ABDUCTION
·          2 suspects remanded for kidnapping little girl,  Daily Mirror  February 27th  2012, p.A4  

ABORTION
·         Horrific consequences of sex-selective abortions, Daily News  March 1st  2012, p.17
·         Abortion law to be amendment,  Lankadeepa  March 2nd  2012, Sup p.2,  

ALCHOHOL
·          We are a nation of boozers!, The Sunday Times  February 26th  2012, p.6

ARMED CONFLICT
·          Women, victims of war, have no seat at negotiating table by Thalif Deen,  The Sunday Times  February 26th  2012, Sup p. 7

CENSUS OF POPULATION -2011
·         Be counted: once and only once by H.R. Gunasekera, The Island  February 29th  2012, p.12

CHILD ABUSE
·         Children-friendly police units to be set up ; parents should keep a tab on children - Solicitor General by Shanika Sriyananda, Sunday Observer  February 26th  2012, p.10
·        Don't our children matter to us anymore?,  Daily News  February 29th  2012, p.8

COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
·         Chinese women in mobile prostitution ring granted bail, Daily Mirror  February 28th  2012, p.A2

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
·          Teachers resort to corporal punishment,  The Island  February 27th  2012, p.5  

DRUG ABUSE
·          More young people doing drugs: NDDCB, Daily Mirror  March 3rd  2012, p.A4

EDUCATION  -HIGHER
·         Private Medical Schools: An educationist's perspective by Raja C. Bandaranayake, The Island  February 28th  2012, p.10
·         Private Medical Schools: An educationist's perspective, The Island  February 29th  2012, p.10  
·         Private Medical Schools: An educationist's perspective, The Island  March 1st  2012, p.11  
·         Higher education needs socio-econ tension easing policies : experts,  Daily Mirror  March 3rd  2012, p.A7

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
·          Sustainable human development paradigm and gender by Dileni Gunawardena, Daily News  March 1st  2012, p.17

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECNOLOGY
·         Increasing ICT accessibility,  The Island  February 27th  2012, Sup p.2  

LAWS-AMENDMENT TO CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PERSONS ORDINANCE
·          Amendments to laws re. children, young persons,   Daily Mirror  February 27th  2012, p.A2  

LIFE EXPECTANCY
·          'Life expectancy in SL highest in the region', Daily Mirror  February 28th  2012, p.A4 

MEDIA
·          Germany's female journalists call for women quotas in media, Daily News  March 1st  2012, p.17

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION - UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
·          How involved should university students be in politics?, Daily Mirror  February 28th  2012, p.A9  

RAPE
·         Pensioner teacher (75) molests girl(17), The Island  February 27th  2012, p.5  
·         Runaway orphan molested,  The Island  March 1st  2012, p.6  
·         Suspect release and bail for molesting a mentally retarded girl, Lankadeepa  March 1st  2012, p.3  
·         Middle-aged man arrested for molesting 9 year old, The Island  March 2nd  2012, p.5
·         Magisterial inquiry into rape and murder of a young woman, The Island  March 3rd  2012, p.5  

SEXUAL ABUSE
· Sexually abused and injured child dies, The Sunday Times  February 26th  2012, p.4
· Youth had sex with a minor, The Island  February 29th  2012, p.6
. Woman sexually abused, jewelry stolen,  Daily Mirror  March 3rd  2012, p.A2