Doctor arrested over Rs 7.9m robbery remanded

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

Police hunt for underage domestic workers in Colpetty

The Police conducted a search operation for underage domestic workers in Colpetty. Police Spokesman, Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the operation was conducted yesterday (Tuesday). He said that a similar operation was conducted in the Modara area yesterday. The Police Spokesman said that the special operation was conducted based on intelligence information received by the Police. He said over 30 places were inspected in Colpetty and Modara yesterday. DIG Ajith

28 Jul, 2021

Sri Lanka seeks lifting of travel ban imposed by 21 countries

Sri Lanka has sought the lifting of travel bans imposed by 21 countries, the Tourism Ministry said today. The Tourism Ministry said that the request has been put forward with the assistance of the Foreign Ministry. Accordingly, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that the 21 countries have been requested to lift the ban on travelling to Sri Lanka imposed as a result of the coronavirus. The countries include the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, the Philippines, Ger

27 Jul, 2021