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The Sunday Times | January 18, 2015

Coming as it did in the immediate aftermath of a hard-fought Presidential election, Pope Francis’ visit to Sri Lanka lost some of the media focus it would otherwise have merited. The local Catholic Church, however, worked silently throughout – with the help of the previous administration, amidst widespread speculation that the Pope might actually cancel his trip.

The Economist|January 17, 2015

Uighurs and Tibetans feel left out of China’s economic boom; ethnic discrimination is not helping

China is urbanising at a rapid pace. In 2000 nearly two-thirds of its residents lived in the countryside. Today fewer than half do. But two ethnic groups, whose members often chafe at Chinese rule, are bucking this trend.

[FPJ Bureau] NEW DELHI, Jan 15: After right to vote in the Indian elections, the exiled Tibetans living in India as refugees have been extended the PDS (public distribution system) and houses under the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY).

DNA | January 15, 2015

Soon, a new monastery market will be inaugurated at Kashmere Gate metro station. The market which is under construction near Gate No. 1 of the station will provide job opportunities to around 150 people including Tibetans and people of trans-Himalayan regions.

Tsering Woeser, China Change | January 14, 2015

Following the massacre of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, millions of people, including leaders from over 40 countries, went to the streets of Paris on January 11th to condemn terrorism and reiterate their determination to defend freedom of expression.

[PTI] KOLKATA, Jan 13: Describing himself as a Marxist, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said many Marxist leaders have now become capitalists in thinking.