Direct mail from east coast states to Thai districts
Mail from east coast states like Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang destined for districts in southern Thailand will no longer pass through Kuala Lumpur once a new arrangement is worked out with the Thai postal authorities.
According to SM Haja Alawdin Md Sulaiman, senior general manager (II) for Pos Malaysia’s business and support services, such mail will instead be transported by land through Kelantan’s Rantau Panjang, and then onto the Golok town on the Thai side for distribution to districts like Yala, Narathiwat and Patani.
At present, most Thai-bound mail is moved to Kuala Lumpur before being flown to Bangkok before being transported by land all the way down to the southern districts.
“We estimate that delivery time will be cut down from the present five or six days to about a day or two with the new arrangement, which will also apply to Malaysia-bound mail originating from southern Thailand,” he told reporters here yesterday during a ceremony to welcome his Thai counterparts.
“This long-awaited arrangement was proposed during the joint business group meetings between Asean countries,” he added.
According to Chanya Wacharapibul, vice-president (postal system and development) of the Communications Authority of Thailand, the new arrangement, scheduled to take effect in about a month’s time, will smoothen the delivery process, and lead to a better quality of service for customers on both sides of the border.
