COLOMBO, Aug. 18 -- Sri Lanka's Cabinet has approved the publication of the proposed Bill to Protect the State from Terrorism in the Government Gazette, paving the way for its submission to Parliament for debate and further scrutiny, Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Speaking at the weekly Cabinet decision briefing at the Department of Government Information in Colombo on Tuesday (18), Jayatissa said the proposed legislation would be gazetted before being presented to Parliament.

Responding to a question on whether the draft had been revised in response to concerns raised over its provisions, the Minister said discussions on repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) had been continuing fo...