www.ft.lk https://www.ft.lk/RSS_Feeds/sectors The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition en-us [email protected] Copyright 2026 Planters seek urgent response to stabilise tea production, key export markets https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Planters-seek-urgent-response-to-stabilise-tea-production--key-export-markets/44-791359 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Planters-seek-urgent-response-to-stabilise-tea-production--key-export-markets/44-791359 Friday, 1 May 2026 10:11 Overseas Realty posts Rs. 1.9 b PBT in 1Q https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Overseas-Realty-posts-Rs--1-9-b-PBT-in-1Q/44-791358 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Overseas-Realty-posts-Rs--1-9-b-PBT-in-1Q/44-791358 Friday, 1 May 2026 10:09 EU grants € 2.6 m (Rs. 970 m) to enhance civic participation, accountability and transparency https://www.ft.lk/front-page/EU-grants-€-2-6-m--Rs--970-m--to-enhance-civic-participation--accountability-and-transparency/44-791357 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/EU-grants-€-2-6-m--Rs--970-m--to-enhance-civic-participation--accountability-and-transparency/44-791357 Friday, 1 May 2026 10:08 Govt. eyes tech push at Customs to boost revenue, cut corruption https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Govt--eyes-tech-push-at-Customs-to-boost-revenue--cut-corruption/44-791356 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Govt--eyes-tech-push-at-Customs-to-boost-revenue--cut-corruption/44-791356 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:59 Consumer sentiment drops to lowest since June 2024 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Consumer-sentiment-drops-to-lowest-since-June-2024/44-791355 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Consumer-sentiment-drops-to-lowest-since-June-2024/44-791355 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:55 Oil prices soar above $ 120 to four-year high https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Oil-prices-soar-above----120-to-four-year-high/44-791353 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Oil-prices-soar-above----120-to-four-year-high/44-791353 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:51 CSE up 7% in April, highest monthly gain since July ‘25 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/CSE-up-7--in-April--highest-monthly-gain-since-July--25/44-791352 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/CSE-up-7--in-April--highest-monthly-gain-since-July--25/44-791352 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:46 Govt. to hold 21 May Day rallies across island https://www.ft.lk/news/Govt--to-hold-21-May-Day-rallies-across-island/56-791351 https://www.ft.lk/news/Govt--to-hold-21-May-Day-rallies-across-island/56-791351 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:40 Gnanasara Thero indicted over alleged anti-Islam remarks; released on bail https://www.ft.lk/news/Gnanasara-Thero-indicted-over-alleged-anti-Islam-remarks--released-on-bail/56-791350 https://www.ft.lk/news/Gnanasara-Thero-indicted-over-alleged-anti-Islam-remarks--released-on-bail/56-791350 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:37 NATA proposes post-2010 smoking ban to Health Minister https://www.ft.lk/news/NATA-proposes-post-2010-smoking-ban-to-Health-Minister/56-791349 https://www.ft.lk/news/NATA-proposes-post-2010-smoking-ban-to-Health-Minister/56-791349 Friday, 1 May 2026 09:32