http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 02 May 2026 18:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/cyber-heists-mar-npps-clean-govt-image-640918.html 2 May 2026 @ 11:18 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Lack of transparency and accountability nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;in major cases raises questions about nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;NPP rsquo;s manifesto promises lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;CBSL rsquo;s silence raises questions, says ex-Treasury official, adding culprits knew Treasury rsquo;s cyber-security ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/hard-to-dismiss-640911.html 2 May 2026 @ 11:13 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;My dear Shammi, lt;/p gt; I thought of writing to you because the whole country is talking about you now. That is after you decided to ldquo;resign rdquo; after being in charge of cricket for over seven years. I rsquo;m sorry to say this, but most people are very happy to see you go. That must surely mean something. In rece... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/tilvins-may-day-rhetoric-sparks-renewed-fears-of-one-party-rule-640901.html 2 May 2026 @ 11:09 pm Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva participated in several of the 21 May Day rallies the ruling NPP held throughout the country on Friday. While addressing crowds during the party rsquo;s Kalutara rally, he took aim at the opposition and its anti-government protests. lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-640906 quot; title= quot;cafe-spectator quot; src= ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/eran-headed-cricket-transformation-committee-a-step-in-the-right-direction-640713.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:35 pm In the midst of the varying challenges that the country had to face in recent years, cricket has been one of the areas of self-belief and hope for the citizenry. Although the record has been disappointing, the passion remains undiminished in the stands, in homes, and on school grounds across the island. But to reduce the crisis to dropped catches or fragile batting line-ups is to misunderstand ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/continuing-west-asian-war-deepens-global-economic-crisis-hits-sri-lanka-640691.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:26 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The prospect of the US-Iran war mdash;going on for more than 60 days mdash;coming to an end still remains elusive. The high expectations of a negotiated settlement in recent weeks have been dashed to the ground even before the ink could dry on the paper, if there was one. lt;/p gt; lt;strong gt;Strait of Hormuz lt;img class= q... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/seach-for-treasurys-missing-millions-takes-sinister-turn-640659.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:51 pm The Avurudu Koha that came more than a fortnight ago seems to have laid a scandalous trove of eggs in the government rsquo;s nest before fleeing from its cuckoldry. With a whole lot of cracking going on, take your pick on which one to concentrate on first, lest the bumper crop of fledglings ndash; popping out of their shells at an alarming rate ndash; distract your attention. lt;img class= qu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/columns/thoughts-from-london/bye-bye-to-non-alignment-welcome-to-strategic-whatever-640656.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:48 pm Confusion is the art of politics, if not diplomacy, according to Trumpean manoeuvres. Only two months ago I started getting accustomed to associating the NPP government with non-alignment. After all, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) had associated itself with that strong, evolving Third World movement. That was no surprise, as Sirima Bandaranaike led Sri Lanka, following in the steps of SWRD Bandaran...