Ministry of Sports appointed a five-member Carrom Selection Committee headed by Dudley Goonawardhane.
The other four members of the committee are: Shirley de Silva, Sunanda Kodagoda, J.N. Abeywardhane and Wasantha Wickremasinghe.
Goonawardhane was a Junior National Champion for several years and is a well respected umpire.
Shirley de Silva is a former Chief of the Selection Committee.
Kodagoda, the Secretary of Nationalised Services Carrom Association and a member of the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Carrom Federation and also serves as a senior umpire and the Media Officer of the Carrom Federation.
J.N. Abeywardhane, was a National Champion in 1980s and was the National Coach in the 1990s.
Wickremasinghe was a champion carrom player who had won the Goverment Servicrs 'A' Division title.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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