Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with nearly 900 people missing.
The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday.
A Sri Lankan migrant worker who was subjected to abuse earlier this year when he was lifted and moved by a forklift along with a pile of bricks has started work at a new factory in South Jeolla.
Thailand approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labor shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two countries, a Thai senior official said on Tuesday.
A worker accused of tying up a Sri Lankan colleague and lifting him with a forklift has been booked for assault and workplace harassment as explicitly prohibited under the Labor Standards Act.
President Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to New York for the UN General Assembly includes bilateral talks on economic diplomacy and promoting Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. He is set to meet at least 38 leaders during his five-day visit.
Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-seug, right, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka pose for a photo before a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday.
Korea stayed hot on Wednesday, taking a comfortable 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in a qualifying match for the 2022 Qatar World Cup at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi.
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