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Changes to the Constitution of Tibet

Second Tibetan National General Meeting Commences By Cornelius Lundsgaard, The Tibet Post

14th Tibetan Parliament in exile its additional session started in Dharamshala, India on 26th May 2011. Photo: TPI By Samuel Ivor, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today turned down the role of head of state for the Tibetan administration-in- exile. Although Tibetan leaders urged him to remain as ceremonial head of state, His Holiness firmly maintained his decision to step back from the political scene and focus on his role Continues on Page 9....

EU Urges China on Human Rights

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 17: President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy (L) meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing May 17, 2011. Van Rompuy is on an official four-day trip to China. Photo: Getty Images By Samuel Ivor, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: Saturday May 21 marked the opening of the Second Tibetan National General Meeting at the upper TCV school auditorium in Dharamshala. The meeting is meant to address the issues regarding proposed amendments to the current Tibetan charter as laid out by the Charter Amendment Drafting Committee which has been set up to deal with the practicalities of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama's denouncement of political power. After the initial opening ceremony with the traditional chanting of monks, the singing of Tibet's national anthem and a minute's silence for the fallen heroes of Tibet, the 418 delegates from various parts of the world including the US, India, Russia and Europe, were divided into 10 working committees by each delegate drawing a number by chance. For the next three days the temporary committees will be deliberating on a preamble to the charter, article number 1 - which pertains to His Holiness' new position of protector and symbol of the nation - as well as 39 related articles, including article 19 concerning His Holiness the Dalai Lama's executive powers. "The responsibility of the delegates here is to improvise on the texts, on wordings, on paraphrasing things that they think might help making the drafts more effective, particularly on the

The opening session of the 2nd Tibetan National General Meeting being held at the TCV School auditorium in Dharamsala, on 21 May 2011. Photo: TPI

preamble and the article number one", said the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Penpa Tsering, during a press briefing shortly after the opening ceremony

Tenth Edition of Miss Tibet kicks off with Six Contestants

Dharamshala- On Tuesday (17 May) Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, urged Beijing to improve its international image and uphold human rights and the rule of law in China. Van Rompuy held discussions with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on topics ranging from trade relations to human rights. His plea comes among recent Continues on Page 10....

had concluded. The current Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, See on Page 6....

Boycott Spreads to Other Counties

A latest photo of Vegetables from a Tibetan store in Kham, eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI/latest By The Tibet Post International

A New Tibetan Dictionary

Dharamshala: - A boycott of Chinese-owned vegetable stores in Nangchen County in the Tibetan province of Kham, eastern Tibet has spread to neighboring counties. Tibetan residents of Dzado County (Ch: Zaduo), See on Page 5...

Mongolians Protest to Against China

Tenth Edition of Miss Tibet kicks off with Six Contestants. Photo: TPI Kalon Tripa Prof Samdhong Rinpoche releases the new Tibetan dictionary authored by Lobsang Tendar. Photo: TPI By Aniket Dasgupta, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: - Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the chairman of Central Tibetan Administration launched a new comprehensive Tibetan dictionary authored by Mr. Lobsang Tendar at a function in Gangchen Kyishong where Central Tibetan Administration based, Wednesday (18th May). Tendar is a lexicographer and editor who is currently working as the editor of text books at the Tibetan Children's Village school in Dharamshala. While explaining the features of the dictionary, Tendar said it had taken him 13 years of laborious research in creating the dictionary, which contains 60,000 words which have been taken from Tibetan Continues on Page 7 ....

By Samuel Ivor and Sangay Dorjee, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala- The Miss Tibet Pageant celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in Mcleoad Ganj with six beautiful contestants. The 12 day event stars Tibetan participants from a diaspora that spreads across the globe, aiding awareness for the Tibetan cause and maintaining the Tibetan culture with a distinctly modern twist. The pageant marks its 10th anniversary with 6 beautiful Tibetan women this year. 2011s contest involves an orientation on Tibetan culture, philosophy and current affairs. The six contestants will perform yoga, cultural dances, catwalk modeling, personality development as well as visits to the Tibetan Government in Exile, local Tibetan schools, and NGOs. The pageants hail from afar afield as Australia, India,

Switzerland and the United States. Chemi Lhazom, Dolma Tsering and Tenzin Sangmo are from India, Ngodud Dolma from Australia, Tenzin Yangkyi from Switzerland and Tenzin Khecho from the United States. The coming seven days will see the contestants training for the competition rounds, that will be kicked off on the 3rd of June with a swimwear competition. Talk and talent rounds will follow - to highlight that these beautiful girls aren't just a pretty face. Following the intellectual side of the contest, an evening gown and traditional costume event will be performed, and the interview rounds will tie-up the event on the 5th of June. Continues on Page 2.......

By Cornelius Lundsgaard, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: Wednesday May 25, more than 2000 ethnic Mongolian protesters marched to the Chinese government building in the North-western city of Xilinhot, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR). The protest was spurred by the killing of a Mongolian herder by a Chinese truck-driver Continues on Page 4......


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