Facelift for post office network

The post office network will be modernised and given facelift with the introduction of electronic technology, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mahinda Wijesekera said yesterday.

He was speaking after opening the new office of the 'E-Post' project at the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry, Colombo. This new scheme is a direct outcome of the agreement between the Ministry and iTopia Malaysia in 2007. Under this agreement, traditional postal services at 4,700 post offices islandwide will be streamlined to keep abreast with the 21st Century, the Minister said.

This pilot project covering 26 post offices will be launched on January 21 and the rural people will immensely benefited by this, the Minister stated.

Ministry Secretary K.G. Leelanande, Post Master General M.K.S. Dissanayake, Representatives from iTopia project were also present.