan deserves as much attention as Tibet: Chen - By Ko Shu-ling, Taipei Times
• World leaders urged to boycott Beijing Olympics - The China Post
• The Dalai Lama inaugurates new Tibet House Fundation in Barcelona - Phayul
• Tibet Railway extension to Shigatse to be operational by 2010 - By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul
• Business community for stronger Nepal-Tiber trade relation - By NNN-NepalNews
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on 11 - MFA China

• Task Force review meeting concludes - TibetNet
• The Dalai Lama visits Portugal - Algarve Resident
• Young Tibetans keen to watch paintings of Dalai Lama - By Hemant Chauhan, ANI
• Interview: Wizard of deception - Michael Bond, New Scientist
• Chinese relief materials delivered to Nepal - Xinhua
• Prints Capture True Spirit of Tibet - Shenzhen Daily

• Dalai Lama to make historic visit to German chancellery - AFP
• Merkel to meet Dalai Lama at German chancellery this month - Intenational Herald Tribune
• Bush Not Trustworthy for Many Austrians - Angus Reid Global Monitor, Canada
• Saltspring's Tibetan 'trumpet monk': Musician felt spiritual connection to 'island of dreamers' - Joanne Hatherly, Times Colonist
• Tibetan Culture Week opens in Kalmykia - CCTV.com
• China's railway coverage to reach 100, 000 km in 2020 - People's Daily
• GERE DEVASTATED BY DALAI LAMA'S PHOTO CRITICISM - Contactmusic.com, UK

• China summons German envoy over Dalai Lama visit - Reuters
• Olympics Bound - The New York Times - OPINION
• United States slams poor religious freedom in Myanmar, China and North Korea - By Foster Klug, AP
• Dalai Lama film in Maine - By AMY CALDER, Blethen Maine News Service
• Friends of Tibet national coordinator missing - IANS
• Pro-Con: Should the United States boycott the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? YES - OPINION, Kansas City Star, MO
• Dreaming Lhasa DVD Review - by Kam Williams, News Blaze
• Lured to Lhasa - Tibetan holy city puts on a Chinese face (Waterloo Record) - SUSAN SPANO, Waterloo Record, Canada - TRAVEL

• Tibetan rights trump trade say Canadians - CTC
• Thousands converged to listen His Holiness in Portugal - TibetNet
• DoE assesses education standard in Tibetan schools - TibetNet
• UN cleanup long overdue - Taiwan's exclusion a disgrace - By PAUL JACKSON, SUN MEDIA
• Spiritual connection with Tibet leads author to novel - MARGARET BIKMAN, THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
• Tibet joins the world - Santa Fe New Mexican.com, NM
• CATCHING UP WITH ... Rusty Staub and the Dalai Lama - BY BILL DOW, Detroit Free Press, United States

• Dalai Lama Visit Jeopardizes German Business Interests - Spiegel
• Dalai Lama visits Austrian orphanage - Earthtimes.org
• Dalai Lama tickets on sale next week - By Emily Smith, Lehigh University The Brown and White, PA
• The Dalai Lama attends inter-faith dialogue at Lisbon Mosque - By Tenzin Norsang, Phayul
• Spiritual bliss for Kashmiri children in Dharamsala - By Hemant Chauhan, NewKerala.com, India
• Steve Allen Media Sought to Promote the Tibetan Oracle’s First-Ever U.S. Speaking Tour - PR.com
• China, U.K. concludes second meeting of parliamentary exchange mechanism - People's Daily

• Harper ready to spurn China by meeting with Dalai Lama - G&M
• Canada's PM to meet with Dalai Lama - AFP
• Will fly Tibetan flag again, St. John's mayor vows - CBC News
• China Asks Merkel to Abandon Talks With Dalai Lama - Deutsche Welle
• Dalai Lama award presentation passes hurdle - Numismatic News
• Mining industry flourishes in Tibet - Commodity Online
• A hard road to Tibet treasures - Mail Tribune
• Tibet: NGOs Campaign Against Chinese Law - UNPO

• China objects to Harper meeting with Dalai Lama - CTV
• Yet another flag flap: Tibetan colours to fly over St. John's, Newfoundland - National Post
• Tibet: Taiwan Strengthens Bonds with Tibet - Office of the President, Taiwan
• Indian president honors Tibetan school teachers - TibetNet
• Missing Tibet activist returns safe home in Mumbai - Phayul
• Former Faculty Entrepreneur Digs Deep into His Own Pockets to Honor His Commitment to Stanford - Business Wire

• China Detains Tibetan Boys Over Graffiti - Reuters
• China warns against using Tibet issue to meddle in its affairs - PTI
• China Defends Its Record on Religion - AP
• His Holiness renews calls for Tibetan autonomy - TibetNet
• Austrian chancellor meets with Dalai Lama - Associated Press
• China Lays Olympic Torch Path to Everest - AP
• Profs discuss religion, family values of Tibet - Lehigh University
• China criticizes Dalai Lama's visit to Germany as part of 'splittist' agenda - Live-PR.com
• Tibet striving to curb desertification - www.chinaview.cn

• Germany says Dalai Lamai visit will not harm ties with China - AFP
• Berlin unfazed by Beijing's sharp criticism of Dalai Lama visit - Islamic Republic News Agency
• Human Rights Watch Urges China to Release Tibetan Students - VOA News
• Men of Conscience Should Boycott the Beijing Olympic - Asian Tribune
• Dr Pema Dorjee concludes speaking tour of South America - Office of Tibet
• Amazing art exhibition in Delhi - Times of India
• Le dalaï-lama en Occident, un défi pour Pékin - Le Figaro

• Voices of Faith: I'm an atheist and a good person - LubbockOnline.com
• Tibet: Eye Camp - Restoring vision at the top of the world - PBS
• Talks with China essential to open more border points - The Rising Nepal
• Tibet receives record number of tourists in 2007 - Press Trust of India
• Dalai Lama - 21st-Century Monk - Wall Street Journal
• Readers Debate Dalai Lama's Pending Visit to Berlin - Deutsche Welle
• Dalai Lama accuses China of "arrogance of power" on German visit - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
• Seven high school boys detained for pro-Tibet slogans - AFP

• New hydro power plant starts operation in Tibet - PRC
• Magical heights - The Hindu
• The ‘lost’ tribe of Tibet - Hindustan Times
• Teenage Students Held Incommunicado for Graffiti - Human Rights Watch
• Young monks hone skills in Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamsala - ANI
• China calls off meeting with German officials as Dalai Lama visit looms - CP
• Merkel Meets Dalai Lama Despite Chinese Criticism - Deutsche Welle
• Merkel angers China on Dalai Lama - BBC

• Tibet's new hydropower plant begins operation - Xinhua
• JNU gearing up to welcome Dalai Lama - The Hindu
• Harper wrong to roll out carpet for Dalai Lama - The Gazette
• Merkel's meeting with Dalai Lama draws cool response from China - Globe and Mail
• Criticism from China - Angela Merkel, Witch Playing with Fire - Javno.hr
• Merkel's Dalai Lama Meeting Prompts German Placation of Chinese - Bloomberg
• Merkel angers China over Tibet - The Guardian
• Dalai Lama offers support to Myanmar monks - Agence France-Presse
• His Holiness supports call for democracy in Burma - TibetNet

• China discovers "new" glaciers on roof of world - Reuters
• Dalai Lama's hand at Emory - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Stanford acquires recordings of Dalai Lama, Krishnamurti, other - AP
• Tibet: A New Direction? - Tenzing Sonam
• Harper right to meet Dalai Lama say Canadians - CTC
• The Dalai Lama arrives in Dharamsala after ground-breaking European tour - Phayul
• Show of strength - Gulf Daily News
• China-German relations 'damaged' over Dalai Lama meeting - ABC Online
• China warns Germany over Dalai Lama meeting - AFP