CPA Comms Officer on 4 October, 2023 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the publication of the Online Safety Bill (Bill) on the 15th of September 2023 and tabled in Parliament on 3rd of October 2023. CPA has shared its initial concerns on several clauses of the Bill in a series of infographics issued on 22nd September 2023, highlighting several concerns […]
CPA Comms Officer on 26 September, 2023 The political transition of January 2015 promised ambitious reforms and raised expectations accordingly. Two years on, serious concerns have emerged with regard to the National Unity Government’s reform project. Despite some successes, the current public perception is of a slow pace or even stagnation. This in turn has resulted in disillusionment and disappointment, with questions posed […]
CPA Comms Officer on 19 September, 2023 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the publication of the revised Bill of the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) gazetted on the 15th of September 2023. A previous version of the Bill was gazetted on the 22nd of March 2023. CPA issued a statement raising several concerns relating to that version of the Bill followed […]
CPA Comms Officer on 15 September, 2023 This report presents the topline findings of the ‘Economic Reform Index Wave 2’, survey conducted by Social Indicator (SI), the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines public opinion on the current economy, and economic reforms discussed over the past few months. Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 21st to 29th […]
CPA Comms Officer on 25 July, 2023 This week marks the fortieth anniversary of the single most cataclysmic event in our post – independence history – the anti -Tamil pogrom of July 1983. It is very sad and regrettable that there are few, if any, public commemorations of the event and that the security forces and the Police were deployed in large […]
CPA Comms Officer on 19 July, 2023 Three Private Member’s Bills titled “Municipal Councils (Amendment) Act”, “Urban Councils (Amendment) Act” and “Pradeshiya Sabha (Amendment) Act” were presented to Parliament/ placed on the Order Paper of Parliament on 05th July 2023 as Private Members Bills. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director filed three Petitions on 14th July 2023 in […]
CPA Comms Officer on 4 July, 2023 The chilling stories of these three women show us how unregulated microfinance companies have been forcing thousands of unsuspecting small business owners into crippling financial debt for years – in direct violation of their fundamental rights. Here’s how Sri Lanka’s microfinance sector has gone from startup accelerator to financial debt trap.