http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:21:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/jak-dansala-for-drivers-at-filling-station-486429.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:40 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-486430 quot; title= quot;jack quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/jack.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; height= quot;600 quot; / gt; Though this looks like a Poson dansala, it is a pathetic picture of lorry, truck and bus drivers who had to wait in a queue at an Aluthgama fuel shed for as ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/as-fuel-crisis-worsens-govt-goes-for-unsolicited-proposals-486427.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:38 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Only three shipments due this month; India, China yet to respond to Lanka's requests lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; The Government has opted to consider unsolicited proposals for fuel supplies amid delays over financial commitments from India and China to buy diesel and petrol for the upcoming weeks, senior officials said. Accordingly, Cabinet approval has been sought to p... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/seasonal-influenza-spreading-rapidly-14-deaths-486425.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:37 pm Deaths of 14 people due to a flu have raised concern among health professionals who warn the public to be cautious of a seasonal influenza spreading rapidly. More than 100 people have been afflicted with the disease in the Ratnapura district alone and have sought treatment in public hospitals. According to the Medical Research Institute, most samples came from Ratnapura, Kahatuduwa and Kalaw... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/information-blackout-as-fuel-stocks-run-out-486422.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:36 pm With existing fuel stocks almost exhausted, the Government yesterday imposed an information blackout on fuel distribution by removing distribution lists published by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and shutting down the newly launched online platform providing information on fuel availability. The fuel distribution lists that had been published by the CPC for yesterday (18) were removed ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/adani-to-expand-still-further-in-sri-lanka-through-wind-and-solar-power-projects-486419.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:35 pm lt;em gt; lt;strong gt;By Namini Wijedasa nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/em gt; India rsquo;s Adani Group intends to expand still further in Sri Lanka through Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) which has secured a total 500MW of wind and solar plants in Mannar and Pooneryn, documents show. A letter sent in November last year by Vneet Jaain, AGEL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, to fo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/fuel-crisis-most-schools-closed-next-week-486417.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:33 pm Government schools in the Colombo Education Zone and suburbs and those in main towns will be closed next week due to the current fuel crisis, the Education Ministry said yesterday. The Provincial Education officials have been advised to continue classes at schools that have fewer students, depending on the situaiton. Principals of schools that have the ability to continue educational activities... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/the-sunday-times-wins-publishers-award-for-investigative-reporting-486412.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:31 pm lt;em gt; lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-486413 quot; title= quot;FVYAHJcVIAEntud quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/FVYAHJcVIAEntud.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;300 quot; height= quot;313 quot; / gt;The Sunday Times lt;/em gt; is among partners in Asia of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that won the Carlos Tej... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/national-airlines-liabilities-greater-than-its-assets-audit-report-reveals-486437.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:27 pm The current liabilities of debt-ridden national carrier SriLankan Airlines exceeded its assets, an audit report has revealed. The current liabilities exceeded its current assets by Rs. 214,6 billion, the report said. The report compiled by National Audit Office said the company incurred a net loss of Rs. 45,231.46 million during the financial year which ended on March 31 last year, with an accu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/cebs-bid-for-new-gas-turbines-at-kelanitissa-blows-a-fuse-once-again-486409.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:07 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;em gt; lt;strong gt;CMEC says it cannot meet the financing terms lt;/strong gt; lt;/em gt; lt;/li gt; lt;/ul gt; lt;em gt; lt;strong gt;By Namini Wijedasa nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/em gt; The Ceylon Electricity Board rsquo;s (CEB) long overdue tender to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission three 35MW gas turbines at the Kelanitissa Power Statio... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/ban-ends-hundreds-of-mechanised-indian-fishing-trawlers-in-lankan-waters-again-486407.html 18 June 2022 @ 11:07 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Lankan fisher folk in kerosene queues, some families face starvation lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; As a two month breeding ban that was imposed on Tamil Nadu mechanised bottom trawlers came to an end on Wednesday, Indian fishermen have started returning to the northern waters of Sri Lanka. Northern fishermen who are struggling to secure adequate kerosene to go fishing the... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/low-fuel-flashing-light-on-country-grinding-to-a-halt-486401.html 18 June 2022 @ 10:37 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Govt. lacks solution as motorists spend days in kilometres-long queues; unrest at several sheds lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Health sector faces collapse; doctors and surgeons go through agony at fuel sheds lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;School van and bus operators ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/two-wheels-now-only-option-for-workers-486396.html 18 June 2022 @ 10:33 pm Cycling to work is now being explored by state and private sector companies to ride out the economic calamity. Bus and rail transport has collapsed and there is no hard currency for the rulers to buy petrol and diesel. The last oil shipment under an Indian credit line arrived on Friday. Some companies are now allowing flexible work hours for those who ride to work. Some workers have asked... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/human-kindness-and-racketeers-wickedness-intersect-at-fuel-sheds-486394.html 18 June 2022 @ 10:29 pm Kilometres-long fuel queues have brought out the human kindness in motorists waiting in hope for days and nights to top up their tanks, with food and drinks being shared among them. But there are also stories about racketeers taking them for a ride. Beware of racketeers at fuel sheds, police warn. Recently at Bandaragama, two racketeers were arrested for selling 60 litres of diesel-mixed water ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/pic-of-the-pix-486375.html 18 June 2022 @ 10:16 pm [gallery link= quot;file quot; columns= quot;4 quot; orderby= quot;rand quot;] lt;strong gt;FROM OUR READERS lt;/strong gt; Shutterbugs out there, we would once again appreciate your contributions to this picture corner. Please send your captioned photograph along with yourname, and the location of the photograph, to: pictures@sundaytimes.wnl.lk We would also appreciate if you mention the c... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/athurugiriya-fuel-station-clash-seven-suspects-remanded-till-tomorrow-486366.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:51 pm Seven people out of the nine suspects involved in a clash with the Police at the Athurugiriya fuel station were remanded until tomorrow. A husband and wife who were among the nine suspects were released on bail after all of them were produced in the Magistrate Court yesterday. According to the Police, on Friday people waiting in the fuel queue had become unruly and had started demanding fuel w... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/youth-shot-trying-to-grab-police-weapon-486364.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:49 pm A youth was shot dead in the Neluwa area after he made an attempt to grab the weapon of a policeman, last evening. SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that a Police party had carried out a raid on a group involved in drug trafficking. The incident had occurred when the Police tried to arrest the suspects who were using drugs in a lonely house. Three other suspects had escaped from the scene. The v... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/reduce-at-source-to-cut-food-waste-486338.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:13 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486339 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;600 quot; caption= quot;Need to create more awareness of food waste management: Solid waste from homes. Pic by Eshan Fernando quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486339 quot; title= quot;AM quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/AM.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; heig... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/big-time-millers-profiteering-by-starving-market-of-rice-allege-traders-and-small-scale-millers-486329.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:08 pm Fear of a looming food crisis has seen a public already burdened by lack of fuel and gas and power outages scrambling to stockpile rice. Orders placed four days back for local rice stocks by economic centre traders had not seen the light of day up until Friday, lt;em gt;the Sunday Times lt;/em gt; learns. Imported rice stocks are being sold to consumers by rice traders at the Narahenpita Econo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/dalada-perahera-opens-to-public-after-2-years-6000-police-to-provide-security-486285.html 18 June 2022 @ 8:11 pm After two years the Kandy Dalada Maligawa authorties have decided to allow the public to view the annual Esala perahera. Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (Central ) Sanjeewa Dharmaratne said about 6000 Police personnel would be deployed to provide additional security during the perahera period. The rituals connected with the perahera will begin with the traditional quot;Kap quot; p... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/where-have-all-the-tourists-gone-486274.html 18 June 2022 @ 8:08 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Pix and text by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; Due to shortages in electricity, gas and fuel, the once bustling Sigiriya has become devoid of tourists. Due to the prevailing shortages, tourists have departed the country, drastically impacting tourist hot spots in Sri Lanka, including the ancient city of Sigiriya, leaving the magnificent rock fortr... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/community-kitchens-step-up-in-spite-of-hurdles-486267.html 18 June 2022 @ 7:57 pm lt;strong gt;By Yoshitha Perera nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Large pots filled with boiled vegetables and steaming rice are a common sight in some areas in and around Colombo. These are the community kitchens providing some kind of nourishing meal to the needy as the country's economic woes worsen. However, even these community kitchens are affected by the severe shortage of fuel and cooking ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/law-enforcement-officers-must-act-with-caution-and-restraint-says-basl-486265.html 18 June 2022 @ 7:53 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;The association also asks Govt. to take urgent action to ease burdens of the people lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; quot;It is of utmost importance that those enforcing the law act with restraint and caution in dealing with the people, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), quot; said recently. Issuing a statement on the current law and order situation, BASL rsquo;s exec... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/if-you-want-to-cultivate-govt-ready-to-give-new-land-for-6-months-to-one-year-486263.html 18 June 2022 @ 7:52 pm lt;strong gt;Ambitious plan to promote agriculture among the people; but farmers claim the agenda is to privatise public land lt;/strong gt; lt;div gt;In a bid to promote agriculture, the Government will provide land on a short term basis of six months to a year, to people willing to cultivate crops, a senior Land Ministry official said. lt;/div gt; They said the land would be provided to cult... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/believing-in-bringing-therapy-out-of-the-therapists-room-486252.html 18 June 2022 @ 6:30 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486253 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Dr. Tayyab Rashid quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486253 quot; title= quot;Dr quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/Dr.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;300 quot; / gt;[/caption] lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;An advocate of lsquo;P... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/15-murders-since-may-30-and-cops-say-they-are-stretched-to-the-limit-486246.html 18 June 2022 @ 6:23 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486247 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;770 quot; caption= quot;Bastian Mawatha in Colombo: Where a 30-year-old was gunned down and another man was injured on May 30 quot;] lt;img class= quot; wp-image-486247 quot; title= quot;4 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/44.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;770 quot; height= quot;... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/news/starvation-stares-in-the-faces-of-their-daughters-and-sons-486241.html 18 June 2022 @ 6:22 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Kumudini Hettiarachchi nbsp; nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; The children are starving! If remote Salalihini-gama close to Bogaswewa, about 22km from Vavuniya town, is a lsquo;microcosm rsquo; reflecting Sri Lanka rsquo;s tragedy as it falls deeper into an economic morass exacerbated by a food and fuel crisis, it is obvious that the country rsquo;s children are st...