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 […]
11 May 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes that the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill was tabled in Parliament on 5th May 2026. This statement highlights key concerns arising from the proposed Bill, building on issues previously raised by CPA in relation to similar legislation (see CPA statement of 9 April 2026). […]
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) deeply mourns the passing away of Suriya Wickremasinghe, an icon of the local and international human rights world and an inspiration to CPA in its work. The daughter of S.A. Wickremasinghe, the leader of the Communist Party and Doreen Wickremasinghe a Member of Parliament and the first president of […]
2 May 2026, Colombo: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses serious concern about the implications of the JVP–NPP government’s Praja Shakthi and Clean Sri Lanka programmes for the institutional fabric of constitutional government and public administration in Sri Lanka. While reform of governance is both necessary and overdue, the manner in which these initiatives […]
CPA Comms Officer on 25 May, 2026