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 What is local governance? https://www.ft.lk/columns/What-is-local-governance-/4-786440 https://www.ft.lk/columns/What-is-local-governance-/4-786440 Saturday, 3 January 2026 00:17 Solar power on irrigation canals: A dual solution for energy and water conservation https://www.ft.lk/columns/Solar-power-on-irrigation-canals--A-dual-solution-for-energy-and-water-conservation/4-786438 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Solar-power-on-irrigation-canals--A-dual-solution-for-energy-and-water-conservation/4-786438 Saturday, 3 January 2026 00:12 Cyclone Ditwah: Wake-up call for national security policy and strategy https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Cyclone-Ditwah--Wake-up-call-for-national-security-policy-and-strategy/14-786437 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Cyclone-Ditwah--Wake-up-call-for-national-security-policy-and-strategy/14-786437 Saturday, 3 January 2026 00:10 Sri Lanka’s collision with nature: Lessons from India to address agrarian question and employment https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lanka-s-collision-with-nature--Lessons-from-India-to-address-agrarian-question-and-employment/4-786436 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lanka-s-collision-with-nature--Lessons-from-India-to-address-agrarian-question-and-employment/4-786436 Saturday, 3 January 2026 00:06 University autonomy under siege: Sri Lanka’s dangerous drift towards politicised higher education https://www.ft.lk/columns/University-autonomy-under-siege--Sri-Lanka-s-dangerous-drift-towards-politicised-higher-education/4-786394 https://www.ft.lk/columns/University-autonomy-under-siege--Sri-Lanka-s-dangerous-drift-towards-politicised-higher-education/4-786394 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:28 Rise of digital forensics: Meeting demands of a data-driven world https://www.ft.lk/columns/Rise-of-digital-forensics--Meeting-demands-of-a-data-driven-world/4-786393 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Rise-of-digital-forensics--Meeting-demands-of-a-data-driven-world/4-786393 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:25 Disaster and civic responsibility-Part II https://www.ft.lk/columns/Disaster-and-civic-responsibility-Part-II/4-786392 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Disaster-and-civic-responsibility-Part-II/4-786392 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:23 From crisis to creativity: Rethinking economic resilience in Sri Lanka https://www.ft.lk/columns/From-crisis-to-creativity--Rethinking-economic-resilience-in-Sri-Lanka/4-786391 https://www.ft.lk/columns/From-crisis-to-creativity--Rethinking-economic-resilience-in-Sri-Lanka/4-786391 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:21 Separating ownership and operation will significantly improve public bus transportation system https://www.ft.lk/columns/Separating-ownership-and-operation-will-significantly-improve-public-bus-transportation-system/4-786390 https://www.ft.lk/columns/Separating-ownership-and-operation-will-significantly-improve-public-bus-transportation-system/4-786390 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:20 Civil society, trade unions, activists urge Govt. to withdraw Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Civil-society--trade-unions--activists-urge-Govt--to-withdraw-Protection-of-the-State-from-Terrorism-Bill/14-786389 https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Civil-society--trade-unions--activists-urge-Govt--to-withdraw-Protection-of-the-State-from-Terrorism-Bill/14-786389 Friday, 2 January 2026 00:00