The Ministry of Mass Media
(; ) is a
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ministry of the
Government of Sri Lanka
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responsible for the implementation of the Post Office Ordinance and the Stamp Ordinance of Sri Lanka.
Aside from broader policy formulation, this also includes the maintenance and expansion of the Sri Lanka postal service, the design, release, sale and archiving of the country's
postage stamps
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, representing Sri Lanka's interests at the
Universal Postal Union
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, the oversight of banking, insurance and
wire transfer
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services provided at postal offices.
The current Minister of Mass Media is
Nalinda Jayatissa
Walakada Appuhamilage Nalinda Wajiramal Jayatissa (known as Nalinda Jayatissa born 21 April 1977) is a Sri Lankan politician who serves as the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Chief Government Whip and Cabinet Spokesperson of Sri Lanka sinc ...
. The ministry's
secretary
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is W.A. Chulananda Perera.
Ministers
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Secretaries
See also
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Demographics of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Post
The Department of Posts, functioning under the brand name Sri Lanka Post ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා තැපැල් ''Shri Lanka Tæpæl''), is a government operated postal system in Sri Lanka. The postal headquarters is the Genera ...
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Sri Lanka
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Government agencies established in 1947
1947 establishments in Ceylon
Mass Media
Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication.
Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises b ...
Information and Mass Media