Dalai Lama to undergo treatment in US
DHARAMSALA, Jan 19: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will undergo treatment in the US later this month for a prostate problem, his office said on Tuesday.
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China publishes ‘verified living buddha’ list
BBC | January 18, 2016
China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers.
Read moreChina: No End to Tibet Surveillance Program
Human Rights Watch | January 18, 2015
21,000 Officials Stationed Indefinitely in Villages
New York: Chinese authorities have indefinitely extended an intensive surveillance program in villages across the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)
Read moreSeven ancient Buddhist caves found in Mumbai
Clara Lewis, TNN | January 17, 2016
MUMBAI – Seven caves have been discovered in the forests of the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, on the northern fringes of the city.
Read moreAfter vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence ‘hallucination’
BY JAMES POMFRET, MATTHEW MILLER AND BEN BLANCHARD, Reuters, 17 January 2016
TAIPEI/BEIJING – Taiwan should abandon its “hallucinations” about pushing for independence,
Read moreHis Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates Taiwanese President-Elect
DHARAMSALA, Jan 17: In a letter to Ms Tsai Ing-wen, President-Elect of Taiwan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated her on her remarkable victory in the Presidential election.
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A Heavy Metal Star Rocks The Vote In Taiwan And Gives Beijing A Headache
Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | January 15, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan: He is the lead singer of Taiwan’s most famous death-metal band, with rock-star good looks and all the onstage poses.
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US Under Secretary arrives at Dharamshala; purpose of visit undisclosed
[Hindustan Times] DHARAMSALA, Jan 15: United States (US) Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall arrived at Dharamshala on Friday.
Read moreChinese official expresses concern over missing Hong Kong bookseller
By Clare Baldwin | Reuters
HONG KONG, 15 January 2016
A Hong Kong-based Chinese official expressed concern on Friday at the disappearance of one of five missing people linked to a local publisher of books critical of Beijing’s leadership
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Why Are Tibetans Setting Themselves on Fire?
Tsering Woeser, The New York Review of Books | January 12, 2016
February 27, 2009, was the third day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It was also the day that self-immolation came to Tibet.
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