China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet
BEIJING (AFP): The Olympic torch will travel to Tibet this Saturday but only for a day, the organising committee behind the Beijing Games said, citing “adjustments” due to last month’s earthquake. “After the Sichuan earthquake on May 12, the Beijing…
Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman on ‘Why the Dalai Lama Matters’
Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman The plight of the Tibetan people, whose cultural and religious heritage has been steadily undermined since their country was invaded by the Chinese government in 1950, has become a cause celebre for the likes of Richard…
Rudd under fire over planned Beijing visit
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ended months of speculation by confirming that he will attend the opening ceremony in Beijing and the first couple of days of competition. Governor-General Michael Jeffery will also be there. But in accepting the Chinese…
Dalai Lama 2008 Visit Report
The Dalai Lama’s visit to Sydney last week came at a politically more significant time than any of his five previous visits to Australia- less than two months before the Beijing Olympics and following a period of unprecedented unrest across…