The ubiquitous guest gets the cold shoulder!

There is a soft-spoken hardliner in the Group 16 who is a member of the black-coated gentry.

Foreign investor to call it quits!

There is a steel factory set up by an investor from an Asian country in an area in the North-Western part of the country where donkeys freely roam.

This place is being packed with political appointees!

This establishment titled as an authority is a major key undertaking in the State sector. They have suddenly started recruiting employees in hordes to it, they say.

Home and home fight leave party supporters high and dry!

There is a big row raging between the gem-rich district’s Green Madam and a young Diyawanna Green one from the same district and most affected because of this row are the party loyalists from the latter’s constituency, they say.

Aspirants galore though the poll is miles away!

Although the big poll is miles away, two or three aspirants are said to be already gearing up for the fray. Meanwhile, the names of two other persons had been mentioned in this connection in political circles last week.

Orator turns sissy when with girlfriends!

There is a young Diyawanna member who shines as an outstanding orator both in the august assembly and on the political stage.

He is still in the scene!

This worthy, head of an institution-related to higher education has been sent on compulsory leave following serious sleaze charges preferred against him.

Extravagant with public funds!

Yet another case of criminal waste of public funds attributed to a high Diyawanna political authority has raised many an eyebrow in the public administration circles.

Banyan tree is his refuge now!

Two white-collar ones facing a disciplinary inquiry for alleged syphoning off fuel from a storage located in an area described as the ‘lungs of the district’ are reportedly worshipping a banyan tree planted in the premises of this establishment every morn and evening and praying that they are saved from their predicament.

Buddy’s arrest made him wild!

A prominent politico from Wayamba has developed a sudden antipathy towards wildlife rangers, they say.

Body weight up by three kilos in three months!

A leading politico has reportedly increased his body weight by record three kilos within three months in his new high office.

For him the plum job is yet to come!

There is a newly appointed purohita at state level counting the days until he is raised to the top team status, they say.

They want her out for not kowtowing to them!

There is a political heavyweight in yahapalanaya hailing from Digamadulla area trying his level best to send out on punishment transfer a fair white-collar high-up in the ‘Kandiya’ division.

The quarry has become a curse to them!

A metal quarry located in an area of an ancient kingdom fame is posing a serious hazard to the residents in the locality, they say.

She attracts more unwanted visitors!

There was an actress who turned an economic advisor overnight. She once stole the limelight when she accompanied a very high authority on one of his foreign visits. She has now become the Girl Friday of a deputy from Siyane Korale eying an electorate in Wayamba, they say. .

Hoping against hope?

The bulky and swarthy one who lost his portfolio due to his involvement in the bond scam is a never- say- ‘die’ character hoping to make a comeback with a big bang, they say. 

He has lost his credibility now!

There is a tough- talking JO politico from the upcountry who is buried in litigation up to his neck. 

One-time stalwart is now an irritant in their side!

A JO stalwart hailing from mangosteen growing Pasdun Korale is said to be on the way out of Pohottuwa.

Red signals from two world powers!

A rumour doing rounds in political circles says that two missives delivered to our Foreign Ministry by two foreign diplomatic missions here have sent the government high-ups into a fluster.   

Discretion was not part of his valour!

The controversial provincial chief who had become an irritant to both his party and to the Centre from the very outset, is now all set to embark on his own political journey, they say.

A windfall thanks to brotherly love!

The Head of a State Owned ‘hello …’ undertaking had picked a high-end hotel in the central hills belonging to his own sibling to hold an official conference at a whopping cost of Rs. 30 million.

Drug kingpin runs the show!

An affluent one held in the State-lodge regarding a hard stuff case is said to be having a cushy time with all homely comforts provided to his heart’s content.

Sewing machines rusting for one year!

A stock of sewing machines and some other equipment worth Rs. 2.5 million purchased more than a year ago with the funds of a local body in Rajarata for distribution among the select low-income families under a poverty elimination project are still lying idle, a report says.

They turned tables on her!

A fair second-in-command of a department collecting revenue for the Government, who was unduly rude to trade union delegates at an official confab had to lock herself inside her office room for several hours, they say. 

Dispensing street justice!

This traffic cop on duty between Miriswatte and Belummahara the other day promptly whistle-stopped a limousine on seeing the driver using a mobile phone. 

Why he opposed the party choice!

This Diyawanna member elected from a district not far from Colombo is a heavyweight of the JO and he is also a distant kinsman of the former strongman.  He hails from a prominent political cum business family. 

Yearning for good old days!

This former Diyawanna politico with diverse business interests took advantage of his closeness to the throne and a monitoring job thrust on him to run the country’s foreign affairs as he wanted.

They are furious over his ‘bioscope antics’!

Some Green party backbenchers are reportedly furious over a video footage on a telephone dialogue that has gone viral and are out for the blood of the actor, who, they claim, has done as much damage to the party as the Kala Madam who made a fervent wish for the return of an LTTE rule for the North. 

It was good riddance for her!

This fair purohita hailing from Rajarata handling affairs relating to women and children is said to be looking for a Diyawanna member of her own gender to have her as her deputy.

One leg is still in the other camp!

The main spokesman for the Group 16, the gabby one from central hills has not so far joined the JO representing Pohottuwa. He and his colleague from Wayamba are said to be still batting for Number One.