Peace bid draws an angry response!

A Diyawanna member currently occupied with writing a book on ‘Government’, made an unsuccessful bid to bring about reconciliation between two former party leaders now at loggerheads.

They envy the lucky grandson

Diyawanna canteen is a place where the members talk freely about any subject under the Sun.  Last Wednesday several young members were having a heart to heart chat while taking their lunch at the canteen.  

Belligerent politico fled the scene

The Deputy in charge of the country’s culture made news again when he kicked up a big row with a café owner in Galle area recently.

Tax problem ends with tax file going missing

This leading Chinese restaurant in the city was in hot water for defaulting on tax. The dues fallen into arrears had added up to a hefty sum.

New taboos slapped on them irk the employees

Employees of a certain independent commission are highly disconsolate over a series of taboos imposed on them by the administration.

Plucky one braved the hostile reception

The former strongman attended a series of public functions held in the Panduwasnuwara area quite recently.

Comely ones in politics taking to Bollywood fashion?

It looks that the love life has turned stormy for the fair and lovely ones active in politics in our country. In fact, several of them had to say adieu to their wedded bliss in the recent past. 

Ladies’ man back at his game

A story has gone viral that a white collar bigwig of a major body of the Rajarata provincial administration is soliciting sex bribes from young girls seeking jobs in departments coming under its purview.

Lady using her clout to boost family business

A powerful fair one who has become a law unto herself at a vital point connected to the country’s economy has been the topic of much hush-hush talk among the employees high and low at the place for some time. 

Are they up to a double game?

Two senior purohitas of late have begun giving lessons on ‘How to run a government’ both in public and in private and several members in yahapalanaya have complained to the two leaders at the top about the peculiar conduct of the two purohitas, they say. 

Riddle of how former member got a security detail solved

It has come to light that a Green heavyweight has abused his political clout to provide a security detail for a former Diyawanna member now facing a litany of charges including extortion and misuse of government vehicles.

Grateful politico makes a bid to save suspected embezzler

A prominent politico and a white collar bigwig are now using all the tricks in their bags to persuade Police sleuths to go soft on a suspect arrested in connection with a Rs.100 million fraud at an august institution in the country. 

‘Manape’ is at the back of his hostility

A story making the rounds in political circles says that a certain political high-up with a plump face and fluent in English is all out for the blood of a people-friendly state purohita. 

Beleaguered big shot in a last ditch battle to discredit probe report

A team of officials, of a key government institution, who probed a key issue has submitted a report containing a damning indictment on a white collar bigwig with close ties to a leading politician. And the bigwig is now reportedly carrying out machinations aimed at compelling the probe officials to retract their indictment. 

They discover why he remained unperturbed

The piece of news that the cockerels led by the King Rooster are set to join the yahapalanaya ranks has ruffled a few feathers in the hill country.

He plays a double role

The name of a yahapalanaya purohita who doubles as a government contractor had come up at the Diyawanna council lobby the other day.

He grudged warm reception accorded to former leader

The former strongman received a rousing welcome from the compatriot community during his recent visit to the Nippon land. 

‘T-shirt’ envoy gets a dressing-down

Sri Lankan envoy serving in a predominantly Muslim country located close to Europe came back here recently accompanying the Foreign Minister of the host country.

He stands pat defying quit notice

A certain Ministry has served ‘quit notice’ on the chairman of a profit-making state-owned business undertaking.

He is back at square one

A leading member of the JO group, this politico from the central hills is currently entangled in a web of litigation.

Allure of politics wears thin for her!

A dainty fair Diyawanna member has grown sick of politics, they say. This fair one who has gone out of the public eye for some time is said to be also unhappy over certain rumours that have gone viral. 

Lid blown off the Karunka racket

Some purohitas in yahapalanaya too have found that Karunka (dried arecanut) trade is a money spinning business.

Competitive exam not competitive for the favoUred

A competitive exam had been held recently to select 100 candidates for recruitment as security assistants of a leading state-owned corporation. And a report says that the question paper set for the exam had been leaked out in advance to the candidates from a Southern district which a certain powerful purohita represents in the council. By the way, the state-owned corporation in question comes under the purview of his Ministry. 

Feeding fasting protesters to spite political foe

It has come to light that a Diyawanna member in yahapalanaya is the livewire behind providing food and drink to a group of employees now on a protest fast at a key point decisive for the country’s imports and exports. 

Snobbish lady snubbed

Members, purohitas and the white-collar bigwigs of the Diyawanna council normally walk into the premises carrying their personal effects like bags and umbrellas. However, a lady recently appointed as the secretary of an office in the Diyawanna complex had ordered the council employees to carry her laptop bag to her office on her arrival to the council.

Prospective quitters grow in number

The number of Diyawanna members who are to quit electoral politics once their term of office is over, is on the increase.

Planetary change sends political bigwigs into a flutter

Several political party leaders have gone into a flutter over the highly significant planetary change due to take place in August this year. 

Greek meets Greek

A political authority in the highest echelons has a sibling who has prospered as a businessman. Theirs is an original Blue party family. 

Love turned to hate…

There is a certain learned purohita in yahapalanaya whose decorum and polite speech have earned him much respect.

Doing a wrong thing in a ‘wrong way’ draws howls of protests

A group of purohitas and Diyawanna members in yahapalanaya are said to be up in arms against the ‘unjust practice’ resorted to in dishing out jobs in departments and state-owned undertakings coming under the purview of a certain Ministry.