COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Buddhist hierarchy suspended on Saturday (May 30) a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in a high-profile case that has shocked the religiously conservative nation.In a rare disciplinary move, 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of h

Sri Lanka suspends top monk Hemarathana over child sex abuse allegations, coinciding with Vesak celebrations marking Buddha's key milestones.