In the Media

"Urgency of State Owned Enterprise Reforms"

The Advocata Institute hosted a press brief on the '"Urgency of State Owned Enterprise Reforms" with Advocata’s Academic Chair Dr. Sarath Rajapatirana, Advocata’s Advisors Professor Rohan Samarajiva and Ms. Anarkali Moonesinghe on December 09th at 2.00PM.

The event commenced with a 10-min presentation, analysing the performance of key State Owned Enterprises. Followed by statements made by Dr. Sarath Rajapatirana, Professor Rohan Samarajiva and Anarkali Moonesinghe on the need for SOE reforms, before opening the floor for a question and answer session with journalists and media.

The event was moderated by K D Vimanga and Sathya Karunarathne.

The presentation by KD Vimanga on "Urgency of State Owned Enterprise Reforms" can be accessed below.

Urgency of State Owned Enterprise Reforms Presentation

Watch the discussion on Advocata Institutes YouTube channel. 

Aneetha Warusavitarana on the much debated fuel price hike 'Talk of the Town'

Aneetha Warusavitarana (Research Manager at the Advocata Institute) was feautured on the newest episode of 'Talk of the Town' on Yes 101 on June 14 speaking on the much debated fuel price hike.


'We need to face the reality of the situation that Sri Lanka needs to purchase fuel. Then you need to think of how this must be done in a sustainable manner so you don't see intermittent increases that invariably end up hurting the consumer. And the solution to that I believe, is to introduce a price formula.