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Landslide early warnings issued to Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura Districts extended
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura Districts till 1830hrs today (14).
Accordingly, the level I landslide early warnings issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions of Nagoda, Neluwa, Baddegama, Yakkalamulla and Elpitiya in the Galle District, Palindanuwara and Walallawita in the Kalutara District and Eheliyagoda and Kiriella in the Ratnapura District have been extended.
A high court in South Korea has upheld the conviction of a 24-year-old man for a series of sexual crimes, including rape – after the attack was reflected on a washing machine door and caught on security footage, say reports.
The CCTV video submitted by the victim did not appear to show the crime – until investigators spotted the attack in the door’s reflection.
The man had already been indicted for other offenses, including the suspected rape of a former girlfriend and sex with a minor, reports say.
He was originally convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail in November but appealed the decision. The high court then sentenced him to seven years, saying that it took into account the settlement that he had reached with one of the victims.
The man was also required to wear an ankle tag for seven years after his release and has been banned from working in facilities for children, juveniles and disabled people for seven years.
[BBC]
Three newly appointed foreign Ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented credentials to President Anura Kumara Disanayake today (24) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The newly appointed Ambassadors represent France, State of Palestine and Nepal. Accordingly:
- His Excellency Remi Lambert has been appointed as the Ambassador of France
- His Excellency Ihab I.M. Khalil as the Ambassador of State of Palestine
- His Excellency Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali as the Ambassador of Nepal
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, along with Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, were also present at the occasion.
Sunday was a day of surprises at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25.
While the likes of Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Gudaf Tsegay lived up to expectation in the 1500m finals, and Sander Skotheim did likewise in the heptathlon, there were several shock wins throughout the final day of action in Nanjing’s Cube.
Claire Bryant set the tone with the first final of the day, taking a surprise victory in the long jump. Another shock soon followed as world and Olympic high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh was beaten by Australian duo Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson.
New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh and sprint hurdler Devynne Charlton both produced their best form of the year so far to take surprise golds. Prudence Sekgodiso, meanwhile, was similarly surprised to win the women’s 800m. The men’s 800m, by contrast, went to the form book as Josh Hoey held on for victory.
Normal order was restored by the end of the day with USA taking dominant wins in both 4x400m finals. It meant they ended the championships top of the medals table with 16 medals, six of them gold.
[World Athletics]
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