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Google Finally Adds Tibetan Script In Its Latest Android
The largest platform of mobile phones, google’s android had never provided a proper user experience for Tibetans, especially the Tibetans who were more affluent with Tibetan language. However, the most recent release of Android version called Marshmallow came out with a great surprise for Tibetans. Android Marshmallow which came out parallel to the iOS 9…
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China Forced Taiwan Pop Star To Apologize For Waving Taiwan Flag
Chou Tzu-yu, a 16 year old Taiwanese pop star was forced to make an apology to China for hold Taiwan flag on Korean Television. The singer was seen holding a small Taiwan flag alongside a Korean flag to identify herself as a Taiwanese pop star on the Korean Television. This led to her accusing of…
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Taiwan Gets Its First Women President In Its Historic Election
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen has been elected Taiwan’s first ever female president. The DDP she represented demands Taiwan’s independence from China. In this turn-over result of elections, Ms. Tsai not only becomes the first ever women president for the country, it also broke the trait of almost 70 years long monopoly…
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Saudi Court Sentences Poet To Death For Renouncing Islam
Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist who hails from Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to death for ‘apostasy’. The Saudi Arabian authorities charged him for his poetry claiming that the poems questioned religion and spread atheism. On 17 November, 2015, the General Court in Abha, southwest of Saudi Arabia, charged Ashraf guilty of ‘apostasy’…
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Tibetan Settlement Leader Suicides In Mundgod
The Head of Doeguling Tibetan Settlement Camp No. 1 in Mundgod has committed suicide on 13th Jan, 2015 by hanging himself. Mr. Yeshi Jungney, a former solder of Special Frontier Force is allegedly said to have committed suicide due his dissatisfaction in justification with a monk of the very same settlement who had manhandled him…
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Govt. Directs Tibetan Language To Be Treated Equal With Chinese
In Rebgong county of Qinghai’s Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the government has issued a notice on Jan. 11 in Chinese language that all institutions; government offices, schools and state-owned businesses to use both Tibetan and Chinese languages in equal status on their official seals, signboards, letterhead and all other forms of communication.
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This Is Why I Look Up To Japan
The Japan Railways that is operating the national railways in Japan planned to shut down the Kami-Shirataki station after its passenger foot-falls completely declined, owing to its remote location, the authorities noticed that the station was still being used by the little girl to reach her school everyday. This ticked the authorities to postpone the…
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The Mao Zedong of China Still Alive In Statues?
Though Mao tops the list of largest number people slaughtering leaders in the history of the world, many Chinese still worship him by honouring his name across the country. It is still a doubt to the outsiders whether the Chinese still considers Mao did 70%-80% things good in his entire life genuinely or in fear…
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Setting An Institution Of Gaden Tripa to Preserve Gelug Tradition
In an interview to one of the most eminent Tibetan scholars Professor Samdong Rinpoche for Mandala Magazine, he has spoken about the concerns from His Holiness the Dalai Lama about the future of Tibetan Gelug tradition and the plans to preserve it. He has explained that His Holiness has suggested to set up an institution…
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Can You Modify Your Car In India?
In India modified cars are much rarely seen on the roads and many people are unaware of the legalities behind doing one. The modification of your car is not as easy as you might contemplate. According to a news article in India Times, there are some guidelines on how to get your car modified into…