Emeritus Prof. Priyani Soysa passes away
Sri Lanka’s first female professor of medicine Emeritus Professor Priyani Soysa has passed away on Friday (07).
She was 97 years old at the time of her demise.
Prof. Soysa is remembered for creating opportunities for mothers to stay with their children at children’s wards, working to provide maternity leave for mothers up to three months, formulating the national policy on breast feeding, actively working on the polio eradication programme as well as children’s nutrition.
Prof. Soysa’s remains will lie at a private funeral parlor in Borella from today (09) before being laid to rest at the Borella cemetery on Monday at 5pm.
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China participating in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring is a hopeful sign – US Treasury Secretary
China participating in debt restructuring for Sri Lanka is a hopeful sign, said US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
She told the AFP that “We have seen some movement by China on participating in debt restructuring for Sri Lanka, which is a hopeful sign”.
As global growth slows, the World Bank previously warned that the outlook is especially tough for the poorest economies — which face sluggish growth driven by heavy debt burdens and weak investment.
Yellen had earlier said that China should move more quickly on some debt restructurings.
Discussions on this front will continue next week as a newly formed global sovereign debt roundtable gathers, she told AFP.
“We’re having useful technical discussions on important elements of debt restructuring. China has been participating, and we all continue to press China for improvements,” she said.
Washington will continue pushing for a speedier and more predictable operation of the G20 “common framework” for debt restructuring as well.
The World Bank’s ongoing reform could result in a $50 billion lending boost over the next decade, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told AFP ahead of stakeholders’ meetings next week where key changes are expected to be announced.
Central bankers, finance ministers and participants from more than 180 member countries are expected to gather in the US capital for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s spring meetings in the coming week.
A key topic of discussion will be the World Bank’s evolution, amid a push for lenders to revamp and meet global challenges like climate change. The United States is the largest shareholder of the World Bank Group.
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MP Namal Rajapaksa requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitate the return of funds allegedly taken by the Rajapaksas to Uganda.
“If the Rajapaksas have taken money to Uganda, I request the President and the government to intervene and bring the money back on the same flights,” he said.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to appoint a committee to look into taking disciplinary action against MP Rajitha Senaratne, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said.
Madduma Bandara made this remark in response to reports that MP Senaratne will be expelled from the SJB soon.
“There is no point in keeping Rajitha in SJB now,” he added.
The decision to take action against MP Senaratne comes just hours after party leader Sajith Premadasa announced that disciplinary action will be taken against everyone who goes against the party.
Earlier, SJB MP S. M. Marikkar called for action against everyone who calls for a SJB UNP cooperation.
