Late one night in October 1988 I was woken by a telephone call from the United States. I was living in Japan then, teaching English and writing the occasional book review for the Japan Times. My twenty year
The Tibetans prided themselves on what they believed to be a unique tradition, the "combination of religion and politics" (chosi zungdrel). The concept itself goes a long way back in Tibet's history. However, many other countries still have similar traditions.
Taktser Rinpoche, also known as Thupten Jigme Norbu, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama breathed his last yesterday (September 5, 2008 after prolonged illness at his home in Indiana in the United States
With the end of the Beijing Olympics, exile-Tibetans will no doubt be taking a well-deserved rest from protests and demonstrations though Nepal (Bravo!) seems determined to go on a while longer
As the Beijing Olympics comes to a close there are probably not many people on this planet who have not heard, read about, or witnessed the series of lies, deceptions, scams, manipulations
The glittering function is over, and the Olympic Games declared closed. But as the last floodlights on the Olympic Stadium are switched off, an interesting question remains. What is the
The Beijing Summer Olympiad commenced with the Parade of Nations streaming through Bird's Nest, dancers, canons, fireworks, with scores of diplomats, dignitaries and heads of state
Even before the Olympic Games have started, the People's Republic of China has earned the top place on one podium, while the United States will have to be satisfied with the Silver. It is the
While the world's attention turns to the truly compelling stories of human resilience behind every Olympic medal to be won in Beijing next month, another human drama is unfolding, one that
In the year of hosting the Summer Olympics things are going the opposite way for China. This time of the year when it should be balmy, summer peak-season for tourism, in western China hotel
