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 2026 Leaky bucket: Why widening Sri Lanka’s tax base is only half the battle https://www.ft.lk/columns/Leaky-bucket--Why-widening--Sri-Lanka-s-tax-base-is-only-half-the-battle/4-796486 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Leaky-bucket--Why-widening--Sri-Lanka-s-tax-base-is-only-half-the-battle/4-796486 Tuesday, 25 August 2026 07:04 Broader base, thinner yield: A compliance gap which requires a fix — what Sri Lanka’s VAT statistics reveal https://www.ft.lk/columns/Broader-base--thinner-yield--A-compliance-gap-which-requires-a-fix-—-what-Sri-Lanka-s-VAT-statistics-reveal/4-796484 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Broader-base--thinner-yield--A-compliance-gap-which-requires-a-fix-—-what-Sri-Lanka-s-VAT-statistics-reveal/4-796484 Tuesday, 25 August 2026 06:39 AI may transform media planning, but media planner remains indispensable https://www.ft.lk/columns/AI-may-transform-media-planning--but-media-planner-remains-indispensable/4-796483 https://www.ft.lk/columns/AI-may-transform-media-planning--but-media-planner-remains-indispensable/4-796483 Tuesday, 25 August 2026 06:34 Is modernisation without ETA adequate to avert Sri Lanka’s next forex calamity? https://www.ft.lk/columns/Is-modernisation-without-ETA-adequate-to-avert-Sri-Lanka-s-next-forex-calamity-/4-796475 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Is-modernisation-without-ETA-adequate-to-avert-Sri-Lanka-s-next-forex-calamity-/4-796475 Tuesday, 25 August 2026 06:07 After 47 deficit years: Sri Lanka must move from managing FX to creating it https://www.ft.lk/columns/After-47-deficit-years--Sri-Lanka-must-move-from-managing-FX-to-creating-it/4-796473 https://www.ft.lk/columns/After-47-deficit-years--Sri-Lanka-must-move-from-managing-FX-to-creating-it/4-796473 Tuesday, 25 August 2026 05:59 Fixing digital stethoscope’s blind spot https://www.ft.lk/columns/Fixing-digital-stethoscope-s-blind-spot/4-796413 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Fixing-digital-stethoscope-s-blind-spot/4-796413 Monday, 24 August 2026 04:40 Sri Lanka must push back on Washington’s ‘Transhipment Scam Report’ https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lanka-must-push-back-on-Washington-s--Transhipment-Scam-Report-/4-796417 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lanka-must-push-back-on-Washington-s--Transhipment-Scam-Report-/4-796417 Monday, 24 August 2026 04:33 Mangala: a man time has not taught us to forget https://www.ft.lk/columns/Mangala--a-man-time-has-not-taught-us-to-forget/4-796416 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Mangala--a-man-time-has-not-taught-us-to-forget/4-796416 Monday, 24 August 2026 03:55 Justice 15 years after rape: A success story but can we celebrate? https://www.ft.lk/columns/Justice-15-years-after-rape---A-success-story-but-can-we-celebrate-/4-796415 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Justice-15-years-after-rape---A-success-story-but-can-we-celebrate-/4-796415 Monday, 24 August 2026 03:47 Reforms: Do it now https://www.ft.lk/columns/Reforms--Do-it-now/4-796412 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Reforms--Do-it-now/4-796412 Monday, 24 August 2026 03:24