Asia: "The Maharishi Channel" Brings Vedic Knowledge to the World
Maharishi Veda Vision, "The Maharishi Channel", was inaugurated on June 10, 1998, during a satellite television broadcast to 57 countries. During his inaugural address, Maharishi expressed the great need for Vedic Knowledge—the complete knowledge of Natural Law—to be made available to every citizen through the educational system of each country. Maharishi Veda Vision began by broadcasting daily throughout Asia, with plans to reach every country via satellites around the world.

Ukraine: Teacher Training Graduates to Enlighten the Commonwealth of Independent States
Thirty-eight new teachers of the Transcendental Meditation program from the Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Kazaksthan, and Moldova recently graduated at Maharishi Vedic University in Lvov, Ukraine. At the end of their course, Maharishi inspired them to teach the TM program widely, as well as the short courses on Vedic Science, including Maharishi Ayur-Veda, Maharishi Vedic Astrology, and Maharishi Sthapatya Veda. Maharishi particularly encouraged the new teachers to introduce the Instant Relief Program throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Norway: Government Provides Support for Maharishi Ayurved Products Expansion
Maharishi Ayurved Products (MAP) in Norway has received financial support from the Norwegian Department of Foreign Aid to market MAP products made in India. Many Governors and Citizen Sidhas have been funded to promote the sale of herbs and teas in health food stores around the country. More than 90% of the health food stores now sell Maharishi Ayurved products. Many store employees have attended Maharishi Ayur-Veda seminars and learned the TM technique.

Northern Ireland: Heaven on Earth Assembly Participants Provide Calm Atmosphere for National Elections
More than 130 course participants from 14 countries attended the 10-day International Heaven on Earth Assembly in Belfast during the recent elections there. One major newspaper, in their editorial "Quiet Vote for Northern Ireland", declared the election to be "astonishingly quiet, given the history-shaping significance of the event," and noted that "historians may well decide that the quietness itself was significant." The Sunday Times concluded a half-page article: "While political commentators and the main political parties struggle to explain why one of the most important elections in Northern Ireland’s history produced the most low-key campaign in living memory, one of the participants insists he has the answer . . . more than 100 men and women meditating and flying through the air to improve the atmosphere and promote harmony. He believes his Yogic Flyers created ‘a calm and settled atmosphere’ to help voters make the best decision about their future." Assembly leaders urged business leaders and the public to establish a permanent "creating coherence" group to maintain the momentum of peace in Northern Ireland.

Netherlands Antilles: Prime Minister Plans to Create Coherence
The newly elected Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, Mrs. Susan Römer, has been practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program for many years. As Prime Minister, she recently expressed interest in having a group of Maharishi Vedic Science experts practice the TM-Sidhi program together to create coherence for her nation.

Japan: Medical Doctor Notes Remarkable Results from Instant Relief Program
Makoto Hasumura, M.D. is the medical director of the first Maharishi Ayur-Veda hospital in Japan. Located at the new facility in Nasu, patients at Dr. Hasumura’s center have been receiving great benefits from the Instant Relief program. One 47 year old man, who had been paralyzed on the left side of his body due to a stroke, was able to stand up and walk without support after his first treatment. After four treatments, he was able to move his left arm. Dr. Hasumura comments, "Modern medicine is only able to reduce the pain for some time on the surface level, but the Instant Relief program removes the pain immediately from the deeper level of the physiology, without the side-effects caused by modern medicine. So basically, there is no reoccurrence of the problem."