CPA Comms Officer on 18 July, 2022 18th July 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre of Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses its grave concern about yet another declaration of a State of Emergency by way of Gazette Extraordinary No. 2288/30, dated 17th July 2022. This is the first such declaration by Acting President Ranil Wickremasinghe since assuming office on the 15th of July […]
CPA Comms Officer on 4 July, 2022 In the period from 2019-2022, the Attorney General’s Department decided to drop charges in several high profile cases. No reasons were publicly given as to why charges were dropped. It is also in a context when the department seemingly had sufficient evidence to file indictments in the respective cases. These decisions to not proceed coupled […]
CPA Comms Officer on 30 June, 2022 30th June 2022: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the publication of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill (the Bill) [Part II of the Gazette of 24th June 2022, supplement issued on 29.06.2022]. The Bill, gazetted as the Twenty-Second Amendment if enacted will become the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill is […]
CPA Comms Officer on 21 June, 2022 Read CPA’s statement in regard to the passing of Chaminda Samantha Rajakaruna in English here: Read the statement in Sinhala here: Read the statement in Tamil here:
CPA Comms Officer on 15 June, 2022 15th June 2022. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director filed a Fundamental Rights application challenging the appointment of Mr. Dhammika Perera to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, as a Member of Parliament elected under Article 99A of the Constitution (the National List). In accordance with […]
CPA Comms Officer on 10 June, 2022 10th June 2022: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is concerned by several media reports that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has appointed Mr. Dhammika Perera to fill the National List seat which became vacant by the resignation of Mr. Basil Rajapaksa. CPA notes that according to media reports, Mr. Dhammika Perera was not […]
CPA Comms Officer on 8 June, 2022 6th June 2022. The Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, filed a Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Proclamation of the State of Emergency by Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/22 dated Friday, 6th May 2022 and the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulation No.1 of 2022. CPA had previously […]