Nilendra Deshapriya’s internationally acclaimed movie ‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ was released in Sri Lanka recently and the feedback has been encouraging.

A fair lady in the opposition is said to be in a state of high glee these days, they say.

Courtiers in and out of the palace these days are playing all tricks of the game to hook at least six Diyawanna members to make up for the recent crossovers to the opposition.

There was a high official whose main job was to keep a watchful eye on attempts to smuggle heroin and ethanol into the country.

Several loyalists of the former Madam called on a disgruntled Minister at his upcountry residence the other day.

The Urumaya heavyweights despite taking the bold step of giving up their high positions before parting company with the betel leaf party are still in a constant dialogue with the top courtiers, palace sources say.

The price of a Diyawanna member has sky-rocketed at the auctions now being held by both sides of the great divide in the wake of the recent crossovers.

A Ministry secretary well past his sixties, sometime ago made a humble request to the Big Boss that he be given yet another service extension.