11/20/2011
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BBC
EDITOR'S PICK: In 2009, a young boy flees Sri Lanka's civil war carrying a violin. In 2011, BBC reporter Priyath Liyanage tries to find him. Follow links for the full radio clip.
10/10/2011
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BBC
The governing coalition in Sri Lanka wins 21 out of 23 councils in local elections, but loses the key council, the capital Colombo.
10/07/2011
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BBC
"Nearly a thousand people gathered in front of Dompe police station threw stones and set fire to police properties in protest against the death of Gayan Rasanga, a father of one, in police custody.
“Some even throw stones for fun when mobs get together,” the minister said adding that it is not a positive phenomenon that people take the law into their hands."
09/30/2011
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BBC
Sri Lanka delegation managed to thwart a conspiracy against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, claim ministers.
09/30/2011
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BBC
The BBC's Saroj Pathirana looks at the plight of Sri Lankan migrant workers who say they are abused in Saudi Arabia.
09/24/2011
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BBC
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Major General Shavendra Silva, Deputy Sri Lanka Permanent Representative for UN in Southern District of New York in the US.
09/23/2011
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BBC
A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk has been remanded in custody by a London court on charges of sexual abuse.
09/19/2011
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BBC
Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa clarifies earlier reports about the fate of a Muslim shrine destroyed by a crowd of Buddhist monks.
09/09/2011
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BBC
All children's homes in Sri Lanka should be closed down because of "rampant" abuse, the head of the country's child protection body says.
09/07/2011
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BBC
The commission has not properly pursued allegations of war crimes committed by the army and Tamil Tiger rebels, says the Amnesty International report.