Two people killed following shooting incident in Jampettah Street

Worker from Sri Lanka dies in Korea after working 18 consecutive hours

A Sri Lankan worker at a plastic manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province in Korea, has died in an industrial accident after working for 18 consecutive hours, the Korea Times reported. According to Hwaseong Seobu Police Station, the 33-year-old worker from Sri Lanka died at a plastic goods manufacturing factory in Paltan Township of Hwaseong City, at around 3:30 a.m. on July 25. He was caught in an oil pressure compressor while trying to replace the plate. There were two other work

27 Jul, 2021

CID grills Harin Fernando on comments made over Easter attacks

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today questioned opposition parliamentarian Harin Fernando over comments he had made with regards to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.? Fernando had claimed in April that former CID Director Shani Abeysekara had unearthed links between an intelligence officer and the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Fernando had told Parliament that Abeysekara had traced the links between the intelligence officer and the Easter Sunday attackers through an IP address. He s

28 Jul, 2021

World’s largest star sapphire cluster found in Ratnapura

The world’s largest star sapphire cluster has been found in a backyard in Ratnapura by accident, the BBC reported. A gem trader said the stone was found by workmen digging a well in his home in the gem-rich Ratnapura area. Experts say the stone, which is pale blue in colour, has an estimated value of up to $100 million in the international market. The cluster weighs around 510 kilograms or 2.5 million carats and has been named the “Serendipity Sapphire”. “The person who was digging the well

27 Jul, 2021