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ft.lk Online Edition en-us [email protected] Copyright 2026 Why the 2005 Tourism Act must be retained and refined, not repealed https://www.ft.lk/columns/Why-the-2005-Tourism-Act-must-be-retained-and-refined--not-repealed/4-786902 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Why-the-2005-Tourism-Act-must-be-retained-and-refined--not-repealed/4-786902 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 05:00 Electricity reform must be driven by economics, not outdated assumptions https://www.ft.lk/columns/Electricity-reform-must-be-driven-by-economics--not-outdated-assumptions/4-786901 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Electricity-reform-must-be-driven-by-economics--not-outdated-assumptions/4-786901 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:53 Easter without answers: Why power has still failed the dead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 “The talk is by palanquin, but the journey is by foot’’- Depictive of Sri Lanka’s FDI efforts https://www.ft.lk/columns/“The-talk-is-by-palanquin--but-the-journey--is-by-foot----Depictive-of-Sri-Lanka-s-FDI-efforts/4-786839 https://www.ft.lk/columns/“The-talk-is-by-palanquin--but-the-journey--is-by-foot----Depictive-of-Sri-Lanka-s-FDI-efforts/4-786839 Tuesday, 13 January 2026 01:09 Non-issuance of original health records to patients https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Non-issuance-of-original-health-records-to-patients/14-786836 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Non-issuance-of-original-health-records-to-patients/14-786836 Tuesday, 13 January 2026 00:57 Missing pillar in Sri Lanka’s recovery: A new Public Development Bank https://www.ft.lk/columns/Missing-pillar-in-Sri-Lanka-s-recovery--A-new-Public-Development-Bank/4-786835 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Missing-pillar-in-Sri-Lanka-s-recovery--A-new-Public-Development-Bank/4-786835 Tuesday, 13 January 2026 00:48 Australia is not closing doors to Sri Lankans despite anti-immigration protests https://www.ft.lk/columns/Australia-is-not-closing-doors-to-Sri-Lankans-despite-anti-immigration-protests/4-786833 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Australia-is-not-closing-doors-to-Sri-Lankans-despite-anti-immigration-protests/4-786833 Tuesday, 13 January 2026 00:27