CPA Comms Officer on 14 September, 2024 Sri Lanka’s presidential election is scheduled for Saturday, 21 September 2024. In anticipation of the election, many of the candidates have published manifestos detailing their visions for Sri Lanka. In the interest of comparing these visions for the country, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has prepared this document which categorises the policy proposals of […]
CPA Comms Officer on 21 August, 2024 We the undersigned call upon all candidates contesting the forthcoming 2024 presidential election to firmly and publicly commit to the abolition of the executive presidential system within the first year of the next Parliament. The experience of 46 years of the operation of the 1978 Constitution shows that the executive presidential system has not delivered […]
CPA Comms Officer on 15 August, 2024 This report is prepared by Social Indicator (SI), the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), on the findings of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey (Wave 6). This island-wide survey captures the public perception/opinion on the current situation of the country, in terms of the legitimacy and accountability of the […]
CPA Comms Officer on 15 August, 2024 This report presents the findings of the survey on reconciliation conducted by Social Indicator (SI), the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Given the background, the year 2024 marks the 15th anniversary of the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, the poll was designed to capture the current public […]
CPA Comms Officer on 1 August, 2024 A reimagination of what national security means and, thereby, encompasses for Sri Lanka is vital to better encapsulate and understand the contemporary security concerns that it faces. This Brief calls for a reimagination of national security that necessitates securing the territorial sovereignty of the state whilst simultaneously securing its constituents as well, thereby defining national […]
CPA Comms Officer on 29 July, 2024 29th July 2024 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes with grave concern the actions of the President and the Government in response to the Supreme Court’s interim order last week restraining Mr Deshabandu Thennakoon from exercising the powers, functions, and responsibilities of the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). This interim order […]
CPA Comms Officer on 2 July, 2024 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) mourns the loss of Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, MP, one of the most distinguished parliamentarians of our time, who adorned Parliament with his oratorical skills and legislative ability. In his time as a Member of Parliament, and especially as the Leader of the Opposition in 2015-19, he dominated the proceedings of […]