COLOMBO (News 1st): Customer services at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo and postal services in the Gampaha district will be suspended until Saturday (Oct. 17). All institutions that obtain business services through the Central Mail Exchange should call the Assistant Superintendent of the Co...

COLOMBO (News 1st): At present, there are around 1633 vacancies in various grades in the Postal Department, the 2019 Annual Report of the Department of Posts indicates. The report points out that the current shortage of staff has adversely affected the efficiency and quality of the Department's o...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been reached to collect all Electronic waste (E-waste) in the country through postal offices, the Central Environmental Authority said. "The collection of e-waste will be carried out by postmen," S. Samarasinghe, the Chairman at the Central Environmental Authori...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Posts is facing extreme difficulties in recovering the addresses of around 880 defaced parcels sent from Malaysia Posts, postal officials said. "Measures are underway to recover the addresses of the defaced parcels," Aslam Hassan, the Superintendent of Posts ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Postal Voting in the Ranjanganaya division gets underway on Wednesday (July 29), after restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the area were relaxed, election officials said. "420 state sector officials in the Rajanganaya division will cast their votes today," R...