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How Much Are Our Politics About Comfort?
I was reading a rather interesting post this morning about American’s feelings towards China, in view of the recent Tibetan confrontations. As I read the article and the comments by other readers, I really started to think (even though it’s the weekend).
The way I see it, Americans seem to want to focus on the human [...]
US visa quota for DPRK defectors
From the Family Care Foundation: The U.S. has set a quota of refugees at 80,000 for 2009, 19,000 of them from East Asia, including North Korea, China, Tibet, and Burma. It is to give priority to 100 refugees from the region who want to join their families who are already in the U.S. How many North Korean refugees will be accepted is not specified, but they are to come under the Priority-1 Group, where each refugee will be screened individually, and Priority-3 Group, where refugees will be giv
Indonesia-based Spiritualist Presents Buddha Statue to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala: Interfaith spiritualist and author Anand Krishna on Monday offered a 2.5 meter-high stone statue of Buddha to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a token of spiritual and cultural ties between the peoples of Indonesia and Tibet. The statue, made from the same materials used to build the 9th century Borobudur Temple in Central Java, will be installed at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, India. The offering also aims to support His Holiness’ non-violent struggle
China targets Google to crackdown on more websites
Dharamshala: TibetPost-06-January-2009-China warned Google and other popular web portals Monday that they must do more to…
China slashes travel and hotel costs to revive tourism in Tibet
In an attempt to revive tourist flow into the Himalayan region, China heavily slashed travel and hotel costs in Tibet today. The Himalayan region had recorded a drastic drop of visitors in 2008 because of huge unrest and rioting, said a PTI report. Hotel tariffs have been reduced by upto 70 per cent and train fare cut upto 80 per cent between Beijing and Lhasa on the journey in the train billed as 'journey to the highest land' as Chinese authorities launched a new campaign to lure upto three mil
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