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Min. of Justice Gives Permanent Residency to Sri Lankan Who Saved Elderly Woman from Fire

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has decided to give permanent residency to a Sri Lankan who bravely saved an elderly woman in her 90s by rushing into a fire. The Ministry of Justice said on December 13 that all members of a committee had agreed to give permanent residency to [...]

Sri Lankan Suspected of Causing Gas Tank Fire Released

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — When the Sri Lankan man suspected of having caused a large fire at a gasoline storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province was released by police following a decision not to press charges, citizens were outraged over the lack of safety measures employed by the gas tank operator and over [...]