He stood his ground unbowed, unafraid!

This local politico presiding over the affairs of a township on the outskirts of the city is better known for his brawn than his brains. 

They want to have their cake and eat it!

The Geneva resolution and the government’s positive response to it is fast heating up the atmosphere at Diyawanna. The new Big Boss and the other top brass of the regime hailed the resolution as a great victory for the country. 

Mega venture to fold up with the end of monopoly

This better half of a former big-mouthed Ministerial one has been carrying on a mega business with virtual left-overs of an important material – to be more explicit -- cut-pieces of fabrics from garment factories. 

He suspects a hidden hand behind Saji’s threat!

Highly disturbed on hearing that Saji, the high flier now down and out, had vowed to spill the beans about the former strongman, several intimates called on the latter to get the story from the horse’s mouth.  

“I have been framed,” says Dambulla politico

This scion of the Dambulla political family of the 1956 origin was in hospital when Police arrested him in connection with a killing that had taken place way back in 1999. 

A possible ugly scene in hospital averted

This Ministerial one raised to chief secretarial status in his party recently called on an indoor patient at a hospital in the city.

Much ado over a seat at the ceremony!

Many politicos from all levels of the polity were present at the national food drive launched by the new Big Boss in Kilinochchi recently. 

Ban on foreign jaunts; they mean business!

Yahapalanaya authorities are standing firm on the ban imposed on foreign jaunts for government Diyawanna members. Two high-ranking Ministerial ones and another two ordinary members from the Green party had recently sought permission from the new Big Boss to travel abroad.

Foreign affairs mandarins censured again!

The foreign Ministry mandarins have come under severe censure once again. Earlier, the second in command of yahapalanaya had pulled up the white collar ones for serious dereliction of duty, but they are yet to be up on their toes, they say.

Disgruntled politico to turn state witness against his former boss?

This former Diyawanna member, an ardent follower of the former strongman, in a bizarre U-turn is out gunning for the latter, they say.

Facing job hunting lackeys has unnerved them all!

A group of Green and Blue party Diyawanna members found themselves engaged in an animated colloquy in the House lobby the other day.  

Rs.3 billion sports affair jettisoned!

The political boss presiding over the country’s sports decided to hold the biggest international youth sports festival here in 2017. And he got his aides to work out the budget for the proposed event.

A limousine too good to part with!

This Ministerial one is a big-mouthed politico hailing from the hills. Once he had to spend a holiday in the main state-run lodge for talking out of turn. He was luckless at the recent general poll, but was back in luck soon, when he was hand-picked for a national list seat in Diyawanna. 

…and he had to escape through a rear exit!

A wedding held in a five star hotel in the city recently witnessed a group of Ministerial ones chit-chatting in a jolly good mood. 

A dark lining in a silver cloud!

The new strongman left for the UN to attend the 70th sessions of the UNGA on September 24. By the way, his predecessor used to attend the UN sessions in his day with a jumbo retinue.

Did he act in haste to repent at leisure?

Nine opposition political parties held a joint media briefing at the political temple in the city recently. The politico who was invited to represent the Betel leaf party at this show had a hard time in deciding whether to attend it or not, they say. 

An archetype of that master fraudster haunts yahapalanaya!

There is a rumour rife in political circles these days that an archetype of former highflier Saji is haunting the corridors of power.

They were caught napping!

The second in command in Yahapalanaya is said to be highly concerned over the lack of alertness on the part of the high ups in charge of foreign affairs, they say. 

He is sick of being the second best!

Matara Mangi, highly cast down due to being pushed down to the second place behind Brainy Puncha on the Green list at the recent poll as well, has decided not to enter the fray again, they say. 

They come back to try their luck again!

There were two powerful secretarial ones during the previous regime, who often came in for flak from opposition political quarters, for their alleged involvement in sleaze. 

Eyeing and vying for three media outfits up for sale!

A story that has gone viral says that the ownership of at least three leading private media institutions is about to change hands.

They are to meet in courts!

?Several Green party Diyawanna members, some of them are Ministerial ones from Rajarata are due to meet soon – not at a party confab, but in courts, they say. 

They have vowed to uphold yahapalanaya!

This Ministerial brat who attracted limelight when he had to appear in courts over an issue connected with a lass is back in the news: he had this time round commandeered a limousine in the vehicle park of his father’s Ministry which he had stormed commando-style. 

Politics has made them strange bedfellows!

There are four well-known siblings, all products of a leading school in the city. They all shone in the gentleman’s game before taking to the game where even gentlemen eventually turn ungentlemanly.

He didn’t wait for the promised earful!

The outlay on the construction of the railway extension to Kataragama from Matara estimated by a team of engineers has subsequently been highly bloated. This is a finding by the new Ministerial one presiding over Transport, they say. 

They found a way to escape their Master’s wrath!

This new Ministerial one held a similar post in the previous regime as well. The very day he assumed duties, he had ordered the head of his private staff to arrange his lunch at the Ministry itself. 

Prophesying that could pay dividends!

A white collar one presiding over a government statutory body tasked with controlling dangerous drugs the other day made a prediction about the political future of a new youthful Diyawanna member which would have greatly bucked up his father, a Ministerial one, they say.

It’s taboo now!

Two Green Diyawanna members from the Colombo district recently made critical remarks in public about certain ministerial appointments made by the yahapalanaya top brass.  

Maintenance he had to pay was a mere pittance!

This one was a superstar in the gentleman’s game and won acclaim as a great willow wielder. Once he had occasion to lead the national team. Recently, he had to attend courts for failing to pay maintenance to his ex-wife and children. 

He caught a Tartar!

This Ministerial one made news when he had pressed for a better portfolio soon after he was appointed to oversee travel by land. Later he insisted that he be given charge of travel by air as well.