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Breaking: Another Tibetan burns self calling for independence

Monday, 01 October 2012 08:23 Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, September 30: Just two days before the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 63rd National Day, a Tibetan in eastern Tibet has set himself on fire calling for Tibet’s independence.

Yungdrung, a 27-year-old Tibetan man, set himself ablaze in Zatoe town of Yushul, eastern Tibet on September 29, Saturday.

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Chen Shui-bian has slight fever, son says

Thursday, 27 September 2012 08:12 Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Hsu Tain-tsair, second left, cheers supporters of former president Chen Shui-bian as they deliver a petition for medical parole to the Ministry of Justice in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) had a slight fever which could be related to an infection, his son, Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), said yesterday.

Chen Chih-chung broke the news in a Facebook post, saying the cause behind his father’s illness has yet to be determined, but it could be related to a urinary tract infection.

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Newsflash

Exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama shares his thoughts at a ceremony to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: PATRICK LIN, AFP

More than 17,000 people from across the country packed the Kaohsiung Arena yesterday morning as the Dalai Lama held a two-hour prayer ceremony for the victims of Typhoon Morakot.

Although the ceremony officially started at 9:30am, many people began lining up on Monday night and by 9am the stadium was packed.