Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A four-member independent committee has been appointed to probe alleged administrative & financial irregularities at the Sabaragamuwa University, the Ministry of Education stated.

The committee has been appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training, Nalaka Kaluwawa to implement the recommendations made by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) regarding the Sabaragamuwa University.

The committee is chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Vijith K. Malalgoda.

The other members are former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna Professor Gamini Senanayake and former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development W.M.C. B...