http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:56:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/prince-of-coal-639446.html 17 April 2026 @ 9:38 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-639447 quot; title= quot;RypVanWinkle quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260419/uploads/2026/04/RypVanWinkle2.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;107 quot; / gt;My dear Anura lt;em gt;sahodaraya lt;/em gt;, I thought of writing to you, first to wish you lt;em gt; lsquo;suba aluth avuruddak weva rsquo; lt;/em gt; an... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/dent-in-govt-s-anti-corruption-credentials-will-jayakodys-resignation-and-coal-probes-save-its-image-639442.html 17 April 2026 @ 9:36 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Move to probe past tenders draws criticism over witch hunt of officials; CID visit to Lanka Coal Company lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt; (Pvt) Ltd disrupts work lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;As West Asian tension prolongs amid shaky ceasefire, Govt under pressure from... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/political-rivalry-drives-allegations-of-damage-to-new-bus-stand-639415.html 17 April 2026 @ 9:18 pm No sooner had the renovated Pettah Central Bus Stand been declared open last week than images and visuals emerged of damage to property at the location. The mystery of who was responsible for the acts of vandalism soon led to various accusations being made on social media, where some fake posts circulated widely. lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-639425 quot; title= quot;cafe-sp... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/formidable-challenges-of-coping-with-global-economic-crisis-639397.html 17 April 2026 @ 8:50 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The failure of the peace talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad has resulted in the US blockading the Straits of Hormuz, especially the Iranian ports, and heightened the global economic crisis that threatens the Sri Lankan economy. lt;/p gt; lt;strong gt;Global recession lt;/strong gt; The IMF has predicted a global eco... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/the-coalgate-dust-covers-the-npp-government-much-like-the-unfortunate-residents-of-norochcholai-639393.html 17 April 2026 @ 8:49 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The unconvincing lsquo;lifeline rsquo; of a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry to probe coal imports from its lsquo;inception rsquo; (a catchy word, that) up to 16th April 2026 is scarcely likely to help President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People's Power Government extricate themselves from the thick mu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/the-politics-of-deflection-behind-udaya-gammanpilas-narrative-on-the-easter-sunday-attacks-639306.html 17 April 2026 @ 7:44 pm When Udaya Gammanpila announced the release of his book, lt;em gt;In Search of a Mastermind lt;/em gt;, it was thought that he would make a big revelation. However the whole event proved to be an anti climax. It turned out to be more a strategy of deflection rather than a search for justice Its timing and content reveal a different motive. By narrowing the scope of the tragedy to a settled nar... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260419/columns/trump-on-an-ego-high-as-us-boots-fly-over-the-moon-and-back-for-a-spin-639180.html 17 April 2026 @ 6:26 pm Nearly three weeks ago, the White House alerted the world rsquo;s media to await an important update on Iran to be delivered by President Tramp. While the Washington press corps gushed amongst themselves what to expect from Trump this time, the White House pursed its lips and only said, lsquo;Trump plans to address the nation on the war Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.' It turned out it had hardly been...