Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday for a five day unofficial visit. While in the country he plans to deliver several speeches thanking the Swiss for their hospitality and support in welcoming Tibetan exiles to their country for 50 years. The first Tibetan refugees in Switzerland were a group of 20 children who moved to the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen in 1960.

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived yesterday in Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city, where he gave a sermon on Ethics for the New Millennium

Tokyo: Former Tibetan minister Jetsun Pema on Saturday (3rd April) gave a public talk at Seishin Joshi University in Tokyo. A committee formed by a group of young Japanese supporters and intellectuals organized the talk; this is in continuation of series of talks Jetsun Pema had given on "Human Value Education" last year in Japan. Prof. Yoshiyuki Nagata of the University, known for his research in Alternative Education, and contribution in education and societal development acted as the moderator of the talk.

Tokyo: Tempa Tsering, Tibetan minister and Chief Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Bureau office in Delhi, on the second leg of his visit to Japan addressed Japanese students and general public at Yotsuya Public hall in Tokyo on Tibet issue. Prof Ishihama of Waseda University shared the dais to give highlight on Tibetan history from the Japanese intellectual perspective to the audience of some hundred people.

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Slovenia's second city of Maribor Monday, His Holiness was welcomed at his hotel by city mayor Franc Kangler, Slovenian member of the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl and about 200 other people.

Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual and political leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday stressed that great India "must take the lead" in promoting "secular ethics" with "Indian tradition of non-violence and harmony among various faiths", to present a model before the rest of the world.

Dharamshala: China is clamping down on Tibetan refugees by strengthening its border control, a senior official for the Tibetan government-in-exile told reporters at a Tokyo press conference on Friday.

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