www.ft.lk https://www.ft.lk/RSS_Feeds/opinion The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition en-us [email protected] Copyright 2026 Trump effect in South Asia: The spectre of regional hegemonism https://www.ft.lk/columns/Trump-effect-in-South-Asia--The-spectre-of-regional-hegemonism/4-786951 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Trump-effect-in-South-Asia--The-spectre-of-regional-hegemonism/4-786951 Thursday, 15 January 2026 00:40 Extractive capitalism and Trump’s adventurism https://www.ft.lk/columns/Extractive-capitalism-and-Trump-s-adventurism/4-786953 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Extractive-capitalism-and-Trump-s-adventurism/4-786953 Thursday, 15 January 2026 00:28 Iran at the crossroads: Internal unrest, external containment, and prolonged national rupture https://www.ft.lk/columns/Iran-at-the-crossroads--Internal-unrest--external-containment--and-prolonged-national-rupture/4-786952 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Iran-at-the-crossroads--Internal-unrest--external-containment--and-prolonged-national-rupture/4-786952 Thursday, 15 January 2026 00:24 PSTA: Terrorism without terror continues https://www.ft.lk/columns/PSTA--Terrorism-without-terror-continues/4-786950 https://www.ft.lk/columns/PSTA--Terrorism-without-terror-continues/4-786950 Thursday, 15 January 2026 00:20 Why the 2005 Tourism Act must be retained and refined, not repealed https://www.ft.lk/columns/Why-the-2005-Tourism-Act-must-be-retained-and-refined--not-repealed/4-786902 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Why-the-2005-Tourism-Act-must-be-retained-and-refined--not-repealed/4-786902 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 05:00 Electricity reform must be driven by economics, not outdated assumptions https://www.ft.lk/columns/Electricity-reform-must-be-driven-by-economics--not-outdated-assumptions/4-786901 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Electricity-reform-must-be-driven-by-economics--not-outdated-assumptions/4-786901 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:53 Easter without answers: Why power has still failed the dead https://www.ft.lk/columns/Easter-without-answers--Why-power-has-still-failed-the-dead/4-786899 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Easter-without-answers--Why-power-has-still-failed-the-dead/4-786899 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:44 The real issue in Sri Lanka’s tax system is administration, not policy https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-real-issue-in-Sri-Lanka-s-tax-system-is-administration--not-policy/4-786897 https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-real-issue-in-Sri-Lanka-s-tax-system-is-administration--not-policy/4-786897 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:35 Making TIN mandatory for vehicle registration in Sri Lanka https://www.ft.lk/columns/Making-TIN-mandatory-for-vehicle-registration-in-Sri-Lanka/4-786896 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Making-TIN-mandatory-for-vehicle-registration-in-Sri-Lanka/4-786896 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:09 Beyond relief : AKD’S national path to recovery through Presidential Task Force https://www.ft.lk/columns/Beyond-relief---AKD-S-national-path-to-recovery-through Presidential-Task-Force/4-786895 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Beyond-relief---AKD-S-national-path-to-recovery-through Presidential-Task-Force/4-786895 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 03:58