He has suddenly gone out of public eye!

21 May 2021 - 0     - 861

A medical specialist representing a professional body who had been very vocal about the coronavirus pandemic in the recent past has suddenly gone missing, they say.

They are embroiled in infighting!

14 May 2021 - 0     - 839

There is infighting within the Blue party over the question of whether they should continue to be a partner of the government or not. Given the sharp split in the party their inside talks easily leak out.

Will she quit politics?

08 May 2021 - 0     - 1203

A fair state purohita who had made it to Diyawanna from a district close to Colombo is said to be in a highly discontented and disillusioned state these days due to a raw deal she is getting from a colleague.

A taboo on opening windows in this building! Believe it or not!

08 May 2021 - 0     - 654

A situation has arisen where imposing a taboo on opening windows of this 14-storey building has become necessary!

He refused to be taken for a ride!

08 May 2021 - 0     - 721

The Big Boss the other day had given a certain purohita a tongue lashing for being remiss in performing the functions assigned to him, they say.

The greed of a high-up!

08 May 2021 - 0     - 523

A bigwig who is responsible for administering a province at the country’s centre,

Disgusted over being hamstrung!

06 May 2021 - 2     - 668

There is a prominent lady in the government top team who has become increasingly despondent about the way things are going on in her Ministry these days.

A fist fight averted!

06 May 2021 - 0     - 615

Two Diyawanna politicos had almost come to blows in the council lobby the other day, they say.

Two party stalwarts at loggerheads over an office room!

06 May 2021 - 0     - 426

Two Blue party stalwarts have fallen out following a dispute relating to an office room, they say.

A meeting that has triggered speculation!

06 May 2021 - 0     - 571

A special guest had called at the Walawwa of the former Madam the other day. A very old member of the Blue party, this visitor is said to be having a kinship to the walawwa family. He is referred to as Kalutara Lion by some people.

He got bigwig’s goat by troubling him over a trifle!

30 Apr 2021 - 0     - 617

This person who had been employed in a foreign country for several years had got an appointment as the head of a certain Statutory body thanks to his kinship to a very high political authority.

Forest area cleared to grow plantain!

30 Apr 2021 - 1     - 421

A forest area in the mid-country is being cleared by a former provincial politico using heavy machinery for the express purpose of opening up a banana plantation, reports say.

Outsider- couple is a nuisance to them!

23 Apr 2021 - 0     - 770

This young couple, the daughter, and the son-in-law of a certain political authority, currently in occupation of a bungalow belonging to a statutory body coming under the purview of the latter, has become a pain in the neck for the drivers of the airport, they say.

Grooming daughter and son to follow in his footsteps!

23 Apr 2021 - 0     - 541

There is a veteran in politics who is close to retirement. He is said to be grooming his son and daughter too for political careers.

His move with an ulterior motive misfired!

23 Apr 2021 - 0     - 453

A member of the council of this city, where a prominent place of religious worship is located, drew a howl of protests when he moved a motion calling for the prohibition of sale of pork inside the city.

He gives vent to his anger!

23 Apr 2021 - 0     - 427

A chairman who had evaded attending an important official discussion despite getting the invitation from no lesser a person than the country’s Citizen Number Three has incurred the wrath of the latter, they say.

Grooming for a high post!

09 Apr 2021 - 0     - 530

An advisor of a provincial chief has already planned the battle to grab the main provincial political chair of the Central Province, they say.

Damage done by the son-in-law!

09 Apr 2021 - 0     - 626

The following story is making rounds in political circles these days

He lost his face!

09 Apr 2021 - 0     - 527

A white-collar high-up of a major council had got stumped for words when he was asked whether he had read the Local Government Ordinance and he quietly sat down; they say.

They are up in arms!

07 Apr 2021 - 0     - 587

A group of Diyawanna politicos including some purohitas in the Gampaha District are set to complain to the top political authorities against the Gampaha female forest conservation officer, who had been vocal about protecting the environment, saying that she is obstructing certain projects they are keen on implementing for the good of the people.

They didn’t walk the talk!

07 Apr 2021 - 0     - 435

There is a Ministry responsible for looking into the wellbeing of the working class in the country.

A move to build a bridge of goodwill!

07 Apr 2021 - 0     - 459

There is a move by some groups and organizations to bring about a rapport between Prince Panchaudha who was under fire from the government backbenchers in the recent past and a heavyweight from the Telephone party, they say.

Will the duo’s plan go haywire?

07 Apr 2021 - 0     - 408

The Government has decided to make the fullest use of a certain natural resource awaiting commercial exploitation in Rajarata.

Black sheep won the day!

31 Mar 2021 - 0     - 626

Billing for expenses incurred by somebody else!

31 Mar 2021 - 0     - 471

The 25th anniversary of the Sri Lanka team winning the 1996 cricket world cup was celebrated at an impressive ceremony held at Temple Trees the other day.

The seating arrangement didn’t suit him?

31 Mar 2021 - 0     - 500

A ceremony to mark the release of a new book written by a media person was held in a suburb of the city the other day with Justice Minister Ali Sabry as the chief guest.

They are lukewarm about the proposed support!

31 Mar 2021 - 0     - 454

A heavyweight of the Green party is languishing in a State lodge in connection with the bond case these days. He had fallen out with some party high-ups. And there were no immediate signs of the party’s support to him in his hour of need.

They still have their own way!

26 Mar 2021 - 0     - 533

Three fair ones holding secretarial positions who had been the intimates of a former political chief of the province of the setting sun have messed up the functioning of the key office by giving transfers to employees at their will and pleasure.

Electorate organizer is a typical cheat!

26 Mar 2021 - 1     - 428

An organizer of a political party with an animal as its symbol, nursing an electorate in the Dumbara valley has reportedly fallen into a situation where he is unable to show up in his area assured of being safe from bodily harm.

Encroaching on canal reservation!

26 Mar 2021 - 0     - 440

A certain leading politico known to be a direct descendant of an influential Maha Disawa of the colonial days is said to be encroaching on a canal reservation in a big way.