New stamps for the postal facilities provided to Members of Parliament were recently issued at the Parliamentary Library under the patronage of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne. 

According to a statement from the Parliament of Sri Lanka, two new stamps valued at Rs. 20.00 and Rs. 70.00 were released.

The stamps were issued by the Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts of Sri Lanka.

They are expected to facilitate the various postal requirements of Members of Parliament more conveniently. (Newswire)

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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lanka Postal Department and the Saudi Post Corporation to issue two commemorative stamps.

The stamps, featuring historical sites from both countries, are intended to mark fifty years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia in 2024. 

According to the government, the initiative aims to further strengthen bilateral ties and foster goodwill between the peoples of the two nations.

The proposal was presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media and received Cabinet approval, paving the way for the two postal authorities to collaborate on the commemorative issue. (Newswire)

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The Department of Post has issued a clarification over recent reports involving stamps which contain images of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuirya and Minister Vijitha Herath.

Issuing a statement, the Department said that personalised postage stamps were presented to the Prime Minister and Minister Herath who were guests of honour at the event to commemorate the World Post Day.

Clarifying further, the Department noted that it issued postage stamps under several categories, adding that the stamps presented to the guests were under the personalised stamp category.

Any person can obtain a personalised stamp with their image, the Postal Department said, adding that it was customary for the department to gift personalised stamps to mark special events.

However, this incident has been falsely depicted and distorted on social media, the Postal Department said.

There were no postage stamps issued to mark the World Post Day carrying the images of Prime Minister Amarasuriya and Minister Vijitha Herath, the Department said. (Newswire)

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