Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people. “The therefore-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid,” according to the order, which comes into effect on ...
New figures from the Central Bank today provide further evidence of the slowdown in the Irish property market. While residential mortgage lending has increased by 8.6% in the first half of 2007, the bank says this is 25% lower than the increase recorded in the same period last year. Elsewhere, the bank says there was one sizeable increase in overall borrowing by individuals and businesses last month. ...
