www.ft.lk https://www.ft.lk/RSS_Feeds/columns The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition en-us [email protected] Copyright 2025 The National Budget is IMF influenced, so what? Do we have a choice? https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-National-Budget-is-IMF-influenced--so-what--Do-we-have-a-choice-/4-784505 https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-National-Budget-is-IMF-influenced--so-what--Do-we-have-a-choice-/4-784505 Wednesday, 19 November 2025 00:22 50 years of nourishing a nation: How Bairaha defined Sri Lanka’s poultry industry https://www.ft.lk/columns/50-years-of-nourishing-a-nation--How-Bairaha-defined-Sri-Lanka-s-poultry-industry/4-784504 https://www.ft.lk/columns/50-years-of-nourishing-a-nation--How-Bairaha-defined-Sri-Lanka-s-poultry-industry/4-784504 Wednesday, 19 November 2025 00:20 Dismantling the case against decent wages in tea plantations https://www.ft.lk/columns/Dismantling-the-case-against-decent-wages-in tea plantations/4-784443 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Dismantling-the-case-against-decent-wages-in tea plantations/4-784443 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 01:21 Unlocking economic constraints through Oil Palm cultivation https://www.ft.lk/columns/Unlocking-economic-constraints-through-Oil-Palm-cultivation/4-784441 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Unlocking-economic-constraints-through-Oil-Palm-cultivation/4-784441 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 01:14 Whose crown? https://www.ft.lk/columns/Whose-crown-/4-784440 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Whose-crown-/4-784440 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 00:55 Smallholders locked out, imports locked in: The case to end Palm Oil ban https://www.ft.lk/columns/Smallholders-locked-out--imports-locked-in--The-case-to-end-Palm-Oil-ban/4-784438 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Smallholders-locked-out--imports-locked-in--The-case-to-end-Palm-Oil-ban/4-784438 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 00:41 War against polythene: Recycling is the best long run solution https://www.ft.lk/columns/War-against-polythene--Recycling-is-the--best-long-run-solution/4-784423 https://www.ft.lk/columns/War-against-polythene--Recycling-is-the--best-long-run-solution/4-784423 Monday, 17 November 2025 00:30 JVP/NPP Govt. abusing public funds for political advantage https://www.ft.lk/columns/JVP-NPP-Govt--abusing-public-funds-for-political-advantage/4-784422 https://www.ft.lk/columns/JVP-NPP-Govt--abusing-public-funds-for-political-advantage/4-784422 Monday, 17 November 2025 00:26 Throwing good taxpayer money after bad https://www.ft.lk/columns/Throwing-good-taxpayer-money-after-bad/4-784421 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Throwing-good-taxpayer-money-after-bad/4-784421 Monday, 17 November 2025 00:24 Removing trading activities from VAT and limiting SSCL only to non-VAT registrants https://www.ft.lk/columns/Removing-trading-activities-from-VAT-and-limiting-SSCL-only-to-non-VAT-registrants/4-784419 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Removing-trading-activities-from-VAT-and-limiting-SSCL-only-to-non-VAT-registrants/4-784419 Monday, 17 November 2025 00:22