A male secretary among the personal staff of a prominent female politician has become the cause of a protracted row between her and her husband. 

A leader of a minor political party is set to convene a national convention of his political party to showcase the party’s strength.

A billionaire businessman politico hailing from a district north of the hill capital is throwing away peacock notes like mad in a bid to subdue the growing dissent in the area against his political boss.

As soon as the Right to Information Act came into operation, a certain NGO had sought the details relating to the assets and liabilities of several yahapalanaya heavyweights.

Number One in yahapalanaya paid an official visit to Uva to inaugurate a big development project in the province.

A Blue party conference organized by the former Madam was held in Negombo recently. However, a big commotion created by some invitees marred the proceedings,  they say.

The was a big public function held in the premises of a government hospital in the Kegalle area the other day. Number One in yahapalanaya was the chief guest on the occasion.

The threat held out by the pro-JO members of the Western PC to go independent has sent the council’s political high-ups into a panic mode, they say.

The former strongman spent a few days in Lion City recently. Reports said that he was on a visit to the city nation for medical consultation and treatment. 

The high posts committee of the Diyawanna council had asked a head of a certain government statutory body connected to marine transport to appear before it following a number of complaints that the latter did not possess even ‘the elementary qu

An affluent purohita holding a key portfolio in yahapalanaya is said to be putting up a big mansion in the Jayawardhanapura area. 

A prominent politician from the upcountry has become very unpopular among his constituents because of tolerating the antics of his amorous personal secretary, they say.

A state-run body handling public transport in a certain province got its fifth successive head since the yahapalanaya took office in 2015. 

A former Deputy from Wayamba recently hosted a political heavyweight in the country to a luncheon at his residence.

There is a well-known bridge that serves as a gateway to the city which received a rare honour once when a celebrated Sinhala drama was named after it. That’s just an aside.  A senior purohita usually conspicuous by his milky white dress t

A person with past ties with the department handling law and order is about to get a diplomatic posting to a mid-east country.

A commemorative ceremony to mark the death anniversary of a onetime prominent Blue party purohita killed in a terrorist bomb attack is due to be held shortly.

Most Diyawanna members usually trade barbs across the floor during debates in the chamber, but when meeting in the council lobby, they greet one another cordially and exchange light-hearted banter forgetting party differences. 

The disposal of the city garbage had been a perennial problem and the authorities finally decided with the nod of the ‘top two’ in yahapalanaya to bury the garbage on a piece of fallow land in Ja-ela area. 

Number One in yahapalanaya recently attended the 50th anniversary celebration of a leading national school in the country.

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Two powerful upcountry politicos at provincial level had distributed most hospital labourer appointments in the province to their political supporters.

There is a bigwig of a certain state-run lodge for whom admitting a prominent politician or a well- heeled shady character like a drug baron amounts to winning a big lottery prize, they say.

During the debate sessions in the august assembly, some members would meet in a quiet corner to enjoy a chit-chat. What they usually talked about are matters pertaining to their private life. 

The son of this leftist politician, a virulent critic of yahapalanaya is about to be appointed to a very high office in an institution with close ties to a certain Foundation, they say.  

A young talkative Green party state purohita hailing from the Colombo district and well known for his holier-than-thou attitude has launched the construction work on a massive hotel project on the Hantana hill in Kandy.

Number One in yahapalanaya recently opened a sprawling garden featuring a children’s park, a fitness centre and a walking path among a host of other facilities set up on a city suburb. 

The politico presiding over the country’s popular game at national level has thrown the functioning of the body controlling the game into a melting pot by becoming a law unto himself, they say.

The Green party is reportedly insisting that the proposed reshuffle of the top team in yahapalanaya be deferred indefinitely and the Blue faction in the government is unhappy over the inordinate delay.

A state purohita had a chance meeting with a former senior purohita at the Diyawanna council lobby the other day.