COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Government of Sri Lanka:News issued the following news release:
So far, a monthly retirement allowance of Rs.7,500/- has been given to 102 selected elderly artistes. The Board of Trustees of the Tower Hall Theater Foundation, which has met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Chairman of the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, has decided to increase the said allowance to Rs.10,000/-. Accordingly, from this month on, the Tower Hall Theater Foundation will provide a retirement allowance of Rs.10,000/- to 122 elderly artistes.
Prime Minister who speaking at the event commented that,
"It is a pleasure to meet you, who gave life to the culture and various art fields of this country, agai...