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Little blue men: the maritime militias pushing China’s claims
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 16 May 2016 China is using large numbers of irregular maritime militias, dubbed “little blue men”, to assert and expand its control over an increasingly large area of disputed and reclaimed islands and reefs in the strategically important South China Sea, the Pentagon says. The militias, read more →
Re-election of Exiled PM Spurs Hope for Renewed Tibet Talks
Lobsang Sangay, the incumbent prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, speaks to media after being re-elected for second term in office in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. by Shannon Van Sant, Voice of America, 16 May 2016 HONG KONG— The re-election of Lobsang Sangay as prime minister of the read more →
China Pressures Europe to Stay Silent on Human Rights
Image Credit: Tiananmen Square image via ben bryant / Shutterstock.com By Kai Mueller, May 15, 2016 – The Diplomat China’s attempts to export its censorship and authoritarianism raise serious questions for all European countries. China’s belligerent diplomacy in Europe has been in the spotlight this week after a German lawmaker read more →
Manjushri Permission and Meetings in Osaka
Members of the audience reciting along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Manjushri Permission in Osaka, Japan on May 13, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL dalailama.com Osaka, Japan, 13 May 2016 As it was the final day of the series of teachings he has been giving in Osaka, His Holiness read more →
German legislator denied visa by China for pro-Tibet remarks
PTI, Indian Express, 13 May 2016 Beijing, May 13, 2016:German legislator Michael Brand, who reportedly criticised China’s human rights record, sought a clear response from the German Foreign Ministry about the denial of visa to him. China has denied visa to a German legislator heading the human rights panel for his remarks backing read more →
Eye on India, China raises Tibet military command rank
Ananth Krishnan, India Today, 13 May 2016 Beijing, May 13, 2016: The move to raise the Tibet Military Command’s authority level would put it directly under the command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground forces. China has raised the rank and status of its western Tibet Military Command to widen read more →
Third Day of ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’ in Osaka
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a group from Korea attending his teachings in Osaka, Japan on May 12, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL dalailama.com Osaka, Japan, 12 May 2016 After several days of cloud and rain, Osaka awoke today to bright sunlight streaming through the windows and bright blue skies overhead. read more →
The Most Successful Female Everest Climber of All Time Is a Housekeeper in Hartford, Connecticut
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest more than any other woman— and now she’s on the mountain trying for her seventh summit . So why doesn’t anyone know her name? By: Grayson Schaffer May 10, 2016 Lhakpa Sherpa awoke before dawn on a cold Connecticut morning in January 2015 and read more →
Asia’s next major conflict will be over fresh water
Brahma Challaney, Opinion, The National, 10 May 2016 Nothing illustrates the emergence of fresh water as a key determinant of Asia’s future better than the drought that has parched lands from South East Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It has withered vast parcels of rice paddies and affected economic activity, read more →
Second Day of ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’ in Osaka
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reading from the text during the second day of his four day teaching in Osaka, Japan on May 11, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL dalailama.com Osaka, Japan, 11 May 2016 Arriving in the hall of the Osaka International Conference Center this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama read more →
Water Clouds on the Tibetan Plateau
Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder Ten of Asia’s major rivers flow from the Tibetan Plateau and fill river basins that provide water to more than 1.35 billion people, a fifth of the world’s population. Demand for this water, propelled by population growth and rapid urbanization, is soaring while supply is read more →
Beginning to Teach ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’ in Osaka
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during the afternoon session of the first day of his four day teaching in Osaka, Japan on May 10, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL dalailama.com Osaka, Japan, 10 May 2016 As His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked to the hall of the Osaka International Conference Center read more →
NHK Interviews His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Osaka
His Holiness the Dalai Lama being interviewed by NHK television in Osaka, Japan on May 9, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL dalailama.com This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from Narita to Haneda Airport in Tokyo under grey skies to take the hour long flight to Osaka. Descending through thick cloud read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives in Japan
dalailama.com Narita, Japan, 8 May 2016 After a comfortable flight from Delhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at Narita International Airport around lunchtime today. He was received at the door of the plane by a representative from the Indian Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese officials. Tibetan Representative Lungtok was read more →
Inner Peace? The Dalai Lama Made a Website for That
The Dalai Lama spoke about the Atlas of Emotions study at the Wilson House on the Sisters of St. Francis’ Assisi Heights campus in Rochester, Minn. Credit Tim Gruber for The New York Times The New York Times, 6 May 2016 ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Dalai Lama, who tirelessly preaches read more →