Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 -- Parliament, Jan. 22 ()- The Online Safety Bill was approved by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Media, Youth, Heritage and New Citizen subject to the amendments determined by the Supreme Court, the Communications Department of Parliament said.

The bill was approved when the Sectoral Oversight Committee met in Parliament today (22) under the chairmanship of Parliamentarian Lalith Warankumara.

The bill will be taken for the second reading debate tomorrow.

Officials representing the Ministry of Public Security, the Attorney General's Department, the Legal Draftsman's Department, Sri Lanka Police and the National Secretariat of Non-Governmental Organizations joined the meeting.

The members of the committee, Gayant...