CPA Comms Officer on 24 July, 2026 Colombo, 23 July 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) receives with a sense of alarm and distress the Prime Minister’s reported statement to the House that “the Government is moving ahead with plans to repurpose the Presidential House [sic] and former official ministerial bungalows for public and commercial use instead of using them as […]
CPA Comms Officer on 3 July, 2026 Since assuming office, the NPP government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has continued to navigate the friction between its campaign promises and the complex realities of governance. The government continue to face a series of long-standing challenges, including persistent calls for accountability over issues such as the Easter Sunday attack, the long-delayed Provincial Council […]
CPA Comms Officer on 22 June, 2026 22 June 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives is deeply concerned by the continued extension of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, and particularly calls upon the President, His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to refrain from extending the state of emergency, and Parliament to reject any further extension of the State of Emergency and […]
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 […]
CPA Comms Officer on 4 June, 2026 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 […]
CPA Comms Officer on 25 May, 2026 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 […]