The second Budget of the National Unit Government as passed with a two third majority in Parliament this evening with 162 MPs voting or and 55 against it.
The Tamil national Alliance (TNA) voted in support of the Budget along with MPs Arumugam Thondaman and Douglas Devananda.
Members of the Joint Opposition group and JVP MPs voted against it.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was among the seven MPs who were absent at the time of voting.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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