http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:12:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/teachers-sunday-meeting-with-pm-absentees-defy-show-cause-order-637097.html 28 March 2026 @ 11:48 pm Teacher unions have condemned the Tangalle Zonal Education Director's move to call for explanations from teachers who had failed to attend a meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the Tangalle Urban Council premises. Ceylon Teachers rsquo; Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin expressed dismay at the decision, noting that the meeting was held on Mar... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/frantic-fuel-hunt-as-threat-of-power-crisis-looms-large-637078.html 28 March 2026 @ 11:27 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;em gt;Iran offers oil to Lanka while countering narrative on nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;torpedoed ship; Govt. avoids being drawn into fresh controversy lt;/em gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;em gt; nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;Energy talks with Russian delegation; logistics issues nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;and fears of US retaliation hamper progress lt;/em gt; lt;/li gt; l... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/giving-the-bed-keeping-the-chair-637069.html 28 March 2026 @ 11:20 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;My dear JR lt;em gt;seeya lt;/em gt;, lt;/p gt; I am writing to you now because your name is in the news once again, almost 30 years after you departed and reached the Land of No Return. Not many of our leaders will be remembered decades after they leave so I suppose you could be proud that you have left a lasting legacy, be i... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/amid-fragile-hopes-of-peace-economic-crisis-deepens-637018.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:15 pm There are signs of the US withdrawing from its involvement in the war with Iran due to domestic pressures. It is, however, uncertain how and when President Trump would declare a victory and withdraw from the war. On Monday, Trump announced he had obliterated Iran rsquo;s army, navy and air force and would wind up the war in 48 hours. Then came his announcement that he was negotiating with Iran and... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/the-npps-coalgate-scandal-how-the-present-recalls-the-past-637009.html 28 March 2026 @ 10:13 pm Sri Lanka presented an embarrassment, not of lsquo;riches rsquo; but of stinging pointers to the negation of the law and the Constitution during the past few weeks. lt;strong gt;The pesky problem of a Minister indicted for corruption lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-637010 quot; title= quot;kishali quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260329/uploads/2026/03/kishali2.jpg quot;... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/deliberative-undermining-of-investigations-has-delayed-justice-for-the-victims-of-the-easter-sunday-attacks-636943.html 28 March 2026 @ 8:21 pm Sri Lanka rsquo;s Easter Sunday tragedy of 2019 remains one of the many unresolved crimes in the country rsquo;s recent history. Seven years on, the pain of that day has not subsided for the families of the 269 victims. Instead, it has been compounded by a prolonged and frustrating wait for justice. What should have been a swift and decisive investigation has instead stretched into years, raising ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/the-oil-world-in-dire-straits-636923.html 28 March 2026 @ 7:59 pm After watching four weeks of war mainly conducted through remote cruise missile and drone exchanges ndash; that nearly paused for a blessed 5-day break on Tuesday but missed the US boat when Iran declined the offer to jump aboard ndash; the dawned fifth week opens a new chapter in Operation Epic Fury: The next stage of the Gulf expedition ndash; US boots on the ground. lt;img class= quot;alignr... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260329/columns/sinking-ships-at-our-doorstep-now-try-the-white-house-636919.html 28 March 2026 @ 7:52 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;It might seem strange that the Trump-inspired Iran war mdash;which poured military power into the Indian Ocean, blowing up innocent Iranians from their unarmed ship mdash;reminds me so much about the gangsterism that haunts Sri Lanka today. lt;/p gt; Sri Lankan gangster warlords enjoy a good life and live in luxury mainly in Du...