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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 11244426" data-attributes="member: 92282">New legislation would be enacted next month to  set up a separate Board of Censors to monitor locally produced and  imported television programmes, Cultural and Aesthetic Affairs Minister  T.B. Ekanayaka said.                        The Minister said the  draft Bill would be presented to the Cabinet next month and that it was  backed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa who had received complaints of  substandard programmes being aired. It is a major concern now, the  minister said.                        He said the move was a  result of numerous complaints received from parents and other concerned  citizens regarding the poor quality of the programmes, claiming that  some of the programmes aired had given rise to a number of social  problems.“Most of these programmes are substandard and  target teenagers and young adults. They give young people a wrong  message about life,” he said.                        The minister added the  Board of Censors would consist of eminent persons in various fields and  will be similar to the board that scrutinizes films shown in the  country.ST</blockquote>

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