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US Dollar’s collapse, rise of Bitcoin and the run of gold

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:55

A storm in a teacup

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:48

Mass registration of individuals for income tax: Misguided approach

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:29

From rally to reality: Gold, the Gold business, and future of Yellow Metal

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 03:25

Batting maestro Aravinda celebrates 60

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:17

Arab regimes supported Israeli genocide; now support US plan to eliminate Hamas

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:10

A few fresh facets of leadership: Is the era and ethos of strongman governments gone for good? (3/4)

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:05

Latest Geneva resolution: Putting Sri Lanka’s commitment to the test

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the grand old lady of Sri Lankan politics

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:40

A breath of Kandy on the road

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:28

To improve education, fix the tax system

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:25

Another health ‘bill’ for the consumer to foot?

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:24

Central Expressway resumption a milestone of Sri Lanka-China friendship under BRI

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:22

Cities ready for the future

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:20

Gaza reprieved, Geneva match-fixed, devolution auctioned, Venezuela targeted

Thursday, 16 October 2025 04:41

Enhancing tax morale in Sri Lanka: Path to sustainable compliance

Thursday, 16 October 2025 04:30

Beyond prediction: Rise of explainable AI in financial decision making

Thursday, 16 October 2025 04:23

Promise and peril of relativism: Respecting perspectives without excusing injustice

Thursday, 16 October 2025 04:09

Hand in hand for better foods and a better future: Partnerships for Sri Lanka’s SDG journey

Thursday, 16 October 2025 03:59

Ants’ march, promises, and one-year rule of AKD

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 00:26

Prof. Samarajiva warns against ‘reinventing wheel’ for digital public infrastructure

The Government should focus on adopting proven technologies rather than attempting to build its own digital public infrastructure (DPI) from scratch, ..

GovPay processes Rs. 400 m online payments since Feb.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 06:00

Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Board Member Harsha Purasinghe yesterday said that since GovPay’s launch in February 2025, 170 Go ..

Appeal Court hears case challenging legality of VAT Refund Scheme

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:55

The Court of Appeal will hear again the case filed challenging the legality of the current VAT Refund Scheme on 24 October. ..

Rs. 761 m Kotagala Rights Issue oversubscribed

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:54

Kotagala Plantations PLC has said its Right Issue was oversubscribed, with total subscriptions amounting to Rs. 776.4 million. ..

Finco buys third largest 11% stake of SDB bank for Rs. 881 m

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:52

Finco Holdings Ltd., has bought a near 11% stake of Sanasa Development Bank PLC (SDB) for Rs. 881.48 million from Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschapp ..

DHL Express announces annual price adjustments in Sri Lanka

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:51

DHL Express has announced price adjustments that will take effect on 1 January 2026. The increase in Sri Lanka will be 4.9%. ..

Balancing innovation, regulation, and ethics in AI is the new Asian consensus

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:15

The final session of the 11th Annual Daily FT–CICRA Cyber Security Summit 2025 concluded on a forward-looking note, exploring the intersection of AI ..

Microfinance debt: FCEJ calls on Govt. to take urgent measures to protect women from predatory lending

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:38

The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice (FCEJ), expressing its deep concerns over the economic degeneration and rising household indebtedness in ..

Sri Lanka’s education spending far below peer economies

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:12

Sri Lanka’s public spending on education remains among the lowest in its income group, lagging far behind comparable developing economies, according ..

Talks with Sinopec on $ 3.7 b H’tota refinery ‘positive’

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:08

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has met Sinopec Vice President Liu Liangong to resolve remaining issues delaying the launch of the Chinese energy firm ..

SC dismisses petitions against Indo-Lanka digital ID deal

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:05

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two Fundamental Rights petitions filed by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and others seeking to annul the Memor ..

Govt., ADB sign $ 106.9 m deal to boost health system

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:02

Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed agreements for a $ 106.9 million financing package to support the Strengthening Integr ..

Gold prices hit record highs amid global surge

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

Gold prices in the local market rose to record levels yesterday, reflecting sharp increases in global markets, local traders said. ..

BIA allows early check-in to ease congestion

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

With Sri Lanka’s peak tourism season commencing, passengers departing from Bandaranaike International Airport can now check in up to four hours befo ..

No FT on Monday

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

In view of Deepavali public and bank holiday and the long weekend, the Daily FT will not be published on Monday, 20 October. ..

Foreign investors explore marine and port opportunities in Sri Lanka

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:30

A delegation of 10 foreign investors from India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman visited the Colombo Port and Port City this week to ..

BOI says realised FDI up 138% YoY to $ 827 m YTD end-Sept.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:56

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) yesterday announced that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows including foreign commercial loans for inv ..

LB Finance makes Rs. 5.6 b voluntary offer for Associated Motor Finance shareholders

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:54

LB Finance PLC said it has made a voluntary offer worth approximately Rs. 5.6 billion to acquire all 113,327,268 ordinary voting shares of Associated ..

UAE Supreme Court bans compound interest on bank loans

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:53

Abu Dhabi: THE Federal Supreme Court has reaffirmed that financial institutions in the UAE are prohibited from charging interest on accumulated or com ..

$ 1 b X-Press Pearl fine could push up shipping insurance costs

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:52

Sri Lanka’s $ 1 billion court ruling over the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster has sparked alarm among global shipping insurers, with UK-based Financial ..

London-Colombo fintech WealthOS demonstrates breakthrough migration capability

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:33

The technology built by WealthOS, a London/Colombo-based cloud-native wealth tech SaaS, has powered the migration of 126,000 UK ISA and Junior ISA acc ..

In turbulent trade times, South Asia needs reform, cooperation and resilience

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:53

We are economists from South Asia who convened online recently to discuss the impact of the new US tariffs on our countries. Based on our discussion, ..

Ruhunu Ring: New chapter in destination storytelling for Sri Lanka’s Deep South

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:24

Sri Lanka’s Deep South has officially taken centre stage as a premier destination with the launch of the Ruhunu Ring, a visionary concept initiated ..

CSE ends week on high note, sets new benchmark

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:09

Colombo stock market maintained its rally to close the week in green with the benchmark index gaining sharply and crossing 22,500 for the first time. ..

Modi, Harini discuss deepening India–Sri Lanka cooperation

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:07

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said he was pleased to welcome Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya in New Delhi, where the ..

New SHPDA Chief charts reset for small hydro sector

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:03

The newly elected Small Hydro Power Developers Association (SHPDA) President Pathmanatha Poddiwala recently vowed to steer the association through a p ..

SL hosts its first GABV Asia-Pacific Chapter Meeting

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:01

Hosting the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Asia-Pacific Chapter Meeting for the first time ever, Sri Lanka opened the 2025 gathering in ..

Hayleys buys 40.5% of Harischandra Mills for Rs. 2.57 b

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

Hayleys PLC yesterday said it has purchased 778,946 ordinary shares of Harischandra Mills PLC at Rs. 3,300 each amounting to a 40.58% stake in the com ..

COPE finds Rs. 15 b loss at Lanka Sathosa over rice imports

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

The Parliament Secretariat yesterday said that the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) found Lanka Sathosa had suffered a loss of Rs. 15.15 billion ..

CEB new tariff to promote battery energy storage

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has introduced a new tariff structure to purchase electricity generated from Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ..

Govt. expands tax exemptions for renewable energy, green manufacturing

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:28

In a move aimed at accelerating the country’s transition towards renewable energy and sustainable industrial growth, the Government has announced ne ..

GovPay processes Rs. 400 m online payments since Feb.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 06:00

Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Board Member Harsha Purasinghe yesterday said that since GovPay’s launch in February 2025, 170 Go ..

BOI says realised FDI up 138% YoY to $ 827 m YTD end-Sept.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:56

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) yesterday announced that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows including foreign commercial loans for inv ..

Appeal Court hears case challenging legality of VAT Refund Scheme

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:55

The Court of Appeal will hear again the case filed challenging the legality of the current VAT Refund Scheme on 24 October. ..

LB Finance makes Rs. 5.6 b voluntary offer for Associated Motor Finance shareholders

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:54

LB Finance PLC said it has made a voluntary offer worth approximately Rs. 5.6 billion to acquire all 113,327,268 ordinary voting shares of Associated ..

Rs. 761 m Kotagala Rights Issue oversubscribed

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:54

Kotagala Plantations PLC has said its Right Issue was oversubscribed, with total subscriptions amounting to Rs. 776.4 million. ..

UAE Supreme Court bans compound interest on bank loans

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:53

Abu Dhabi: THE Federal Supreme Court has reaffirmed that financial institutions in the UAE are prohibited from charging interest on accumulated or com ..

Finco buys third largest 11% stake of SDB bank for Rs. 881 m

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:52

Finco Holdings Ltd., has bought a near 11% stake of Sanasa Development Bank PLC (SDB) for Rs. 881.48 million from Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschapp ..

$ 1 b X-Press Pearl fine could push up shipping insurance costs

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:52

Sri Lanka’s $ 1 billion court ruling over the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster has sparked alarm among global shipping insurers, with UK-based Financial ..

DHL Express announces annual price adjustments in Sri Lanka

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:51

DHL Express has announced price adjustments that will take effect on 1 January 2026. The increase in Sri Lanka will be 4.9%. ..

London-Colombo fintech WealthOS demonstrates breakthrough migration capability

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:33

The technology built by WealthOS, a London/Colombo-based cloud-native wealth tech SaaS, has powered the migration of 126,000 UK ISA and Junior ISA acc ..

Balancing innovation, regulation, and ethics in AI is the new Asian consensus

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:15

The final session of the 11th Annual Daily FT–CICRA Cyber Security Summit 2025 concluded on a forward-looking note, exploring the intersection of AI ..

In turbulent trade times, South Asia needs reform, cooperation and resilience

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:53

We are economists from South Asia who convened online recently to discuss the impact of the new US tariffs on our countries. Based on our discussion, ..

Microfinance debt: FCEJ calls on Govt. to take urgent measures to protect women from predatory lending

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:38

The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice (FCEJ), expressing its deep concerns over the economic degeneration and rising household indebtedness in ..

Ruhunu Ring: New chapter in destination storytelling for Sri Lanka’s Deep South

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:24

Sri Lanka’s Deep South has officially taken centre stage as a premier destination with the launch of the Ruhunu Ring, a visionary concept initiated ..

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Investors invited for Single Super Phosphate production project

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 10:12

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President highlights professionalism at Sri Lanka Air Force ceremony

Monday, 20 October 2025 18:37

Dr. Ananda Ratnayake inducted as 93rd President of SLDA

Monday, 20 October 2025 17:13

President holds talks with plantation companies on wage increase

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 19:47

WHO regional committee session opens in Colombo

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 12:12

Cabinet approves temporary import of Ponni Samba rice

Tuesday, 14 October 2025 19:35

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Thursday, 9 October 2025 05:38

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Wednesday, 8 October 2025 00:00

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Balancing innovation, regulation, and ethics in AI is the new Asian consensus

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:15

SLT-Mobitel partners vivo to launch latest 5G-ready smartphones

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:13

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Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:11

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Soul Brewology: Redefining Sri Lanka’s coffee experience

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:02

Bringing together the art, science and soul of coffee, Soul Brewology has positioned itself as Sri Lanka’s first complete coffee experience studio ..

Building musical bridges

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

Suniel Shetty to headline star-studded ‘Signature Diwali Glitz’ at City of Dreams Sri Lanka

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

Opinion and Issues

US Dollar’s collapse, rise of Bitcoin and the run of gold

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:55

The US dollar is a real currency which is backed by an economy that produces the largest quantum of real goods and services as a single economy. ..

In turbulent trade times, South Asia needs reform, cooperation and resilience

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:53

A storm in a teacup

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:48

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Shameful resistance to protecting our children

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:28

It is deeply troubling that Sri Lanka’s long-overdue effort to criminalise corporal punishment of children has met such fierce resistance from secti ..

Breast cancer awareness should be year-round program

Saturday, 18 October 2025 00:00

NPP Govt.’s first Cabinet reshuffle

Friday, 17 October 2025 00:00

Anti-drug operations and citizen rights

Thursday, 16 October 2025 03:55

Descent of Sri Lanka’s public sector

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 00:00

Ending scourge of corporal punishment

Tuesday, 14 October 2025 00:05

Special Report

Building trust in digital age: Sri Lanka’s roadmap to cybersecurity and data privacy

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 00:00

The first ever full-day Data Privacy and Protection Summit organised by the Daily FT in collaboration with CICRA Holdings Ltd., was held recently at ..

IODA pledges to support SL to make country diving hub

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 00:08

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Maharaja Foods’ Rs. 112.5 m Rights Issue for expansion, debt repayment

Top startups secure $ 160,000 funding at First Capital Startup Nation by Hatch Demo Day

CA Sri Lanka honours five Chartered Accountants for lifelong service to nation and profession

Siemens, DIMO complete Sri Lanka’s largest grid substation at Habarana

Casons Rent a Car introduces Lanka’s first fleet of eco-friendly vehicles

Port City Colombo named ‘Best Knowledge Zone’ in Asia Pacific by fDi Intelligence UK

Lanka Aluminium boosts retail sector with credit terms, credit card offerings

Lanka Realty Investments appoints new Chairman

Inaugural National AI Expo & Conference 2025 concludes on high note

Lanka Ashok Leyland reports strong first half results with Rs. 7.75 b revenue

Dumindra Ratnayaka appointed Chairman of Avinya Foundation

Great Place To Work holds CXO Forum

Mithila Wegapitiya joins LAUGFS Gas, LAUGFS Power Boards

Havelock City Mall celebrates two years

Home Lands EXPO 2025 spotlights property investment opportunities

Virtusa expands technology centre in Sri Lanka with over 200 open roles

Salesforce and OpenAI partner across enterprise work and commerce

CA Sri Lanka honours Niluka Jayasinghe as Best Entrepreneur 2025 for driving knowledge-based exports

India’s Guru Kashi University and Oxford Chester Uni of Higher Education Sri Lanka strengthen academic ties

AMW appoints Jawahar Ganesh as new Group Managing Director

eChannelling launches eMindCare as holistic digital platform for mental wellbeing

Bairaha marks 50 years of leadership in Sri Lanka’s poultry industry

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US Dollar’s collapse, rise of Bitcoin and the run of gold

A storm in a teacup

Mass registration of individuals for income tax: Misguided approach

From rally to reality: Gold, the Gold business, and future of Yellow Metal

Batting maestro Aravinda celebrates 60

Arab regimes supported Israeli genocide; now support US plan to eliminate Hamas

A few fresh facets of leadership: Is the era and ethos of strongman governments gone for good? (3/4)

Latest Geneva resolution: Putting Sri Lanka’s commitment to the test

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the grand old lady of Sri Lankan politics

A breath of Kandy on the road

To improve education, fix the tax system

Another health ‘bill’ for the consumer to foot?

Central Expressway resumption a milestone of Sri Lanka-China friendship under BRI

Cities ready for the future

Gaza reprieved, Geneva match-fixed, devolution auctioned, Venezuela targeted

Enhancing tax morale in Sri Lanka: Path to sustainable compliance

Beyond prediction: Rise of explainable AI in financial decision making

Promise and peril of relativism: Respecting perspectives without excusing injustice

Hand in hand for better foods and a better future: Partnerships for Sri Lanka’s SDG journey

Ants’ march, promises, and one-year rule of AKD

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Batting maestro Aravinda celebrates 60

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CA Sri Lanka honours five Chartered Accountants for lifelong service to nation and profession

Mithila Wegapitiya joins LAUGFS Gas, LAUGFS Power Boards

Mass registration of individuals for income tax: Misguided approach

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Business News

Maharaja Foods’ Rs. 112.5 m Rights Issue for expansion, debt repayment

Top startups secure $ 160,000 funding at First Capital Startup Nation by Hatch Demo Day

CA Sri Lanka honours five Chartered Accountants for lifelong service to nation and profession

Siemens, DIMO complete Sri Lanka’s largest grid substation at Habarana

Casons Rent a Car introduces Lanka’s first fleet of eco-friendly vehicles

Port City Colombo named ‘Best Knowledge Zone’ in Asia Pacific by fDi Intelligence UK

Lanka Aluminium boosts retail sector with credit terms, credit card offerings

Lanka Realty Investments appoints new Chairman

Inaugural National AI Expo & Conference 2025 concludes on high note

Lanka Ashok Leyland reports strong first half results with Rs. 7.75 b revenue

Dumindra Ratnayaka appointed Chairman of Avinya Foundation

Great Place To Work holds CXO Forum

Mithila Wegapitiya joins LAUGFS Gas, LAUGFS Power Boards

Havelock City Mall celebrates two years

Home Lands EXPO 2025 spotlights property investment opportunities

Virtusa expands technology centre in Sri Lanka with over 200 open roles

Salesforce and OpenAI partner across enterprise work and commerce

CA Sri Lanka honours Niluka Jayasinghe as Best Entrepreneur 2025 for driving knowledge-based exports

India’s Guru Kashi University and Oxford Chester Uni of Higher Education Sri Lanka strengthen academic ties

AMW appoints Jawahar Ganesh as new Group Managing Director

eChannelling launches eMindCare as holistic digital platform for mental wellbeing

Bairaha marks 50 years of leadership in Sri Lanka’s poultry industry

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