Sri Lanka allocates US$7mil to modernise postal service


COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has allocated 2.08 billion rupees (about US$7 million) to modernise the country's postal service, a minister said Monday.

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, speaking at a ceremony in Colombo where 731 individuals were recruited to the postal service, said the funds would be used to upgrade facilities and introduce new technologies.

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