Sri Lanka Postal Service to Be Digitized by 2027

COLOMBO(News1st);Today marks World Post Day. 

The World Post Day will be commemorated this year under the theme “One Post, Infinite Possibilities.” 

Sri Lanka’s postal service is set to undergo full digitization by 2027, as the Department of Posts moves to modernize its operations.

Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara said the initiative aims to transform a postal service with a history spanning more than two centuries.

He also announced plans to introduce electric motorcycles and three-wheelers to the postal fleet next year to improve mail transportation and delivery.

Sri Lanka’s postal history dates back to 1798, while the country’s first postage stamp, featuring Queen Victoria and valued at six pence, was issued on April 1, 1857.