The Defense Ministry Head of Expenditure was passed in parliament with 91 members in favor and only 10 members against.
The SJB members were among those absent in parliament at the time of the vote.
The Ministry Public security Head of Expenditure was subsequently passed without a vote.
However MP M.A Sumanthiran said that the 10 members of the TNA were opposed to the public security head of expenditure as well.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
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