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 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 Communist Party on Budget 2026 says ‘technocratic continuity in populist garb’ https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Communist-Party-on-Budget-2026-says--technocratic-continuity-in-populist-garb-/14-784510 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Communist-Party-on-Budget-2026-says--technocratic-continuity-in-populist-garb-/14-784510 Wednesday, 19 November 2025 00:06 Open letter to AKD on Budget 2026, investments and growth optimisation https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Open-letter-to-AKD-on-Budget-2026--investments-and-growth-optimisation/14-784509 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Open-letter-to-AKD-on-Budget-2026--investments-and-growth-optimisation/14-784509 Wednesday, 19 November 2025 00:02 Kachchativu: Time for fresh perspective https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Kachchativu--Time-for-fresh-perspective/14-784508 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Kachchativu--Time-for-fresh-perspective/14-784508 Wednesday, 19 November 2025 00:00 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 Rebuilding nation on rails: Eng. Rampala Memorial Oration calls for bold railway reforms https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Rebuilding-nation-on-rails---Eng--Rampala-Memorial-Oration-calls-for-bold-railway-reforms/14-784442 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Rebuilding-nation-on-rails---Eng--Rampala-Memorial-Oration-calls-for-bold-railway-reforms/14-784442 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 01:17 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 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