Tibetans in Australia, NZ and South East Asia

T he Member for Australiasia & Asia (excluding Bhutan, Nepal & India) to the 17 th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Tenzin Doring finally returns home in Brisbane on Wednesday night last week following more than a month in India that included oath-taking ceremony followed by parliamentary session.  He was received at airport by his wife, son, Tsultrim and Dawoe.  Doring left for India on 28 th September from Brisbane airport and reached Dharamsala, India on 30 th October after transiting through Doha, Qatar which took 27 hours of flight.  He travelled to India for parliamentary business despite being advised and rejected three times for exemption to travel to India owing to ongoing Covid restrictions on the outbound movement. However, after finally securing exemption he left for India for what was known to be the most important session in the history of Tibetan parliament in exile. His return to Australia remained unknown at the time of leaving due to no return flights to Austr

Tibetans in Australia are deeply hurt by the discovery of a food menu titled “Dalai Lama” in the Ballarat city's  restaurant specializing  in Burger. The title “Dalai Lama” is a centuries old and is highly spiritual, cultural, and religiously sensitive to the Tibetans and followers of His Holiness. To see and discover the title being used on the menu is not only considered selfish, but also insulting according to the Tenzin Doring.  The food menu is said to be owned and operated by some restaurant named Griffin Burger located 20 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat Central, Victoria as per their website.   The member to the parliament of Central Tibetan Administration representing Tibetan-Australians in Australiasia is furious and shocked. He immediately emailed to the owner on the issue and awaits reply. In the email, Doring wrote “For the millions of Buddhists and Tibetans, the ‘Dalai Lama’ is referred with His Holiness' that deserves more than a food-name in your menu. We

When the 44 elected members gathered for the secret meeting on 4th October, the only member conspicuous of absence was member for Australiasia, Tenzin Doring, who was in flight en-route to India. Doring was exempted under exceptional circumstances at the eleventh hour by Australian government as the most important meeting and oath ceremony awaited his presence at Dharamsala. Radio Free Asia quoted Doring’s absence for the two-day meet and even questioned on the futility of his branding the certain arrival as post-verdict, while not quoting the sacrifice he made in attending the session under exceptionally difficult and unavoidable circumstances of quarantine requirement and return uncertainty.   Notwithstanding, the 36-year-old managed to take oath on the 8th October from the Pro Tem speaker along with other 43 elected members to the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile. Some marked his arrival as bearer of good news as the oath taking ceremony soon followed, whose absence in the June me