Pos Malaysia investing RM 250 m in new mail hub
Pos Malaysia is investing RM 250 m to set up a national mail and parcel hub in Shah Alam in its effort to achieve an automation level of up to 70 per cent from 20 per cent currently.
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Pos Malaysia working on project with Maybank
POS Malaysia, which has teamed up with RHB Bank Bhd to offer the bank’s financial services at post offices, will start a pilot project with Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) for the same services by the end of this year.
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between China and Malaysia’s national postal companies.
Read MorePos Malaysia to disburse rebates
National postal services provider Pos Malaysia Bhd has been appointed as the agent to disburse the rebates promised by the government to car and motorcycle owners.
Malaysians can start claiming the subsidies at all 686 post offices nationwide beginning July 1, where vehicle owners who made the claims personally at post offices will be paid in cash, Pos Malaysia said in a statement yesterday.
To help citizens cope with the fuel price hike, the government has promised a road tax subsidy for vehicle owners from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Owners of 2000cc and below cars and of up to 2500cc pick-up trucks and jeeps are entitled to RM625 for each vehicle. Those with motorcycles of up to 250cc will receive RM150 each.
Vehicle owners who send third parties to make claims, however, need to furnish Pos Malaysia with their mailing addresses, after which money orders will be mailed to the respective owners.
Details of the claims procedures and required documents would be revealed soon, Pos Malaysia said.
Read MoreSnail mail postal service still popular
E-mails, short messaging and multi-media messaging services may be the in thing these days but they can never replace the humble stamp.
In fact, the use of snail mail, as the postal service has become to be known these days, has actually increased in the past decade.
Pos Malaysia managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said between 3mil and 3.5mil letters were distributed daily.
This was higher than the average two million letters it delivered daily 10 years ago.
“During the festive season, the number of letters can increase to up to five million,” said Idrose.
He said the sale of stamps contributed to about 63 pct of the company’s revenue. The other income was derived from services such as PosLaju and PosExpress.
Idrose was speaking to reporters after the launch of a collection of Negri Sembilan Royal Heritage Stamps by the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Ja’afar.
The event was held in conjunction with the ruler’s 85th birthday celebration and 40th year of reign.
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