COVID-19: Cambodia Post resumes express delivery after 5 months
State-owned mail service provider Cambodia Post on Monday resumed limited express delivery after a nearly five month long Covid-19 hiatus, reports The Phnom Penh Post.
On March 12, Cambodia Post suspended all international shipments during the intensifying crisis.
It said it will ship mail and packages to some Asia-Pacific countries such as Australia, China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Japan, South Korea, Israel, Singapore, the UAE, Vietnam and Thailand.
Other destinations include European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the UK and Spain as well as North American countries, including the US and Canada.
Cambodia Post director-general Ork Bora told The Post on Tuesday that the resumption of operations comes after the company partnered with a new air carrier.
He noted that mailing rates will increase by $8 per kg for the duration of Covid-19.On Monday alone, he said, Cambodia Post received 2,810kg of mail from 373 customers.“We expect our revenue to remain strong or register an upward spiral towards our $1 million per month ambition by virtue of the substantial Covid-19 era surge in online orders,” Bora said.
He said Cambodia Post earned more than $2.65 million in revenue during the first six months of this year, down 55.23 % from more than $5.93 million in the same period last year.Last year, the company netted $12,237,459, up 224.46 % from $3,771,598 in 2011.
