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Yonden Lhatoo says a war is being fought across the city with pens for guns and Post-it notes for bullets, bringing out the best and worst, and providing a channel for the cathartic release of pent-up frustrations.
Yonden Lhatoo says a war is being fought across the city with pens for guns and Post-it notes for bullets, bringing out the best and worst, and providing a channel for the cathartic release of pent-up frustrations.
'You have drawn and quartered a harmless old monk on the sacred altar of your wokeness,' SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo tells social justice warriors.
'You have drawn and quartered a harmless old monk on the sacred altar of your wokeness,' SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo tells social justice warriors.
Yonden Lhatoo is astonished by the misrepresentation in the media of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s remarks about a female successor, and how he was forced to apologise for it in the face of an internet backlash.
Yonden Lhatoo is astonished by the misrepresentation in the media of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s remarks about a female successor, and how he was forced to apologise for it in the face of an internet backlash.
Yonden Lhatoo calls out a radical faction of extradition bill protesters who may be in the minority but are really testing the limits of tolerance
Yonden Lhatoo calls out a radical faction of extradition bill protesters who may be in the minority but are really testing the limits of tolerance
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo sets aside his underlying sympathy for young protesters to warn them that overdoing it will end in tears for everyone
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo sets aside his underlying sympathy for young protesters to warn them that overdoing it will end in tears for everyone
Yonden Lhatoo is alarmed by the 15-hour siege of police headquarters by mostly young protesters and the implications for the rule of law in a deeply divided and troubled city.
Yonden Lhatoo is alarmed by the 15-hour siege of police headquarters by mostly young protesters and the implications for the rule of law in a deeply divided and troubled city.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo sympathises with young protesters over their grievances, but warns that people power cannot be allowed to become mob rule
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo sympathises with young protesters over their grievances, but warns that people power cannot be allowed to become mob rule
Yonden Lhatoo condemns the street violence against the government’s extradition bill, but sympathises with young protesters regarding all their grievances and frustrations, and warns it could get far worse
Yonden Lhatoo condemns the street violence against the government’s extradition bill, but sympathises with young protesters regarding all their grievances and frustrations, and warns it could get far worse
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo bemoans the hopeless state of housing and ranks it at the top of social problems that are driving the city’s frustrated youth to lash out.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo bemoans the hopeless state of housing and ranks it at the top of social problems that are driving the city’s frustrated youth to lash out.
Yonden Lhatoo struggles to understand how the government can officially admit that property prices are out of control, but its priority is the extradition bill and a completely unnecessary political crisis of its own making.
Yonden Lhatoo struggles to understand how the government can officially admit that property prices are out of control, but its priority is the extradition bill and a completely unnecessary political crisis of its own making.
Yonden Lhatoo says we can only rely on the US president’s fickleness and sheer force of personality to head off a devastating war with Iran and a wider global catastrophe that could mean Armageddon.
Yonden Lhatoo says we can only rely on the US president’s fickleness and sheer force of personality to head off a devastating war with Iran and a wider global catastrophe that could mean Armageddon.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo gives an insider’s perspective on the madness and tragedy of human traffic jams at the top of the world’s highest mountain.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo gives an insider’s perspective on the madness and tragedy of human traffic jams at the top of the world’s highest mountain.
Yonden Lhatoo is alarmed by images of human traffic jams above 8,000 metres on the world’s highest mountain and questions whether it is even worth it as climbers lose their lives because of overcrowding this season.
Yonden Lhatoo is alarmed by images of human traffic jams above 8,000 metres on the world’s highest mountain and questions whether it is even worth it as climbers lose their lives because of overcrowding this season.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo hates Game of Thrones forever in his final review.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo hates Game of Thrones forever in his final review.
Yonden Lhatoo is appalled by the loss of dignity and decency in the Legislative Council, arguing that our lawmakers are so toxic and out of control, they don’t deserve to represent us any more.
Yonden Lhatoo is appalled by the loss of dignity and decency in the Legislative Council, arguing that our lawmakers are so toxic and out of control, they don’t deserve to represent us any more.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo takes on toddlers who terrorise the skies.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo takes on toddlers who terrorise the skies.
Yonden Lhatoo explores the legend of the Abominable Snowman from a very personal point of view amid the recent debate over the purported discovery of mysterious footprints by the Indian army in the remote mountains of Nepal.
Yonden Lhatoo explores the legend of the Abominable Snowman from a very personal point of view amid the recent debate over the purported discovery of mysterious footprints by the Indian army in the remote mountains of Nepal.
Yonden Lhatoo succumbs to nerd rage as the most-hyped episode of the hit TV show turns out to be too dark to see anything.
Yonden Lhatoo succumbs to nerd rage as the most-hyped episode of the hit TV show turns out to be too dark to see anything.
WARNING: Spoilers included.
WARNING: Spoilers included.
Yonden Lhatoo’s ode to pork in response to the controversy in Hong Kong over roast pig-cutting ceremonies.
Yonden Lhatoo’s ode to pork in response to the controversy in Hong Kong over roast pig-cutting ceremonies.
Yonden Lhatoo hails HBO’s hit television show as a shining testament to American talent, but wishes President Donald Trump would not ruin the enjoyment with his clumsy attempts to appropriate it for political gain.
Yonden Lhatoo hails HBO’s hit television show as a shining testament to American talent, but wishes President Donald Trump would not ruin the enjoyment with his clumsy attempts to appropriate it for political gain.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo looks at how US President Donald Trump seems on track for a second term in office despite fresh public concern about his struggles with facts and basic vocabulary.
SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo looks at how US President Donald Trump seems on track for a second term in office despite fresh public concern about his struggles with facts and basic vocabulary.
Yonden Lhatoo writes that the US president’s recent struggles with basic vocabulary and facts have triggered fresh public concerns about his mental health and fitness for office, but he’s still on track for a second term.
Yonden Lhatoo writes that the US president’s recent struggles with basic vocabulary and facts have triggered fresh public concerns about his mental health and fitness for office, but he’s still on track for a second term.
Meet Qoobo and Bocco, two Japanese robots designed for companionship and human interaction. Yonden Lhatoo weighs in on whether they stand the test of friendship.
Meet Qoobo and Bocco, two Japanese robots designed for companionship and human interaction. Yonden Lhatoo weighs in on whether they stand the test of friendship.
Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo explains why the next big export for tech-savvy South Korea may be the dirty business of “molka” or secret camera porn, rather than more squeaky clean K-pop idols.
Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo explains why the next big export for tech-savvy South Korea may be the dirty business of “molka” or secret camera porn, rather than more squeaky clean K-pop idols.
Yonden Lhatoo says a hardline policy shift from Beijing and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s latest stance on reincarnation have set the stage for an unholy clash over finding his successor.
Yonden Lhatoo says a hardline policy shift from Beijing and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s latest stance on reincarnation have set the stage for an unholy clash over finding his successor.
Yonden Lhatoo asks where South Korea is going and what it means for the rest of the world as the country is plagued by one hidden-camera sex scandal after another.
Yonden Lhatoo asks where South Korea is going and what it means for the rest of the world as the country is plagued by one hidden-camera sex scandal after another.
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