Tibet is harder to visit than North Korea. But I got in and streamed live on Facebook.
September 17, 2016Source: Washington Post / By Simon Denyer September 16 at 7:00 AM A month ago, I never would have imagined I would be standing in front of the Potala Palace in Tibet, streaming a live video on Facebook and talking openly about economic and cultural discrimination and environmental pollution under read more →
Chinese Police Crack Down On Protesters In Village Once Symbolic Of Democracy
September 16, 2016Chinese Police Crack Down On Protesters In Village Once Symbolic Of Democracy Authorities are warning the residents of Wukan about staging protests. Reuters / Venus Wu and James Pomfret HONG KONG ― Chinese riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in a village once dubbed read more →
Buddhism Could Now Be the 2nd Largest Spiritual Path with 1.6 Billion or 22% of the World’s Population
September 16, 2016Buddha Weekly Buddhism has never been a “propagation” spirituality. Actively seeking out “converts” is discouraged for the most part. Individual spirituality is emphasized more than group activities. Some people don’t even think of Buddhism as a “religion”—certainly not an organized religion with dogma. So, it is with sense of optimism—without read more →
China warns Taiwan not to allow Dalai Lama to visit
September 14, 2016Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a news conference in Paris, France, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung – Reuters, 14 September 2016 China on Wednesday warned Taiwan not to allow exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit, after a high-profile read more →
Dalai Lama calls for dialogue with the Islamic State
September 14, 2016The Hindu – September 14, 2016 The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for killing. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, speaking on Tuesday in Paris, said dialogue “is the only read more →
The bizarre world of bitcoin ‘mining’ finds a new home in Tibet
September 13, 2016Set in remote mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the bitcoin “mine” is strategically placed next to a hydroelectric power plant. (Paul Ratje/For The Washington Post) By Simon Denyer, 12 September 2016 – The Washington Post Inside a metal shed in the Tibetan highlands of western China, read more →
Tibetans Thank India
September 12, 2016Tibetan monks pray at the Dharamsala. — Photo courtesy dalailama.com DECCAN CHRONICLE – Sep 11, 2016 It’s been 50 years since India opened its doors KOZHIKODE: On the 50th year of the exile of Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community, the Indo-Tibetan Friendship Society is organising a ‘Thank You India’ read more →
The Dalai Lama participates in Brussels “Power & Care” conference
September 12, 2016By Lars Vincent, The Brussels Times The Dalai Lama, draped in a traditional dark garnet kesa, arrived today (Friday) shortly before 9.30 p.m. at Bozar (the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (to participate in the “Power and Care” conference), which will run until Sunday in Brussels. Nearly 1,900 individuals are read more →
Despite fears, support for Dalai Lama remains strong in China’s Sichuan province
September 12, 2016Prayer flags dot the landscape of a Tibetan region in China’s Sichuan province. (Photo: Jeremy Koh) By Jeremy Koh, Channel News Asia – 12 Sep 2016 On a recent government-organised trip to Aba Prefecture, a Tibetan region in Sichuan, Channel NewsAsia found that support for the Dalai Lama remained strong, read more →
Chinese military equips all ground forces with new attack helicopters
September 9, 2016Times of India – 8 September 2016 BEIJING: China’s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move+ which could have implications for India+ . Several WZ-10s have been delivered to read more →