China ‘appreciates’ Sri Lanka’s stance on Dalai Lama invitation

China on Friday said it appreciated Sri Lanka’s stance on the Dalai Lama, as it seems unlikely their government would grant him a visa to visit. MORE..

April 4, 2015  12:18 am|

Dalai Lama should be allowed to visit Lanka: former diplomat

Former Sri Lankan Consul General in Sydney, Bandula Jayasekara, has suggested that the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, be allowed to visit Sri Lanka purely as a Buddhist pilgrim and on the strict condition that he talks no politics while being here. MORE...

March 22, 2015  10:14 am|

Bid to invite Dalai Lama stirs up controversy

The reported bid by a leading Sri Lankan Buddhist monk to invite the Dalai Lama to the island nation, has received flak from official as well as non-official quarters in Colombo. MORE..

March 21, 2015  12:02 pm|