Sabaragamuwa is a province of Sri Lanka, and contains two main cities: Ratnapura and Kegalle. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya, Ratnapura. It is named after is former indigenous inhabitants namely the Sabara an indic term for hunter gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka Ratnapura (meaning The city of gems in Sinhala) is the chief town in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. ... Kegalle is a city in Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. ... Ratnapura (meaning The city of gems in Sinhala) is the chief town in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. ...
[10th February 2006 - 02.:00 S..L.T] The ruling party of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council today rejected debating a special proposal brought up by the JVP to halt appointments of subject directors and acting principals made by chief minister of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council as the Minister of Education against the accepted policy of appointments.
Kamal Nandasena, JVP Member of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, said they brought up the relevant proposal as the chief minister had repeatedly refused to call a meeting of the education advisory board.
And by bringing up the proposal they were able to inform the whole country about the malpractices carried out by the chief minister.