Australian premier criticised for snubbing Dalai LamaOctober 3rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was Saturday accused of kowtowing to China over his decision not to meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan leader visits Australia in December. Rudd braved Beijing's displeasure and met the Dalai Lama in 2007 when he was leader of the opposition Labour Party but has kept him at bay since taking office after the November 2007 election.
Canada ignores Dalai Lama's visit fearing Chinese backlashSeptember 28th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has reached Canada on a week-long visit, but unlike his previous visits, this time members of the Conservative Government are not to keen to meet the revered monk. Authorities have not announced any meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper or any other cabinet members, who had met the Dalai Lama during his visit in 2006 and made him an honorary citizen of Canada.
US officials to meet Dalai Lama MondaySeptember 13th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - A US team will meet Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in this north Indian hill station Monday to finalise details of his proposed US visit and meeting with President Barack Obama next month, officials said Sunday. Three US officials, including White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, Sunday met Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche and the Dalai Lama's special envoy Lodi Gyari to finalise the proposed meeting between the spiritual leader and Obama, the local officials said.
Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal in NovemberSeptember 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has planned a visit to Arunachal Pradesh in the second week of November, an aide said Thursday. The Dalai Lama had to cancel his visit to the state last year after the Indian government refused to grant him permission.
Dalai Lama urges China to adopt democracySeptember 3rd, 2009 TAIPEI - The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, called Thursday on China to introduce democracy to avoid a collapse like that of the Soviet Union. The Dalai Lama, invited to visit Taiwan to bless typhoon victims, made the call while receiving disciples at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei.
Dalai Lama urged to keep politics out during his Taiwan visitAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taiwan officials hope that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama stays clear of politics during his visit to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot. The Dalai Lama arrived in the island on late Sunday.
Dalai Lama named honorary citizen of Warsaw in recognition of campaign for Tibet's autonomyJuly 29th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was Wednesday made an honorary citizen of the Polish capital Warsaw, his aides said here. "His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) was named an honorary citizen of Warsaw in a ceremony at the Royal Castle there Wednesday.
Dalai Lama to get honorary citizenship of WarsawJuly 23rd, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will get honorary citizenship of Warsaw during his visit to Poland next week, his aides said here Thursday. "On the invitation of the Warsaw administration, His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) is visiting Poland next week.
Fernandes in Dharamsala to meet Dalai LamaJune 22nd, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Former union minister George Fernandes has arrived in this hill town in Himachal Pradesh to meet the spiritual head of the Tibetan community, the Dalai Lama, an official statement said Monday. "Former union minister George Fernandes and former deputy union minister Ajay Singh reached Dharamsala Sunday to meet the Dalai Lama," a statement posted on the website of the government-in-exile said.
Paris' mayor confers certificate of honorary citizenship on the Dalai LamaJune 7th, 2009 Paris mayor gives Dalai Lama honorary citizenshipPARIS — Paris' mayor has conferred a certificate of honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama, in a move that could further strain France's relations with China. Bertrand Delanoe has honored the exiled Tibetan leader with a ceremony in Paris' gilded City Hall.
'Dalai visit' to US may threaten relations with ChinaApril 22nd, 2009 BEIJING - U.S. President Barack Obama risks damaging relations with China if he meets the Dalai Lama in October, Chinese experts have warned.
S. Africa's Bishop Tutu gets a gift from the Dalai LamaApril 19th, 2009 PRETORIA - - Archbishop Desmond Tutu received a spiritual leadership award - and a gift from Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama - at Freedom Park in Pretoria on Saturday. After Tutu was granted the spiritual leadership award by an organisation called Humanity's Team, it was announced that the Dalai Lama had also sent him a gift.
Dalai Lama is undisputed leader, Tibetans tell ChinaMarch 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan cabinet-in-exile Tuesday challenged the leadership in China to test the popularity of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, saying he was the undisputed leader of all Tibetans. 'The Kashag would like to reiterate to the leadership of China that the Dalai Lama is the supreme leader and the sole spokesperson of the six million Tibetans,' the cabinet-in-exile said in a statement on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day.
Police rule out 'big problems' during Tibetan uprising anniversaryMarch 6th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Himachal Pradesh Police do not expect any major law and order problems during a gathering near here to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising next week, a senior official said Thursday. Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist exiles will assemble at McLeodganj, 13 km from here, to hear a crucial address of their spiritual head the Dalai Lama March 10.
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital, dischargedFebruary 1st, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi Monday and discharged later, his aide said. 'This morning (Monday) His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) was admitted to Apollo Hospital after complaining of a mild discomfort in one of his arms,' Tenzin Taklha, a senior aide to the leader, told IANS by phone.
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