Sri Lanka, June 19 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that 1,955 people have been recruited to the Sri Lanka Postal Service in the past 18 months, and with the recruitment of 303 Postal Service officers on the first of next month, the total number will be 2,258.

The Minister disclosed these facts while participating in the event of granting permanent appointments to 192 people who had served as acting Sub-Postmasters for a long time, taking steps to strengthen the human resources of the Sub-Post Office Service System under the guidance of the current Government.

The appointment ceremony was held at the General Post Office yesterday (18) morning. These appointments were made under the programme of the Sri Lank...