February 23, 2018
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Pakistan Seemingly Adopts Chinese as Official Language
In a move in the Pakistan senate on last Monday, Chinese was seemingly adopted as one of its official languages according various news reports. The motion was brought in the senate where it calls for the declaration of Mandarin, a Chinese dialect as one of the official languages in Pakistan after Urdu and English for…
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Despite No Details, China Says Jokhang Fire not Arson
While the Tibetans were celebrating the second day of their new year on February 17, the holiest icon of Tibetan Buddhism, Jokhang Temple was involved in a tragic fire incident. After almost a week’s time, the Chinese officials have informed through their official mouth piece Xinhua that the Jokhang fire in Lhasa was not a…
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Two US Mayors Called Upon Dalai Lama in India
Recently, the Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky state, Greg Fischer and the Mayor of Anaheim, California, Tom Tait called upon the Tibetan spiritual leader in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala during their 10 day visit to India. The two US leaders visited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to inform their respective initiatives at promoting compassion…