Sri Lanka floods map: ... a number of areas in the southern and western provinces are currently being affected ... that more than 14,000 people had been evacuated to safer locations.

The tsunami destroyed the coir (coconut fiber) industry in southern Sri Lanka, sweeping away the livelihoods of many of the country’s poorest workers. In 2006, Oxfam commissioned a study of the market ...

Recently, Sri Lanka's Southern Province has become a favored destination for neophyte surfers—a laid-back alternative to the ...

Although in the process of becoming a middle-income country, about 50 percent of Southern Sri Lanka and seven percent of the overall population live below the poverty line. ... With 189 member ...