Dalai Lama again refused South Africa visa

Dalai Lama has again been refused entry into South Africa where he was going to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, his South African representative said. Nangsa Choedon said officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation called her to say the Tibetan spiritual leader's visa was denied, the Cape Times newspaper reported Thursday. However, the office has not yet received written confirmation of the refusal, she said. ‘For now Dalai Lama has decided to cancel his trip to South Africa,’ Choedon was quoted as saying. The department said the South African high commission in India received a visa application from the Dalai Lama's office. ‘The application will be taken through normal due process. The relevant authorities will communicate with the applicant thereafter,’ the department's statement said, according to AP.