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Xi Jinping launches “thorough clean-up” of the ruling Communist Party

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President Xi Jinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new leader.

Tibetan monks use their mobile phones in Lhasa

China completes Internet, phone monitoring scheme for Tibet

China has completed a monitoring scheme in Tibet that requires all telephone and internet users to register under their real names, as part of a campaign to crack down on what officials describe as rumours.

Vehicles stranded by silt deposited by floodwaters in Chamoli

Rain toll rises as early monsoon lashes northern India

Torrential rains have washed away hundreds of homes and roads, leaving at least 64 people dead and thousands stranded, after the annual monsoon hit northern India earlier than expected.

 

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Opinion

  • HIV/AIDS in the Tibetan diaspora
    By Lobsang Yeshi
    The approach of the Tibetan community towards HIV/AIDS oscillates between callous indifference and frantic intensity, despite the gradual swell in HIV/AIDS infections and decade-long awareness campaigns.

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  • The mother who burned herself to death for Tibet
    On the chilly afternoon of 24 March, Kalkyi stood outside the monastery gates with about 200 to 300 other worshippers. She doused herself with gasoline and lit a match. Flames instantly engulfed her.

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Sogyal Rinpoche teaches Himalayan youth in New York By Tenzin Dongchung

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