Powerful son among drug addicts nabbed by Police

The fracas that broke out at the Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI held at the R. Premadasa stadium recently drew condemnation from cricket fans across the world. 

They want him as fall guy, not as campaign leader

This powerful sibling of the deposed strongman was required to languish in a state-run lodge, but he managed to enjoy a good rest in reasonable comfort on a hospital bed. 

He bought nomination at a price!

?This King Rooster who once commanded a large following in the hills has always been more after the dough than votes and a little bird says that he had turned a certain ambitious guy’s dream of political power into millions. 

‘Villain’ had his way in the nomination drama!

?While the two main political parties are still trying to manage the after-effects from nomination hiccups,  inquisitive ones are making inquiries to ascertain why certain popular hopefuls were dropped and some  hardly known persons had suddenly made their way into the lists at the eleventh hour.

Romance amidst election fever

Can there be romance where election fever is high?Yes. Romance at least seems out of place where you can hear only the din of the battle for the vote. 

Land grab to shatter the dream of poor peasants

?There is a state-owned land about 300 acres in extent in Hewaheta area. Once a luxuriant tea plantation, this land, after years of neglect has turned into a veritable moor. 

Dumi vows to stick to his stance!

?Dumi from Rajarata boycotted the Betel leaf inaugural propaganda rally held on his home turf. However, the former strongman, unmindful of the obvious affront, had while the meeting was in progress invited Dumi over the phone...

He is praising Appachchi now!

A Betel leaf secretarial one had to answer an unexpected telephone call the other day.  The caller was a garrulous party politico hailing from an area once well known for oranges. 

She now looks after the country’s cultural heritage!

This Ministerial one got a hard slap across his face from the former Madam not long ago when he was found in a ....

Cake girl makes a cake walk to politics!

This voluptuous beauty hailing from a city suburb has made a name as an expert cake-maker.

He kept the good runners out of the race!

A Betel leaf party bigwig had abused the clout of his office to exclude a number of popular figures of the party from the Colombo district list in a bid to ensure his own election, they say.

Intruder brings the interview to an abrupt end!

Amusing anecdotes related to recent nominations are galore these days and here is one of them.

She left seeking the pleasure of a holiday in Greece!

All and sundry linked the former Madam’s sudden departure for her second home in London to the fiasco that followed granting nomination to the former strongman.

Nomination hiccups and reshuffles

On the eve of the closing of nominations for the coming general election, the new big Boss sent word to the Betel leaf secretarial one to see him immediately with the party’s National List. 

A new chapter in the feud between two clans

The Dissanayake clan ruled the roost in Kalawewa in Rajarata for a long time.

Tears brought no solace to him!

The Green party ran into a formidable snag when picking Muslim candidates for their Colombo district list.

Three-day vigil to prevent rival from getting nomination!

This former Ministerial one representing an area in the Colombo district well-known for skilled carpenters has also made a name in a field of performing arts. 

He puts off his better known namesake’s hour of glory!

The much publicized Anuradhapura propaganda rally organized by the Betel leaf rebel group...

An exercise where going by the book is not easy!

Last week saw the top brass of both main political parties who sat down to finalize nomination lists, ...

He wanted to remove them yahapalanya-style!

The new Big Boss was having misgivings about the Betel leaf party and the Blue party...

Humour on the campaign trail!

Numerous anecdotes woven around politicians daily entering the public discourse these days...

Vicious circle begins again!

Electioneering is a very expensive exercise that calls for liberal spending.

They take it out on him the easy way!

Officials working in the main office in the city shun the official telephones like plague these days, they say.

She went down on her knees praying for nomination!

This fair one is already a member of the Western council.

For them he is still the Head of State here!

A group of media personnel called at the diplomatic mission of a powerful country....

Two of the disillusioned faithfuls to seek Green party nomination

Two Blue stalwarts have informed the party hierarchy that they would cross over to...

Bank head puts his foot down

This politico from the Kalutara district is an original Green. 

Desperate kinsmen and cohorts on war path!

With political wilderness and even a fate worse than that staring them in the face, ...

New brooms sweep better

The new Big Boss recently was the chief guest at the annual prize giving...

He didn’t like the company he had to keep

Both the deposed strongman and the new strongman the other day attended a wedding in the city as the main guests.