Six students from Dambulla for cricket practice (27 August 1999)
Six students from Dambulla have been selected for practice by the interim committee for cricket
27-Aug-1999
27 August 1999
Six students from Dambulla for cricket practice
Sigiriya group correspondent
Six students from Dambulla have been selected for practice by the
interim committee for cricket. Mr. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon the
Deputy Minister of Labour said.
He was speaking at a public meeting held at Dambulla to commemorate
the 5th year by the PA Government.
He said this was the first time in the history of the Matale district
where rural boys got an opportunity to enter into the areas of
international cricket.
He further said the Dambulla new economic centre has become the hub
of economic affairs of the country. Even agricultural produce of
Jaffna goes through this market. He also said a new bus-stand and a
market complex are under construction.
The Deputy Minister said the Dambulla Madhya Maha Vidyalaya will be
raised to a standard of a national school. The Dambulla district
hospital will get all the facilities available at the Matale base
hospital and the main PO will be shifted to the town eventually.
Source :: The Daily News (https://www.lanka.net/lakehouse/)