King’s wish knows no norms

The post of Sri Lanka’s ambassador in Germany has fallen vacant.

Warned to mend his ways if he is to keep his job

The head of a department responsible for law enforcement and public security received summons from a very high authority of the Diyawanna council recently. 

He has come to stay

The hero of this story is a politico who once chaired a local body in a city suburb. 

He is set to go ahead with the mega deal

A political authority responsible for a state undertaking tasked with facilitating public mobility is set to wrap up a mega transaction at the cost of several billions of rupees to the government coffers.

He gets a surprise invitation

The talkative one of the pure heritage fame had a surprise when he received an invitation to attend the recent Matara anniversary celebration.

He found the familiar toilet in a filthy state

A large number of purohitas and Diyawanna members attended the yahapalanaya anniversary celebration held in Matara recently.   

Green leader says ‘no’ to unjust request

A request was made to the second in command in yahapalanaya at the Green party’s Diyawanna group meeting the other day to transfer out the Matale District Secretary forthwith. 

Drunken ministerial aide smashes vehicle

Police had arrested a coordinating secretary of a yahapalanaya purohita – a party high-up to boot, following a complaint that he had caused extensive damage to a parked vehicle under the influence of liquor.

A big question mark over his benevolence

Unusual generosity on the part of a leading businessman has raised eye brows in political circles, they say.

Joint opposition duo on a disjointed move

Two Diyawanna members from the so-called joint opposition had recently presented some ‘demands’ to the secretary of a main political party. And the party secretary had conveyed these ‘demands’ to President Sirisena. 

VIP guest given the cold shoulder

A leading purohita from the West who was among those hosted to lunch by a colleague from the South at his residence recently had been denied a facility to re-charge his mobile phone. 

Mystery shrouds message sent to politico on remand

A leading politician had conveyed an important message to a politico now in remand jail through a person very close to him. 

Carrot held out to him spurned

A move made by some high-ups to silence a vociferous opposition critic holding a responsible office by offering him a carrot of a limousine has misfired, they say.

A square peg in a round hole

There is a top official of a certain leading political party who is not accessible even to the MPs and the Ministers of the party, they say.

They celebrate the passage of the Bill

An all-night dance was held at a foreign diplomatic mission in Colombo to celebrate the passing of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Bill in Parliament, they say.

He has found a fall guy

The white collar bigwig at the august assembly who should take the rap for the VAT Bill fiasco had conveniently found a scapegoat, they say.

Ambitious quartet elated over astrologer’s assurance

Many politicos in the country had made it a point to consult leading astrologers in the country to get a reading of their future given the far reaching significance attached to Jupiter’s recent transit.

A land sale move that stinks of skullduggery

A story has gone viral in political and TU circles about an underhand move being made by some bigwigs of a Ministry handling the country’s public transport to sell off some tracts of prime land belonging to a department coming under its purview skipping the proper procedure. 

Possible omissions in Bill passed post-haste amidst commotion

The Betel leaf purohitas in yahapalanaya met the new Big Boss by appointment the other day. They wanted to discuss in particular the ugly scenes played out in the well of the House the day the OMP Bill was passed sans debate.

They play host to him this time round!

It is already public knowledge that the former strongman had to foot a bill for Rs.4,500 for having coffee in the VIP lounge at the airport while waiting to emplane for South Korea recently. 

Dejected over losing stewardship over mega project

This purohita presiding over a portfolio linked to marine traffic is a highly disillusioned one, they say. 

A luxury suite in keeping with his status

The main character in this story is an economist and a bigwig holding purohita status in yahapalanaya.

Tussle over high post takes a holiday

A cold war that raged over the highest post in the army ceased when the incumbent was finally granted a one-year service extension. 

A truth meant only for the caller’s ear

There were varying estimates of the turnout for the recent JO-sponsored Paadayathra and the new Big Boss had wanted to know the most accurate figure for his own edification.

His brief for his former boss draws her ire

There had been a heated exchange between the former Madam and John the Silent from the City of Gems the other day.

Gentlemanly understanding reached over the gentlemen’s game

The second in command of the country’s gentlemen’s game tendered his resignation to the head of the body controlling the game saying that he was not prepared to tolerate the misdeeds by some persons any longer, they say. 

A case where ignorance was bliss

This fair one is holding a very high office in a commission much talked about these days.  The lady met a group of colleagues from the black-coated community during a recent visit to Aluthkade. A popular figure among pro-yahapalanaya groupings, the lady had occasion to chat to a few pro- JO colleagues as well. While swapping banter with them, the lady told them: “I understand that you people have coined a nick name for me now.”

Facebook friendship ends up as a time bomb

A head of a certain government department handling public security among several other services to the people had struck up a friendship with the wife of a big name in the jewellery business through the Facebook.

His predictions are yet to come true

A chief purohita said to be having the inside track to the powers that be, recently made a prediction about the imminent comeback to the fold of some JO rebels.

“There’s a secret behind putting suspension order on hold”

An announcement made by a Betel leaf bigwig that they suspended the membership of a certain Diyawanna member from Puttalam district made a page one news story in national dailies in the country.