CPA Comms Officer on 15 June, 2026
Colombo, 15 June 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by recent reports concerning purported proposals by the NPP Government to amend the Constitution, which raise profound questions about the integrity of Sri Lanka’s constitutional order, including the independence of the judiciary and the proper use of constitutional amendment powers. In a […]
CPA Comms Officer on 14 June, 2026
The Centre for Policy Alternatives is deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Devanesan Nesiah and extends its deepest condolences to his family. Dr. Nesiah had a distingushed career as a public servant in the Ceylon Civil Servince with numerous stints in key administrative positions including as the Government Agent in Jaffna. He went on […]
Colombo, 4 June 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses deep concern at recent indications by the National People’s Power (NPP) Government that the long-promised abolition of Sri Lanka’s executive presidential system is no longer considered a priority. In a Daily Mirror report by Kelum Bandara of 1 June 2026, an unnamed “senior government […]
25 May 2026, Colombo: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses profound concern at the continued failure of successive governments—and now the present administration—to hold Provincial Council elections, despite clear public commitments and manifesto pledges to do so within a defined timeframe. It is now more than a decade since elections to Provincial Councils were […]
At its core the Brief is concerned with the question of where growth for Sri Lanka will come from and aims to revive consideration for Indo-Lanka land connectivity as one such avenue for growth. Greater economic integration with India, soon to be the world’s third largest economy, has the potential to accelerate economic development for […]
On 22nd April 2026, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) filed a Petition in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the Bill titled “Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Act”, which was published in the Gazette on 11th March 2026 and placed on the Order Paper of Parliament on 09th April 2026. […]
On 22nd April 2026, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) filed a Petition in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the Bill titled “Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Act”, which was published in the Gazette on 17th March 2026 and placed on the Order Paper of Parliament on 09th April 2026. CPA argued that several […]