CPA Comms Officer on 5 October, 2026
2026 செப்டம்பர் மாதம் 22 ஆம் திகதியன்று வர்த்தமானியில் ‘பயங்கரவாதத்திலிருந்து அரசைப் பாதுகாப்பதற்கான சட்டமூலம்’ (PSTB – 2026)வெளியிடப்பட்டமையை மாற்றுக் கொள்கைகளுக்கான நிலையம் (CPA) கவலையுடன் அவதானிக்கிறது. இச்சட்டமூலத்தின் முந்தைய வடிவமொன்று (PSTB – 2025) 2025 டிசம்பரில் பகிரங்கப்படுத்தப்பட்டதுடன், நீதி மற்றும் தேசிய ஒருமைப்பாட்டு அமைச்சு ஒரு மாத காலத்திற்குள் பொதுமக்களின் கருத்துக்களைக் கோரியிருந்தது. இவ்வரைவு குறித்தும் உண்மையான கலந்தாலோசனையின் அவசியம் குறித்தும் ஆரம்பத்தில் பல கவலைகளை எழுப்பிய CPA, பின்னர் அதன் ஏற்பாடுகள் தொடர்பான […]
CPA Comms Officer on 2 October, 2026
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes with concern the publication of the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (PSTB – 2026) in the gazette on 22nd September 2026. A previous version (PSTB – 2025) of this Bill was made public in December 2025 and the Ministry of Justice and National integration, invited public […]
CPA Comms Officer on 1 September, 2026
1 September 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Bill titled the “Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act” [hereinafter the Bill]. The Bill, published in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 27th July 2026, was placed […]
CPA Comms Officer on 30 August, 2026
28 August 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a determination that Clause 2 of the Bill titled the “Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution” is inconsistent with Article 3 of the Constitution and therefore requires approval by the […]
CPA Comms Officer on 23 August, 2026
Colombo | 23 August 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes recent news reports to the effect that Sri Lanka is considering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legislative drafting, beginning with a pilot project linked to the proposed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill. Government officials are reportedly exploring the potential use […]
CPA Comms Officer on 7 August, 2026
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is alarmed by the recurrence of prison unrest across the country which reflects long-standing structural weaknesses within Sri Lanka’s correctional system. CPA reiterates its previous call for a credible, independent, and transparent inquiry and deliverance of justice to victims following the Negombo prison riot which occurred on 05 – […]
CPA Comms Officer on 24 July, 2026
Colombo, 23 July 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) receives with a sense of alarm and distress the Prime Minister’s reported statement to the House that “the Government is moving ahead with plans to repurpose the Presidential House [sic] and former official ministerial bungalows for public and commercial use instead of using them as […]