The second head to roll soon after the first

It looks as if the administrative heads of independent commissions are going through a very inauspicious time. The administrative head of the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the telecommunications industry has now been sent home even before the ho-ha raised over the resignation of the DG of the Bribery Commission had hardly died down, they say.

She won’t let go of the family heirloom

The former madam has gone into a terrible sulk these days, they say.

A forged letter shrouded in mystery

Amid the continuing furore over the bond fiasco comes a  story about a forged letter said to have been sent to a certain company by the bank of banks. 

He had learnt that silence is gold!

A group of Diyawanna members and Deputies from the Green party were engaged in an animated discussion in the council lobby the other day. The subject under discussion was the latest COPE report.

Yahapalanaya? What nonsense; still a Banana republic

The Ocean University here had recently received a good number of scholarships for its students to pursue their studies in recognized universities in the world.

Persona non grata?

Following a court ruling that permitted him to travel abroad, a son of the former strongman applied for a visa to visit the country in question. 

He establishes credentials for his new job

The ‘hero’ of this story is a person with close connections to government bigwigs and he is tipped to head a defense-related government establishment shortly.

He only acted on advice from above

A group of Diyawanna members who button-holed a colleague at their canteen lambasted him 

Super-comfy chair found nowhere

It is a general opinion in the country that politicians holding high office are a tribe seeking a life of luxury at public expense.   

Wooing at public expense

Despite being past the mandatory retirement age of 60, this fair one attached to a certain 

The secret of their material success lies hidden in her office

There is certain a white collar one holding deputy status in a department linked to the 

A good meal wins many a good friend

The king rooster desperately vying for a seat at the top table in yahapalanaya hosted two Betel leaf secretarial ones to a grand dinner at a high-end hotel the other day, they say.  

Yarning on the bond scam

A group of Diyawanna backbenchers from both sides of the divide including two or three from the North and the East were having a heart-to-heart chat in the House lobby the other day. 

Allegations against him too filthy to divulge

A group of white-collar high-ups attached to an office concerned with pharmaceuticals 

Another shark that escaped the net?

This one-time powerful white-collar bigwig at secretarial level has skipped to Australia, they say.

Wrangle continues over new Constitution already in a tangle

The JO stalwarts who had been putting their thick heads together for some time had already 

JO’s new media spokesman

The JO’s official media spokesman has gone abroad for medical treatment. As a result, they 

He tried to rub it in and got egg on his face

A top team member in yahapalanaya and a former top team member had got embroiled in a heated exchange at the council canteen the other day. 

The enthusiastic official gets a nickname

An official who demonstrated at a Ministry conference how an explosive device called ‘duppi’ is being used these days for fishing instead of the age-old practice of dynamiting fish shoals has been nick-named ‘Duppiya’, they say.

Welcome that weighed heavily on the neck

A Minister who was the chief guest at a ceremony where houses were presented to a group of displaced families was welcomed with a hefty garland that had to be carried by four people.

He pleads his case with party supporter

A senior Minister representing a gemrich area in the country had recently visited a sick constituent at his home carrying a bag full of fruits including apples and grapes and also milk food. 

Fighting for a higher price for the drug

A former director of the National Hospital has started a battle to secure a higher price for a certain essential drug produced locally in tablet form following the action taken by the health Ministry to implement a drug pricing formula. 

He is not allowed to be the sole father of his success

A certain Deputy Minister who had been sidelined by both his party leader and the Cabinet Minister had finally launched a development programme titled ‘Blue Economy’ on his own to prove his mettle. 

New chief asked to be fearless in taking decisions!

A rumour abuzz in political circles says that the new chief of the institution responsible for shaping and implementing

Playing peace maker for son’s sake?

The former Madam is going to intercede to put an end to the cold war between the Greens and Blues raging behind the scene.  

Making a turnaround for political survival!

A certain newly appointed chief purohita who had been a virulent critic of the former strongman and the J

Now they can play both games

A Bill on Sports was drafted in the recent past incorporating provisions that disqualify politicians from holding high office in the recognized sports associations in the country.

His influence has failed this time round

A certain political authority with ties to sports has begun feeling unhappy and uncomfortable in yahapalanaya, they say.

To sell wild elephants to fill the depleted state coffers!

A number of political and white collar bigwigs in the country had participated in a high level conference held recently at an office handling the responsibility for country’s public finance.

Kudos withheld because his bona fides were suspect!

Highly elated over the hard-hitting SLFI speech by the Big Boss, a   group of JO stalwarts had got ready to issue a media statement showering their praise on him.