The supporters and family of MP Duminda Silva, who is currently suffering from temporary memory loss, held a Bodhi Pooja to celebrate their loved oneandrsquo;s birthday last week.

When ailing Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne returned to Sri Lanka from the USA, he did not forget to make an appearance in Parliament.andnbsp; As is to be expected, all the SLFP and UPFA stalwarts were seen talking to DM.andnbsp; Amidst this chit chat, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris was seen walking in.

The journalists were still waiting in the waiting area of the room opposite to Committee Room 1 when Coconut Development Minister, Jagath Pushpakumara walked into the room.

It is no longer a headline that Dr. Jayalath Jayawardane, has set a Guinness Record by hosting the worldandrsquo;s longest health programme on television, suffered another heart attack. The unfortunate incident took place on the same day President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to Parliament to present Budget 2013.

It was the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, who opened the debate from the government side and responded to the charges made by MP Karunanayake.

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was following a lukewarm policy on the alleged threat to the judiciary on the impeachment against the Chief Justice.

When talking about punctuality of our politicians we cannot forget one of our country leaders who was famous for being habitually late. Who is following in those footsteps? It is none other than the Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena.

A beauty queen turned politician of recent times is said to be in major trouble these days as her phone is overflowing with lovey-dovey SMSs and MMSs round the clock, thanks to a minister who has a reputation for being a Romeo.

Travelling to Tamil Nadu was not a wise thing for a Sri Lankan to do a few weeks ago. Yet, the need to invoke the blessings of the gods to achieve the top most post in the government cannot wait that long, even if you have to risk a few blows or protests.

When the T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan commenced at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday, several presidential invitees who had gone to watch the match were caught in a dilemma.