Khobby said many of the workers in his “office” had already had experience with scamming in other compounds and in other countries.
“She was a role model for us. We saw her as an example when we went to the cinema,” said 56-year-old jam factory worker Pushpa Hemalatha. “She wasn’t arrogant. We loved her when we were young.”Fonseka’s final acting performance was in the 2024 music video Eya Wasanathaya Nowe, playing an elderly woman remembering her deceased husband.
Ivanka Peiris, an actress and musician who acted with her in the TV drama Hithuwakkara, told Al Jazeera that Fonseka was “very empowering” as a role model for women, and “everything” for younger actresses in the industry.And, she said, Fonseka would never be replaced.“She’s the queen. That’s it,” Peiris said. “There will be no other queens in Sri Lanka. She will be the first and the last.”
Israeli soldiers have fired warning shots to disperse the thousands who thronged the aid centre seeking food.Thousands of Palestinians have
a food distribution centre in southern Gaza, driven by hunger after nearly three months without access to fresh supplies.
It was a chaotic scene on Tuesday in the southern city of Rafah, as men, women and children thronged the aid centre, seeking food to stave off malnutrition and starvation.Susie Wiles, an ally of President Donald Trump, was reportedly the target of an impersonation campaign using her voice.
The United States government has opened an investigation into apparent efforts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in communications to politicians.On Friday, a White House official confirmed to The Associated Press that a probe had been opened, following a report about the impersonation in The Wall Street Journal a day prior.
Anonymous sources told The Journal that governors, business leaders and senators had received messages and phone calls from someone posing as Wiles, who is aof President Donald Trump.