WTN for January 2009

• Himachal hit by temple tragedy, drop in tourism - The Hindu
• Rogge: IOC was surprised by Tibet unrest; defends silent diplomacy - DPA
• Taiwan to shelter Tibetans who fled China - Reuters
• Exodus of Tibetan Children—Maria Blumencron: ‘Goodbye, Tibet’ - Epoch Times
• Memos to Obama: Wisdom for Leadership - Tikkun
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Open Inter-faith Conference in Gujarat, Kalon Tripa to Join - TibetNet
• Nobel Minds - TibetNet
• Tibet's economy grew 10 percent in 2008 - planner - Reuters
• Inventing Tibet - Lydia Aran
• 'Angry Monk': Doc offers sharper image of Tibet - San Francisco Chronicle
• Tibetan Buddhist institute signs MOU with Miami University - Phayul
• Tibetan exiles shun New Year celebrations in Dharamsala - Newstrack
• Spotlights review in 2008 - CCTV.com
• Movie review: 'Monk' challenges views of Tibet - San Francisco Chronicle
• Tibetan documentary - Rutland Herald
• Dalai Lama visits Pell back in 2005 - Providence Eyewitness News
• Chasing happiness - Livemint
• Abdul Kalam arrived at Kangra on two day visit - PunjabNewsline.com

• 13 Tibetan Shops Gutted in Andhra Pradesh - Phayul
• Tibetans stage protest in city - Indian Express
• TIBET: After 50 years in exile, hope for a return remains strong as Tibetans try to keep traditions alive - AsiaNews.it
• Kalam meets Dalai Lama at his official palace - IANS
• Dalai Lama's Nexus With Extremists - Beijing Review
• Tibet aims to attract three million tourists this year - Xinhua
• Papua New Guinea and China's New Empire - Globe & Mail
• Free Tibet Concert in Alaska: Peace, Beauty and Indigenous Cultures - Himalayan Resource Center
• TYC Trains Young Leaders of Tibet - TYC
• Saffron delegation arrives in China on maiden visit - PTI
• Dalai Lama likely to attend religious conference in Bhavnagar - Indopia
• Tibetan monk offers path to escape economic crisis 'Mind training' - Salt Lake Tribune

• Tibetan monks prepare for annual Buddhism exam - Xinhua
• Out of the Closet: China’s “Other Tibet” - Dissident Voice
• China to revive tourism industry in Tibet - PTI
• China aiming to lure three million tourists to Tibet: state media - AFP
• Why not choose to be optimistic today - Adventures of a Nobody Examiner

• China's year of pomp and vigilance - Asia Times Online
• Tibetan: Show 'The foundation for peace' - Epoch Times
• Another Tibet—Uighur Mirrors the Issues in Tibet - Epoch Times
• China releases prisoners for fear of death in custody - Phayul
• RI author presents Buddha statue to Dalai Lama - Jakarta Post
• Free Tibet concert: a gift to Alaska - Alaska Journal of Commerce
• Kalon Tripa extends his travel schedule - TibetNet

• Maine International Film Festival launches winter film series - Central Maine Morning Sentinel
• Chilly nights in Tibet - National Post
• Book unfolds a real Tibet - China Daily
• Tibetan monks to create colorful image, to be wiped away at the end, at Ka‘ahumanu Center - Maui News
• Local Health Center Builds School in Tibet - Evanston
• Nobel Prize Anniversary Bash for Wałęsa - Warsaw Voice
• Tibet back on the travellers’ map - Wanderlust
• Beijing’s crusade against the moral corruption of the web - France24
• Dalai Lama Opens Inter-faith Symposium, Arrives in Varanasi to deliver sermon - Phayul
• Dalai Lama emphasized the need to bring unity among all religions - PunjabNewsline.com
• Dalai Lama hails India's religious tolerance - Press Trust of India
• India's restraint against Pak commendable: Dalai Lama - Times of India
• Dalai Lama inaugurates 6-day world religions meet at Mahua - Indian Express

• 1.587 bln kwh electric power generated in 2008 in Tibet - Xinhua
• Tibet: 380,000 people in credit system - Xinhua
• Richard Gere to be Honored for Humanitarian Acts - Phayul
• Tibet Bureau Compiles UN Recommendations for China on Human Rights in Tibet - TibetNet
• Fifth Teacher Training on Basic Education Policy Concludes - TibetNet
• China blames global slowdown for tourism woes - AFP
• IOC blaming Tibetans? - Taipei Times
• China scores an own goal by cancelling EU-China summit - European Voice
• UCSB READS' PICKS ‘ETHICS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM' - UC Santa Barbara

• Producer/director: ‘It’s the kind of thing everybody should see’ - Epoch Times
• China Diary: 2008. Part I - Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey
• Tibetans to be granted residency - Taipei Times
• Community service by Tibetan Youth Congress during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Teachings in Varanasi - Tibetan Youth Congress
• A Tibetan Woman Arrested from Kardze County - Phayul
• Japan MPs rally behind Tibet, Dalai Lama - Zee News
• China braces for more Tibet unrest - Al Jazeera
• Tibet able to cope with overloaded Spring Festival traffic - Xinhua
• Qinghai-Tibet rail line opens way for future - China Daily
• Tibet presentation - Newport News Times
• Dalai Lama to visit Auroville - Indopia
• Memorable trip to India includes unforgettable visit - Richmond Times Dispatch
• Tibetan Man beaten, arrested for Protesting - Phayul
• Tibetans in New Kardze Protests - Radio Free Asia

• Tibet opens annual parliament session to foreign journalists - Xinhua
• Tibet to set "Serf Liberation Day" - Xinhua
• Nervous China tightens grip on internet - Sydney Morning Herald
• China to Celebrate Tibet's "liberation", Tibetans call it propaganda - Phayul
• China to mark defeat of Tibet uprising - AP
• He’s young, tall, handsome — and a possible successor to Dalai Lama - Keene Sentinel
• China will definitely change, says Dalai Lama - Phayul
• 30 years on, will China keep its promises? - Rediff

• Housing project highlighted in TAR PPCC - China Tibet Information Center
• Tibetan language widely used in TAR political affairs - China Tibet Information Center
• 22 Chinese Scholars & Lawyers to Boycott China Central Television - Boxun News
• Questions for Mrs. Clinton - New York Times
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets with Himalayan Buddhists - TibetNet
• One Religion that’s Actually Embracing Science: Buddhism - Discover Magazine
• Dalai Lama emphasised to preserve traditional buddhist culture and spirituality - PunjabNewsline.com
• Dalai Lama to Address Madras University - Phayul
• Dalai Lama Blames Financial Crisis on Spiritual Fall (Update1) - Bloomberg
• China urges better ties with EU, still angry with France - Reuters

• Cenozoic sedimentary records and geochronological constraints of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift - Science in China Press
• Tibetan farmers too poor to afford solar house - TibetanReview.net
• Tibet sets economic growth goal of 10% plus this year - Xinhua
• Tibet to invest RMB 3 bln in indemnificatory housing - China Knowledge
• Taiwan's CHTHONIC Receives DALAI LAMA's Blessing For This Year's 'Free Tibet Concert' - Blabbermouth.net
• Tibetan singer's music video Competes at Berlin festival - Phayul
• Tibetan Cultural Fair - Maui Weekly
• China Reinforces Patriotic Education in Drepung Monastery: Report - TibetNet
• Calling Tibet? Please Hang Up and Try Again - Huffington Post
• Tibetan exiles write letter in blood seeking PM's support to their cause - ANI
• Dalai Lama invited to receive Rome honour - AFP
• China: Future French ties depend on Tibet handling - AP
• Dalai Lama: moral crisis caused economic woes - Telegraph
• 'All religions of the world are good' - Times of India
• Dalai Lama holds special prayers in Sarnath for world peace - ANI
• Local gov't allocates more fund for tourism in Tibet - Xinhua
• China's global media challenge - Radio Netherlands
• Undercover Film on Tibet at 5th Tri-Continental Film Festival - Phayul
• Humble Aspiration - OpEdNews
• Dalai Lama's Views On Economic Meltdown - Oneindia
• Insight or parody? - GoErie.com
• Tibetan Youth Congress reaffirms faith in Dalai Lama’s leadership - Phayul
• Dalai Lama to visit the Netherlands - Radio Netherlands
• Dalai Lama stresses on environment protection - Times of India

• Qiangba Puncog: Tibet makes miraculous jump in 50 years - People's Daily Online
• Tibet top legislator backs establishment of "Serfs Emancipation Day" - Xinhua
• Teacher develops China's first Tibetan-Chinese-English electronic dictionary - Xinhua
• China Says ‘Sabotage’ by Dalai Lama Supporters Set Back Tibet - Bloomberg
• The Year of Living Dissidently - China Digital Times
• Researcher's call for climbers who have come into contact with Tibetan refugees in the Himalaya - K2climb.net
• Dalai issue should not hurt Sino-EU ties - China Daily
• Czech envoy sensitive to China's Dalai Lama stance - AP
• EU chief calls for quick end to France-China rift - EUbusiness
• Science and Religion must work in tandem to save world: Dalai - PTI
• 'Expand knowledge, develop inner values' - Times of India

• All Tibetan farmers, herders to have safe water and phone service by 2010 - Xinhua
• China to celebrate day Tibet feudal rule ended - AP
• Dalai Lama coming to Albany - Albany Times Union
• Tahoe photographer shares images - Tahoe Daily Tribune
• 'LET US MAKE LAMP OFFERINGS AND LIGHT CANDLES TO COMMEMORATE THE SOULS OF THE DECEASED' - Woeser - High Peaks Pure Earth
• Examining the nature of exile - Business Standard
• Suspect package blown up at Chinese Consulate - San Francisco Chronicle
• I love Bush, not some of his policies: Dalai Lama - PTI
• Department of education of Central Tibetan Administration conducting worldwide survey - PunjabNewsline.com
• Tibetans Plan ‘Subdued’ New Year - RFA
• Dalai Lama Opens University Religious Event in Delhi - Phayul
• China to mark takeover of Tibet after March Uprising with celebratory holiday - ICT
• China’s communist regime losing ground: Dalai - Fresh News
• Dalai Lama addresses International conference on Buddhism - Northern Voices Online
• Chinese people, not govt, gives me hope:Dalai Lama - Phayul
• No Chinese response to memo on Tibet's autonomy - IHT

• Killing and Buddhism - Sunday Leader
• CTA Conducts Human Resource Survey in Tibetan Exile-community - TibetNet
• Tibetan contact with China 'difficult': Dalai Lama - Australia Network News
• Dalai Lama advocates dialogue to end terrorism - ANI
• Take the lead in spreading compassion: Dalai Lama - The Hindu
• Planting seeds now for a peaceful future - Hindustan Times
• Non-violence cannot tackle terrorism: Dalai Lama - Indian Express

• Commentary: A day to remember, for Tibetans and all - Xinhua
• Legislator criticizes Dalai Lama group as Tibet sets "Serfs Emancipation Day" - Xinhua
• Serfs' Emancipation Day for Tibet - BBC
• Tibet to mark suppression of Dalai Lama-led rebellion: China - AFP
• Tibet to see clash of official celebrations and public boycotts? - TibetanReview.net
• Dupont warms Tibet with solar power - China Daily
• New and Outgoing Representatives meet with Tibetans in France - Phayul
• Dalai Lama Discusses Successor - KEYC
• Tibet's int to be part of PRC if 'meaningful autonomy' given - PTI
• Dalai Lama says faith in Chinese people unshaken - Reuters
• Associating Islam with terrorism wrong: Dalai Lama - TwoCircles.net

• China and the Future of Global Auto Manufacturing - AmericaJR.com
• SundanceFest Digest: Human rights star - DeseretNews.com
• Tibet Arranges CNY46 Million For Tourism Recovery - China Hospitality News
• China's Wen to attend Davos forum - AP
• China Says It Faces Threats From Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang - AFP
• China says defense situation has improved - AP
• Tibetans lobby for freedom - Times of India
• Anger at Tibet celebrations - Canberra Times
• Four Tibetans sentenced, another disappeared in Kardze, Tibet - TCHRD
• Profiles in Courage: 50-Day Countdown to March 10, 2009 - SFT
• Chinese-EU relations start improving - Czech official - Czech Happenings
• Anniversary of 1959 Tibet rebellion to be celebrated - AsiaNews.it
• CHINA AIMS AT DALAI LAMA WITH NEW TIBET HOLIDAY - New York Times
• Dalai Lama unveils Buddha idol - Times of India
• Dalai Lama to deliver discourse on peace and spirituality in Chennai - ANI

• Tackle terrorism through prevention - Canada Free Press
• The Democratic Reform in Tibet - People's Daily Online
• 50 Years in Tibet - Brisbane Times
• A Tibetan Point-of-View - Harbus Online
• China Declares Provocative New Holiday in Tibet - Buzzle
• The reality of ‘Serf Liberation Day’ - Taipei Times
• Everyone can become a Buddha’ - Express News Service
• Dalai Lama unveils Buddha idol - Times of India
• Local professor in Dalai Lama film - timesnews.com
• Chinese PM's trip 'snubs France' - BBC News
• What does it mean to be an Indian leader? - WIP
• Will surrender privileges, if Tibet becomes free: Dalai Lama - Indian Express
• Why no Dalai Lama? - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
• No Harmony without trust, Dalai Lama says in Chennai - Phayul
• UCSB Gets Free Lesson in Ethics - Daily Nexus
• Mr President does God - Times Online
• Global Leaders Welcome Obama to World Stage - VOA News
• Dalai Lama congratulates Obama - The Hindu
• Dalai Lama congratulates Obama - The Hindu
• Rights for development in Tibet respected - People's Daily Online
• Tibet in Song - Variety
• Khashyar Darvich to introduce his film 'Dalai Lama Renaissance' at Cleveland Museum of Art - Plain Dealer
• Tibet shepherds live on climate frontier - Christian Science Monitor
• Tibetan Protesters Beaten, Detained - Radio Free Asia
• China says Wen offers Europe "journey of confidence" - Reuters
• Political pressure may be behind Dalai Lama's canceled visit - KTVB
• Selling Hope Instead of Fear: Redefining Activism - Huffington Post
• Dalai Lama to meet Indian envoy on Lankan - Times of India
• Genuine autonomy possible - News Today
• Dalai Lama reiterates demand for Tibetan autonomy in China - ANI

• Tibet House Benefit Concert - The Villager
• Q&A: Engaging Compassion with Gelhek Rimpoche - Philadelphia citypaper.net
• Tibet, Kosovo inspired Malegaon accused - Indian Express
• Oxford native returns for documentary screening - Oxford Press
• Office of Tibet and Special Olympics respond to Dalai Lama brouhaha - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
• Tibet official: Dalai Lama uninvited to World Winter Games - KTVB
• China ready to mend ties with France: govt - AFP
• Dalai Lama calls for immediate end use force against Tibet by China - PunjabNewsline.com
• Can’t interfere in Lankan affairs: Dalai Lama - Express Buzz
• New Center at Stanford to Study Brain’s Role in Compassion, Altruism - Earthtimes
• Stanford starts brain center to study altruism - Palo Alto Online
• Tibet Welcomes First TD-SCDMA Base Station In Lhasa - ChinaTechNews.com
• Dalai Lama Blesses Auroville Tibetan Pavilion - Phayul
• Steve Earle To Rock Concert For Tibet - Look To The Stars
• Dalai Lama: Idaho visit canceled after Chinese threat - Salt Lake Tribune
• Observance of the Lunar New Year honours the family and offers good wishes for the future - Vancouver Sun
• China grills 5766 Tibetans Under Winter "Strike Hard" Campaign in Lhasa - TCHRD
• Human Rights Situation in Tibet: Annual Report 2008 - TCHRD
• His Holiness tells China to Resolve Tibet issue with Trust and Mutual Respect - TibetNet
• Tibetans in Chamdo Protest China's Patriotic Education, 6 Detained - TibetNet
• 17th Karmapa guides Tibetan youth in Sarnath - Times of India
• Obama Inauguration Inspires China - RFA
• Obama Had The Dalai Lama's Scarf In His Pocket During His Swearing In - Beliefnet.com

• Leading newspaper praises Tibet's development, slashing Dalai Lama - Xinhua
• China gives one-off living allowance to poor people before Lunar New Year - Xinhua
• WTN interviews Kasur Tenzin Geyche Tethong - WTN
• Pico likes to keep his facts right - Times of India
• Dalai Lama compliments Rajasekhar for his 'Gautham Buddha' - IndiaGlitz
• His Holiness tells China to Resolve Tibet issue with Trust and Mutual Respect - UTC
• Dalai Lama congratulates China on New Year - IANS
• His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's message to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Chinese New Year - TibetNet

• China says 100,000 armed police patrol country on Spring Festival eve - www.chinaview.cn
• View: Anniversaries and uncertainties by Wenran Jiang - Wenran Jiang
• Misty-eyed westerners need a Tibetan history lesson - On Line opinion
• China 'Strikes Hard' in Tibet - RFA
• TIBETAN NGOs CANCEL NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS TO MARK 'BLACK YEAR' - Tibet

• China casts late Tibetan monk as ally in a sensitive year - Reuters
• Tibetan Scholar awarded Padma Shri in Literature by the Indian government - TibetNet
• Swiss shield China's PM from protests during visit - AP
• Chinese police carry out checks on 6,000 in Tibet - Tibet
• Tibetans "in mourning" as Chinese New Year begins - ICT
• China detains 81 people in Tibet crackdown: media - AP
• China investigates thousands in Tibet: rights group - AFP
• China Raids Homes and Businesses in Tibetan Capital - Washington Post
• Pro-Tibet Protesters Demonstrate Against Chinese PM At Davos (AFP) - AFP
• Tibetans nabbed for 'reactionary' songs - UPI
• Tibetan young man dies from injuries suffered in jail - AsiaNews