Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Presidential Election 2010: Election Day Media Communique No. 3

Read this in full as a PDF here. Map of location here. ### 3rd Media Communiqué, 26th January 2010, 1030Hrs CMEV received reports of multiple explosions in Nallur, Uduppidy, Manipay, Vaddukottai, Chavakachcheri and Tellipallai. CMEV’s mobile teams were dispatched to a number of locations where the attacks had reportedly taken place. CMEV teams verified damages […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 22 January, 2010

Presidential Election 2010: Media Communiqu? No. 20

Released 21 January 2010, download this report in full as a PDF here. ### Western Province Alleged Shooting in Gampaha District According to Western Provincial Councilor Mr. Kithsiri Manchanayake (UNP), at approximately 3.00am this morning, a group of unidentified persons who arrived in 5 or 6 vehicles, attacked the party office as well as home […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 January, 2010

Presidential Election 2010: Special Report on murder

16 January 2010: According to North Western Provincial Councilor Mr. Sanath Nishantha Perera (UPFA), at 3.50pm, UNP supporters had shot at UPFA supporters in front of the UNP party office located in front of the Minnas Private Hospital, Madurankuliya, Puttalam District, resulting in the death of UPFA supporter Mr. Saman Kumara of Thonigala, Anamaduwa. According […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 January, 2010

CMEV records misappropriation of State resources

CMEV captures on photo just a few of the illegal acts of political parties in the run up to the Presidential Elections, including the misappropriate of State resources. Click here for the photos. More will be added soon. CMEV records misappropriation of State resourcesCMEV records misappropriation of State resources

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 October, 2009

Comments on ?National Policy on Local Government? as published in the Daily News, 25th September 2009

This brief note responds to several points enumerated in the draft National Policy on Local Government on the proposed use of Information Communication Technology at local government levels. Comments on ?National Policy on Local Government? as published in the Daily News, 25th September 2009Comments on ?National Policy on Local Government? as published in the Daily […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 12 October, 2009

Regarding grossly misleading reference to CPA in Tamilnet news report

Editor, Tamilnet (www.tamilnet.com) 12 October 2009 Dear Sir or Madam: Regarding grossly misleading reference to CPA in Tamilnet news report The news story titled Fonseka’s legal perils published on your website today, available online at http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=30421, includes a reference and link to a press release by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Issued on 28th […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 10 October, 2009

Monitoring election violence in Sri Lanka Southern Provincial Council Election 2009: Interim Report

8th October 2009: CMEV has recorded a cumulative total of 95 incidents since its commenced monitoring. Of the total of 95 incidents, the number of Major incidents have gone up to 26 while 69 incidents have been categorized as Minor. The highest number of Major incidents have been reported from the Galle district – 14 […]

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