A blessing in disguise?

Speculation is rife in legal circles these days that a leading legal personality is going to quit office shortly. 

Haul of Kerala ganja, traffickers and vehicle released

There is a powerful politico who was in the limelight for his sensational doings in the Vilpattu area. The lucky man held high office under the previous regime and he is holding similar high office in yahapalanaya as well. 

Gang of three finally relents

The white collar high-ups of the statutory body responsible for lighting up the country who were set to purchase power from the private sector in defiance of the ruling by the highest decision-making body have finally relented, they say.

Abusing official status to get oil free of charge

The two main political parties in Yahapalanaya held two separate rallies to celebrate May Day last Sunday. 

A traitor unmasked?

The joint opposition group is said to have unmasked a ‘traitor’ in their ranks recently. This ‘traitor’, a Diyawanna member hailing from the South has earned a name as an ambitious guy always on the lookout for short cuts to attain high political office. And he is expected to do a pole vault into yahapalanaya taking a cue from the young one from Galle -- the latest defector from the JO camp. 

An intruder delivers the funeral oration

The nation bade farewell to the doyen of Sinhala cinema who passed away recently at a funeral held with state honours.The organizing committee on an unanimous decision had invited a highly respected personality to deliver the funeral oration, but when the time came for it, an uninvited character who appeared from nowhere began addressing the gathering. 

Out of politics, he takes to religion!

This actor-turned politician now languishing in political wilderness has deposited his family gold jewelry inside some statuettes made to order. 

Leading politician at a tryst with wanted man!

A leading senior politician has reportedly rendezvoused with a person wanted by the law enforcement authorities here during his recent visit to a foreign country.

His love for the car sours his public relations!

Some people are so fond of their vehicle, they take meticulous care to prevent even a fender bender happening to it. There is a senior Minister hailing from Wayamba, who is one of such people crazy about the vehicle he uses.

Young purohita hooked on drugs?

There is hush-hush talk in political circles that a certain young promising purohita with the gift of the gab has got hooked on some barbiturate.

Holidaying at public expense!

This white collar high-up heading a key State establishment has a daughter domiciled abroad. She and her family members   were here on a holiday  recently and the indulgent father  generously used the resources of the State-owned body he helms to provide all facilities necessary for them to enjoy their holiday here, they say.

“He is just doing my bidding!”

The Betel leaf party now reorganising the party at the grassroots level held a meeting in an upcountry area recently. The newly elected secretarial one chaired the meeting.  

They plan to bring the high flyer down to earth!

A group of purohitas met in a familiar joint in a city suburb to share the good cheer of the New Year season. While engaged in small talk and political gossip, their attention turned to two to three powerful white collar bigwigs who are said to be enjoying an extravagant lifestyle at public expense. 

Prediction gives him hope!

This purohita who once held high office in the Green Party went on pilgrimage to India and Nepal recently. During his pilgrimage to the Himalayan State where the Buddha was born, he called on a well-known ‘Nadi-vakya’ soothsayer to get a reading of his political future and the outcome of several pending court cases against him.

National List politico in a funk over Panama Papers!

The Panama Papers, the biggest ever secret document leak, have caused an uproar in our country too. 

Political authority fails to browbeat the department head!

The political authority handling posts and telecommunications the other day sent for the head of the biggest department coming under his purview.

JO stalwart incurs the wrath of the former strongman!

The JO stalwart from the upcountry, addressing a public meeting in his hometown, had fired a broadside at the top men of the former regime for the blunders they had committed while in power, and the ousted strongman and his clan now quite close to the JO have taken umbrage at this attack. 

Gritty politico refuses to retire hurt!

This politico from the South suffered a stunning fall, while playing cricket in Nuwara-eliya, but refused to retire hurt.

An opposition politico storms an army base!

A prominent Opposition politico created a stir in military circles recently, when he tried to forcibly enter an Army base in the North.

Fury of a woman scorned!

This politico was a prominent purohita, when he first met this good looking girl, who was working as a librarian in an institution in his constituency. 

Her ill-gotten wealth goes down the drain!

The wife of a former prominent politico, who had amassed wealth as a money lender had to suffer Rs. 100 million loss at one go recently. 

High profile belle of yesteryear is now in flesh trade!

A story doing rounds in political circles says that yet another belle of theatre and cinema of yesteryear is making a mint by operating a sex racket catering to a select clientele of some lascivious senior purohitas and business tycoons.

She fails to get either high office or solution to her problem!

A fair Diyawanna member, who faces the threat of forfeiting her seat in the august assembly over a ‘personal problem’, was for some time working her way into the graces of a high political authority seeking his influence to sort out her problem. 

Diyawanna member in revealing dress reprimanded!

A fair Diyawanna member with ties to a field of art, who attended the sittings in a sleeveless bodice and a saree draped in an unbecoming manner, had been reprimanded by the House authorities, they say.

He organized the meeting and the mob attack on it

The leaders of the Betel leaf party held a series of propaganda meetings at the grassroots level across the country in the recent past.  Some of these meetings held to strengthen the party organization at the periphery ended in chaos when organized attempts were made to sabotage them by interested groups from within the party. 

“A bull, sorry, a heifer in a China shop”

There is a purohita in yahapalanaya who does not attend his office these days.

Reason why government should pay his phone bill

There is a certain government establishment linked to health services in the Narahenpita area.

He is quite comfortable in yahapalanaya as well

Purohita Dumi of secretarial status celebrated his birthday on a grand scale recently. The bash followed several religious ceremonies including a pirith chanting held to mark the event. 

A porno racket preying on school girls in the South

A son of a well-known politico is also involved in this racket, they say.  

A land deal that marks a milestone in the history of prime estate business

If you heard that a 53-perch block of land had been sold for a price as high as Rs.530 million, you would surely presume it should be a block located in a commercial centre or a precious residential area in Colombo!