Dharamshala: The ninth Tibetan parliamentary budget session, to set government expenditure for 2010-2011, began yesterday in Dharamshala, India. Today His Holiness the Dalai Lama conveyed a message, as follows, to the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, on democracy, internal conflict and the China-Tibet dialogue:

The governor of the so called "Tibet Autonomous Region", Pema Trinley (Ch: Padma Choling) (newly appointed by the Communist regime of China), claimed on Sunday that Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama "did not have a right to choose his successor," Chinese state controlled news agency Xinhua has reported.

Dharamshala: Ahead of the 51st anniversary of a failed uprising by Tibetans against the invasion and annexation of their Himalayan country by the Communist regime of China, Nepal police Sunday arrested the representative of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu.

Taipei: The organization Taiwan Friends of Tibet has launched a two-day campaign to educate Chinese tourists about the Tibet situation. The action started today in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, with the raising of two banners, reading "Let the Dalai Lama go home!" and "Stop cultural genocide in Tibet!"

Taipei: 10 March marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Communist rule. Taiwan Friends of Tibet will join the Tibetan Welfare Association of Taiwan, the Tibet Youth Council of Taiwan in organizing a march to commemorate this important day when the Tibetan freedom struggle began.

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 28 February respectfully sent message (letter) of sympathy and condolences to President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, expressing his sadness "by the loss of many lives and the extensive damage to roads and buildings as a result of the massive earthquake that struck Central Chile".