Latest briefing 6 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

Rule of Law, Digital Governance, and Public Accountability

Week twenty-eight examines prison accountability, judicial tenure, electoral technology, online regulation, financial crime, national security, and economic governance.

6 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2026

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29 Jun 2026 - 5 Jul 2026 3 min

Judicial Independence, Public Accountability, and State Responsibility

Week twenty-seven reviews judicial tenure, counter-terrorism reform, coal procurement, economic regulation, and the State's responsibilities in education.

22 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026 4 min

Separation of Powers, Rights, and Regulatory Governance

Week twenty-six covers parliamentary eligibility, judicial appointments, anti-terrorism reform, environmental law, and regulation of online platforms.

15 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2026 4 min

Judicial Governance, Devolution, and Public Accountability

Week twenty-five examines judicial vacancies, Provincial Council elections, Easter Sunday investigations, public finance, and coal procurement.

8 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2026 4 min

Judicial Independence, National Security, and Digital Governance

Week twenty-four considers judicial tenure, anti-terrorism safeguards, digital governance, customs reform, and delayed Provincial Council elections.

1 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2026 5 min

Electoral Governance, Judicial Independence, and Public Accountability

Week twenty-three reviews Provincial Council elections, judicial tenure, religious regulation, anti-defection law, media governance, and public finance.

25 May 2026 - 31 May 2026 4 min

Democratic Governance and Institutional Accountability

Week twenty-two covers Provincial Council elections, parliamentary oversight, Central Bank independence, financial cybersecurity, and energy security.

18 May 2026 - 24 May 2026 5 min

Fiscal Governance, Devolution, and Public Accountability

Week twenty-one examines tax enforcement, customs duties, Provincial Council elections, sovereign debt, energy-sector reform, and emergency fiscal powers.

11 May 2026 - 17 May 2026 5 min

Constitutional Concerns and Governance Developments

Week twenty reviews taxation, environmental reform, devolution, public finance, State-Owned Enterprise governance, and institutional accountability.

4 May 2026 - 10 May 2026 5 min

Key Constitutional and Governance Developments

Week nineteen examines judicial review, judicial independence, public finance oversight, commissions of inquiry, devolution, and digital taxation.

27 Apr 2026 - 3 May 2026 4 min

Constitutional Developments in Media Coverage

Week eighteen covers public finance, delegated taxation, executive intervention in sport, energy procurement, and State-Owned Enterprise restructuring.

20 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026 6 min

Constitutional and Institutional Concerns

Week seventeen reviews public finance, legislative oversight, official accountability, banking regulation, expression, national security, and foreign affairs.

13 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026 5 min

Issues of Constitutional Significance

Week sixteen examines asset declarations, bank fraud oversight, tax equity, energy security, and water resource governance.

17 Mar 2026 - 23 Mar 2026 4 min

Issues of the Country and the Constitution

Week twelve covers energy tariffs, anti-terror law reform, civil-war accountability, sovereignty, and parliamentary administration.

10 Mar 2026 - 16 Mar 2026 4 min

Issues Concerning the Constitution

Week eleven tracks power-sector restructuring, anti-terror debates, microfinance reform, public finance, and regional security.

2 Mar 2026 - 9 Mar 2026 4 min

Concerns of the Constitution

Week ten reviews sovereignty and defence oversight, energy restructuring, tax administration, education reform, and public finance accountability.

23 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026 4 min

Matters of the Constitution

A week-nine review of Easter attack investigations, coal procurement, customs oversight, CEB restructuring, and tenancy legislation.

16 Feb 2026 - 22 Feb 2026 4 min

Constitutional Concerns of the Week

Week eight examines free expression, microfinance regulation, tenancy reform, coal procurement, foreign affairs, and parliamentary ethics.

9 Feb 2026 - 15 Feb 2026 4 min

Constitutional Implications of Key Policy Developments

Week seven tracks electricity reform, anti-terror legislation, tenant protections, parliamentary standards, and digital regulation.

19 Jan 2026 - 25 Jan 2026 5 min

Constitutional Reform and Governance Developments

A week-four review covering constitutional reform, anti-terror law, the Attorney General, economic oversight, and education rights.

5 Jan 2026 - 11 Jan 2026 4 min

Fault Lines in Governance

Week two’s review covers EPF governance, electricity tariff setting, education oversight, fisheries regulation, and procurement integrity.

29 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026 5 min

Constitutional Tensions Reflected in Sri Lanka's Media Coverage

A week-one review of institutional independence, delayed elections, judicial appointments, academic freedom, media licensing, security legislation, and Port City governance.

Week 41, 2025 5 min

Key Constitutional Aspects Reflected in the Media

Ten thematic updates on Sri Lanka's constitutional discourse, spanning police powers, provincial elections, anti-corruption, and fiscal transparency.

Week 39, 2025 4 min

Key Constitutional Aspects Reflected in the Media

Six insights linking current governance debates, from parliamentary oversight to gender equality and clean energy, to concrete constitutional reforms.

Week 38, 2025 5 min

Key Constitutional Aspects Reflected in the Media

Ten-part digest unpacking anti-terror reform, diaspora voting, anti-corruption safeguards, fiscal discipline, and rights-based governance.