Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 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 […]
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, 2003Civil Society Presentation By Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 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 […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 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 […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 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 […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 21st March, 2004 Geoff Wijesinghe Editor Daily News Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Lake House Colombo 10 Dear Sir, IMPRESSIVE FREEDOM ALLIANCE LEAD IN INDEPENDENT OPINION POLL DAILY NEWS. SATURDAY MARCH 20, 2004 I am writing in response to your headline story as titled above, which appeared in your issue of Saturday 20 March 2004 […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 24th March 2004 Mr. Geoff Wijesinghe Editor – Daily News Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Lake House Colombo 10. Dear Sir, CPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STATES……. I am writing to you re the above report which was carried in your edition of Tuesday 23 March 2004, at the bottom of the front page or page 1. […]