Portal Appoints New Director

Portal Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PDO) is pleased to announce the appointment
of Mr. Joe Tai to the Board of Directors of the Company.


Mr. Joe Tai, 43, is the Managing Partner of Goldpac Investments Ltd., with a
head office in Vancouver, British Columbia and associate offices in Toronto,
Ontario and Hong Kong, China. His main business is to invest and co-invest with
other firms in private and public companies in North America and Asia. Through
these investments, Mr. Tai provides assistance with restructuring, securing
financing and searching for strategic partnerships and acquisition
opportunities. In 1998, Mr. Tai founded NAI Interactive Ltd. ("NAI"), which was
subsequently acquired by Chinese WorldNet.com Inc. ("CWN"), a U.S. publicly-held
company that was also founded by him. NAI has become one of the largest Chinese
investor relations and public relations firms in North America. Mr. Tai is
currently a director, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CWN as well
as director of various publicly traded companies listed on the TSX.


"I have known Joe over ten years and I believe that he will be a valuable
contributor to the success of Portal Resources," stated David Hottman, Chairman.


Portal also announces that Mr. Alex Boronowski, Vice President of Exploration,
is no longer with the Company. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Boronowski for
his dedication and work with Portal.


ON BEHALF OF PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

David Hottman, Chairman and CEO

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