Crouching Tiger star to visit Sri Lanka

Actress, producer and Miss Malaysia Michelle Yeoh will visit Sri Lanka from December 20 to 22.

Yeoh has starred in over 20 films including global hits like James Bond's Tomorrow Never Dies, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Memories of a Geisha, Sunshine, Mummy 3 and Babylon A.D.

She also added another feather to her cap by producing and starring in The Touch contemporary romantic action adventure. She is ambassador amfAR (The foundation of AIDS research), Force of Nature, Hong Kong Cancer Fund, ICM (Institute for Cerebral and Medullary Disorders) and LoveFaithHope Charitable Foundation. Yeoh is also the Global Ambassador for the Make Roads Safe Campaign, raising awareness about a hidden epidemic that kills 260,000 children every year. She has undertaken fact finding missions across the world, and is leading the campaign's call for a "Decade of Action for Road Safety".

In March 2010, she represented Malaysia to address the issues at the UN General Assembly, and continue to urge for making road safety a priority over the next decade to save millions of lives and to prevent many millions of injuries and disabilities. The Automobile Association of Ceylon and Ceylon Motor Sports Club who are affiliated to the FIA which is the largest motoring organization, of which Yeoh's husband, Jean Todt who is the President are making arrangements for their visits to Sri Lanka. A Wheels on Parade is organised to felicitate their visit on December 22.