CPA Comms Officer on 11 May, 2026 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). […]
CPA Comms Officer on 2 May, 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 […]
CPA Comms Officer on 2 May, 2026 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 18 April, 2026 20 April 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) welcomes the resignation of Kumara Jayakody MP as the Minister for Energy on 17 April 2026, for which we publicly called earlier. While from the perspective of constitutional governance the resignation is a case of better late than never, we note that the Government’s display of […]
CPA Comms Officer on 9 April, 2026 09 April 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the publication of the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill, Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) and the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill in March 2026. Of these Bills the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill and the Financial Transactions […]
CPA Comms Officer on 31 March, 2026 March 31st 2026, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses serious concern about Mr. Kumara Jayakody continuing to hold a ministerial position, after he has been indicted in the High Court, reportedly on charges relating to corruption / financial misconduct. According to media reports, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or […]
CPA Comms Officer on 31 March, 2026 This policy brief by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) builds upon the organization’s previous work examining longstanding debates on reforming the Attorney-General’s Department of Sri Lanka. These debates have intensified in recent years amid growing criticism regarding the allegations of politicisation of the department and the real and perceived conflicts of interest, particularly in […]