News Forum - Thailand’s postal rates to go up after nearly 2 decades

[Thaiger]

For the first time in 18 years, Thailand’s postal rates are going up. The country’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry said that according to data from 2011-2020, Thailand Post has a social service burden of up to 18.4 billion baht, and it’s likely to keep rising. Yesterday, the Cabinet approved a proposal by the ministry to raise rates. Thailand’s profit of 3.8 billion baht in 2019 dropped to 385 million in 2020, incurring a loss of 904 million baht in 2021. In its 2020 report, Thailand Post said the agency has to operate over 5,000 post offices so that people […]

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[Naanlaew]

Wondering what impact the increase in the price of envelopes will have on "business as usual" ? 

 

Edited April 27, 2022 by Naanlaew

[Thaidup]

Postage in Thailand is really cheap, to be serious. A parcel from Bangkok to Chiangmai costs' what 50 baht? and to add to that the Thais have this ingenious way of moving product around via busses or trains. EG fruit on a bus ends up hundreds of kilo's away and fresh within a day.

[Soidog]

Seems like poor management as usual. How can a business possibly keep its prices fixed for 18 years. Overly bureaucratic no doubt. Too many large buildings and staff being employed. Managers on nice final salary pensions and subsidised hotels and travel. Get it privatised or manage it properly. Strip out the fat and get a proper competitive pricing structure in place. Get the people who deliver to also collect post and get some of the large buildings and other real estate sold off. In other words, run the business properly.  

[Faraday]

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