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Anesthesiologist at Embilipitiya Hospital leaves without notice

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The only consultant anesthesiologist at the Embilipitiya District General Hospital had left the hospital without prior notice, it was reported.

Life-saving surgeries including caesarean operations at the hospital have been halted as a result.

Sources said that Dr Udayanthi Nanayakkara, the consultant anesthesiologist had not reported to duty since last Friday (01), and the hospital management had tried to contact her, but she was not contactable.

However, sources said the higher-ups of the hospital had received a WhatsApp message from the parents of the doctor on Monday (04) stating that the consultant would not be reporting to duty.

Though the higher-ups of the hospital reached the parents to ask for the whereabouts of the daughter, the parents had not provided any specific information.

Furthermore, the patients who are to undergo surgeries like Caesarean sections and complicated surgeries are sent to the Teaching Hospitals in Ratnapura and Karapitiya due to the unavailability of the consultant anesthesiologist.

A top health official also said despite the need for two consultant anesthesiologists at the Embilipitiya Hospital since it is a District General Hospital, the post of consultant anesthesiologist had been vacant for about three months.

An anesthesiologist who was previously in this hospital had gone abroad in October last year and then another anesthesiologist had gone abroad in April, 2023.

They have not returned to Sri Lanka so far.

Almost 200 in-house patients are admitted to Embilipitiya District General Hospital for treatment on a daily basis and 9,144 surgeries have been performed in 2022 alone.

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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