Published in the print edition of The Economist, 19 December 2015 Demand for an aphrodisiac has brought unprecedented wealth to rural Tibet—and trouble in its wake BY THE middle of May, the snowline in Yushu prefecture has retreated to the … (...)
Published on The Daily Sabah Turkey, 20 December 2015 The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 51 refugees off the northwestern Çanakkale province coast on Sunday when their small boat began to sink, Turkish official sources said. The rescued came from Afghanistan, … (...)
By David Lague, Paul Mooney and Benjamin Kang Lim, Reuters, 21 December 2015 ALDERSHOT, England – Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the Aldershot football stadium southwest of London on June 29, quietly waiting under a hot … (...)
By Benjamin Haas, AFP, 22 December 2015 Adrak’s last words before Chinese police dragged him away were “May the Dalai Lama live 10,000 years”. The 20-year-old Tibetan monk was carrying the spiritual leader’s portrait as he walked down the main … (...)
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NASHIK – The Tibetan Welfare Association in Nashik, Maharashtra organised a candle light vigil to mark International Human Rights day on 10 December, coinciding with the 26th Anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai … (...)
Ben Blanchard, Reuters, 22 December 2015 BEIJING – The Chinese-appointed former governor of Tibet warned on Tuesday that the government needed to make more efforts to tackle ethnic discrimination, state media said, in rare comments by a senior official on … (...)
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NEW DELHI – Indian Solidarity Council, a national body comprising eminent social leaders, bureaucrats and entrepreneurs honoured Mr. Karma Chungdak, Director of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society with its ‘Jewel of India Award’ in recognition of his meritorious services in the … (...)
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DHARAMSHALA: A young Tibetan was arrested by Chinese security forces after he staged a solo protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet on 19 December. Dressed in traditional Tibetan attire with a Buddhist flag on his shoulder and … (...)
By David Lague, Paul Mooney and Benjamin Kang Lim, Reuters, 21 December 2015 The doctrinal schism that the Chinese Communist Party is using to hound the Dalai Lama arose long ago in the internecine politics of his own school of … (...)