Da Vinci Code movie banned in Sri Lanka
President responds to appeal by Catholic Bishops
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the
Public Performances Board (PPB) to ban the screening of the movie
The Da Vinci Code in local cinemas and on local television channels.
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SLMM Chief, Solheim discuss truce monitoring
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Ulf
Henricsson and Norway's International Development Minister Erik
Solheim had met in Norway to discuss issues pertaining to ceasefire
monitoring.
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Govt striving to revive peace process - Rambukwella
The Norwegian facilitators, Special Peace Envoy
Jon Hanssen Bauer and International Development Minister Erik
Solheim, are expected to pressure the LTTE to get back to the
negotiating table during their stay in Sri Lanka, Government Defence
Affairs Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday.
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