http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:35:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260405/editorial/lanka-choked-by-hormuz-stranglehold-637891.html 4 April 2026 @ 10:01 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The war in West Asia has started taking a direct toll on ordinary citizens mdash;the fuel quotas last week and, beginning this week, a steep increase in their electricity and gas bills. The knock-on effect is higher food prices and the resultant increase in the cost of living. The Government has a convenient excuse mdash;the war...