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Fire rages on: Tibetan monk dies in fiery protest

New Delhi, March 29: Even as news of Jamphel Yeshi's death began to spread around the world, another young Tibetan in the beleagured Ngaba region of Tibet passed away in a fiery protest on March 28.

The exile base of Kirti monastery in Dharamshala said that Sherab, a 20-year-old monk set himself on fire in the main street of Cha township raising protests against the Chinese government.

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‘One country’ remarks indicate dysfunction: DPP

Democratic Progressive Party legislators Su Chen-ching, Pan Men-an and Tsai Chi-chang, left to right, hold a press conference yesterday at the legislature in Taipei accusing President Ma Ying-jeou of selling out Taiwan’s sovereignty.
Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) are reverting Taiwan to a single-party state with their ill-conceived proposal that cross-strait relations be conducted under the concept of “one country, two areas (一國兩區),” Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers said yesterday.

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators complained about the “arrogance” of the government during a gathering with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday, singling out the National Security Council (NSC) in particular.

KMT Legislator Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) told reporters after the gathering that she complained to Ma personally about the impertinence of government agencies.