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Radio Free Asia has decided to host four small scale discussion forums and one large town hall meeting with candidates of the forthcoming National Assembly elections and local people in Dharamsala. Forums will be held in the RFA bureau office and the town hall meeting will be held in Yongling School. Two forums will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Date and Day Local and Washington DC time Guests and format of the forum.

Friday, March 3, 2006 6:45PM Local Kathmandu time and 8-9AM Washington DC In this forum we will talk to Tibetan Assembly candidates in Nepal.

Sunday, March 5, 2006 6:45PM Local Kathmandu time and 8-9AM Washington DC In this forum we will talk to Tibetan Assembly candidates in Nepal.

Friday, March 10, 2006 5:30-6:30PM Local Dharamsala time and 7-8AM Washington DC In this forum we will invite Domey candidates and a group of selected local Tibetans. After the daily headline news in Amdo dialect from Washington DC Tseten Namgyal and Karma Zurkhang will coordinate the discussion.

Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:30-6:30PM Local Dharamsala time and 7-8AM Washington DC In this forum we will invite Dotoe candidates and a group of selected local Tibetans. Live show will begin after the daily headline news Kham dialect from Washington DC. Tseten Namgyal and Karma Zurkhang will coordinate the discussion.

Sunday, March 12, 2006 6:30-7:30PM Local Dharamsala time and 8-9 Washington DC In this forum we will invite U-Tsang candidates and a group of selected local Tibetans. After the daily headline news Tseten Namgyal and Karma Zurkhang will coordinate the discussion.

Monday, March 13, 2006 6:30-7:30PM Local Dharamsala time and 8-9 Washington DC In this forum we will invite candidates of Bon and the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Right after daily headline news Tseten Namgyal and Karma Zurkhang will coordinate the discussion.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Dharamsala 6:30-9:30PM Dharamsala time and 7-10AM Washington DC This town hall meeting will be open to all candidates and volunteers and will be conducted at Yongling school. This show will not be live. Actual broadcast time of the show will be announced later. Tseten Namgyal and Thondup Dorjee will coordinate the discussion.

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