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Veteran author Jayakody Seneviratne no more

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2 months ago

September 22, 2022

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Veteran author Jayakody Seneviratne, who left an indelible mark in the annals of Sri Lankan literature, has passed away at the age of 86.

He started his writing career as a short story writer and made a great contribution to the literary field of Sri Lanka by authoring 68 novels and compiling many other works.

His first novel “Adara Ganga Galana Desa” was published in 1968.

‘Siththarekuta Pem Benda’, ‘Demassino’, ‘Mihindum Salu’, ‘Rana Thisaru’, ‘Pini Palasa’, ‘Swarana Varna’ and ‘Urachakramalaya’ are some of his works.

His book ‘Kumari Hami’ won the State Literary Award in 1984 and this novel was also the basis for the teledrama by the same name. His novels Nomarena Minissu, Kasthirasa, Nikini Wessa, Dahasgawdura (Sahodarayek) were made into teledramas.

He was born on March 20, 1936 and received his education at the Government School, Kalutara, Bombuwala Buddhist Mixed School and then Tissa Central College, Kalutara after passing his grade 5 scholarship examination.

Mr. Seneviratne’s remains will be placed at his residence at Kirindiwela, Gampaha and the last rites are to be held at the Kirindiwela Public Cemetery on Saturday (24).

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2 men arrested for harassing South Korean livestreamer

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2 days ago

December 2, 2022

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Police in India’s Mumbai city have arrested two men for harassing a South Korean woman while she was livestreaming a video.

The incident took place on Tuesday night as Hyojeong Park, who is known by the name Mhyochi on social media, was walking through the city.

The video shows one of the men putting his arm around Ms Park, 24, and kisses her on the cheek.

The men have been charged with molestation, news agency ANI reported.

Ms Park, who has more than 12,000 followers on livestreaming service Twitch, usually posts videos of herself playing video games and trying out food.

She has been in India for a few weeks and has been documenting her experiences through live vlogs.

(BBC News)

Last night on stream, there was a guy who harassed me. I tried my best not to escalate the situation and leave because he was with his friend. And some people said that it was initiated by me being too friendly and engaging the conversation. Makes me think again about streaming. https://t.co/QQvXbOVp9F
— Mhyochi in 🇮🇳 (@mhyochi) November 30, 2022

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Squid Game actor faces sexual misconduct charges

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1 week ago

November 26, 2022

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Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean judicial officials say.

The 78-year-old is accused of touching a woman inappropriately in 2017, officials said.

Mr O has denied the allegation, local media report.

He became the first South Korean actor to win a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a series after his performance in the chart-topping Netflix thriller earlier this year.

The alleged victim first filed a complaint with the police against Mr O in December last year, according to Yonhap news agency. But the case was closed in April without a charge being brought against Mr O.

The prosecution has now reopened the investigation “at the request of the victim”, the agency reports.

Mr O has now been charged without detention, it adds.

Following the charge, Seoul’s culture ministry decided to stop broadcasting a government commercial featuring Mr O, according to local reports cited by AFP news agency.

Squid Game – Netflix’s most popular series of all time – is a thriller series which tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children’s games.

Mr O plays the oldest participant in the survival competition.

(BBC News)