Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Report of the fact finding mission to Batticaloa District including the Town, Kiran, Arayampathi and Vakarai

Report of the fact finding mission to Batticaloa District including the Town, Kiran, Arayampathi and Vakarai conducted by CPA, INFORM, Women and Media Collective and LST from April 10-11 2007. Report of the fact finding mission to Batticaloa District including the Town, Kiran, Arayampathi and VakaraiReport of the fact finding mission to Batticaloa District including […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Press Release on the need for a National Debate on The Federal Idea – 6th February 2006

Press Release on the need for a National Debate on The Federal Idea in English, Sinhala and Tamil THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL DEBATEON THE FEDERAL IDEA At a National Symposium organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) on The Future of Sri Lanka and The Federal Idea held at the BMICH on 6th […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Press Release on takeover of Nepal by King Gyanendra – 7th February 2005

Press Release – The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Free Media Movement (FMM) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) together issued a joint letter to the Royal Nepalese Embassy on 7th February 2005 highlighting the current strife faced by journalists in Nepal following the 1st February takeover of the country by King Gyanendra Press […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Civil Society Presentation By Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka – 9th – 10th June, 2003

Civil Society Presentation By Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka, 9th – 10th June, 2003 Civil Society Presentation By Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka – 9th – 10th June, 2003Civil Society Presentation By Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Press Release Re: National List Nominations, Constitutional and Statutory Obligations, and Representative Democracy – 7th April 2004

On Wednesday 7th April 2004, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) wrote to the Commissioner of Elections expressing deep concern at certain newspaper reports that various persons whose names do not appear in the nomination lists or lists under Article 99A of the Constitution (i.e., National List) as submitted to the Commissioner during the nomination […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

CPA CHALLENGES 18TH AND 19TH AMENDMENTS

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has filed two petitions in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the constitutionality of passing both the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution with a two-thirds majority vote in Parliament. The reasons for the challenges are quite distinct from those of most of the other petitions. CPA’s […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009

Full text of CPA’s response to The Sunday Times article titled “CPA-LTTE-TRINCO” – 15th October 2003

15th October, 2003 Mr. Sinha Ratnatunga The Editor The Sunday Times 08, Hunupitiya Cross Road Colombo 2 Dear Mr Ratnatunga, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: ‘CPA-LTTE-Trinco’ by Chris Kamalendran The Sunday Times, Sunday 12th October 2003 I am writing with reference to the above article which appeared in your edition of Sunday 12th October 2003. The article contains a series of […]

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